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Summer Of '81
"Summer of '81" is a song by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in October 1981. It is the fourth and final single to be released from the band's second studio album ''Chemistry'' (1981). The song was written by Mondo Rock guitarist Eric McCusker. It peaked at number 31 on the Kent Music Report. Track listing # "Summer of '81" (Eric McCusker) - 3:56 # "Mona Lisa (She Smiles)" (E. McCusker) - 4:06 # "The Fugitive Kind ''The Fugitive Kind'' is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, and Joanne Woodward, directed by Sidney Lumet. The screenplay by Meade Roberts and Tennessee Williams was based on the latter's 1957 play ''Orpheus Des ..." (live in concert) - 3:47 Charts References {{Mondo Rock 1981 singles 1981 songs Mondo Rock songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock are an Australian rock band, formed in November 1976 in Melbourne, Victoria. Singer-songwriter Ross Wilson founded the band, following the split of his previous band Daddy Cool. Guitarist Eric McCusker, who joined in 1980, wrote many of the band's hits, and along with Wilson formed the core of the group. They are best known for their second album, ''Chemistry'', which was released in July 1981 and peaked at number 2 on the Australian Kent Music Report. Their song " Come Said the Boy" peaked at number 2 in Australia in 1983. Mondo Rock disbanded in 1991, although they periodically appeared at reunion concerts, and reformed on a more-or-less continuing basis in 2014. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, "by way of ceaseless touring and the release of a series of sophisticated pop rock albums, he band wasone of the most popular acts in Australia during the early 1980s". The band had a national tour in 2019, and continues to play occasional dates. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemistry (Mondo Rock Album)
''Chemistry'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, produced by Mark Moffat, and released in July 1981.Billboard's Top Album Picks: Mondo Rock ''Chemistry'' , ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'', January 30, 1982, p. 74. Retrieved October 12, 2016 It was released in the US in January 1982 on Atlantic Records. The album was certified 2× Platinum in Australia. At the Australian pop music awards, 1981 Countdown Australian Music Awards the album won Best Australian Album. In 2014, the album was remastered and reissued with two bonus tracks, previously unreleased demos and came with a second disc of live ... [...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, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemistry (Mondo Rock Song)
"Chemistry" is a song by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in July 1981 as the third single from the band's second studio album ''Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...'' (1981). The song peaked at number 20 on the Kent Music Report. Track listing AUS 7" Single Charts Personnel * Ross Wilson – vocals, guitar, harmonica (1976–1991) * John James Hackett – drums, percussion, guitar (1981–1990) * James Gillard – bass guitar (1982–1990) * James Black – keyboards (1980–1984) * Eric McCusker – guitar, keyboards (1980–1991) * Paul Christie – bass guitar (1980–1982) References {{authority control Mondo Rock songs 1981 songs 1981 singles Songs written by Paul Christie (musician) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Time (Mondo Rock Song)
"No Time" is a song by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in June 1982 as the lead single from the band's third album ''Nuovo Mondo''. It peaked at number 11 on the Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July .... According to Eric McCusker the song was inspired by The Beatles' " Don't Let Me Down", as a tribute to John Lennon. Track listing # "No Time" (Eric McCusker) - 4:03 # "Il Mondo Caffe" (James Black, Ross Wilson) - 2:48 Charts References {{authority control Mondo Rock songs 1982 singles 1982 songs Warner Music Group singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983, chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts. Before the Kent Report, ''Go-Set'' magazine published weekly Top-40 Singles from 1966, and Album charts from 1970 until the magazine's demise in August 1974. David Kent later published Australian charts from 1940 to 1973 in a retrospective fashion, using state by state chart data obtained from various Australian radio stations. Background Kent had spent a number of years previously working in the music industry at both EMI and Phonogram records and had developed the report initially as a hobby. The Kent Music Report was first release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fugitive Kind (song)
"The Fugitive Kind" is the debut single by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in September 1978. It peaked at number 49 on the Kent Music Report. The song appears as a bonus track for Mondo Rock's debut studio album ''Primal Park ''Primal Park'' is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Mondo Rock, released in October 1979 and peaked at number 40 on the Kent Music Report. The album is a mixture of live recordings (tracks 1, 6–9) and studio recordings (tracks 2†...''. Track listing # "The Fugitive Kind" ( Ross Wilson, Tony Slavich) - 3:47 # "The Breaking Point" (Iain McLennan) - 4:57 Charts References Mondo Rock songs Songs written by Ross Wilson (musician) 1978 songs 1978 debut singles Song recordings produced by Ross Wilson (musician) {{1970s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Singles
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martà National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Songs
Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The Farabundo Martà National Liberation Front, FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán Department, Morazán and Chalatenango Department, Chalatenango departments. * January 15 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation led by Polish Solidarity (Polish trade union), Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa at the Vatican City, Vatican. * January 20 – Iran releases the 52 Americans held for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan is First inauguration of Ronald Reagan, sworn in as the 40th President of the United States, ending the Iran hostage crisis. * January 21 – The first DMC DeLorean, DeLorean automobile, a stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors, rolls off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland. * January 24 – An 1981 Dawu ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
