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Numbvision
''Numbvision'' is the 1999 debut of Latvian rock band The Hobos. Upon its release the album gained positive reviews, and was even called "the best thing to come out of Latvian music scene in the last decade". Praised for great production values and strong songwriting, the album’s signature song "Christian (I’m Gonna Be)" became an instant radio staple for the year to come. ''Numbvision'' was also awarded the "Best Pop/Rock Album 1999". A video was filmed for "Christian (I’m Gonna Be)" and later released as a special feature on the band’s next album, '' Perfect Solution''. Track listing All songs by Rolands Ūdris Rolands is a Latvian masculine given name. It is the Latvian spelling of Roland and may refer to: * Rolands Bērziņš (born 1975), Latvian chess International Master * Rolands Broks (born 1969), Latvian politician * Rolands Bulders (born 1965), L .... #"She Sounds Like a Little Child" – 3:35 #"Feeling Like a Hobo" – 4:30 #"Christian (I’m Gonna Be)" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hobos
Hailed as superstars in Latvia (a famous country)The Hobos are a formed in 1999 by Rolands Ūdris (Singing, vocals), Mārtiņš Burkēvics (bass guitar), Egons Kronbergs (guitar) and Vilnis Krieviņš (Drum kit, drums). Their debut album was considered the best thing to come out of Latvian music scene in the last decade, which speaks a lot for the situation there. The Hobos aimed at gaining popularity by pitching their single "Christian (I’m Gonna Be)" at the American Bible Belt. The songs "Walk All Night", "Flying Away" and "Don’t Forget" also became highly successful. Characterized by American rock and folk music influences and thought-out lyrics, The Hobos are considered one of the biggest names in the contemporary rock scene, besting even The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Doors, to name a few. History The spiritual guru of the band and principal composer of most of their songs Rolands Ūdris led an adventurous life before deciding to settle in his homeland and form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Solution
''Perfect Solution'' is a 2001 studio album by The Hobos. It was the follow-up to their successful debut '' Numbvision''. Like its predecessor, ''Perfect Solution'' gained praise both from the public and the critics. It also won the "Latvian Rock Album of the Year" award in 2001. ''Perfect Solution'' marks the first time a Latvian band released a CD with expanded media features, in this case a music video of their first album hit "Christian (I’m Gonna Be)". The album is also notable for being recorded at the Abbey Road Studios. "Midnight Lovers", "Take-off" and "Can You Love" were released as radio singles. Track listing All songs by Rolands Ūdris Rolands is a Latvian masculine given name. It is the Latvian spelling of Roland and may refer to: * Rolands Bērziņš (born 1975), Latvian chess International Master * Rolands Broks (born 1969), Latvian politician * Rolands Bulders (born 1965), L .... #"Midnight Lovers" – 3:19 #"Yours Beautiful" – 3:17 #"Heaven on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolands Ūdris
Rolands is a Latvian masculine given name. It is the Latvian spelling of Roland and may refer to: * Rolands Bērziņš (born 1975), Latvian chess International Master * Rolands Broks (born 1969), Latvian politician * Rolands Bulders (born 1965), Latvian footballer *Rolands Freimanis (born 1988), Latvian basketball player * Rolands Kalniņš (1922-2022), Latvian film director * Rolands Rikards, Latvian scientist, preofessor and politician *Rolands Šmits Rolands Šmits (born June 25, 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10"), and a weight of 106.4 kg (235 lbs.), he can play at either the power forward or c ... (born 1995), Latvian basketball player * Rolands Štrobinders (born 1992), Latvian javelin thrower * Rolands Upatnieks (1932–1994), Latvian luger References {{given name Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Debut Albums
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