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Just Say Roe (album)
Originally released in 1994, ''Just Say Roe'' was the seventh and final in the '' Just Say Yes'' series from Sire Records. It contained primarily non-album tracks of artists on the label, most of which were alternative rock, but also included some pop and dance. It was conceived specifically as a pro-choice album, put together by Sire after a letter from a listener named Todd VerBeek suggested the title and praised Sire for their willingness to address other politically sensitive issues (including freedom of expression, voter registration, and AIDS education). Track listing # David Byrne - "Lilies of the Valley" # Madonna - "Goodbye to Innocence" #Doubleplusgood - "The Winding Song" #Waterlillies (duo) - "I Am Woman" #Belly - "It's Not Unusual" # The Farm - "Comfort" #John Wesley Harding - "Right to Choose" #Kristin Hersh - "Hysterical Bending" # Scorpio Rising - "It's Obvious" #Poster Children - "Roe v. Wade" #Danielle Dax - "Defiled" # Tripmaster Monkey - "Blatant Affair" #Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstream or commercial rock or pop music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, Alan. "Brave Noise—The History of Alternative Rock Guitar". ''Guitar World''. December 1995. Traditionally, alternative rock varied in terms of its sound, social context, and regional roots. Throughout the 1980s, magazines and zines, college radio airplay, and word of mouth had increased the prominence and highlighted the diversity of alternative rock's distinct styles (and music scenes), such as noise pop, indie rock, grunge, and shoegaze. In September 1988, Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' introduced "alternative" into their charting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belly (band)
Belly is an alternative rock band formed in Rhode Island in 1991 by former Throwing Muses and Breeders member Tanya Donelly. The original lineup consisted of Donelly on vocals and guitar, Fred Abong on bass, and brothers Tom and Chris Gorman on guitar and drums respectively. The band released two albums during the early 1990s alternative rock boom before breaking up in 1995. They reunited in 2016 and mounted limited tours in the United States and United Kingdom that year. All four original members knew each other from high school on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island – the Gormans and Abong coming out of the Newport hardcore scene (the Gormans having played in Verbal Assault, Abong in Vicious Circle). Donelly had previously co-founded two Boston-based indie rock bands, Throwing Muses and The Breeders, the former with her step-sister Kristin Hersh and the latter with Kim Deal of the Pixies. In 1993, their debut album ''Star'' was released, and its lead single "Feed the Tree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Say Mao (album)
''Just Say Mao'' was Sire Records' Volume 3 of '' Just Say Yes'' and was originally released on July 11, 1989 as a CD sampler. It contained remixes and non-album tracks of artists on the label, most of which were considered new wave or modern rock (all would eventually fall under the genre alternative rock). Track listing # Everything Counts omb Beyond the Yalu Mix- Depeche Mode # In a Manner of Speaking - Martin L. Gore # Accidentally 4th Street (Gloria) emix- Figures on a Beach # Thrash - Underworld # Pistol - Erasure # Insha-Allah - Nasa # Dizzy emix- Throwing Muses # Whistling for His Love emix- Danielle Dax # Lucky Lisp - Morrissey # Between Something and Nothing - The Ocean Blue # Da'ale Da'ale emix- Ofra Haza # Don't Say No emix- Tom Tom Club # Hunted Child - Ice-T # Nanana - Royal Crescent Mob # Date to Church - The Replacements, Tom Waits # Nowhere to Stand - k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Say Yo (album)
''Just Say Yo'' was Sire Records' Volume 2 of '' Just Say Yes'' and was originally released on August 16, 1988, as a winter CD sampler. It contained remixes and non-album tracks of artists on the label, most of which were considered new wave or modern rock (all would eventually fall under the genre alternative rock). Track listing # Galbi (Coldcut remix) - Ofra Haza # Will Never Marry - Morrissey # Black Coffee - k.d. lang # Behind the Wheel/Route 66 ega-Single Mix- Depeche Mode # Bible Dreams - The Wild Swans # Chains of Love ruly in Love with the Marks Bros. Mix- Erasure # Tubular Bells/Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls egan's House Me Mix€” Book of Love # Hot Dog 2" Remix- Martini Ranch # Mexican Women - Throwing Muses # Call Me Blue - A House # Inside Out ive- The Mighty Lemon Drops # What For - James # Kingdom Chairs - The Soup Dragons # Bacchanal Lady xtended Remix€”David Rudder David Michael Rudder OCC (born 6 May 1953) is a Trinidadian calypsonian, known to be one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
