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Pleasure Club
James Vincent Hall (born January 2, 1968, in Harris County, Texas, United States) is an American rock singer and guitarist, best known for his gothic-style lyrics, distinctive voice, eccentric behavior and eclectic compositions. Early career – Mary My Hope and solo Before launching his solo career in 1990, James Hall was the singer for Atlanta band, Mary My Hope, which released one album entitled ''Museum'' in 1989, and one EP, 1990's ''Suicide Kings'', both on RCA/ Silvertone. An expanded version of Suicide Kings appeared at the same time, called ''Monster Is Bigger Than The Man''. This contained, in addition to the unreleased material and Museum album cuts, two live tracks recorded at the Princess Charlotte in Leicester, England. In 1993, Hall's ''My Love, Sex, and Spirit'' was put out by Daemon Records, Indigo Girl Amy Ray's co-op effort. Three singles were released from ''My Love, Sex, and Spirit'', each containing non-album tracks. Subsequently, he signed to Geffen Reco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris County, Texas
Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas; as of the 2020 census, the population was 4,731,145, making it the most populous county in Texas and the third most populous county in the United States. Its county seat is Houston, the largest city in Texas and fourth largest city in the United States. The county was founded in 1836 and organized in 1837. It is named for John Richardson Harris, who founded the town of Harrisburg on Buffalo Bayou in 1826. According to the July 2021 census estimate, Harris County's population has shifted to 4,728,030 comprising over 16% of Texas's population. Harris County is included in the nine-county Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States. History Human remains date habitation to about 4000 BC. Other evidence of humans in the area dates from about 1400 BC, 1 AD, and later in the first millennium. The region became uninhabited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasure Club (album)
''Pleasure Club'' is an album by the American rock musician James Hall, released in 1996. Starting over in the 2000s, Hall named his band for the album. Hall supported the album by opening for Rage Against the Machine on a European tour, and for Love and Rockets in the United States. ''Pleasure Clubs first single was "Honky Time". Production The album was produced primarily by Phil Nicolo. Hall took more satisfaction from his live show, and regarded the album as a primer for what he could do onstage. Critical reception ''Trouser Press'' wrote that "Hall’s singing is more ragged and urgent; he’s finally developed a distinctive vocal style of his own." ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' stated that the album "finds allinfusing a soulful, bluesy wail into a pastiche of '70s and '80s influences—sort of like what would have come after ''Raw Power'' if Iggy had followed Bowie into his Philadelphia soul phase." ''The Times-Picayune'' deemed it "an edgy, post-punk, post-pop brand of new r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Atlanta
A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, conductors who direct a musical performance, or performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who records and releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creates musical compositions. The title is principally used for those who write classical music or film music. Those who write the music for popular songs may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Singers
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Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy
''Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy)'' is the band Ours' third major label release. The album was recorded with renowned record producer Rick Rubin over several years, and was released on April 15, 2008. Music videos have been made for "Live Again", "God Only Wants You", and "The Worst Things Beautiful". Also, "Murder" has been background music for a commercial for CSI. "Ran Away to Tell the World" was featured in the second part of the '' NCIS'' backdoor pilot episode for ''NCIS Los Angeles''. The album leaked to the internet on March 7, 2008. Track listing #"Mercy" - 6:41 #"The Worst Things Beautiful" - 4:21 #"Ran Away to Tell the World" - 5:00 #"Black" - 4:51 #"Moth" - 4:34 #"Murder" - 5:35 #"God Only Wants You" - 4:23 #"Live Again" - 4:27 #"Willing" - 4:41 #"Saint" - 5:06 #"Lost" - 5:18 #"Get Up" - 4:50 Engineers: Peter Katis & Jon Berman Recorded at: The Mansion Mixers: Jonathan Florencio, Tim Palmer Mastered by: Ted Jensen Ted Jensen (born Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ours (band)
Ours is an American-based rock band led by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Gnecco. History Harmony Bandits and Sour Since their creation in 1990, the line-up has evolved many times, but Gnecco has always felt that having a rotating group of musicians who could play off each other was important. In high school, Gnecco was in the band Lost Child and later, The Harmony Bandits, which eventually evolved into what is now Ours. In 1994, Ours released their first album titled ''Sour'' under their own label Beatnik Records, owned by Mike Marri. Afterwards, the band dissolved and did not reform again for several years. ''Distorted Lullabies'' and ''Precious'' In 1997, Gnecco restarted Ours again and quickly drew industry attention. Ours signed with DreamWorks Records and after four years, released their first major label album ''Distorted Lullabies'' in 2001. Produced by Steve Lillywhite of U2 fame, the album received mixed reviews but led to successful tours with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Gnecco
James Francis Gnecco III (born September 30, 1973) is an American singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist who makes music both under his name and the moniker Ours. Gnecco is known for his multi-octave vocal range and singing style, often described as 'dramatic and emotional'. Career Gnecco began making music in 1988. He would play under the names Lost Child and Harmony Bandits before Ours formed officially in 1992. Gnecco's first album, ''Sour'' (1994), was a demo compilation with which he was dissatisfied. In 2005 he said, "In 1994, I was only 20 years old, and labels with offering record deals to me, but I knew I was too young, that's not where I was going yet. So, I made one demo record with that Ours line-up and then left it; I didn't want to be known as the ex-singer from those Sour recordings. The band on Sour is not Ours- we were just a bunch of young kids, just messing around. I wasn't allowed to be insane, like I wanted, and I had no patience, and wondered why we f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interiors (Brad Album)
''Interiors'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Brad. It was released on June 24, 1997, through Epic Records. Recording The album's recording sessions took place from December 1996 to January 1997 at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington. Studio Litho is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard. The band worked with producer Nick DiDia. The album was mixed by DiDia and Brendan O'Brien. The album featured a more polished sound compared with the band's debut album, ''Shame''. Release ''Interiors'' was met with poor sales, however the band saw its cult audience expand.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. "Brad. AllMusic. Retrieved on January 31, 2009. The lead single from ''Interiors'', "The Day Brings", features Mike McCready from Pearl Jam on lead guitar. The album charted at number 30 on ''Billboards Top Heatseekers chart. A music video was made for the song "The Day Brings". ''Interiors'' was accompanied by a tour in the United States and Canada in 1997, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad (band)
Brad is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992. Their sound was influenced by the wide variety of influences brought by its members, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Regan Hagar (of Satchel and formerly a member of Malfunkshun), Shawn Smith (a member of Pigeonhed and also of Satchel), and Jeremy Toback. History Brad formed officially in 1992, although the band members had been playing together for a long time before that. The band's line-up was composed of vocalist Shawn Smith, guitarist Stone Gossard, bassist Jeremy Toback, and drummer Regan Hagar. The band originally wanted to go by the name Shame; however, the band found that the name was already taken by a band featuring musician Brad Wilson. Instead, the band took the name Brad and decided to name its debut album ''Shame''. ''Shame'', released on April 27, 1993 through Epic Records, was recorded in 17 days, with many tracks taken from in-studio jam sessions. ''Shame'', featuring a raw sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Hutner
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Michael Jerome
Michael Jerome Moore, known as Michael Jerome is an American rock musician and drummer. He is a former member of the Toadies (1990–91), Course of Empire (1994–1998), and James Hall's band Pleasure Club, which was formed in 2002. He was a member of the Saginaw, Texas band Pop Poppins, a metroplex cult follow. He played on Charlie Musselwhite's 2004 release ''Sanctuary'', and has also toured or recorded with Blind Boys of Alabama, John Cale, Anna Egge, Tom Freund and many others. Jerome is double-jointed and ambidextrous. Jerome joined the Louisiana-based band Better Than Ezra in 2009, following the departure of the band's drummer of 13 years, Travis McNabb, who had amicably left Better Than Ezra in February 2009 in order to tour full-time with Sugarland. Better Than Ezra's 2009 album, '' Paper Empire'', marked Jerome's recording debut with the band. He has also toured with Richard Thompson and John Cale. He recorded four albums with Cale – ''blackAcetate'' (2005), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swamp Ophelia
''Swamp Ophelia'' is the fifth studio album by the Indigo Girls, released in 1994. Track listing Personnel ;Indigo Girls *Amy Ray - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar (lead on Fugitive, rhythm elsewhere) *Emily Saliers - vocals, acoustic, classical and electric guitar (rhythm and lead), bouzouki ;Musicians *Jerry Marotta - drums (all except 10 & 11), percussion, bongos, African drums, marimba *Sara Lee - bass (all except 9-11) *Michael Lorant - drums (11), guest/backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 8, 11) *Jan Dykes - bass (6, 11) *Danny Thompson - acoustic bass (4, 5, 7, 8) *Tony Levin - Chapman stick (9) *Chuck Leavell - piano (1, 3, 5), chimes (1) *John Mark Painter - baritone guitar (1), flugelhorn (1, 5, 6), accordion (2), string arrangement (6, 11), electric guitar (11) *Mike Batt - string and woodwind arrangement, conductor on "The Wood Song" *Connie Grauer - melodica, bass synthesizer (9) *Kim Zick - triangle, snare, tom tom, timpani (9) *Lisa Germano - penny whistle (1), mandolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
