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Never Take Me Alive
"Never Take Me Alive" is a song by English rock band Spear of Destiny. It was released on 23 March 1987 as the second single (after "Strangers in Our Town" in January) from the band's fourth album, '' Outland''. It achieved the band's highest ever UK chart placing, peaking at number 14. The song was re-recorded in 1999 and released on their 2001 album ''Volunteers''. In 2012, the song was covered by the British heavy metal band Paradise Lost ''Paradise Lost'' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse (poetry), verse. A second edition fo ..., who released it as a bonus track on the limited edition of their '' Tragic Idol'' album, as well as on the '' Tragic Illusion 25'' compilation. Track listings 7": 10 Records/ TEN 162 United Kingdom (1987) # "Never Take Me Alive" – 4:15 # "Land of Shame" – 3:16 12": 10 Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spear Of Destiny (band)
Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, formed in London in 1982 by lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Kirk Brandon and bassist Stan Stammers. It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years. They have had 10 UK Singles Chart entries. Four reached the Top 50 but only one made the Top 20 – "Never Take Me Alive" (1987). History Formed in 1982, the band's original line-up consisted of Kirk Brandon, Stan Stammers, Chris Bell and Lascelles James. In late 1983, this line-up was superseded by Dolphin Taylor on drums, Alan St. Clair on guitar, John Lennard on saxophone and Neil Pyzer on keyboards and additional saxophone. In 1984, John Lennard was replaced by Mickey Donnelly on saxophone. Spear of Destiny recorded one session for John Peel (recorded 22 November 1982, transmitted on BBC Radio 1 on 29 November 1982). "The band played a punk-influenced form of power rock, which often had an anthemic feel." Their second studio album, '' One Eyed Jacks'' was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outland (Spear Of Destiny Album)
''Outland'' is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Spear of Destiny (band), Spear of Destiny, released by 10 Records in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It included the hit single "Never Take Me Alive" which reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart in 1987 - Spear of Destiny's only Top 20 hit in the UK. Three other singles were released from the album, namely "Strangers in Our Town", "Was That You?" and "The Traveller", all making the UK Top 50. Track listing All songs written by Kirk Brandon. ;Side one # "Outlands" - 5:19 # "Land of Shame" - 3:19 # "The Traveller" - 4:49 # "Was That You?" - 3:58 ;Side two # "Strangers in Our Town" - 3:55 # "The Whole World's Waiting" - 4:57 # "Tonight" - 4:31 # "Miami Vice" - 4:57 # "Never Take Me Alive" - 4:15 ;CD bonus tracks # "Time of Our Lives" (Original version) - 4:27 # "Pumpkin Man" - 5:10 # "Embassy Song" - 4:18 # "The Man That Never Was" - 3:18 # "Jack Straw" - 4:26 Personnel ;Spear of Destiny *Kirk Brandon - vocals, guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde sensibilities and non-rock influences. Inspired by punk's energy and DIY ethic but determined to break from rock cliches, artists experimented with styles like funk, electronic music, jazz, and dance music; the production techniques of dub and disco; and ideas from art and politics, including critical theory, modernist art, cinema and literature. These communities produced independent record labels, visual art, multimedia performances and fanzines. The early post-punk vanguard was represented by groups including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Wire, Public Image Ltd, the Pop Group, Cabaret Voltaire, Magazine, Pere Ubu, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Devo, Gang of Four, the Slits, the Cure, and the Fall. The movement was closely related to the development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwide success over time, with the success of platinum performers Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Devo, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Phil Collins, OMD, the Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, the Sex Pistols, and Mike Oldfield among others, meaning that by the time it was sold, it was regarded as a major label, alongside other large international independents such as A&M and Island Records. Virgin Records was sold to EMI in 1992. EMI was in turn taken over by Universal Music Group (UMG) in 2012 with UMG creating the Virgin EMI Records division. The Virgin Records name continues to be used by UMG in certain markets such as Germany and Japan. Virgin Records America Virgin Records America, Inc. was the company's North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldwide success over time, with the success of platinum performers Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Devo, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, Phil Collins, OMD, the Human League, Culture Club, Simple Minds, Lenny Kravitz, the Sex Pistols, and Mike Oldfield among others, meaning that by the time it was sold, it was regarded as a major label, alongside other large international independents such as A&M and Island Records. Virgin Records was sold to EMI in 1992. EMI was in turn taken over by Universal Music Group (UMG) in 2012 with UMG creating the Virgin EMI Records division. The Virgin Records name continues to be used by UMG in certain markets such as Germany and Japan. Virgin Records America Virgin Records America, Inc. was the company's North American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Brandon
Kirk Brandon (born 3 August 1956) is an English musician best known as the leader of the bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny and a former lover of Boy George. Musical career Brandon's music career started in 1978, in Clapham, south London, with the formation of punk group The Pack, in which he was the singer and songwriter. The Pack consisted of Brandon, Scottish-born drummer Rab Fae Beith and two Canadian brothers, Simon and Jon Werner on guitars. The last live gig by The Pack took place at the 101 club in Clapham. Brandon then formed the post punk new wave band Theatre of Hate in 1980 recruiting Stan Stammers on bass guitar, Nigel Preston on drums, Billy Duffy on guitar and John 'Boy' Lennard on saxophone. Theatre of Hate had their largest hit from the ''Westworld'' album with the single "Do You Believe in the Westworld?", which achieved #40 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1982, while the album rose to #17 in the UK Albums Chart in March 1982. Theatre of Hate di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeus B
Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=genitive Boeotian Aeolic and Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=genitive el, Δίας, ''Días'' () is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus. His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter.''Larousse Desk Reference Encyclopedia'', The Book People, Haydock, 1995, p. 215. His mythology and powers are similar, though not identical, to those of Indo-European deities such as Jupiter, Perkūnas, Perun, Indra, Dyaus, and Zojz. Entry: "Dyaus" Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volunteers (Spear Of Destiny Album)
''Voltunteers'' is the eighth full-length studio album by British post-punk band, Spear of Destiny. The album features a re-recording of "Never Take Me Alive", the band's highest-placing single. Track listing All tracks composed by Kirk Brandon #"Some Kind of Normal" - 4:40 #"Nothing Under the Sun" - 4:44 #"Silver Forest" - 4:14 #"Volunteers" - 1:18 #"Paranoia" - 3:26 #"Judas" - 5:25 #"Never Take Me Alive" - 4:27 #"Uphill Backwards" - 4:59 #"Penny Black" - 3:56 #"Iceman" - 4:15 #"End of Days" - 7:53 Personnel ;Spear of Destiny *Kirk Brandon Kirk Brandon (born 3 August 1956) is an English musician best known as the leader of the bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny and a former lover of Boy George. Musical career Brandon's music career started in 1978, in Clapham, south Lo ... - vocals, guitar *John McNutt - guitar *James Yardley - bass *Art Smith - drums References 2001 albums Spear of Destiny (band) albums {{2000s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are an English gothic metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, considered to be among the pioneers of the death-doom genre, and regarded as the main influence for the later gothic metal movement. Bands that have cited Paradise Lost as an influence, or have covered them, include My Dying Bride, Anathema, The Gathering, Amorphis, Cradle of Filth, Katatonia, Moonspell, Lacuna Coil, HIM, Nightwish and many others. As of 2005, Paradise Lost have sold over two million albums worldwide. Their line-up has remained stable for such a long-standing heavy metal band, consisting of singer Nick Holmes, guitarists Greg Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, and bassist Steve Edmondson. Holmes and Mackintosh are the principal composers, with almost all of the band's songs credited to them. During the years, the band has only changed drummers. History Early years and Peaceville Records (1988–1991) After their formation in 1988, Paradise Lost released three cassette demos, ''Paradis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragic Idol
''Tragic Idol'' is the thirteenth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. It was released on 23 April 2012 in Europe and 24 April 2012 in North America via Century Media Records. In support of the album, Paradise Lost went on a UK concert tour with Insomnium. Formats the album was released through are: Standard CD; Limited Edition 2-CD Box; a fan box, which includes a poster, album slipmat, gold marbled colored 7" & 12" Vinyl, A1 poster 135g, army cap and boxes selected at random will include handwritten lyrics by the band. This band has a box set titled ''Original Album Classics'' and they have a similar release titled ''Original Album Collection'' which has this album along with this band's other albums, '' In Requiem'' and '' Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us''. There are EMP Edition (200 copies) - gold vinyl, Amazon Edition (400 copies Germany / 200 copies France) - white vinyl, Nuclear Blast Edition (400 copies) - dark blue vinyl and Band Edition (250 copi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities)
''Tragic Illusion 25 (The Rarities)'' is a compilation album by gothic metal band Paradise Lost. It was released on 5 November 2013 through Century Media. The compilation album contains a previously unreleased track "Loneliness Remains" as well as two cover tracks, two remixes, and two re-recordings. Track listing Credits Paradise Lost *Nick Holmes – vocals * Greg Mackintosh – lead guitars * Aaron Aedy – rhythm guitar * Steve Edmondson – bass guitar * Adrian Erlandsson - drums (1-4, 13, 14) Additional musicians *Peter Damin - drums (5-8) * Jeff Singer Jeff Singer (born 31 March 1971) is a British drummer, currently for the bands My Dying Bride (2018–present), Soldierfield (2012–present) and Kill II This (who reformed in 2016), and formerly for the bands China Beach (1992–1994), Blaz ... – drums (9-12) Charts References {{Authority control 2013 albums Paradise Lost (band) albums Century Media Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
