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Johan (album)
''Johan'' is the debut album by Dutch Rock band Johan. It was released on November 4, 1996, by the record label Excelsior Recordings. The album was produced by Frans Hagenaars and recorded in Studio Sound Enterprise, Amsterdam. The album was released in the United States in June 1997 by the record label SpinArt. Track listing # " Everybody Knows" # "Not Funny Anymore (It's)" # "Back In School" # "Payment" # "5 O' Clock (It's)" # "Easy (It's)" # "Suffer Baby" # "Life On Mars" # "December" # "Porneaux" # " Swing" # "He's Not There" # "Brown Mice" References {{Authority control Johan (band) albums 1996 debut albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan (band)
Johan (stylized as JOHAN or JHN) is a Dutch indie rock band. The band has released 6 albums to date, and has had a rotating lineup over the years, with de Jacco de Greeuw being the only consistent member. History Jacco de Greeuw founded Thank God For Us in the late eighties, after having played in several other bands. The band was renamed Little Mary Big when joined by Marike Groot. With this band, he reached second place at the ''Grote Prijs van Nederland'', a Dutch music competition. However, arguments with vocalist Marike Groot forced them to break up the band. De Greeuw formed a new band named Visions of Johanna after a Bob Dylan song of the same name. In 1992 the band competed in the ''Grote Prijs'' competition, reaching the semi-finals. After some changes in the line-up, the band signed a contract with Excelsior Recordings in 1995 and released the single "Swing". One year later, the band's name was shortened to Johan, a reference to footballer Johan Cruyff. Under this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring (season)
Spring, also known as springtime, is one of the four temperate seasons, succeeding winter and preceding summer. There are various technical definitions of spring, but local usage of the term varies according to local climate, cultures and customs. When it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere, it is autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. At the spring equinox, also called the vernal equinox, Daytime (astronomy), days and nights are approximately twelve hours long, with daytime length increasing and nighttime length decreasing as the season progresses until the summer solstice. The spring equinox is in March in the Northern Hemisphere and in September in the Southern Hemisphere, while the summer solstice is in June in the Northern Hemisphere and in December in the Southern Hemisphere. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season, and also to ideas of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection and regrowth. Subtropical and tropical areas have climates better described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its canals of Amsterdam, large number of canals, now a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River, which was dammed to control flooding. Originally a small fishing village in the 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam was the leading centre for finance and trade, as well as a hub of secular art production. In the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s with the likes of the grunge subgenre in the United States, and the Britpop and shoegaze subgenres in the United Kingdom and Ireland. During this period, many record labels were looking for "alternatives", as many Arena rock, corporate rock, hard rock, and glam metal acts from the 1980s were beginning to grow stale throughout the music industry. The emergence of Generation X as a Culture, cultural force in the 1990s also contributed greatly to the rise of alternative music. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or arena rock, commercial rock or pop. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to musicians influenced by the musical style or independent, DIY ethic, DIY ethos of late-1970s punk rock.di Perna, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, early pop rock was influenced by the Beat (music), beat, arrangements, and original style of rock and roll (and sometimes doo-wop). It may be viewed as a distinct genre field rather than music that overlaps with Pop music, pop and rock. The detractors of pop rock often deride it as a slick, commercial product and less Authenticity in art#Authenticity of performance, authentic than rock music. Characteristics and etymology Much pop and rock music has been very similar in sound, instrumentation and even lyrical content. The terms "pop rock" and "power pop" have been used to describe more commercially successful music that uses elements from, or the form of, roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excelsior Recordings
Excelsior Recordings is an independent record label located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The label has over 400 releases. History Excelsior was founded by Ferry Roseboom and Frans Hagenaars under the name "Nothing Sucks Like Electrolux", releasing a few limited-run seven-inch singles in 1995.MCA Acquires Excelsior Rights '''', May 18, 1996. The name Excelsior was adopted in 1996 after the label was acquired by as a subsidiary for releasing |
Pergola (album)
''Pergola'' is the second studio album by Johan, released in 2001, five years after their debut album '' Johan''. Both albums were released on the record label Excelsior Recordings. The album was well received by the press. On 6 May 2002, the album was released with a different cover in Germany. The album was named after the street in the Dutch city of Hoorn where lead singer lived at the time. In 2009, the band received a gold record for ''Pergola''. It had been sold over 30.000 times by that point, making it the band's best selling album. The album has been described as "being part of the canon of Dutch pop music".https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/nederlands-fijnste-gitaarband-is-terug-en-dat-is-geweldig-nieuws~bee7a749/ De Greeuw wrote the album while battling depression and grief over the death of his father. Track listing # "Tumble and Fall" # "Pergola A pergola is most commonly used as an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpinArt
SpinART Records was a New York City-based independent record label that released recordings by The Apples in Stereo, Clem Snide, Frank Black, and Michael Penn. The label was started by Joel Morowitz and Jeff Price in 1991. SpinART filed for bankruptcy in April 2007 and went out of business. As of 2013, Jeff Price is founder and CEO of digital music auditing company Audiam. Joel Morowitz is the owner of Ecstatic Electric Pro Audio. Artists * Apollo Sunshine *The Apples in Stereo *Augie March *Eef Barzelay * Bis *Black Francis *Frank Black *The Boo Radleys *Bunny Summer * By Divine Right *Vic Chesnutt * The Church *Cinerama * Clem Snide *Creeper Lagoon * Cub * The Dambuilders *The Dears *Detachment Kit *Eels *Elf Power *Eyes Adrift *Jason Falkner *Fastbacks *The Flashing Lights *The Goldenrods * Bill Fox *Halo Bit *Hank Dogs * Head of Femur *Hockey Night *Holiday *Hot IQs * Bill Janovitz * John Doe Thing *KaitO *Tommy Keene * The Lilac Time *Lilys *Lotion *Lois Maffeo *The Magne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Knows (single)
Everybody Knows may refer to: Film and television * ''Everybody Knows'' (film), a 2018 Spanish thriller film * ''Everybody Knows'', a 2008 TV documentary about Leonard Cohen; also a 2014 concert video by Cohen; see Leonard Cohen discography * "Everybody Knows" (''Ballers''), a 2016 television episode Music Albums * ''Everybody Knows'' (Prairie Oyster album) or the title song (see below), 1991 * ''Everybody Knows'' (Sonia album) or the title song, 1990 * ''Everybody Knows'' (Stills & Collins album), by Stephen Stills and Judy Collins, 2017 * ''Everybody Knows'' (Trisha Yearwood album) or the title song (see below), 1996 * ''Everybody Knows'' (The Young Gods album), 2010 * Everybody Knows (Dave Clark Five album), 1968, or the title song (see below) * ''Everybody Knows'' (EP), by Ryan Adams, UK title of ''Follow the Lights'', or the title song (see below), 2007 * ''Everybody Knows'', by Sharon Robinson, 2008 Songs * "Everybody Knows" (Dave Clark Five song), 1967 (see belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing (single)
Swing or swinging may refer to: Apparatus * Swing (seat), a hanging seat that swings back and forth * Pendulum, an object that swings * Russian swing, a swing-like circus apparatus * Swing ride, an amusement park ride consisting of suspended seats that rotate like a merry-go-round Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Swing'' (1938 film), an American film directed by Oscar Micheaux * ''Swing'' (1999 film), an American film by Nick Mead * ''Swing'' (2002 film), a French film by Tony Gatlif * ''Swing'' (2003 film), an American film by Martin Guigui * ''Swing'' (2010 film), a Hindi short film * ''Swing'' (2021 film), an American film by Michael Mailer Music Styles * Swing (jazz performance style), the sense of propulsive rhythmic "feel" or "groove" in jazz * Swing music, a style of jazz popular during the 1930s–1950s Groups and labels * Swing (Canadian band), a Canadian néo-trad band * Swing (Hong Kong band), a Hong Kong pop music group * Swing Time Records, a record la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
