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RTZ (band)
RTZ (Return to Zero) was an American rock band that featured Boston band members Brad Delp and Barry Goudreau. The band was formed in the early 1990s. History RTZ began as a collaboration between Boston members Brad Delp and Barry Goudreau around 1989. The original 1987 demo of "Face The Music" (featuring Fergie Frederiksen on vocals) was later made available for download at BarryGoudreau.com. Goudreau and Delp were both part of the original Boston line-up and after Goudreau's departure from the band, they stayed in close contact with Delp contributing to Goudreau's solo album and also to a lesser degree on the '' Orion the Hunter'' album. Around 1989, Delp was on hiatus from Boston and looking to get active in writing again. He contacted Goudreau about a possible collaboration and RTZ was formed. Goudreau and Delp brought in keyboardist Brian Maes who was part of the ''Orion the Hunter'' touring band, drummer Dave Stefanelli and bass player Tim Archibald. Maes and Stefanelli ... [...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] |
Walk On (Boston Album)
''Walk On'' is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Boston, released on June 7, 1994 by MCA Records. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas"Walk On - Boston" ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2015-04-12. It is the first album not to feature vocalist Brad Delp, though he did assist as a songwriter. Vocal duties were handled by Fran Cosmo, making this his first appearance on a Boston album. Delp and Cosmo shared leads during the album's supporting tour and the album’s follow-up '' Corporate America''. History After the success of their 1986 album ''Third Stage'', the band began planning a follow-up and writing for ''Walk On'', which began in 1988. However, due to the increased friction and disagreements between bandleader Tom Scholz and singer-songwriter Brad Delp, the latter left the band in 1989 to join original Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau in forming a new band (named RTZ). Soon after, Fran Cosmo was hired and introduced as the new lead singer. Cosmo had previously w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Music Groups
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Billboard Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), radio play, and online streaming in the United States. The weekly tracking period for sales was initially Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but was changed to Friday to Thursday in July 2015. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay, which, unlike sales figures and streaming, is readily available on a real-time basis, is also tracked on a Friday to Thursday cycle effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021 (previously Monday to Sunday and before July 2015, Wednesday to Tuesday). A new chart is compiled and officially released to the public by ''Billboard'' on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday. The first number-one song of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 was " Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie And The Automatics
Ernie and the Automatics were an American blues rock band based in Boston. Guitarist Barry Goudreau and drummer Sib Hashian are both former members of Boston. Brian Maes (keyboards and lead vocals) and Tim Archibald (bass) are both former members of RTZ and are alumni of the Berklee College of Music. On saxophone is Michael "Tunes" Antunes, a member of John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band who appeared in the movie Eddie and the Cruisers. Ernie Boch Jr. (guitar) is a graduate of Berklee. Ernie and the Automatics' debut album, “Low Expectations”, produced by Brian Maes (mixed by Bob St. John and mastered by Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...), was released by Open E Records in February 2009. The album debuted at #7 on Billboard's Blues Albums chart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sib Hashian
John Thomas "Sib" Hashian (August 17, 1949 – March 22, 2017) was an American musician, best known as a drummer for the rock band Boston. Career Boston Hashian was chosen by Boston founder and band leader Tom Scholz in 1975 to replace original drummer Jim Masdea when Epic Records demanded that Masdea be replaced for recording. Hashian is heard on Boston's self-titled debut album, as well as on the follow-up '' Don't Look Back'', although the drum parts he played on many tracks were note-for-note transcriptions of Masdea's original drum arrangements. Hashian was involved in the early sessions for Boston's ''Third Stage'' album, but was later replaced when Masdea returned. After leaving Boston, Hashian sued Tom Scholz for back royalties and the two later settled out of court. Other projects Hashian was also the drummer for fellow Boston member Barry Goudreau's self-titled solo album which was released in 1980. The album achieved moderate success with the rock radio hit "Dreams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost And Found (RTZ Album)
RTZ (Return to Zero) was an American rock band that featured Boston band members Brad Delp and Barry Goudreau. The band was formed in the early 1990s. History RTZ began as a collaboration between Boston members Brad Delp and Barry Goudreau around 1989. The original 1987 demo of "Face The Music" (featuring Fergie Frederiksen on vocals) was later made available for download at BarryGoudreau.com. Goudreau and Delp were both part of the original Boston line-up and after Goudreau's departure from the band, they stayed in close contact with Delp contributing to Goudreau's solo album and also to a lesser degree on the '' Orion the Hunter'' album. Around 1989, Delp was on hiatus from Boston and looking to get active in writing again. He contacted Goudreau about a possible collaboration and RTZ was formed. Goudreau and Delp brought in keyboardist Brian Maes who was part of the ''Orion the Hunter'' touring band, drummer Dave Stefanelli and bass player Tim Archibald. Maes and Stefanelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost (RTZ Album)
''Lost'' is the second and final album by American rock band RTZ. It was released in 1998 by MTM Music and Avalon Japan. It was reissued in 2000 with a bonus track, and again in 2005 under the title ''Lost in America''. Track listing All songs written by Delp and Goudreau, except where noted. # "When You Love Someone" – 4:34 # "Turn This Love Around" (Delp, Goudreau, Stefanelli, Troy) – 4:16 # "Someday" – 4:19 # "Violent Days" – 4:07 # "Change for Change" – 3:59 # "One in a Million" – 4:34 # "Given You Up for Dead" – 4:24 # "Don't Wait" – 4:46 # "Talk to Me" – 4:40 # "Don't Lead Me On" – 4:23 # "Dangerous"* – 4:04 * Track 11 is a bonus track that was added in 2000 and subsequent reissues. Personnel * Brad Delp: Lead & backing vocals * Barry Goudreau Barry Goudreau (born November 29, 1951) is an American musician. He was one of two original guitarists for the Rock music, rock band Boston (band), Boston alongside founder Tom Scholz; both Scholz and Goudrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Zero (RTZ Album)
''Return to Zero'' is the debut album of the band RTZ. It was released in 1991 by Giant Records. Track listing All songs written by Delp and Goudreau, except where noted. # "Face the Music" (Goudreau, Maes) - 4:01 # "There's Another Side" - 4:11 # "All You've Got" - 4:02 # "This Is My Life" - 5:33 # "Rain Down on Me" (Goudreau, John Warren, Maes, Stefanelli, Archibald) - 4:15 # "Every Door Is Open" - 4:27 # "Devil to Pay" - 4:30 # "Until Your Love Comes Back Around" (Maes) - 5:56 # "Livin' for the Rock 'N' Roll" - 3:27 # "Hard Time (In the Big House)" - 4:06 # "Return to Zero" (Delp, Goudreau, Maes) - 3:25 Singles *"Face the Music" *"All You've Got" *"Until Your Love Comes Back Around" Personnel Band members * Brad Delp - lead and background vocals * Barry Goudreau - guitar, background vocals * Brian Maes - keyboards, harmonica, tambourine, background vocals * Tim Archibald - bass * David Stefanelli - drums, background vocals Guest musicians * Bob Gay - sax solo on Track 9 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston (band)
Boston is an American rock band formed by Tom Scholz in Boston, Massachusetts, that had its most commercial successes during the 1970s and '80s. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 debut album, and lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album. Boston's best-known songs include: "More Than a Feeling", " Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", " Smokin'", " Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Hitch a Ride", "Party", and " Amanda". The band has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million units sold in the United States, of which 17 million were the band's 1976 self-titled debut album and seven million copies of the band's second studio album, '' Don't Look Back'' (1978), making the group some of the world's best-selling artists. Altogether, the band has released six studio albums in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation SONAM, headquartered in New York City, manages the company's US-based businesses. Sony's principal U.S. business ..., the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. The label was founded predominantly as a jazz and classical music label in 1953, but later expanded its scope to include a more diverse range of genres, including pop music, pop, Rhythm and blues, R&B, rock music, rock, and hip hop music, hip hop. History Beginnings Epic Records was launched in 1953 by the Columbia Records unit of CBS, for the purpose of marketing jazz, pop music, pop, and European classical music, classical music that did not fit the theme of its more mainstream Columbia Records label. Initial classical music r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...s. Most contemporary western bands that play Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, jazz, or R&B music include a drummer for purposes including timekeeping and embellishing the musical timbre. The drummer's equipment includes a drum kit (or "drum set" or "trap set"), which includes various drums, cymbals and an assortment of accessory hardware such as pedals, standing support mechanisms, and drum sticks. Particularly in the traditional music of many countries, drummers use individual drums of various sizes and designs rather than drum kits. Some use only their hands to strike the drums. In larger ensembles, the drummer may be part of a rhythm section with other percussion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
