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Live In Brazil 2002
A double-disc recording of the alternative rock band Concrete Blonde performing live in Brazil in 2002. Track listing Disc 1: #" God Is a Bullet" #"Valentine" #"Tonight" #" Everybody Knows" #"The Vampire Song" #"Take Me Home" #"Little Conversations" #"Caroline" #"Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a Blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ..." Disc 2: # "Days and Days" # "I Was a Fool" # "Violent" # " Someday" # "Scene of a Perfect Crime" # "Your Haunted Head" # "Roxy" # "Mexican Moon" # " Tomorrow, Wendy" References Concrete Blonde albums 2003 live albums {{2003-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde was an American alternative rock band from Hollywood, California. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and reunited twice: first from 2001 to 2004, and again from 2010 to 2012. They were best known for their album ''Bloodletting'' (1990), its top 20 single "Joey", and Johnette Napolitano's distinctive vocal style. Career Singer-songwriter/bassist Johnette Napolitano first formed a group with guitarist James Mankey in Los Angeles, in 1982. Their first recording was the song "Heart Attack", released under the band name Dreamers on the compilation album, ''The D.I.Y. Album'' (1982). Joined by drummer Michael Murphy, they became Dream 6, releasing an eponymous extended play in on the independent label "Happy Hermit" in 1983 (released in France in 1985 by Madrigal). When they signed with I.R.S. Records in 1986, their label-mate Michael Stipe suggested the name Concrete Blonde, describing the contrast between their hard rock music and introspective lyrics. Th ... [...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] |
Group Therapy (Concrete Blonde Album)
''Group Therapy'' is the sixth studio album by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, following their break-up and reunion. The album was originally released on January 15, 2002, by Manifesto Records Manifesto Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California that has released records by Dead Kennedys, Tim Buckley, Cinerama, Concrete Blonde, Cranes, The Czars, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lilys, The Rugburns, Sing-Sing, Ken S .... Track listing Charts References Concrete Blonde albums 2002 albums {{2000s-alt-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojave (album)
''Mojave'' is an album by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde Concrete Blonde was an American alternative rock band from Hollywood, California. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and reunited twice: first from 2001 to 2004, and again from 2010 to 2012. They were best known for their album ''Bloo .... It was their final album. Track listing References Concrete Blonde albums 2004 albums {{2004-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Is A Bullet (song)
"God Is a Bullet" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1989 as the lead single from their second studio album ''Free''. The song was written and produced by the band. "God Is a Bullet" reached number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. Background Concrete Blonde were inspired to write an anti-gun song after witnessing shootings and other gun-related incidents first-hand as residents of Los Angeles. The song was written in about 1987. Napolitano told ''The Ottawa Citizen'' in 1989, "This country has seen too many John Wayne movies. We were rehearsing one day and someone shot all the windows out of my car. Another day I was driving down the street to park it and I saw someone pull a gun on a guy. I had to keep on driving with my head under the dash hoping that he wouldn't come after me because I saw him do it. You hear guns going off all the time. We've become used to it in L.A. which means it's out of hand." Music vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen Song)
"Everybody Knows" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and collaborator Sharon Robinson. It has often been covered and used in soundtracks. Song "Everybody Knows" was first released on Cohen's album '' I'm Your Man'', February 1988. Five minutes, 37 seconds in duration, "Everybody Knows" is known for its somber tone and repetition of the title at the beginning of most lines. Featuring phrases such as "Everybody knows that the dice are loaded" and "Everybody knows that the good guys lost", "Everybody Knows" has been variously described by critics as "bitterly pessimistic" yet funny, or, more strongly, a "bleak prophecy about the end of the world as we know it".Holden, Stephen (June 21, 2006)'Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man': A Documentary Song of Praise ''The New York Times''. Accessed July 14, 2006. The lyrics include references to AIDS, social problems, and relationship and religious issues. Soundtracks "Everybody Knows" has been widely used in televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline (Concrete Blonde Song)
"Caroline" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1990 as the third single from their third studio album ''Bloodletting''. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides. The song reached number 23 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. Music video The song's music video was directed by Rupert Nadeau and produced by Liz Wartenberg. It achieved medium rotation on MTV. Critical reception Mike Boehm, writing for the ''Los Angeles Times'', described "Caroline" as "a mysterious, gorgeously evocative song that recalls Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon'." In a review of ''Bloodletting, Marc D. Allan of ''The Indianapolis Star'' wrote, "'Caroline' is a good example of the band's strengths. Napolitano's lush vocals, combined with Mankey's eerie guitar, create a subtle but powerful piece of pop." In a retrospective review, Ned Raggett of AllMusic described the song's lyrics as "addressing a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey (Concrete Blonde Song)
"Joey" is the ninth track from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde's third studio album, ''Bloodletting'' (1990). The song was released in 1990 and was written and sung by the band's frontwoman, Johnette Napolitano. The song was written in a cab on the way to a photo studio in Philadelphia; it was the last vocal recorded on the album due to Napolitano's reluctance to record the lyrics, which were hard for her to deal with. The song became the group's biggest hit, spending four weeks atop the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart and crossing over to pop radio, reaching number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it remains their only charting song on the latter listing. The song also reached number two in Australia and ended 1990 as Australia's sixteenth best-selling single. In Canada, "Joey" reached number four on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart and was ranked number 53 on the magazine's year-end chart for 1990. Lyrics Napolitano mentioned in her book ''Rough Mix'' t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Someday? (Concrete Blonde Song)
"Someday?" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1992 as the second single from their fourth studio album ''Walking in London''. The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Chris Tsangarides. "Someday?" reached number 8 on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart in May 1992. Background Speaking to ''Billboard'' in 1992, Napolitano spoke about "Someday?" in relation to their 1990 hit "Joey". She stated, "Everybody wanted another mid-tempo pop gem – which we buried way on the second side f ''Walking in London'' We consciously started the record with something harder-edged, to show our audience something different right away." Music video The song's music video was directed by Jane Simpson and produced by Joan Weidman, Simpson and Tina Silvey for Silvey + Co. It achieved active rotation on MTV. Critical reception In a review of ''Walking in London'', Parry Gettelman of ''The Orlando Sentinel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomorrow Wendy (song)
"Tomorrow Wendy" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter Andy Prieboy. Released in 1990 as the lead single from his first solo album '' ...Upon My Wicked Son'', Prieboy recorded the song as a duet with Johnette Napolitano. In 1990, Napolitano would also record the song with her band Concrete Blonde for their third studio album ''Bloodletting''. Writing "Tomorrow Wendy" was inspired by the suicide of a woman who Prieboy had known from a young age when they were both growing up in East Chicago, Indiana. Wendy later turned to prostitution and drugs, and when she was diagnosed with HIV, she decided to commit suicide by taking a heroin overdose rather than go on to die of an AIDS-related disease. Prieboy told the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1991, Prieboy also took inspiration from the economic state of his hometown when writing the song. He told the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1990, "It's also about the death of a city in the Industrial Age. Places like Gary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
