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Jim Alcivar
Jim Alcivar is an American keyboard and synthesizer player and sound engineer. He is most noted for his connection to guitarist Ronnie Montrose and appearing in his bands Montrose and Gamma and on his first solo album ''Open Fire''. His father is composer, arranger and producer Bob Alcivar. Discography - Musician * Montrose - '' Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose!'' (1975) * Montrose - '' Jump On It'' (1976) * Ronnie Montrose - '' Open Fire'' (1978) * 1994: - ''Please Stand By'' (1979) * Gamma - ''Gamma 1'' (1979) * Gamma - ''Gamma 2'' (1980) Discography - Engineer * Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk rock, punk bands during its initial eight-year run. Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political in nature, sa ... - ''Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death'' (1987) * Dead Kennedys - ''Live at the Deaf Club 1979'' (2004) References External links Ronnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montrose (band)
Montrose was an American hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. The band's original lineup featured lead vocalist and frontman Sammy Hagar, who later found greater success as a solo artist and as the lead singer of Van Halen. Rounding out the original foursome were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi. The band experienced moderate success before disbanding in early 1977. History Prior to forming the band Montrose, guitarist Ronnie Montrose had been a successful session musician, playing (along with future Montrose bassist Bill Church) on Van Morrison's ''Tupelo Honey'' album produced by Ted Templeman, and on albums by Beaver & Krause and Herbie Hancock. He was also a member of the Edgar Winter Group, playing on the hit single "Frankenstein" from the best-selling album ''They Only Come Out at Night'' (1972). The original Montrose lineup, consisting of Ronnie Montrose on guitar, Sammy Hagar (then known as Sam Hagar) on l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Of Birth Missing (living People)
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Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk rock, punk bands during its initial eight-year run. Dead Kennedys' lyrics were usually political in nature, satirizing political figures and authority in general, as well as popular culture and even the punk movement itself. During their initial incarnation between 1978 and 1986, they attracted considerable controversy for their provocative lyrics and artwork. Several stores refused to stock their recordings, provoking debate about censorship in rock music; in the mid-1980s, vocalist and primary lyricist Jello Biafra became an active campaigner against the Parents Music Resource Center. This culminated in an obscenity trial between 1985 and 1986, which resulted in a hung jury. The group released a total of four studio albums and one EP before disbanding in 1986. Following the band's dissolution, Biafra continued to collaborate and record with othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma 2
''Gamma 2'' is Gamma's second album, released in 1980. On this album Ronnie Montrose keeps his streak of not having the same personnel on two albums in a row, changing the line-up once again. Davey Pattison (vocals), Montrose (guitar), and Jim Alcivar (synthesizer) remain from ''Gamma 1''. Glenn Letsch replaces Alan Fitzgerald on bass and old Montrose bandmate Denny Carmassi replaces Skip Gillette on drums. Track listing ;Side one #"Mean Streak" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison, Jim Alcivar) – 4:50 #"Four Horsemen" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:48 #"Dirty City" (Montrose, Pattison) – 4:04 #"Voyager" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:23 ;Side two #" Something in the Air" (John "Speedy" Keen) – 3:17 #"Cat on a Leash" (Montrose, Jerry Stahl) – 4:03 #"Skin and Bone" (Montrose, Stahl) – 4:48 #"Mayday" (Montrose, Alcivar) – 5:37 Personnel All credits adapted from the original release. ;Gamma *Davey Pattison – lead vocals *Ronnie Montrose – guitar, producer * Jim Alcivar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma 1
''Gamma 1'', released in 1979, is Gamma's debut album. It reached No. 131 on the Billboard Album charts, totalling seventeen weeks on the survey. "I'm Alive" reached No. 60 on the Billboard singles charts. "I'm Alive" is a cover of The Hollies song from 1965. Track listing Credits adapted from the original LP releases. ;Side one #"Thunder and Lightning" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison) – 4:37 #" I'm Alive" ( Clint Ballard Jr.) – 3:18 #"Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) – 5:53 #"No Tears" (Pattison) – 4:53 ;Side two #"Solar Heat" (Montrose) – 3:09 #"Ready for Action" (Montrose) – 3:39 #"Wish I Was" (Mickey Newbury) – 5:16 #"Fight to the Finish" (Montrose, Jim Alcivar) – 6:25 Personnel *Davey Pattison – vocals *Ronnie Montrose – guitar *Jim Alcivar – keyboards *Alan Fitzgerald – bass guitar *Skip Gillette – drums Production *Ken Scott – producer, engineer *Brian Leshon, Phil Jost – assistant engineersAssistant Engineer Brian Leshon https://www.disco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Fire (Ronnie Montrose Album)
''Open Fire'' is the debut studio album by American guitarist Ronnie Montrose. The album, which has jazz, rock and acoustic concepts that of similar to, '' Blow by Blow'' (1975) by Jeff Beck. Ronnie hints in previous Montrose albums that he was heading in this direction. Songs like "Whaler" and "One And a Half" from '' Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose!'' and "Tuft-Sedge" and "Merry-Go-Round" from '' Jump On It'' contained various acoustic, synthesizer and string elements that showed Ronnie was looking to branch out from his hard rock persona. Ronnie reunited with friend Edgar Winter who produced the album and played piano and keyboards as well. Ronnie welcomed Montrose alumni Jim Alcivar on keyboards and Alan Fitzgerald on bass and were joined by drummer Rick Shlosser who appeared with Ronnie on Van Morrison's ''Tupelo Honey''. The album begins with "Openers," an orchestral piece very similar in style to The Planets by Gustav Holst, which blends into "Open Fire," the clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gamma (band)
Gamma was an American band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco, California, United States in 1979. They released four albums: ''Gamma 1'' (1979), ''Gamma 2'' (1980), ''Gamma 3'' (1982) (all on Elektra Records) and ''Gamma 4'' (2000). Their biggest hit was 1982's "Right the First Time", which was a minor chart entry in the US, but a top 40 hit in Canada. Some of their other best known songs include "Fight to the Finish" from their first album, and "Meanstreak" and "Voyager" from the second album. History Original incarnation (1979–1983) Ronnie Montrose put the band together after having released a solo album '' Open Fire'' in 1978, after having disbanded the hard rock band Montrose in 1977. Gamma was a far more AOR-oriented band than Montrose, and used a lot of the latest keyboard technology in its sound. The debut album ''Gamma 1'' was released in 1979 and reached No. 131 on the Billboard 200, totalling 17 weeks on the chart. Gamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jump On It (Montrose Album)
''Jump on It'' is the fourth studio album by American hard rock band Montrose (band), Montrose. It is the second Montrose album to feature singer Bob James (rock singer), Bob James and keyboardist Jim Alcivar, and features bassist Randy Jo Hobbs on three songs. The remainder of the bass parts were supplied by Jim Alcivar via the keyboard and there was no bassist on the ''Jump on It'' tour. Jack Douglas (record producer), Jack Douglas produced the album. ''Jump on It'' was the band's third highest-charting release, reaching No. 118 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard 200, 200 in October 1976. Track listing ;Side one # "Let's Go" (Bob James (rock singer), Bob James, Ronnie Montrose, Jim Alcivar, Denny Carmassi) – 4:15 # "What Are You Waitin' For?" (Dan Hartman) – 3:48 # "Tuft-Sedge" (Montrose) – 2:50 # "Music Man" (Montrose) – 4:16 ;Side two # "Jump on It" (James, Montrose, Alcivar, Carmassi) – 3:37 # "Rich Man" (Hartman) – 4:24 # "Crazy for You" (Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
