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(Vocal/instrumental group, 1976–present) A trailblazing outfit responsible for the first British punk single, ‘New Rose’ in 1976, and album Damned, Damned, Damned (1977), the original line-up of Dave Vanian (real name Letts, vocals), Brian James (guitar), Captain Sensible (Ray Burns, bass) and Rat Scabies (Chris Miller, drums) disintegrated after the second album Music ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

Composed: 1858 Premiered: 1859, Paris Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Act I Faust’s search for knowledge has been futile and he calls on the devil. Méphistophélès offers wealth, fame or power, but all Faust wants is youth. He is shown a vision of Marguerite and signs his soul away, being transformed into a young man. ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

difficult choices he must make, and the chorus praises heavenly rewards. Act III Intelletto and Consiglio present the two afterlife existences. They are aided alternately in their descriptions by damned spirits (who sing in a low register) and blessed spirits (who sing at a brighter pitch). Anima, Corpo, Consiglio and Intelletto discuss each issue as it is raised. ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

Composed: 1900 Premiered: 1901, Prague Libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil after Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué’s Undine Act I Rusalka, a water nymph, has fallen in love with a prince. She longs to leave the water and acquire human form. Vodník, a water spirit, tells her that Ježibaba the witch can grant her every human power except ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

others to lose their lives in the crash, while Croce’s son A.J. has carried on his father’s work. Styles & Forms | Seventies | Rock Personalities | The Damned | Seventies | Rock ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

music and retreated to Cambridge, where he spent his time painting and gardening. His reclusiveness fuelled the legend, and successive generations of musicians from David Bowie to The Damned to Kasabian have cited his influence. Barrett died in July 2006 of pancreatic cancer. Essential Recordings 1967 Pink Floyd: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1970 Solo: The Madcap Laughs ...

Source: Rock Guitar Heroes, consultant editor Rusty Cutchin

(Vocal/instrumental group, 1978–84) A synth-pop ‘side project’ which featured members of other electronica and post-punk bands, including Midge Ure, Billy Currie of Ultravox, Gary Numan’s entourage, and Barry Adamson (bass) and John McKeogh (guitar) of Magazine. Steve Strange, a key new romantic catalyst, sang. Several evocative, ground-breaking hits followed, including ‘Fade To ...

Source: The Definitive Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, general editor Michael Heatley

offered a psychedelic tinge, as can be heard on the groovy organ solo on the title track of No More Heroes (1977). Other notable punk debuts included The Damned’s Damned, Damned, Damned (1977) and The Buzzcocks’ Spiral Scratch (1977). The Damned had a distinctly less political agenda than, for example, The Clash, and came across ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, general editor Paul Du Noyer

thriving in New York. Nearly all rock is based upon some sort of rebellion, but punk was the first internal rebellion against rock itself. The Sex Pistols, The Damned and The Clash were not simply the next big thing. They were cultural revolutionaries who declared war on the rock establishment. The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and Eric Clapton ...

Source: Punk: The Brutal Truth, by Hugh Fielder and Mike Gent

career with pub rockers The 101’ers. Ex-Brinsley Schwarz songwriter Nick Lowe became the in-house producer with the Stiff record label, one of the foremost punk labels working with The Damned, The Pretenders and Elvis Costello, before going on to enjoy a successful solo career. Singer-songwriters Elvis Costello and the late Ian Dury straddle the divide between pub rock ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, general editor Paul Du Noyer

with slick crossover chart-toppers in the 1970s like ‘Behind Closed Doors’ and ‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The World’, became a particular embodiment of what has been both praised and damned as the ‘Sherrillization’ of country music. Love it or hate it, many of the Billy Sherrill-produced records by Rich and Wynette, like ‘Stand By Your Man’ and ‘Behind Closed ...

Source: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music, general editor Paul Du Noyer

Cleveland. In London the scene still centred around The Sex Pistols, whose gigs provided a platform for emerging bands like The Clash, Buzzcocks, The Vibrators and The Damned, who were first to get a record out. But it was The Sex Pistols’ snarling ‘Anarchy In The UK’ that got the media frothing, while the band’s undeleted ...

Source: Punk: The Brutal Truth, by Hugh Fielder and Mike Gent

Ronnie Biggs, who sang two songs. Amongst the non-Sex Pistols tracks was a disco medley of greatest hits by Black Arabs. The word ‘swindle’ seemed apposite. April Love The Damned The Damned were first with everything: the first punk single and album; the first punk band to split and the first to reform. After playing some reunion shows, they ...

Source: Punk: The Brutal Truth, by Hugh Fielder and Mike Gent

would become a Who’s Who of the punk scene auditioned for the line-up, including Brian James and Chris Miller (a.k.a. Rat Scabies), who would shortly form The Damned, Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) and Matt Dangerfield (The Boys). When the band ran out of people to audition, James switched to guitar and joined Chelsea before forming Generation ...

Source: Punk: The Brutal Truth, by Hugh Fielder and Mike Gent

un-punk-like 10 minutes. This was followed by the less well-received Adventure in April 1978. The band split later that year, with Lloyd and Verlaine intent on pursuing solo careers. Damned Damned Damned First with a punk single, now first with an album, The Damned’s triple self-titled debut album was released by Stiff Records on 18 February 1977. With ...

Source: Punk: The Brutal Truth, by Hugh Fielder and Mike Gent
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