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The Tale Of The Tape
''The Tale of the Tape'' is the debut studio album by American rock musician Billy Squier. It was his first solo album, following two albums with the band Piper. Despite not being a huge success, the disc spent three months on '' Billboard''s album chart and helped to kickstart Squier's solo career. Although no songs from the album reached the charts, the song "The Big Beat" has been notably sampled by hip hop artists, including Run-D.M.C.'s "Here We Go", Big Daddy Kane's "Ain't No Half Steppin'", Jay-Z's "99 Problems", Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp", U.T.F.O's " Roxanne, Roxanne" and Alicia Keys' " Girl on Fire". , The song also feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Squier
William Haislip Squier (, born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician and singer who had a string of arena rock and crossover hits in the early 1980s. His best-known songs include "The Stroke", "Lonely Is the Night", "My Kinda Lover", "In the Dark (Billy Squier song), In the Dark", "Rock Me Tonite", "Everybody Wants You", "Emotions in Motion (song), Emotions in Motion", "Love Is the Hero", "Don't Say You Love Me (Billy Squier song), Don't Say You Love Me" and "The Big Beat (Billy Squier song), The Big Beat". Squier's best-selling album, 1981's Don't Say No (Billy Squier album), ''Don't Say No'', is considered a landmark release within the arena rock genre, bridging the gap between power pop and hard rock. Described as a personification of early 1980s rock music, Squier's most successful period ranges from 1981 to 1984, during which he had five Top 10 Mainstream Rock hits (two of which were number ones), two Top 20 singles, and three consecutive platinum-selling albums, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |