tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67542402399672102712024-03-05T13:59:22.771-08:00musicunseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-35469374688602976332009-10-31T01:57:00.001-07:002009-10-31T02:03:37.986-07:00BIRTH CONTROL / birth control<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU36uMmfrHGovApeZNwJ0T9o8ihIwT-g4Ke0AMyRR0tHoFd4dC5CyNl7pXWflx0Z8EnSeUQxHeN-Tw9T-2DMVxpnlHqHv997qdQIF3x6W2tVYgVv2TH6Rzbmlo272kbgg9cMs3remgFCA/s1600-h/birth+control.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU36uMmfrHGovApeZNwJ0T9o8ihIwT-g4Ke0AMyRR0tHoFd4dC5CyNl7pXWflx0Z8EnSeUQxHeN-Tw9T-2DMVxpnlHqHv997qdQIF3x6W2tVYgVv2TH6Rzbmlo272kbgg9cMs3remgFCA/s320/birth+control.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398685772860212258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Birth control remastered</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">birthcontrol</a><br /><br /><br /><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><strong>01. <a href="http://lix.in/-52c25a" target="_blank">No drugs </a>(4:01)<br />02. <a href="http://lix.in/-55cf9c" target="_blank">Recollection </a>(6:24)<br />03. <a href="http://lix.in/-4b213f" target="_blank">Deep inside </a>(4:40)<br />04. <a href="http://lix.in/-4ca7e0" target="_blank">Foolish action </a>(4:32)<br />05. Sundown (10:02)<br />06. Change of mind (4:42)<br />07. Light my fire (5:40)<br />08. No Drugs (Bonus) (Mono Single Mix) (4:07)<br />09. All I Want Is You (Bonus) (4:13)<br />10. October (Bonus)(First Single) (3:43)<br />11. Freedom (Bonus)(First Single) (4:01)</strong></strong><br /><div class="ispodposta"><strong><strong><br />......................................................................................................................................<br /></strong></strong></div>unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-3304230909067628442009-10-30T20:02:00.000-07:002009-10-30T20:06:09.246-07:00GENESIS / selling England by the pound<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTJUZMF-Xyxw6BZqWnWmOQyC4rQeuRc5cXHpU-9CwlNTTonIXHrOdKvBgQt8_SbqiGzQjJcappnltg7TkJXCg-DW3PHbR1PR4lXUYi_KJ14CDOiJFwEkJNT3yWhQV5BOGWuNpshcuOx4/s1600-h/Selling+England+By+The+Pound.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNTJUZMF-Xyxw6BZqWnWmOQyC4rQeuRc5cXHpU-9CwlNTTonIXHrOdKvBgQt8_SbqiGzQjJcappnltg7TkJXCg-DW3PHbR1PR4lXUYi_KJ14CDOiJFwEkJNT3yWhQV5BOGWuNpshcuOx4/s320/Selling+England+By+The+Pound.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398594342461335042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Selling England by the pound</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">selling</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"This remains one of my all time favorite recordings (I am not alone in this camp I am sure!) Full of rich textures and superb song writing, GENESIS were at their creative peak. "Selling..." moves from pop-like songs (I know what I like) to pure prog-like "Battle Of Epping Forest". This is a very fulfilling album and musicianship is very high here with some incredible song writing. The sound reproduction is much better than previous albums as well. This is an essential recording for everyones progressive rock collection."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Tony Banks / keyboards, 12 String guitar</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Phil Collins / drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (4)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Peter Gabriel / lead vocals, percussion, flute, oboe</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Steve Hackett / electric guitar, nylon guitar</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Mike Rutherford / bass guitar, 12 string guitar, electric Sitar</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">01. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">02. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">03. Firth Of Fifth</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">04. More Fool Me</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">05. The Battle Of Epping Forest</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">06. After The Ordeal</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">07. The Cinema Show</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">08. Aisle Of Plenty</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">....................................................</span>.....................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-81064572367643774522009-10-30T19:55:00.001-07:002009-10-30T20:06:09.247-07:00GENESIS / nursery cryme<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWCTu8u_YbACmNVqXySyn0Z7PF5M2K0mwE6q5uaz_CFeLJ8wOOMaA-qYfD_eXVIiITKp6SQcYrL66s_302s5k9JCGVyIgO-NhDFyOIdWbe0hiM2MoGV4pU5MUQhesWQXzhavSu4o0vi8/s1600-h/Nursery_Cryme.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWCTu8u_YbACmNVqXySyn0Z7PF5M2K0mwE6q5uaz_CFeLJ8wOOMaA-qYfD_eXVIiITKp6SQcYrL66s_302s5k9JCGVyIgO-NhDFyOIdWbe0hiM2MoGV4pU5MUQhesWQXzhavSu4o0vi8/s320/Nursery_Cryme.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398592409467134226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nursery cryme</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">nurserycryme</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, bass drum, tambourine</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* Steve Hackett – electric guitar, 12 string guitar</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* Tony Banks – organ, mellotron, piano, electric piano, 12 string guitar, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* Mike Rutherford – bass, bass pedals, 12 string guitar, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">* Phil Collins – drums, vocals, percussion, lead vocals (uncredited) on "For Absent Friends"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. "The Musical Box" – 10:24</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. "For Absent Friends" – 1:44</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed" – 8:09</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. "Seven Stones" – 5:08</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. "Harold The Barrel" – 2:59</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. "Harlequin" – 2:53</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. "The Fountain Of Salmacis" – 7:54</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com192tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-61343689456564086622009-10-30T19:45:00.001-07:002009-10-30T19:50:01.105-07:00BIRTH CONTROL / backdoor possibililies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ1Wq61LKJPlPh4bMYVao99ETC42-2_JfGEsMh19-D488IkcolRg25BqeTvIM4ruZY_gCTjMr_mZiz3AsLmxqBQWsoy29MZ6q9A1VC2rFXYxN66nrp5Qz-yM9X1841L4WlR_ktianD_s/s1600-h/Backdoor+Possibilities.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQ1Wq61LKJPlPh4bMYVao99ETC42-2_JfGEsMh19-D488IkcolRg25BqeTvIM4ruZY_gCTjMr_mZiz3AsLmxqBQWsoy29MZ6q9A1VC2rFXYxN66nrp5Qz-yM9X1841L4WlR_ktianD_s/s320/Backdoor+Possibilities.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398589784937839938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Backdoor possibilities</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">backdoor</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deep purple style for thi album.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Stop little lady (7:16)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Just before the sun will rise (7:35)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. The work is done (5:56)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Flesh and blood (3:27)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Pandemonium (6:34)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Let us do it now (11:09)</span><br /><br />........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-24100760142176629292009-10-30T19:35:00.000-07:002009-10-30T19:50:01.106-07:00BIRTH CONTROL / operation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NN2kLwn1t_OoSMPdKFQ2XZ0AkARBmnKyk6qAt0xz0XSgCNkngKhJ_UVScawUZnCcwINkiE6WGJ4-NOkbP43VgoY8Sllfoidb8xrkSOzy4wltvZYpzi7a2zbRk0TaPiuz6kDLlWvOOTY/s1600-h/operation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NN2kLwn1t_OoSMPdKFQ2XZ0AkARBmnKyk6qAt0xz0XSgCNkngKhJ_UVScawUZnCcwINkiE6WGJ4-NOkbP43VgoY8Sllfoidb8xrkSOzy4wltvZYpzi7a2zbRk0TaPiuz6kDLlWvOOTY/s320/operation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398587695685527298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Operation</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">operation</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Bruno Frenzel / guitar, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Bernd Koschmidder / bass</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Bernd Noske / drums, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Reinjhold Sobotta / organ</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Stop little lady (7:16)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Just before the sun will rise (7:35)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. The work is done (5:56)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Flesh and blood (3:27)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Pandemonium (6:34)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Let us do it now (11:09)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">.........................................................</span>.................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-31429515129062154642009-10-29T22:53:00.001-07:002009-10-29T23:09:46.070-07:00BIRTH CONTROL / rebirth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LCMjLmyZyx4aMI1kbDl33e7bWHyl8Ete3eaYuMsIa5IewyP0N1MCvYfUaNFE5ckD_Q80pVPluzpZN2GBSG9ccytdqFzs9pM9hU7UNYG0pgtvWQsUoI7_TqAjaUR7HIwrQ6vmrd6Q7cg/s1600-h/Rebirth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LCMjLmyZyx4aMI1kbDl33e7bWHyl8Ete3eaYuMsIa5IewyP0N1MCvYfUaNFE5ckD_Q80pVPluzpZN2GBSG9ccytdqFzs9pM9hU7UNYG0pgtvWQsUoI7_TqAjaUR7HIwrQ6vmrd6Q7cg/s320/Rebirth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398267170433795394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rebirth</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">rebirth</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Together with "Hoodoo Man" this album marks the peak in the career of the german Krautrock-pioneers BirthControl. THIS IS HIGH-CLASS-PROGRESSIVE ROCK, without any filler on the album. Each track has specific characteristics: First of all, we have the organ-dominated opening number "She´s got nothing on you", that reminds me of Deep Purple, then the trumpet&trombone on "Mr. Hero", played by multiinstrumentalist Zeus B. Held, contributing to a fuller (jazz-oriented) sound. This jazzrock-style returns on "No Shade Is Real". The acoustic "Grandjeanville" and the Zeus B. Held "mini"-instrumental "M.P.C." give even more relief to REBIRTH, but with "Together Alone Tonight" we have not only reached the highlight of this album, but the finest piece of music by BirthControl -according to my opinion- even greater than "Gamma Ray". The closing number "Back To Hell" shows drummer Bernd Noske at its best, his drum solo decorated with well-placed synthie-effects."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Peter Föller / bass, vocals, triangle (6)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Bruno Frenzel / guitar, vocals, Alto sax (2)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Zeus B. Held / keyboards, mellotron, flute (5), trumpet & trombone (2)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Bernd Noske / drums, percussion, vocals, Moog drum (7)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Dirk Steffens / lead guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar (3)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. She's got nothing on you (5:04)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Mister Hero (6:42)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Grandjeanville (1:03)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. No shade is real (4:41)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. M.P.C. (1:56)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Together alone tonight (10:28)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Back from hell (8:08)</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-42242078726729330292009-10-29T22:44:00.001-07:002009-10-29T23:09:46.072-07:00BIRTH CONTROL hoodoo man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HOJrPekTdqL2DL0SajXUyQMapAsarPJdP0VqOjgmR8_cI9Zrsw33jpsURCIoB16RF_FmEqEr_6IRwV6lwHM6SeJxoJElWZ_q_eYDDdosFJhC4oVaNejpCJ1XkBmOxqwFbCU3EsowjX4/s1600-h/Hoodoo+Man.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HOJrPekTdqL2DL0SajXUyQMapAsarPJdP0VqOjgmR8_cI9Zrsw33jpsURCIoB16RF_FmEqEr_6IRwV6lwHM6SeJxoJElWZ_q_eYDDdosFJhC4oVaNejpCJ1XkBmOxqwFbCU3EsowjX4/s320/Hoodoo+Man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398264953467075570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hoodoo man</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK: </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">hoodooman</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Buy! (7:10)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Suicide (6:16)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Get down to your fate (7:58)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Gamma ray (9:44)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Hoodoo man (8:25)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Klaustoss (2:40)</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Birth Control (band)</h1> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Birth_Control_Sweden_Rock_2008.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Birth_Control_Sweden_Rock_2008.jpg/180px-Birth_Control_Sweden_Rock_2008.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="180" height="110" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Birth_Control_Sweden_Rock_2008.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Birth Control performing at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_Rock_Festival" title="Sweden Rock Festival">Sweden Rock Festival</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008" title="2008">2008</a>.</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Birth Control is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautrock" title="Krautrock">Krautrock</a> band known for their progressive hard-rock sound and provocative album covers.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Birth Control formed in the middle of 1968 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a> from two other bands, the Earls and the Gents. The initial members were: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernd_Koschmidder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bernd Koschmidder (page does not exist)">Bernd Koschmidder</a> (bass), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reinhold_Sobotta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reinhold Sobotta (page does not exist)">Reinhold Sobotta</a> (organ), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rolf_Gurra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rolf Gurra (page does not exist)">Rolf Gurra</a> (saxophone and vocals), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fritz_Groeger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fritz Groeger (page does not exist)">Fritz Groeger</a> (vocals), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klaus_Orso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klaus Orso (page does not exist)">Klaus Orso</a> (guitar), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reiner_Borchert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reiner Borchert (page does not exist)">Reiner Borchert</a> (guitar), and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Egon_Balder" title="Hugo Egon Balder">Hugo Egon Balder</a> (percussion).</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">After a series of disappointing albums in the early 1980s, the group disbanded, but reunited in 1993 with only drummer/lead vocalist/band leader <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernd_%27Nossi%27_Noske&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bernd 'Nossi' Noske (page does not exist)">Bernd 'Nossi' Noske</a> remaining along with new members. The band continues to tour in Germany and release new albums periodically. As of recently, former members <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_F%C3%B6ller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Föller (page does not exist)">Peter Föller</a> (bass, vocals) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_B._Held" title="Zeus B. Held">Zeus B. Held</a> (keyboards, reeds) from the band's classic period have been making special guest appearances at gigs. Sadly, original guitarist/songwriter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bruno_Frenzel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bruno Frenzel (page does not exist)">Bruno Frenzel</a> died on September 21, 1983 from a long illness.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i>Birth Control</i> (1970)</li><li><i>Operation</i> (1971)</li><li><i>Believe in the Pill (Best of…)</i> (1972)</li><li><i>Hoodoo Man</i> (1972)</li><li><i>Knock Knock. Who’s There</i> (1973)</li><li><i>Rebirth</i> (1973)</li><li><i>Goldrock</i> (1973)</li><li><i>Live</i> (1974)</li><li><i>Plastic People</i> (1975)</li><li><i>Backdoor Possibilities</i> (1976)</li><li><i>Live</i> (1977)</li><li><i>The Best Of</i> (1977)</li><li><i>Increase</i> (1977)</li><li><i>The Best Of (Vol. 2)</i> (1978)</li><li><i>Titanic</i> (1978)</li><li><i>Rock on Brain</i> (1978)</li><li><i>Live 79</i> (1979)</li><li><i>Count on Dracula</i> (1980)</li><li><i>Deal Done at Night</i> (1981)</li><li><i>Bäng</i> (1982)</li><li><i>Gamma Ray (Special Mix)</i> (1989)</li><li><i>The Very Best Of</i> (1990)</li><li><i>Condomium</i> (1994)</li><li><i>Two Worlds</i> (1995)</li><li><i>Jungle Life</i> (1996)</li><li><i>Definitive Collection</i> (1996)</li><li><i>Getting There</i> (1998)</li><li><i>Crazy Nights (Studio Session)</i> (1998)</li><li><i>Live Abortion</i> (2000)</li><li><i>Live in Lachendorf</i> (2000)</li><li><i>Alsatian</i> (2003)</li><li><i>Live in Fulda</i> (2004)</li><li><i>35th Anniversary - Live At Rockpalast</i> (2005)</li></ul><br /><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-61350678017090259422009-10-29T20:58:00.000-07:002009-10-29T21:05:59.024-07:00BIRTH CONTROL / titanic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4dAqfgbk-scp43PFpgrGYMZjJqDSMDN7d9lwlfNd1bsP_M9nN6xNL_JaEq5WJDt7oSe7sSXMlehEpaeVeXgLjhYgbNS4zR3RmkTIQgNeKvn2dlGVAFh8Ftmqm-VU-KAmy9rJJZZoi0Q/s1600-h/Birth+control.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4dAqfgbk-scp43PFpgrGYMZjJqDSMDN7d9lwlfNd1bsP_M9nN6xNL_JaEq5WJDt7oSe7sSXMlehEpaeVeXgLjhYgbNS4zR3RmkTIQgNeKvn2dlGVAFh8Ftmqm-VU-KAmy9rJJZZoi0Q/s320/Birth+control.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398237886284384514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">titanic</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bit rate 320 kps</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. The last survivor (4:30)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Miss Davina (4:33)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Seems like it's confusion (5:13)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. How can I live? (6:52)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Titanic (5:16)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Love light (4:41)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Don't turn back (5:21)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Saturday special (5:28)</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-85979240415269047072009-10-28T21:51:00.000-07:002009-10-28T22:11:05.219-07:00STEVE VAI / passion and warfare<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsUnc0MLUf3L2wF9e_B4d7mwaIRZX5rTfWn0SnNoMmMVfb0FuaL8Oye6AdmhOpiaO0DaRDCpggmJlAUGkHdn5pQg9PyGoHuhIXDFfL0Cgjgn6jjX3rskoW8wQn1YEDJP8lECTQY4-WoY/s1600-h/Steve+Vai+-+Passion+And+Warfare+%281993%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsUnc0MLUf3L2wF9e_B4d7mwaIRZX5rTfWn0SnNoMmMVfb0FuaL8Oye6AdmhOpiaO0DaRDCpggmJlAUGkHdn5pQg9PyGoHuhIXDFfL0Cgjgn6jjX3rskoW8wQn1YEDJP8lECTQY4-WoY/s320/Steve+Vai+-+Passion+And+Warfare+%281993%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397880333269070322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">passionandwarfare</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bit rate 320 kps</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vai. One of the greatest. Unlike many guitar albums this is actually fun to listen to and is probably Vai's best. For the Love of God is one of the most intense displays of virtuosity ever recorded. Some other highlights are Blue Powder, The Audience Is Listening, and Erotic Nighmares. Essential to all guitar fans and recomended to prog fans for it's pure chopsmanship." - King Crimson776-ProgArchives<br /><br /><br /></span> </div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Eventide / synth</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Nancy Fagan / vocals</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Jamie Firlotte / vocals</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Chris Frazier / drums</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Stuart Hamm / bass</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Bob Harris / keyboards</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Tris Imboden / drums</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">David Rosenthal / keys</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Pia Vai / keys</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Steve Vai / bass, guitar, keys</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">1. Liberty (2:02)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">2. Erotic Nightmares (4:13)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">3. The Animal (3:55)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">4. Answers (2:41)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">5. The Riddle (6:22)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">6. Ballerina 12/24 (1:45)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">7. For the Love of God (6:02)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">8. The Audience is Listening (5:30)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">9. I Would Love To (3:40)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">10. Blue Powder (4:44)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">11. Greasy Kid's Stuffd (2:57)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">12. Alien Water Kiss (1:10)</div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">13. Sisters (4:07)</div><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Steve Vai</h1> <table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: rgb(240, 230, 140) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; font-size: 125%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2"><span class="fn">Steve Vai</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" class="" colspan="2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SteveVai_2.jpg" class="image" title="Steve Vai in 2007"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/SteveVai_2.jpg/220px-SteveVai_2.jpg" width="220" height="330" /></a><br /><div><small>Steve Vai in 2007</small></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background: rgb(240, 230, 140) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2">Background information</th> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Birth name</th> <td class="nickname">Steven Siro Vai</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Born</th> <td>June 6, 1960 <span style="display: none;">(<span class="bday">1960-06-06</span>)</span> <span class="noprint">(age 49)</span><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carle_Place,_New_York" title="Carle Place, New York">Carle Place, New York</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genres</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_rock" title="Instrumental rock">Instrumental rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">Instruments</a></th> <td class="note"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">Guitar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer" title="Singer" class="mw-redirect">vocals</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Years active</th> <td>1980 - present</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatrazz" title="Alcatrazz">Alcatrazz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3_%28tour%29" title="G3 (tour)">G3</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sheehan" title="Billy Sheehan">Billy Sheehan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Website</th> <td><a href="http://www.vai.com/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Official website</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background: rgb(240, 230, 140) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2">Notable instruments</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez_JEM" title="Ibanez JEM">Ibanez JEM</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez_Universe" title="Ibanez Universe">Ibanez Universe</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Steven "Steve" Siro Vai (born <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1960-06-06"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="06-06"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_6" title="June 6">June 6</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a></span> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carle_Place,_New_York" title="Carle Place, New York">Carle Place, New York</a>) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_American" title="Italian American">Italian American</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_rock" title="Instrumental rock">instrumental rock</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist" title="Guitarist">guitarist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">songwriter</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocalist" title="Vocalist" class="mw-redirect">vocalist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">producer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeper" title="Beekeeper">beekeeper</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor" title="Actor">actor</a>. After starting his professional career as a music transcriptionist for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a>, Vai would also record and tour in Zappa's backing band starting in 1980. The guitarist began a solo career starting in 1984 and has released 13 solo albums as of 2008. Apart from his work with Frank Zappa, Vai has also recorded and toured with numerous musical artists including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatrazz" title="Alcatrazz">Alcatrazz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a>. Vai has been a regular touring member of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3_%28tour%29" title="G3 (tour)">G3 Concert Tour</a> which began in 1996. In 1999 Vai started his own record label <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favored_Nations" title="Favored Nations">Favored Nations</a> with the intent to showcase, as Vai describes: <i>"...artists that have attained the highest performance level on their chosen instruments."</i><sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-0"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> </script> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1970s_and_1980s">1970s and 1980s</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1974, Vai took guitar lessons from guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani" title="Joe Satriani">Joe Satriani</a>, and played in numerous local bands, one that took the name, "The Steve Vais". He has acknowledged the influence of many guitarists including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Beck" title="Jeff Beck">Jeff Beck</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a> guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Holdsworth" title="Allan Holdsworth">Allan Holdsworth</a>. Vai followed those lessons by attending and graduating the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee College of Music</a>, afterwards recording a promotional piece for them, speaking about auditioning for Frank Zappa, at age twenty.</p> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Zappa.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Frank_Zappa.jpg/180px-Frank_Zappa.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="180" height="119" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Zappa.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Steve Vai (on guitar in between the drum set and keyboard set), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a> and band during a concert at the Memorial Auditorium, Oct 25, 1980 Buffalo, NY</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai mailed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a> a transcription of Zappa's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Page" title="The Black Page">The Black Page</a>", an instrumental song written for drums, along with a tape with some of Vai's guitar playing. Zappa was so impressed with the abilities of the young musician that he hired him in 1979 to do work transcribing several of his guitar solos, including many of those appearing on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%27s_Garage" title="Joe's Garage">Joe's Garage</a> album and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_%27n%27_Play_Yer_Guitar" title="Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar" class="mw-redirect">Shut Up 'n' Play Yer Guitar</a> series. These transcriptions were published in 1982 in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Frank_Zappa_Guitar_Book" title="The Frank Zappa Guitar Book">The Frank Zappa Guitar Book</a></i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Subsequent to being hired as a transcriber, Vai did overdubs on many of the guitar parts for Zappa's album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_What_You_Is" title="You Are What You Is">You Are What You Is</a></i>. Thereafter he became a full-fledged band member, going on his first tour with Zappa in the Autumn of 1980. One of those early shows with Vai on guitar, recorded in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_%28album%29" title="Buffalo (album)">Buffalo</a> was released in 2007. While touring with Zappa's band, Vai would sometimes ask audience members to bring musical scores and see if he could <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sight_reading" title="Sight reading">sight-read</a> them on the spot. Zappa referred to Vai as his "little Italian virtuoso" and was listed in liner notes as performing "stunt guitar" or "impossible guitar parts". He would later be a featured artist on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_in_music" title="1993 in music">1993</a> recording, <i>Zappa's Universe</i>. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_music" title="2006 in music">2006</a> he returned to playing music composed by Frank Zappa as a special guest on his son, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa" title="Dweezil Zappa">Dweezil Zappa</a>'s '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zappa_Plays_Zappa" title="Zappa Plays Zappa">Zappa Plays Zappa</a>' tour, alongside old friends from his early years who he had performed with when Zappa was alive.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">After leaving Zappa in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_in_music" title="1982 in music">1982</a> he moved to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> where he recorded his first album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex-Able" title="Flex-Able">Flex-Able</a></i> and performed in a couple of bands. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_in_music" title="1985 in music">1985</a> he replaced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a> as lead guitarist in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Bonnet" title="Graham Bonnet">Graham Bonnet</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatrazz" title="Alcatrazz">Alcatrazz</a> with whom he recorded the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbing_the_Peace" title="Disturbing the Peace">Disturbing the Peace</a></i>. Later in 1985 he joined former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen" title="Van Halen">Van Halen</a> front man <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a>'s group to record the albums <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%27Em_and_Smile" title="Eat 'Em and Smile">Eat 'Em and Smile</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_%28album%29" title="Skyscraper (album)">Skyscraper</a></i>. This significantly increased Vai's visibility to general rock audiences, since Roth was in a highly public battle with the Van Halen members and Vai was favorably compared by many commentators to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen" title="Eddie Van Halen">Eddie Van Halen</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_in_music" title="1986 in music">1986</a> Vai also surprised everyone by playing with ex-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols" title="Sex Pistols">Sex Pistols</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lydon" title="John Lydon">John Lydon</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Image_Ltd" title="Public Image Ltd" class="mw-redirect">Public Image Ltd</a> on their album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_%28Public_Image_Limited_album%29" title="Album (Public Image Limited album)" class="mw-redirect">Album</a></i> (also known as <i>Compact Disc</i> or <i>Cassette</i>). Then, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_in_music" title="1989 in music">1989</a>, Vai joined <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a>, replacing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a>. But, when <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Vandenberg" title="Adrian Vandenberg">Adrian Vandenberg</a> injured his wrist shortly before recording was due to begin for the album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_of_the_Tongue" title="Slip of the Tongue">Slip of the Tongue</a></i>, Vai played all the guitar parts on the album. Vai also played on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper" title="Alice Cooper">Alice Cooper</a> album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Stoopid" title="Hey Stoopid">Hey Stoopid</a></i> along with Joe Satriani on the song <i>Feed my Frankenstein</i>.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1990s_and_2000s">1990s and 2000s</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai continues to tour regularly, both with his own group and with his one-time teacher and fellow guitar instrumentalist friend <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani" title="Joe Satriani">Joe Satriani</a> on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3_%28tour%29" title="G3 (tour)">G3</a> series of tours. Former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Big_%28band%29" title="Mr. Big (band)">Mr. Big</a> bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sheehan" title="Billy Sheehan">Billy Sheehan</a> also joined him for a world tour. In 1990, Vai released his critically acclaimed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_album" title="Solo album">solo album</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_and_Warfare" title="Passion and Warfare">Passion and Warfare</a></i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The song <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_God_%28instrumental%29" title="For the Love of God (instrumental)">"For the Love of God"</a> was voted #29 in a readers' poll of the 100 greatest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_solo" title="Guitar solo">guitar solos</a> of all time in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_World" title="Guitar World">Guitar World</a></i> Magazine.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_in_music" title="1994 in music">1994</a> Vai began writing and recording with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>. Only one track from these sessions and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Little_Man" title="My Little Man">My Little Man</a>" was released on the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzmosis" title="Ozzmosis">Ozzmosis</a></i> album. Despite Vai penning the track he does not appear on the album. His guitar parts were replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakk_Wylde" title="Zakk Wylde">Zakk Wylde</a>. Vai's band members throughout the 1990s included drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mangini" title="Mike Mangini">Mike Mangini</a>, guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Keneally" title="Mike Keneally">Mike Keneally</a> and bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Bynoe" title="Philip Bynoe">Philip Bynoe</a>. In 1994 Vai received a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award">Grammy Award</a> for his performance on the Frank Zappa song <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofa" title="Sofa">Sofa</a></i> from the album <i>Zappa's Universe</i>.</p> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 177px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ibanez_dbl_neck_jem.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Ibanez_dbl_neck_jem.jpg/175px-Ibanez_dbl_neck_jem.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="175" height="276" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ibanez_dbl_neck_jem.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Vai playing a twin-necked Ibanez</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In July <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_in_music" title="2002 in music">2002</a>, Steve Vai performed with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Metropolitan_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra">Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suntory_Hall" title="Suntory Hall">Suntory Hall</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo,_Japan" title="Tokyo, Japan" class="mw-redirect">Tokyo, Japan</a>, in the world premiere of composer Ichiro Nodaira's <i>Fire Strings</i>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerto" title="Concerto">concerto</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitar</a> and 100-piece orchestra.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_in_music" title="2004 in music">2004</a>, a number of his compositions and orchestral arrangements including some previously recorded pieces, were performed in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands" title="The Netherlands" class="mw-redirect">The Netherlands</a> by the Metropole Orchestra in a concert series entitled <i>The Aching Hunger</i>. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in_music" title="2003 in music">2003</a>, drummer Jeremy Colson joined Vai's group replacing previous drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Donati" title="Virgil Donati">Virgil Donati</a>. Vai's latest album, <i>Sound Theories</i>, was released in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_music" title="2007 in music">2007</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Vai released a DVD of his performance at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Astoria" title="London Astoria">The Astoria</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> in December <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_music" title="2001 in music">2001</a>, featuring the lineup of bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sheehan" title="Billy Sheehan">Billy Sheehan</a>, guitarist/pianist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_MacAlpine" title="Tony MacAlpine">Tony MacAlpine</a>, guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weiner" title="Dave Weiner">Dave Weiner</a> and drummer Virgil Donati.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In February 2005, Vai premiered a dual-guitar (electric and classical) piece that he wrote called <i>The Blossom Suite</i> with classical guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Isbin" title="Sharon Isbin">Sharon Isbin</a> at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre_du_Ch%C3%A2telet" title="Théâtre du Châtelet">Châtelet Theatre</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>. In 2006, Vai played as a "special guest" guitarist alongside additional guest Zappa band members, drummer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Bozzio" title="Terry Bozzio">Terry Bozzio</a>, guitarist-singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_White" title="Ray White">Ray White</a> and saxophonist-singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Murphy_Brock" title="Napoleon Murphy Brock">Napoleon Murphy Brock</a> in the "Zappa Plays Zappa" tour led by Frank's son <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa" title="Dweezil Zappa">Dweezil Zappa</a> in Europe and the U.S. in the Spring as well as a short U.S. tour in October.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">On <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="09-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_21" title="September 21">September 21</a></span> 2006, Vai made a special appearance at the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_Games_Live" title="Video Games Live">Video Games Live</a></i> concert at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Bowl" title="Hollywood Bowl">Hollywood Bowl</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood,_California" title="Hollywood, California" class="mw-redirect">Hollywood, California</a>. He played two songs with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; <i>Halo Theme</i>, and a second song for the world premier trailer for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_3" title="Halo 3">Halo 3</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Vai made an appearance at the London Guitar Show 2007 on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_April" title="28th April" class="mw-redirect">28th April</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_in_music" title="2007 in music">2007</a> at the ExCeL Center. In late April 2007, Vai confirmed the release of his most recent record, called <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Theories" title="Sound Theories">Sound Theories</a></i>, on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="06-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_26" title="June 26">June 26</a></span>. The release is a 2-CD set consisting mostly of previously released material that Vai rearranged and played in front of a full <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestra" title="Orchestra">orchestra</a>. Vai says that the project was a great joy because he considers himself to be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composer</a> more than a guitarist, and he is happy to see music he has composed played by an orchestra that can play it well. A DVD followed the record but was not released until later that year. He guested on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_Chaos" title="Systematic Chaos">Systematic Chaos</a></i>, on the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repentance_%28song%29#Repentance" title="Repentance (song)" class="mw-redirect">Repentance</a>". The appearance was vocal rather than instrumental, as Vai was only one of many musical guests recorded. The song features contributions from many artists, with the aim of apologizing to important people in their lives for wrongdoings committed in their pasts. On <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="08-29"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_29" title="August 29">August 29</a></span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_in_music" title="2009 in music">2009</a> he appeared on stage with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> during the final show of their Progressive Nation tour at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Theater" title="Greek Theater" class="mw-redirect">Greek Theater</a>, where he performed during the improvised jam with the other musicians on tour.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span>V<span class="mw-headline" id="Video_games">ideo games</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">"Juice" was featured on the 1996 video game "Formula One" for the PlayStation.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1998, "Erotic Nightmares" was featured as the menu music in the video game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WCW/nWo_Revenge" title="WCW/nWo Revenge">WCW/nWo Revenge</a> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Two different songs featuring Steve Vai's guitar playing appeared in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Both Yankee Rose by David Lee Roth and God Blessed Video by Alcatrazz are featured on the game's soundtrack.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 2004, Steve Vai was featured on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox" title="Xbox">Xbox</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2" title="Halo 2">Halo 2</a></i> (a game by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungie_Studios" title="Bungie Studios" class="mw-redirect">Bungie Studios</a>) Volume 1 soundtrack, performing a heavy rock-guitar rendition of the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_Original_Soundtrack" title="Halo Original Soundtrack">Halo theme</a></i>, known as <i>Halo Theme (MJOLNIR Mix)</i>. He also performed on the track <i>Never Surrender</i>. He later featured in the second volume of the soundtrack, where he performed on the track <i>Reclaimer</i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 2008, Steve Vai's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_God_%28instrumental%29" title="For the Love of God (instrumental)"><i>For the Love of God</i></a> and <i>Halo Theme (MJOLNIR Mix)</i> were featured as downloadable tracks for the game <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_3" title="Guitar Hero 3" class="mw-redirect">Guitar Hero 3</a></i>.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Movies">Movies</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Vai's music has been featured in a number of feature films, including <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudes" title="Dudes">Dudes</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Mars" title="Ghosts of Mars">Ghosts of Mars</a></i>. He appeared onscreen in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_in_film" title="1986 in film">1986</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Macchio" title="Ralph Macchio">Ralph Macchio</a> movie <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossroads_%281986_film%29" title="Crossroads (1986 film)">Crossroads</a></i>, playing the demonically-inspired Jack Butler. At the film's climax, Vai engages in a guitar duel with Macchio, whose guitar parts were dubbed by Vai and also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry_Cooder" title="Ry Cooder">Ry Cooder</a>, who played the initial slide work in the duel and Macchio's earlier performances in the film. The fast-paced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism" title="Neoclassicism">neo-classical</a> track entitled <i>Eugene's Trick Bag</i> with which Macchio wins the competition was also composed by Vai. The body of the piece was heavily based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Paganini" title="Niccolò Paganini">Paganini</a>'s <i>Caprice #5</i>. He later borrowed the opening riff from the track <i>Head Cuttin' Duel</i> for a song called <i>Bad Horsie</i> from his 1995 EP <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Love_Secrets" title="Alien Love Secrets">Alien Love Secrets</a></i>. Later the <i>Crossroads</i> duel reappeared on the 2002 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elusive_Light_and_Sound,_volume_1" title="The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1" class="mw-redirect">The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1</a></i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_in_film" title="1991 in film">1991</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Bogus_Journey" title="Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey">Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey</a></i> the introductory riff to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_%28band%29" title="Kiss (band)">KISS</a>' <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Gave_Rock_%27N_Roll_To_You_II" title="God Gave Rock 'N Roll To You II" class="mw-redirect">God Gave Rock 'N Roll To You II</a></i>, as performed by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Excellent_Adventure" title="Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure">Wyld Stallyns</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bands" title="Battle of the Bands" class="mw-redirect">Battle of the Bands</a> was performed by Vai. He also composed and performed the soundtrack to <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCU_%28film%29" title="PCU (film)">PCU</a></i> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_in_film" title="1994 in film">1994</a>), and made contributions in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_film" title="2001 in film">2001</a> to the score for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carpenter" title="John Carpenter">John Carpenter</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Mars" title="Ghosts of Mars">Ghosts of Mars</a></i>, performing on the tracks <i>Ghosts of Mars</i> and <i>Ghost Poppin</i>. His track "I'm the Hell Outta Here" can be heard during <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_in_film" title="1992 in film">1992</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encino_Man" title="Encino Man">Encino Man</a></i> in the scene where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Fraser" title="Brendan Fraser">Brendan Fraser</a> is taking a driving lesson.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">His guitar is starring in the animated short film "Live Music".</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Playing_style">Playing style</span></h2><br /><div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 177px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Vai2001.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Steve_Vai2001.jpg/175px-Steve_Vai2001.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="175" height="162" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Vai2001.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Vai performing in 2001</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai is widely recognized as a highly technically advanced rock guitarist and has been described as a virtuoso in the world of guitar music <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-1"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>. His 1990 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_and_Warfare" title="Passion and Warfare">Passion and Warfare</a></i> and the ballad <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_God_%28instrumental%29" title="For the Love of God (instrumental)">For the Love of God</a></i> in particular received a significant amount of press and are often cited by critics and fans alike as amongst his best work to date <sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-2"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai's playing style has been characterized as quirky and angular, owing to his technical ability with the instrument and deep knowledge of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_theory" title="Music theory">music theory</a>. He often uses exotic guitars; he plays both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_neck_guitar" title="Double neck guitar">double and triple neck guitars</a>, and is regarded as the first to use the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7-string_guitar" title="7-string guitar" class="mw-redirect">7-string guitar</a> in a rock context.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> Along with Ibanez, he designed a signature 7-string guitar, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez_Universe" title="Ibanez Universe">Ibanez Universe</a> in 1989, which provided the low-end rumble many guitarists were craving.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Equipment">Equipment</span></h2> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 177px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steve-Vai.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Steve-Vai.jpg/175px-Steve-Vai.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="175" height="233" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steve-Vai.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Steve Vai at G3 in Milan, Italy, June 2004</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai is an accomplished studio producer (he owns two: "The Mothership" <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-4"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> and "The Harmony Hut" <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-5"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>) and his own recordings combine his signature guitar prowess with novel compositions and considerable use of studio and recording effects.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai also helped design his signature <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez_JEM" title="Ibanez JEM">Ibanez JEM</a> series of guitars. They feature a hand grip (fondly referred to as a "monkey grip") cut into the top of the body of the guitar, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humbucker" title="Humbucker">humbucker</a>-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_coil" title="Single coil">single coil</a>-humbucker <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiMarzio" title="DiMarzio">DiMarzio</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick_up_%28music_technology%29" title="Pick up (music technology)" class="mw-redirect">pickup</a> configuration with several different types of pickup including Evolution, Breed and EVO 2. He also uses the Ibanez Edge and Lo-Pro Edge double-locking tremolo systems (the current production JEMs have the newer Edge Pro), as well as an elaborate and extensive "Tree of Life" inlay down the neck. Vai also equips many of his guitars with an Ibanez Backstop, a tremolo stabilizer that has been discontinued. Lately Vai has also equipped some of his guitars with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=True_Temperament&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="True Temperament (page does not exist)">True Temperament</a> fretboards in order for his chords to sound completely in tune.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-6"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Vai also has a 7-string model designed by him named <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez_Universe" title="Ibanez Universe">Ibanez Universe</a>. The Universe later influenced the 7-string guitars used by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn" title="Korn">Korn</a> and other bands to create <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">nu metal</a> sounds in the late 1990s. He also has a signature <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez" title="Ibanez">Ibanez</a> acoustic, the Euphoria. Before Ibanez, he briefly endorsed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_guitars" title="Jackson guitars" class="mw-redirect">Jackson guitars</a>, but this relationship only lasted two years.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Vai has also worked with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvin_A%26I" title="Carvin A&I" class="mw-redirect">Carvin Guitars and Pro Audio</a> to develop the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carvin_Legacy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carvin Legacy (page does not exist)">Carvin Legacy</a> line of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrument_amplifier" title="Instrument amplifier">guitar amplifiers</a>. Vai wanted to create an affordable amp that was unique, and equal in sound and versatility to any guitar amp he had previously used.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-7"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Over his long musical career, Steve Vai has used and designed an array of guitars. He even had his DNA put into the swirl paint job on one of his signature JEM guitars, the JEM2KDNA, in the form of his blood<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-8"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>. Only 300 of these were made. Nowadays he mainly uses his white "Evo", a JEM7V, and his "Flo", which is a customized Floral Jem 77FP painted white. They are both inscribed with their names in two places, mainly in order to allow him to distinguish between the guitars he uses onstage. "Flo" is equipped with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandes_Guitars" title="Fernandes Guitars">Fernandes</a> sustainer system.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">He also has a guitar named "Mojo" in which the dot inlays are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode" title="Light-emitting diode">blue LED</a> lights. Additionally, he has a custom-made triple-neck guitar that has the same basic features as his JEM7V guitars. The top neck is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_string_guitar" title="Twelve string guitar" class="mw-redirect">12-string</a> guitar, the middle is a 6-string, and the bottom is a 6-string <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fretless_guitar" title="Fretless guitar">fretless guitar</a> with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandes_Sustainer" title="Fernandes Sustainer">Fernandes Sustainer</a> pickup. This guitar was featured on the G3 2003 tour on the piece <i>I Know You're Here</i>. Vai's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_pedal" title="Effects pedal" class="mw-redirect">effects pedals</a> include a modified <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOSS_DS-1" title="BOSS DS-1" class="mw-redirect">Boss DS-1</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibanez_Tube_Screamer" title="Ibanez Tube Screamer">Ibanez Tube Screamer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah-wah_pedal" title="Wah-wah pedal">Morley Bad Horsie</a>, Ibanez Jemini Twin Distortion Pedal, TC Electronics G-System, Morley Little Alligator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expression_pedal" title="Expression pedal">Volume pedal</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whammy_pedal" title="Whammy pedal" class="mw-redirect">Digitech Whammy</a>, and an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MXR_Phase_90" title="MXR Phase 90">MXR Phase 90</a>/Phase 100 on the Passion and Warfare album. His flight cases are labeled "Mr. Vai", or latterly, "Dr. Vai". He used a number of rack effects units controlled via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI" class="mw-redirect">MIDI</a>, but used a floor-based TC electronics G system instead for the Zappa Plays Zappa tour.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 2005, Vai signed on as an official supporter of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Kids_Rock" title="Little Kids Rock">Little Kids Rock</a>, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization" title="Non-profit organization">nonprofit organization</a> that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in public schools throughout the U.S.A. He sits on LKR's Honorary Board of Directors.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai was a judge for the 3rd and 8th annual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Independent_Music_Awards" title="The Independent Music Awards">Independent Music Awards</a> to support independent artists. <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-9"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai is also the founder of the Make A Noise Foundation, which he started with his manager Ruta Sepetys <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-10"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>. The foundation's goal is to provide funding for music education and programs for those unable to pursue music-related activities due to limited resources.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-11"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Favored_Nations">Favored Nations</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai owns <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favored_Nations" title="Favored Nations">Favored Nations</a>, a recording and publishing company that specializes in internationally procuring and maintaining <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician" title="Musician">recording artists</a>. Favored Nations is separated into three sections, 'Favored Nations', 'Favored Nations Acoustic' and 'Favored Nations Cool (Jazz style)'</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Artists with whom the Favored Nations label works or has worked include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Johnson" title="Eric Johnson">Eric Johnson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lukather" title="Steve Lukather">Steve Lukather</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Schon" title="Neal Schon">Neal Schon</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Petrucci" title="John Petrucci">John Petrucci</a> & <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Rudess" title="Jordan Rudess">Jordan Rudess</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattias_IA_Eklundh" title="Mattias IA Eklundh" class="mw-redirect">Mattias IA Eklundh</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tak_Matsumoto" title="Tak Matsumoto">Tak Matsumoto</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Timmons" title="Andy Timmons">Andy Timmons</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hiland" title="Johnny Hiland">Johnny Hiland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Emmanuel" title="Tommy Emmanuel">Tommy Emmanuel</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Reid" title="Vernon Reid">Vernon Reid</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yardbirds" title="The Yardbirds">The Yardbirds</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Coryell" title="Larry Coryell">Larry Coryell</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimi_Fox" title="Mimi Fox">Mimi Fox</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Sardinas" title="Eric Sardinas">Eric Sardinas</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dweezil_Zappa" title="Dweezil Zappa">Dweezil Zappa</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weiner" title="Dave Weiner">Dave Weiner</a>, James Robinson and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_A" title="Johnny A" class="mw-redirect">Johnny A</a>.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_life">Personal life</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Vai is married to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Maiocco" title="Pia Maiocco">Pia Maiocco</a>, former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassist" title="Bassist">bass player</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vixen_%28band%29" title="Vixen (band)">Vixen</a>, who can be seen in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardbodies" title="Hardbodies">Hardbodies</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup>. Vai and Maiocco have two children; Julian Angel and Fire. In his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure" title="Leisure">spare time</a> Vai is an avid <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beekeeper" title="Beekeeper">beekeeper</a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> - his bees regularly produce a crop of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey" title="Honey">honey</a> that Vai sells for his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Make_a_Noise_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Make a Noise Foundation (page does not exist)">Make a Noise Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-14"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Band_History_-_not_including_guest_appearances">Band History - not including guest appearances</span></h2> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a> (1980-1982)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatrazz" title="Alcatrazz">Alcatrazz</a> (1985)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a> (1985-1986)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Image_Ltd." title="Public Image Ltd.">Public Image Ltd.</a> (1985-1986)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a> (1986)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a> (1987-1988)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a> (1988-1990)</li><li>Solo (1984-present)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_band_members">Current band members</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Steve Vai - vocals, lead guitar</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weiner" title="Dave Weiner">Dave Weiner</a> - rhythm guitar, electric sitar</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Marie_Calhoun" title="Ann Marie Calhoun">Ann Marie Calhoun</a> - violin, keyboard</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_DePue&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alex DePue (page does not exist)">Alex DePue</a> - violin</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Beller" title="Bryan Beller">Bryan Beller</a> - bass guitar</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Colson" title="Jeremy Colson" class="mw-redirect">Jeremy Colson</a> - drums, percussion</li></ul> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Solo_albums">Solo albums</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex-Able" title="Flex-Able">Flex-Able</a></i> (1984)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flex-Able_Leftovers" title="Flex-Able Leftovers">Flex-Able Leftovers</a></i> (1984)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion_and_Warfare" title="Passion and Warfare">Passion and Warfare</a></i> (1990) - Gold (USA)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-15"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>, #18 on the Billboard 200 on June 30, 1990</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_Religion_%28album%29" title="Sex and Religion (album)" class="mw-redirect">Sex & Religion</a></i> (1993)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_Love_Secrets" title="Alien Love Secrets">Alien Love Secrets</a></i> (1995)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Garden" title="Fire Garden">Fire Garden</a></i> (1996)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ultra_Zone" title="The Ultra Zone">The Ultra Zone</a></i> (1999)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seventh_Song" title="The Seventh Song">The 7th Song</a></i> (2000)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_in_an_Ultra_World" title="Alive in an Ultra World">Alive in an Ultra World</a></i> (2001)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elusive_Light_and_Sound,_volume_1" title="The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1" class="mw-redirect">The Elusive Light and Sound, volume 1</a></i> (2002)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Infinite_Steve_Vai:_An_Anthology" title="The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology">The Infinite Steve Vai: An Anthology</a></i> (2003)</li><li><i>Live In London</i> (2004)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Illusions:_Reflections" title="Real Illusions: Reflections">Real Illusions: Reflections</a></i> (2005)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Theories" title="Sound Theories">Sound Theories</a></i> (2007)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_wild_things_are_%28album%29" title="Where the wild things are (album)" class="mw-redirect">Where the Wild Things Are</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Appearances_on_Zappa_albums">Appearances on Zappa albums</span></h3> <table style="font-weight: bold;" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Album</th> <th>Credit</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinseltown_Rebellion" title="Tinseltown Rebellion">Tinseltown Rebellion</a></i></td> <td>Rhythm guitar, vocals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_%27n_Play_Yer_Guitar" title="Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar">Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar</a></i></td> <td>Rhythm guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Are_What_You_Is" title="You Are What You Is">You Are What You Is</a></i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1982</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_Arriving_Too_Late_to_Save_a_Drowning_Witch" title="Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch">Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch</a></i></td> <td>"Impossible Guitar parts"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_Utopia" title="The Man from Utopia">The Man from Utopia</a></i></td> <td>Guitar parts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Them_or_Us" title="Them or Us">Them or Us</a></i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing-Fish" title="Thing-Fish">Thing-Fish</a></i></td> <td>Guitar, vocals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa_Meets_the_Mothers_of_Prevention" title="Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention">Frank Zappa Meets the Mothers of Prevention</a></i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_from_Hell" title="Jazz from Hell">Jazz from Hell</a></i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_%28album%29" title="Guitar (album)">Guitar</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i>You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Sampler</i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Stage_Anymore,_Vol._1" title="You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1">You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Stage_Anymore,_Vol._3" title="You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3">You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Stage_Anymore,_Vol._4" title="You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4">You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar, vocals</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_the_Boots#As_an_Am" title="Beat the Boots">Beat the Boots I: As An Am</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Stage_Anymore,_Vol._5" title="You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5">You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Stage_Anymore,_Vol._6" title="You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6">You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6</a></i></td> <td>Stunt guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strictly_Commercial" title="Strictly Commercial">Strictly Commercial</a></i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_I_Offended_Someone%3F" title="Have I Offended Someone?">Have I Offended Someone?</a></i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i>Cheap Thrills</i></td> <td>Guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i>Son of Cheep Thrills</i></td> <td>Guitar, vocals</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="With_other_artists">With other artists</span></h3> <table style="font-weight: bold;" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Artist</th> <th>Album</th> <th>RIAA</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lisa_Popeil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lisa Popeil (page does not exist)">Lisa Popeil</a></td> <td><i>Lisa Popeil</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td>Heresy</td> <td><i>At The Door</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatrazz" title="Alcatrazz">Alcatrazz</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbing_the_Peace" title="Disturbing the Peace">Disturbing the Peace</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Image_Ltd." title="Public Image Ltd.">Public Image Ltd.</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album_%28album%29" title="Album (album)" class="mw-redirect">Album</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bob_Harris_%28musician%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Harris (musician) (page does not exist)">Bob Harris</a></td> <td><i>The Great Nostalgia</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Shankar" title="L. Shankar">Shankar</a> & Caroline</td> <td><i>The Epidemics</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_%27Em_and_Smile" title="Eat 'Em and Smile">Eat 'Em and Smile</a></i></td> <td>Platinum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Randy_Coven&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Randy Coven (page does not exist)">Randy Coven</a></td> <td><i>Funk Me Tender</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_Vacation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Western Vacation (page does not exist)">Western Vacation</a></td> <td><i>Western Vacation</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper_%28album%29" title="Skyscraper (album)">Skyscraper</a></i></td> <td>Platinum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slip_of_the_Tongue" title="Slip of the Tongue">Slip of the Tongue</a></i></td> <td>3x Platinum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rebecca_%28band%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rebecca (band) (page does not exist)">Rebecca</a></td> <td><i>The Best of Dreams</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Cooper" title="Alice Cooper">Alice Cooper</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Stoopid" title="Hey Stoopid">Hey Stoopid</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Whitesnake's Greatest Hits">Whitesnake's Greatest Hits</a></i></td> <td>Platinum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzmosis" title="Ozzmosis">Ozzmosis</a></i> (cowriter on one song)</td> <td>2x Platinum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wild_Style_%28band%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wild Style (band) (page does not exist)">Wild Style</a></td> <td><i>Cryin'</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munetaka_Higuchi" title="Munetaka Higuchi">Munetaka Higuchi</a> with Dream Castle</td> <td><i>Free World</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani" title="Joe Satriani">Joe Satriani</a> / <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Johnson" title="Eric Johnson">Eric Johnson</a> / Steve Vai</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3:_Live_in_Concert" title="G3: Live in Concert">G3: Live in Concert</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lee_Roth" title="David Lee Roth">David Lee Roth</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best" title="The Best">The Best</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Bissonette" title="Gregg Bissonette">Gregg Bissonette</a></td> <td><i>Gregg Bissonette</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola" title="Al Di Meola">Al Di Meola</a></td> <td><i>The Infinite Desire</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jackson_%28musician%29" title="Joe Jackson (musician)">Joe Jackson</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._1" title="Symphony No. 1">Symphony No. 1</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitesnake" title="Whitesnake">Whitesnake</a></td> <td><i>The Back to Black Collection</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_Bissonette" title="Gregg Bissonette">Gregg Bissonette</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_%28album%29" title="Submarine (album)">Submarine</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thana_Harris&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thana Harris (page does not exist)">Thana Harris</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanatopsis" title="Thanatopsis">Thanatopsis</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Dice_Clay" title="Andrew Dice Clay">Andrew Dice Clay</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Face_Down,_Ass_Up&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Face Down, Ass Up (page does not exist)">Face Down, Ass Up</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robin_DiMaggio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robin DiMaggio (page does not exist)">Robin DiMaggio</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Planet" title="Blue Planet">Blue Planet</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Sheehan" title="Billy Sheehan">Billy Sheehan</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compression_%28album%29" title="Compression (album)">Compression</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tak_Matsumoto" title="Tak Matsumoto">Tak Matsumoto</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hana" title="Hana">Hana</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surinder_Sandhu" title="Surinder Sandhu">Surinder Sandhu</a></td> <td><i>Saurang Orchestra</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>Girls Together Outrageously (G.T.O)</td> <td>Solo in their cover version of "I'll Be Around"</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Sardinas" title="Eric Sardinas">Eric Sardinas</a></td> <td><i>Black Pearls</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lukather" title="Steve Lukather">Steve Lukather</a> & Friends</td> <td><i>SantaMental</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Turner_Project" title="Hughes Turner Project">Hughes Turner Project</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTP_2" title="HTP 2">HTP 2</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Shankar" title="L. Shankar">Shankar</a> & Gingger</td> <td><i>One in a Million</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardbirds" title="Yardbirds" class="mw-redirect">Yardbirds</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdland" title="Birdland">Birdland</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani" title="Joe Satriani">Joe Satriani</a>, Steve Vai, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3:_Live_in_Denver" title="G3: Live in Denver">G3: Live - Rockin' In The Free World</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead" title="Motörhead">Motörhead</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_%28album%29" title="Inferno (album)">Inferno</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Carpenter" title="Bob Carpenter" class="mw-redirect">Bob Carpenter</a></td> <td><i>The Sun, The Moon, The Stars</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Keneally" title="Mike Keneally">Mike Keneally</a></td> <td><i>Vai: Piano Reductions, Vol. 1</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lowery" title="John Lowery" class="mw-redirect">John 5</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_Sanity" title="Songs for Sanity">Songs for Sanity</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Weiner" title="Dave Weiner">Dave Weiner</a></td> <td><i>Live at Astoria DVD</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Satriani" title="Joe Satriani">Joe Satriani</a>, Steve Vai, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Petrucci" title="John Petrucci">John Petrucci</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3:_Live_in_Tokyo" title="G3: Live in Tokyo">G3: Live in Tokyo</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devin_Townsend_Band" title="The Devin Townsend Band" class="mw-redirect">The Devin Townsend Band</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchestra" title="Synchestra">Synchestra</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Friedman_%28guitarist%29" title="Marty Friedman (guitarist)" class="mw-redirect">Marty Friedman</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudspeaker_%28album%29" title="Loudspeaker (album)">Loudspeaker</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meat_Loaf" title="Meat Loaf">Meat Loaf</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_out_of_Hell_III:_The_Monster_Is_Loose" title="Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose" class="mw-redirect">Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose</a></i></td> <td>Gold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> (spoken voice only)</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic_Chaos" title="Systematic Chaos">Systematic Chaos</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_Ramazzotti" title="Eros Ramazzotti">Eros Ramazzotti</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E%C2%B2_%28album%29" title="E² (album)">e²</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker" title="Jason Becker">Jason Becker</a></td> <td><i>[Collection]</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_Tap" title="Spinal Tap">Spinal Tap</a></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_from_the_dead&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Back from the dead (page does not exist)">Back from the dead</a></i></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Soundtracks">Soundtracks</span></h3> <table style="font-weight: bold;" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Soundtrack</th> <th>Type</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i>Crossroads</i></td> <td>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i>Dudes</i></td> <td>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Bogus_Journey:_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture" title="Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey: Music from the Motion Picture">Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey</a></i></td> <td>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encino_Man" title="Encino Man">Encino Man</a></i></td> <td>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCU_%28film%29" title="PCU (film)">PCU</a></i></td> <td>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i>Formula 1</i></td> <td>Original Video Game Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Mars" title="Ghosts of Mars">Ghosts of Mars</a></i></td> <td>Original Motion Picture Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2_Original_Soundtrack#Volume_one" title="Halo 2 Original Soundtrack">Halo 2 Soundtrack Volume 1</a></i></td> <td>Original Video Game Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2_Original_Soundtrack#Volume_two" title="Halo 2 Original Soundtrack">Halo 2 Soundtrack Volume 2</a></i></td> <td>Original Video Game Soundtrack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock" title="Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock">Guitar Hero III:</a> Virtuoso Track Pack</i></td> <td>Original Video Game Soundtrack</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Compilations">Compilations</span></h3> <table style="font-weight: bold;" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Artists</th> <th>Compilation</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Guitar's Practicing Musicians</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Zappa's Universe</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>In From The Storm</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Songs of West Side Story</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Merry Axemas: A Guitar Christmas</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Angelica_%28album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Angelica (album) (page does not exist)">Angelica</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Radio Disney Kid Jams</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Corporation" title="Roland Corporation">Roland</a> Guitar Masters</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Guitars For Freedom</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Warmth In The Wilderness Vol. II - A Tribute to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Becker" title="Jason Becker">Jason Becker</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_2_Original_Soundtrack" title="Halo 2 Original Soundtrack">Halo 2 Original Soundtrack</a></i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>The Sounds Of Nascar</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Monsters of Rock</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>Various</td> <td><i>Zappa Plays Zappa</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>Steve Vai</td> <td><i>Naked Tracks</i></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Awards_and_Nominations_.5B17.5D">Awards and Nominations <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Vai#cite_note-16"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Grammy_Winner">Grammy Winner</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1994 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Sofa" from Zappa's Universe</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>2001 Best Pop Instrumental No Substitutions [Steve Vai Producer/Engineer]</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>2009 "Peaches En Regalia" – Zappa Plays Zappa</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Grammy_Nomination">Grammy Nomination</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1990 Best Rock Instrumental Album Passion & Warfare</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1995 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Tender Surrender" – from Alien Love Secrets</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1997 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "For the Love of God" – from G3 Live in Concert</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1999 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Windows to the Soul" – from The Ultra Zone</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>2001 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Whispering a Prayer" – from Alive in an Ultra World</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>2006 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "Lotus Feet" — lost to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Paul" title="Les Paul">Les Paul</a> & Friends's "69 Freedom Special"</li></ul> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>2008 Best Rock Instrumental Performance "The Attitude Song" — lost to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>'s "Once Upon a Time in the West"</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Guitar_Player_Magazine">Guitar Player Magazine</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Gallery of Greats</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Rock Guitarist (Tie with Jimmy Page)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Overall Guitarist 3rd Place</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Experimental Guitarist (Tie with Buckethead)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Metal Recording 3rd Place</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Overall Guitar Recording 2nd Place</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Metal Guitarist 3rd Place</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Overall Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Guitar Album</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Metal Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1989 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1988 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1987 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1987 Best Overall Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1986 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Guitar_World">Guitar World</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Most Valued Player (tie with Stevie Ray Vaughan)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Album</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Guitar Solo (For the Love of God)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1989 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="International_Music_Award_Nomination">International Music Award Nomination</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Guitarist</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Select_Magazine_.28UK.29">Select Magazine (UK)</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Album (Passion and Warfare)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Musician</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Sexiest Male</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Guitar_for_the_Practicing_Musician">Guitar for the Practicing Musician</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1993 Editor’s Choice Award</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Reader’s Choice - Guitar Album of the Year</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Instrumental Guitarist of the Year</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1988 Rock Guitarist of the Year</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1987 Hall of Fame</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1986 Guitar in the 90’s Award</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Kerrang_.28UK.29">Kerrang (UK)</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1993 Best Hard Rock Performance</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Guitarist of the Year</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1989 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Young_Guitar_.28Japan.29">Young Guitar (Japan)</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1991 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1997 Best Rock Guitarist</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Rock_Brigade">Rock Brigade</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1996 Best Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1997 Best Guitarist</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="RAW">RAW</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Selling Album (No. 10)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Selling LP Sleeve (No. 1)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Selling Promo Video (No. 5, I Would Love To)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Selling Promo Video (No. 7, The Audience is Listening)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Sex Object (No. 6)</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best RAW Cover (No. 3)</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Player">Player</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Best Hard Rock Guitarist - 2nd Place</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Making_Music">Making Music</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Album</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Guitarist</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Musician</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Metal_Hammer">Metal Hammer</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1990 Best Guitarist (Reader's Poll)</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="California_Music_Awards">California Music Awards</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">2001 Outstanding Guitarist (nominee)</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Golden_Stag_Awards_Romania">Golden Stag Awards Romania</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">2009 Excellence Prize</p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-25239069167194330362009-10-24T21:22:00.000-07:002009-10-24T22:23:51.271-07:00TAIPHONG / taiphong 1975<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EMIl2dK5V-MBTuKfCOcILFJJubze2ZNqQUiXprtjnP_GwQTnYnyD1P_RaAfXY5ebS12BuY_naistRvwdH6sNeJE9FiP1_QN4AuzMNWXtfWK4arRyJgv-SDvcrFR0u8bs5j4gj-met90/s1600-h/tai+phong.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EMIl2dK5V-MBTuKfCOcILFJJubze2ZNqQUiXprtjnP_GwQTnYnyD1P_RaAfXY5ebS12BuY_naistRvwdH6sNeJE9FiP1_QN4AuzMNWXtfWK4arRyJgv-SDvcrFR0u8bs5j4gj-met90/s320/tai+phong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396388649373972770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taiphong 1975</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">taiphong</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This first release by French group Taï Phong, which was led by twin brothers from Viet Nam, is lush, highly melodic symphonic prog. Great keyboards, beautiful harmonies, brilliant guitar. Musicianship and production is top-notch. This is actually pretty amazing!</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Taï Phong</h1> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Taï Phong is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">French</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a> band formed by Khanh Mai (guitar, voice) and Tai Sinh (bass, guitar, voice, keyboards), two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam" title="Vietnam">Vietnamese</a> brothers, in 1975. They were joined by Jean-Alain Gardet (keyboards), Stephan Caussarieu (drums, percussions) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Goldman" title="Jean-Jacques Goldman">Jean-Jacques Goldman</a> (guitar, voice, violin).</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">They released three albums between 1975 and 1979: <i>Taï Phong</i> (1975), <i>Windows</i> (1976) and <i>Last Flight</i> (1979). <i>Sister Jane</i>, the first single from their first album, was a radio hit.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The band reunited in 2000 with Khan Maï and Stephan Caussarieu. They are joined by Hervé Acosta (voice) and Angelo Zarzuelo (keyboards).</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">As of 2007, Khan Maï remains the only original member of the band.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1975 : <i>Tai Phong</i></li><li>1976 : <i>Windows</i></li><li>1979 : <i>Last Flight</i></li><li>2000 : <i>Sun</i></li></ul> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Bibliography">Bibliography</span></h2> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Ludovic Lorenzi, <i>Taï Phong : l'aventure continue</i>, éd. Lorenzi, 2007. (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9782952878906" class="internal mw-magiclink-isbn">ISBN 978-2-9528789-0-6</a>)</li></ul><br /><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-88889316315114631352009-10-24T21:01:00.000-07:002009-10-25T21:32:32.849-07:00JANE / live 77<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKOBppgKd5NHRQFL9ERluvYMVsxSSVHvqtA83iVpfP4xt08fenn_6VBRgf0GZnt_NRlPutNl-JAobPeRa0pPV6VNfIdcaVY0N-aSHK8HNJIh3pjXU9tfp9RxqPagymVY7hK_Xwv8usVU/s1600-h/jane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKOBppgKd5NHRQFL9ERluvYMVsxSSVHvqtA83iVpfP4xt08fenn_6VBRgf0GZnt_NRlPutNl-JAobPeRa0pPV6VNfIdcaVY0N-aSHK8HNJIh3pjXU9tfp9RxqPagymVY7hK_Xwv8usVU/s320/jane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396383424087050674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Live 77</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">live</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Band:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Panka, drums, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Klaus Hess, guitare, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martin Hesse, bass</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Manfred Wieczorke, beyboard, vocals</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Songs:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">01 Lady - 3:37</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">02 Radio Talk 1 - 2:44</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">03 Fire, Water, Earth & Air - 3:44</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">04 Another Way - 5:16</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">05 River - 4:17</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">06 Out In The Rain - 6:08</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">07 Hangman - 14:34</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">08 Radio Talk 2 - :49</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">09 Windows - 20:22</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Jane<br /></h1> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Jane is a German Progressive Rock <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautrock" title="Krautrock">Krautrock</a> band that was formed in October 1970 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanover" title="Hanover">Hanover</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.</p><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> </script> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Band_history">Band history</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Their debut album 'Together' is considered by fans to be one of the iconic Progressive Rock albums of all time. The band has been through a lot of line-up changes and records on recent years under 'Peter Panka's Jane' after Klaus Hess left the band. Their latest release available in Germany is 'Voices' which has been critically acclaimed by the fans and critics alike. Jane can be seen in the 'Krautrock Meeting' concert film recently released on DVD. Alongside <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eloy" title="Eloy">Eloy</a>, Ramses and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_Control_%28band%29" title="Birth Control (band)">Birth Control</a>, Jane are regarded as one of the best Krautrock groups with a devoted following which can be traced to Germany, Austria and Iran. Peter Panka (the main founder of Jane) died on June 28, 2007. The future of the band is unknown at this time. The remaining members of the band toured Germany & Austria in 2007 alongside Fritz Randow and Arndt Schulz in memory of Peter Panka. Cool & Easy Records (Jane's official record label) has announced series of rarities titled 'The Lost Tapes' and a new DVD 'Phoenix' for future release. <i>Tribute To Peter Panka</i> a live concert DVD was released in 2008.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Line-up">Line-up</span></h2> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Panka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Panka (page does not exist)">Peter Panka</a> (b.March 3, 1948, d.June 28, 2007) - Lead Vocals, Drums (deceased)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charly_Maucher&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charly Maucher (page does not exist)">Charly Maucher</a> - Lead Vocals, Bass</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Werner_Nadolny&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Werner Nadolny (page does not exist)">Werner Nadolny</a> - Keyboards, Vocals</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klaus_Walz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klaus Walz (page does not exist)">Klaus Walz</a> - Lead Guitars, Vocals</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Randow" title="Fritz Randow">Fritz Randow</a> - Drums in 2007 Tour (Replacing the late Peter Panka)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arndt_Schulz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arndt Schulz (page does not exist)">Arndt Schulz</a> - Guitars & Vocals in 2007 Tour</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wolfgang_Krantz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wolfgang Krantz (page does not exist)">Wolfgang Krantz</a> - Keyboards from 2008</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Past_members">Past members</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Werner Nadolny - Keyboards</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predrag_Jovanovi%C4%87" title="Predrag Jovanović" class="mw-redirect">Predrag Jovanović</a> (aka <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%C4%91a_D%27_Boy" title="Peđa D' Boy" class="mw-redirect">Pedja</a>) - Guitar, vocals</li><li>Martin Hesse - Bass</li><li>Gottfried Janko - Organ, Keyboards, Vocals (deceased)(d. autumn 2004 of a heart attack)</li><li>Klaus Hess - Guitar, Vocals</li><li>Manfred Wieczorke - Keyboards [Ex-member of Eloy]</li></ul> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Vinyl">Vinyl</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_%28Jane_album%29" title="Together (Jane album)">Together</a></i> (1972)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_We_Are" title="Here We Are">Here We Are</a></i> (1973)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jane III (page does not exist)">Jane III</a></i> (1974)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lady_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lady (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Lady</a></i> (1975)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fire,_Water,_Earth_and_Air&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fire, Water, Earth and Air (page does not exist)">Fire, Water, Earth and Air</a></i> (1976)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_at_Home&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live at Home (page does not exist)">Live at Home</a></i> (1976)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Between_Heaven_and_Hell_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Between Heaven and Hell (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Between Heaven and Hell</a></i> (1977)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Age_of_Madness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Age of Madness (page does not exist)">Age of Madness</a></i> (1978)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sign_No._9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sign No. 9 (page does not exist)">Sign No. 9</a></i> (1979)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_%28Mask%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jane (Mask) (page does not exist)">Jane (Mask)</a></i> (1980)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germania_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germania (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Germania</a></i> (1981)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Warlock_Rock_Ballet_soundtrack_%28feat._Lady_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warlock Rock Ballet soundtrack (feat. Lady Jane) (page does not exist)">Warlock Rock Ballet soundtrack (feat. Lady Jane)</a></i> (1983)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beautiful_Lady&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beautiful Lady (page does not exist)">Beautiful Lady</a></i> (1986)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_%2788_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live '88 (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Live '88</a></i> (1989)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_%2789&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live '89 (page does not exist)">Live '89</a></i> (1990)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="CDs">CDs</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_%28Jane_album%29" title="Together (Jane album)">Together</a></i> (1990)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Here_we_are&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Here we are (page does not exist)">Here we are</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_III&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jane III (page does not exist)">Jane III</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lady_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lady (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Lady</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fire,_Water,_Earth_and_Air&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fire, Water, Earth and Air (page does not exist)">Fire, Water, Earth and Air</a></i> (1990)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_at_home&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live at home (page does not exist)">Live at home</a></i> (1992)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Between_Heaven_and_Hell_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Between Heaven and Hell (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Between Heaven and Hell</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Age_of_madness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Age of madness (page does not exist)">Age of madness</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sign_No._9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sign No. 9 (page does not exist)">Sign No. 9</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jane_%28Maske%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jane (Maske) (page does not exist)">Jane (Maske)</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germania_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Germania (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Germania</a></i> (1997)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beautiful_Lady&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beautiful Lady (page does not exist)">Beautiful Lady</a></i> (1993)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_%2789&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live '89 (page does not exist)">Live '89</a></i> (1990)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Resurrection_%28Peter_Panka%27s_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Resurrection (Peter Panka's Jane) (page does not exist)">Resurrection (Peter Panka's Jane)</a></i> (1996)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comes_alive_%28Mother_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Comes alive (Mother Jane) (page does not exist)">Comes alive (Mother Jane)</a></i> (2000)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_again_%28Lady_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Back again (Lady Jane) (page does not exist)">Back again (Lady Jane)</a></i> (2000)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Genuine_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Genuine (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Genuine</a></i> (2002)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_2002_%28Peter_Panka%27s_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live 2002 (Peter Panka's Jane) (page does not exist)">Live 2002 (Peter Panka's Jane)</a></i> (2002)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shine_On_%28Peter_Panka%27s_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shine On (Peter Panka's Jane) (page does not exist)">Shine On (Peter Panka's Jane)</a></i> (2003)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Voices_%28Peter_Panka%27s_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Voices (Peter Panka's Jane) (page does not exist)">Voices (Peter Panka's Jane)</a></i> (2006)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Live_At_META%27s_%28Peter_Panka%27s_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Live At META's (Peter Panka's Jane) (page does not exist)">Live At META's (Peter Panka's Jane)</a></i> (2007)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proceed_with_Memories_%28Werner_Nadolny%27s_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Proceed with Memories (Werner Nadolny's Jane) (page does not exist)">Proceed with Memories (Werner Nadolny's Jane)</a></i> (2009)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_Dreams_%28Klaus_Hess%27_Jane_a.k.a._Mother_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="In Dreams (Klaus Hess' Jane a.k.a. Mother Jane) (page does not exist)">In Dreams (Klaus Hess' Jane a.k.a. Mother Jane)</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Singles">Singles</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daytime_%28album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daytime (album) (page does not exist)">Daytime</a></i> (1972)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Here_we_are&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Here we are (page does not exist)">Here we are</a></i> (1973)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bambule_Rock&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bambule Rock (page does not exist)">Bambule Rock</a></i> (1974)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Age_of_madness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Age of madness (page does not exist)">Age of madness</a></i> (1978)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Song_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Love Song (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Love Song</a></i> (1978)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Beautiful_lady_%28Maxi-Single%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beautiful lady (Maxi-Single) (page does not exist)">Beautiful lady (Maxi-Single)</a></i> (1986)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Together_we_stand_%28Mother_Jane%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Together we stand (Mother Jane) (page does not exist)">Together we stand (Mother Jane)</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Compilations">Compilations</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waiting_for_the_sunshine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Waiting for the sunshine (page does not exist)">Waiting for the sunshine</a></i> (1979)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_on_brain_%282_LP%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rock on brain (2 LP) (page does not exist)">Rock on brain (2 LP)</a></i> (1980)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="DVD">DVD</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krautrock_Meeting&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Krautrock Meeting (page does not exist)">Krautrock Meeting</a> (2005)</i></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tribute_To_Peter_Panka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tribute To Peter Panka (page does not exist)">Tribute To Peter Panka</a> (2008)</i></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_%28Jane_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phoenix (Jane album) (page does not exist)">Phoenix</a> (2008)</i></li></ul><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-21332856620499354602009-10-24T20:52:00.000-07:002009-10-24T21:01:29.075-07:00KIN PIN MEH / kin pin meh 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybbWYMuyd_uNgoc57jRp_ZcyiHVOzDLvIqJ096SAiL6XD65AWm-drvj32SQAjpi8fsLKO2maB7JN94pPETzmWncvTLVsTzlBeeeIcXLc4K7Mm2XgYgojq_2xgTWRYnzbdSDiDoD-xklg/s1600-h/kin+ping+meh+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybbWYMuyd_uNgoc57jRp_ZcyiHVOzDLvIqJ096SAiL6XD65AWm-drvj32SQAjpi8fsLKO2maB7JN94pPETzmWncvTLVsTzlBeeeIcXLc4K7Mm2XgYgojq_2xgTWRYnzbdSDiDoD-xklg/s320/kin+ping+meh+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396382012141539362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kin pin meh 3</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">kinpinmeh3</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">German band Kin Ping Meh's third album marks the arrival of vocalist Geff Harrison (ex 2066 & Then), and also a shift in musical styles. Their first two albums were a kind of experimental pop, and I agree with those who say the first two are their best work. From the third album on, the music was a more conventional, though a little odd, form of hard rock. Good stuff though, and interesting at the very least.</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-14410419687441569862009-10-23T20:58:00.000-07:002009-10-23T21:08:39.381-07:00GENESIS / trespass<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmURx0x4wEjG6Fr-tTlCPZKD2ujSciguQK6oVsVZFrOkA4GtzJo0Y9JfZhirfxL7II4zTEN0PWEA5MsdICnh5t-dPh_IiTNcJhuaKDEUuGy9prOvS70zu59M4LxGjiJ2ncDQCip7U-pCY/s1600-h/trespass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmURx0x4wEjG6Fr-tTlCPZKD2ujSciguQK6oVsVZFrOkA4GtzJo0Y9JfZhirfxL7II4zTEN0PWEA5MsdICnh5t-dPh_IiTNcJhuaKDEUuGy9prOvS70zu59M4LxGjiJ2ncDQCip7U-pCY/s320/trespass.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396011259755098050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trespass</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">trespass</a><br /></div><h3 style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;" class="post-title entry-title"> </h3><div> </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> "TRESPASS is more pastoral and low-key than the Genesis albums that followed it.The interplay between guitarist Anthony Phillips and bassist Mike Rutherford finds the group at its folkiest and most subdued. Tony Banks hadn't yet turned to the synthesizer. Peter Gabriel had not yet reached the heights of poetic socio- political broadside that would mark such albums as FOXTROT. The anomaly here is "The Knife," a gloriously bombastic track full of classical motifs, thundering riffs and rhythms, and a strong anti-war message. It would become one of the most-loved early Genesis tunes. Drummer John Mayhew might be the Pete Best of prog-rock, as he was Genesis's original drummer, ultimately replaced by future bandleader Phil Collins. On this, Mayhew's final recording with Genesis, he shows taste and restraint, laying out for long sections while the sonic tapestries of the guitars and keyboards unfold. Though not an essential pick in the Genesis catalogue, TRESPASS is a satisfying snapshot of this important band's formative development." - Genesis Trespass CD Notes</span><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Gabriel (vocals, flute, accordion, bass drum, tambourine)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Banks (guitar, piano, organ, Mellotron)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Phillips (acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Rutherford (acoustic 12-string guitar, nylon-string guitar, cello, bass instrument)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Mayhew (drums, percussion)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Looking For Someone</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. White Mountain</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Visions Of Angels</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Stagnation</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Dusk</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. The Knife</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">........................................................................................................................................................................<br /></div></div></div>unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-34831238601150227572009-10-23T20:33:00.000-07:002009-10-23T20:57:08.478-07:00GENESIS / from genesis to revelation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfPsMFXbO6jWMAJQNPrODawDK7fE-nA70rp_BawJp4i46sVox6EqjISfNmpzVMD6Nq-2FpXaWTwS2WmhPjbGrEvVirnzy93hDJiEk7zG4oZbmysYBvRUSp29TpVcRKv3MLG0jfHMyfTA/s1600-h/From+Genesis+To+Revelation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfPsMFXbO6jWMAJQNPrODawDK7fE-nA70rp_BawJp4i46sVox6EqjISfNmpzVMD6Nq-2FpXaWTwS2WmhPjbGrEvVirnzy93hDJiEk7zG4oZbmysYBvRUSp29TpVcRKv3MLG0jfHMyfTA/s320/From+Genesis+To+Revelation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396004715894476178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">fromgenesisto</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thank you SilverainTR</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Everybody can't compare this album to Trespass or Foxtrot, because the musical style is very different. We have to consider that most songs were written between 68 and 69, and there was no progressive rock like in seventies. But we can see the talent of the band, with good melodies and beautiful string arrangements that fit perfectly the songs of that era. This proto-progressive album hasn´t the progressive sound of Trespass and the next albums, but listening to it, for me, is so pleasurable as listening to Selling England by the Pound, my favorite Genesis´ album." - akin-ProgArchives</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Tony Banks / keyboards, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Peter Gabriel / lead vocal, flute</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Anthony Phillips / guitars, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Mike Rutherford / bass guitar, vocals</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">- Jonathan Silver / drums</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">01. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">02. In The Beginning</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">03. Fireside Song</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">04. The Serpent</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">05. Am I Very Wrong</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">06. In The Wilderness</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">07. The Conqueror</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">08. In Hiding</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">09. One Day</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Window</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. In Limbo</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. Silent Sun</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. A Place To Call My Own</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BONUS DISC</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Patricia (Demo) (3:07)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Try A Little Sadness (Demo) (3:21)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. She Is Beautiful (Demo) (3:48)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Image Blown Out (Demo) (2:49)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. The Silent Sun (2:14)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. That's Me (2:40)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. A Winter's Tale (3:31)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. One-Eyed Hound (2:33)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Where The Sour Turns To Sweet (Demo) (3:16)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. In The Beginning (Demo) (3:32)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. In The Wilderness (Rough Mix Without Strings) (2:58)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. One Day (Rough Mix) (3:08)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Image Blown Out (Rough Mix) (2:12)</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-61983513339003434952009-10-23T20:25:00.001-07:002009-10-23T20:57:08.478-07:00GENESIS / a trick of the tail<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvApyH7hmIlXSh5BtxpPlLNgsnJySFA66PtuChJwg628W7w6RUjfcgRRDJObJK6zXCTY4SZwbIkqbZIF-8hHm06NJUk310HzoXHP32e_60XJ9c8RpdBa52aFt3Fhx5KrqxfidQc84ooc/s1600-h/a_trick_of_the_tail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvApyH7hmIlXSh5BtxpPlLNgsnJySFA66PtuChJwg628W7w6RUjfcgRRDJObJK6zXCTY4SZwbIkqbZIF-8hHm06NJUk310HzoXHP32e_60XJ9c8RpdBa52aFt3Fhx5KrqxfidQc84ooc/s320/a_trick_of_the_tail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396002510295195410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">A trick of the tail</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">atrick</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">01 Dance on a Volcano</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">02 Entangled</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">03 Squonk</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">04 Mad Man Moon</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">05 Robbery, Assault & Battery</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">06 Ripples</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">07 A Trick of the Tail</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">08 Los Endos</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-28745199114454679832009-10-23T20:03:00.000-07:002009-10-23T20:57:08.479-07:00GENESIS / live 1973<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVzJrr0JyfltyAjCIWyZ_b0NEvvwAXC3zwXEeNRp5Kyp6g5U6ayA_z3LnfByPqDJSIKILxC9zcN5-qmBL2sY-A_oei01R_oZLzebEfYq-I7r3-ab-lNSI882JJynbGEUtE1ItXw6bSaM/s1600-h/genesis_live.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVzJrr0JyfltyAjCIWyZ_b0NEvvwAXC3zwXEeNRp5Kyp6g5U6ayA_z3LnfByPqDJSIKILxC9zcN5-qmBL2sY-A_oei01R_oZLzebEfYq-I7r3-ab-lNSI882JJynbGEUtE1ItXw6bSaM/s320/genesis_live.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395997022856824082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Live 1973</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">live</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. "Watcher Of The Skies" – 8:34</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. "Get 'Em Out By Friday" – 9:14</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. "The Return Of The Giant Hogweed" – 8:14</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. "The Musical Box" – 10:56</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. "The Knife" – 9:47</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Genesis (band)</h1><table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; font-size: 125%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2"><span class="fn org">Genesis</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" class="" colspan="2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2180_-_Pittsburgh_-_Mellon_Arena_-_Genesis_-_The_Carpet_Crawlers.JPG" class="image" title="Genesis performing live on their 2007 US tour in Pittsburgh. (Left to right: Daryl Stuermer (guitar and bass guitar), Mike Rutherford (guitar and bass guitar), Tony Banks (keyboards), Phil Collins (lead vocals and drums). Not pictured: Chester Thompson (drums).)"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/2180_-_Pittsburgh_-_Mellon_Arena_-_Genesis_-_The_Carpet_Crawlers.JPG/250px-2180_-_Pittsburgh_-_Mellon_Arena_-_Genesis_-_The_Carpet_Crawlers.JPG" width="250" height="188" /></a><br /><div><small>Genesis performing live on their 2007 US tour in Pittsburgh. <i>(Left to right: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Stuermer" title="Daryl Stuermer">Daryl Stuermer</a> (guitar and bass guitar), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rutherford" title="Mike Rutherford">Mike Rutherford</a> (guitar and bass guitar), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Banks_%28musician%29" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a> (keyboards), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a> (lead vocals and drums). Not pictured: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson" title="Chester Thompson">Chester Thompson</a> (drums).)</i></small></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2">Background information</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Origin</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godalming" title="Godalming">Godalming</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genres</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">Progressive rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_rock" title="Pop rock">Pop rock</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Years active</th> <td>1967–1999<br />2006–present</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Labels</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records" title="Atlantic Records">Atlantic</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atco_Records" title="Atco Records">Atco</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impulse%21_Records" title="Impulse! Records">Impulse!</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhino_Records" title="Rhino Records" class="mw-redirect">Rhino</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTR_%28band%29" title="GTR (band)">GTR</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_%2B_The_Mechanics" title="Mike + The Mechanics">Mike + The Mechanics</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_X" title="Brand X">Brand X</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiltskin" title="Stiltskin">Stiltskin</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_Knot_%28band%29" title="Gordian Knot (band)">Gordian Knot</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Website</th> <td><a href="http://www.genesis-music.com/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">www.genesis-music.com</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2">Members</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Banks_%28musician%29" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rutherford" title="Mike Rutherford">Mike Rutherford</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background: rgb(176, 196, 222) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2">Former members</th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett" title="Steve Hackett">Steve Hackett</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Phillips" title="Anthony Phillips">Anthony Phillips</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayhew_%28musician%29" title="John Mayhew (musician)">John Mayhew</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silver" title="John Silver">John Silver</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Stewart_%28author%29" title="Chris Stewart (author)">Chris Stewart</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wilson" title="Ray Wilson">Ray Wilson</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Genesis are a Grammy Award-winning <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">English</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a> band formed in 1967, and are among the top 30 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists" title="List of best-selling music artists">highest-selling recording artists of all time</a> with approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide,<sup id="cite_ref-albumssold_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-albumssold-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> including 21.5 million albums sold in the United States. In 1988, the band won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Concept_Music_Video" title="Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video">Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video</a>. The longest-tenured members of Genesis are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rutherford" title="Mike Rutherford">Mike Rutherford</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Banks_%28musician%29" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a>. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett" title="Steve Hackett">Steve Hackett</a> also played major roles in the band in its early days.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Genesis began as a 1960s pop band playing moody, simple keyboard-driven melodies. During the 1970s, they evolved into a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_rock" title="Progressive rock">progressive rock</a> band, incorporating complex song structures and elaborate instrumentation, while their concerts became <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrical" title="Theatrical" class="mw-redirect">theatrical</a> experiences with innovative stage design, pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes and onstage stories. This second phase was characterised by lengthy performances such as the 23 minute "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supper%27s_Ready" title="Supper's Ready">Supper's Ready</a>" and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway" title="The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway">The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway</a></i>, the 1974 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album" title="Concept album">concept album</a>. In the 1980s, the band produced accessible pop music based on melodic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_%28music%29" title="Hook (music)">hooks</a>; this change of direction gave them their first number one album in the United Kingdom, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_%28album%29" title="Duke (album)">Duke</a></i>, and their only number one single in the United States, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Touch_%28song%29" title="Invisible Touch (song)">Invisible Touch</a>".</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Genesis has changed personnel several times. Founding member Anthony Phillips left the band in 1970 due to stage fright. In 1975, Collins, then the band's drummer, replaced Gabriel as lead singer after a lengthy search for a replacement. To facilitate Collins's move to lead vocals during concerts, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bruford" title="Bill Bruford">Bill Bruford</a>, and later <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson" title="Chester Thompson">Chester Thompson</a>, played drums for the band, with Collins joining in briefly during lengthy instrumental passages. After Phil Collins left the band in 1996, Genesis recruited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wilson_%28musician%29" title="Ray Wilson (musician)">Ray Wilson</a> (formerly of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiltskin" title="Stiltskin">Stiltskin</a>), who appeared on the 1997 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_All_Stations" title="Calling All Stations">Calling All Stations</a></i>. As a result of the commercial failure of <i>Calling All Stations</i>, the band announced an indefinite hiatus. However, in 2007, Banks, Collins and Rutherford reunited for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_On_Again:_The_Tour" title="Turn It On Again: The Tour" class="mw-redirect">20-city tour of Europe and North America</a>, which included a free concert at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circo_Massimo" title="Circo Massimo" class="mw-redirect">Circo Massimo</a> in front of 500,000 fans.</p><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> </script> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1967.E2.80.931969:_The_beginning">1967–1969: The beginning</span></h3> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis_1967_lineup.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fd/Genesis_1967_lineup.jpg/180px-Genesis_1967_lineup.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="180" height="141" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis_1967_lineup.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> The original Genesis line-up in 1967, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Phillips" title="Anthony Phillips">Anthony Phillips</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rutherford" title="Mike Rutherford">Mike Rutherford</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Banks_%28musician%29" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Stewart_%28author%29" title="Chris Stewart (author)">Chris Stewart</a>.</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Genesis was formed in 1967 when Peter Gabriel and Tony Banks were students at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charterhouse_School" title="Charterhouse School">Charterhouse School</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godalming" title="Godalming">Godalming</a>. Formed out of school bands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_Wall_%28band%29" title="Garden Wall (band)">Garden Wall</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Anon" title="The Anon">The Anon</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-macphail3_1-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-macphail3-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> Genesis's original line-up consisted of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel" title="Peter Gabriel">Peter Gabriel</a> (vocals), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Phillips" title="Anthony Phillips">Anthony Phillips</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Banks_%28musician%29" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rutherford" title="Mike Rutherford">Mike Rutherford</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass</a> & guitar) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Stewart_%28author%29" title="Chris Stewart (author)">Chris Stewart</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-completeguide_2-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-completeguide-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup> The group originally formed as a songwriting partnership with no intention of performing, but decided to start playing their own music when they were unable to find anyone else willing to record it.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Charterhouse School alumnus <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_King" title="Jonathan King">Jonathan King</a> hosted a concert at Charterhouse in 1968 while the band was still in school. Following the concert, Gabriel gave King a tape of songs the band had recorded and King thought enough of them to sign them to a recording contract. King was a songwriter and record producer who had a hit single at the time, "Everyone's Gone to the Moon". King named the band Genesis (after previously suggesting the name Gabriel's Angels<sup id="cite_ref-king_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-king-3"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> ), recalling that he had "thought it was a good name... it suggested the beginning of a new sound and a new feeling."</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></p> <div id="NavFrame1" class="NavFrame" style="float: right; margin-left: 2ex; font-weight: bold;"> <div class="NavHead" style="padding: 3px; background: rgb(47, 79, 79) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; color: white; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: center; width: 270px;">Genesis Timeline<a href="javascript:toggleNavigationBar(1);" id="NavToggle1" class="NavToggle">[hide]</a></div> <div class="NavContent"> <table style="border: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220); margin: 0.1em; background: rgb(246, 244, 244) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; width: 270px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; font-size: 0.8em;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background: rgb(255, 0, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 20px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1967</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="top" align="left">Gabriel, Banks, Phillips, Rutherford, Stewart</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(162, 209, 46) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 20px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1968</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="top" align="left">Gabriel, Banks, Phillips, Rutherford, Silver</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(96, 98, 159) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 20px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1969</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="top" align="left">Gabriel, Banks, Phillips, Rutherford, Mayhew <sup><small>1</small></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(220, 170, 31) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 100px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1970</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="center" align="left">Gabriel, Banks, Collins, Hackett, Rutherford <sup><small>2</small></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(100, 151, 195) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 40px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1975</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="center" align="left">Collins, Banks, Hackett, Rutherford <sup><small>3</small></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(189, 56, 56) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 150px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1977</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="center" align="left">Collins, Banks, Rutherford <sup><small>4</small></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(17, 48, 106) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 20px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1997</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="center" align="left">Wilson, Banks, Rutherford <sup><small>5</small></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(211, 211, 211) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 70px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">1999</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="center" align="left"><i>Band on hiatus</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background: rgb(255, 69, 0) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; height: 40px; width: 5px; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"> </td> <td style="font-size: 0.85em;" valign="top">2006</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(220, 220, 220);" valign="center" align="left">Collins, Banks, Rutherford <sup><small>4</small></sup></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="font-size: 0.9em; line-height: 12px; color: rgb(112, 128, 144);">ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL<br /><sup>1</sup> <i>David Thomas</i><br /><sup>2</sup> <i>Mick Barnard</i><br /><sup>3</sup><i>Bill Bruford, Chester Thompson</i><br /><sup>4</sup> <i>Chester Thompson, Daryl Stuermer</i><br /><sup>5</sup> <i>Nick D'Virgilio, Nir Zidhyaku, Ant Drennan</i><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div><br /><p style="font-weight: bold;">The resulting album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Genesis_to_Revelation" title="From Genesis to Revelation">From Genesis to Revelation</a></i>, was released on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca Records</a> in March 1969. During the sessions, Stewart was replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Silver" title="John Silver">John Silver</a> on drums. The band recorded a series of songs influenced by the light pop style of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_Gees" title="Bee Gees">Bee Gees</a>, one of King's favourite bands at the time. King assembled the tracks as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album" title="Concept album">concept album</a>, and added string arrangements during the production. Their first single, "The Silent Sun", was released in February 1968. The album sold poorly but the band, on advice from King, decided to pursue a career in music.<sup id="cite_ref-fromgenesisto_4-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-fromgenesisto-4"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> King holds the rights to the songs on the <i>From Genesis to Revelation</i> album and has re-released it many times under a variety of names, including <i>In the Beginning</i>, <i>Where the Sour Turns to Sweet</i>, <i>Rock Roots: Genesis</i>, <i>...And the Word Was</i> and, most recently, <i>The Genesis of Genesis</i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Silver was replaced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mayhew_%28musician%29" title="John Mayhew (musician)">John Mayhew</a> before the recording of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass_%28album%29" title="Trespass (album)">Trespass</a></i>. Genesis then secured a new recording contract with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-5"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> The band built a following through live performances which featured the band's hypnotic, dark and haunting melodies and Gabriel's numerous eye-catching costumes.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Trespass</i> was the template for the band's albums in the 1970s – lengthy, sometimes operatic, pieces, and occasional short, humorous numbers resembling the style of progressive rock bands such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Crimson" title="King Crimson">King Crimson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28band%29" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant" title="Gentle Giant">Gentle Giant</a>. <i>Trespass</i> included progressive rock elements such as elaborate arrangements and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_signature" title="Time signature">time signature</a> changes, as in the nine-minute song "The Knife".</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Ill health and recurring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_fright" title="Stage fright">stage fright</a> caused Phillips to leave the band in 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-genesisfaq_6-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-genesisfaq-6"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Phillips later recorded many solo albums, of which <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Geese_and_the_Ghost" title="The Geese and the Ghost">The Geese and the Ghost</a></i> features Phil Collins on vocals. Phillips's departure traumatised Banks and Rutherford, causing the band to doubt whether it could continue<sup id="cite_ref-autodiscography_7-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-autodiscography-7"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> However, the remaining members decided to carry on, replacing Mayhew with Phil Collins on drums and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett" title="Steve Hackett">Steve Hackett</a>, formerly of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quiet_World" title="Quiet World">Quiet World</a>, on guitar to replace Phillips.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1970.E2.80.931975:_The_Peter_Gabriel_years">1970–1975: The Peter Gabriel years</span></h3> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 142px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Gabriel_The_Moonlight_Knight_%28cropped%29.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Peter_Gabriel_The_Moonlight_Knight_%28cropped%29.png/140px-Peter_Gabriel_The_Moonlight_Knight_%28cropped%29.png" class="thumbimage" width="140" height="218" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Gabriel_The_Moonlight_Knight_%28cropped%29.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Gabriel, "The Moonlit Knight" costume, 1974<br />Photo: Jean-Luc Ourlin</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Collins and Hackett made their studio debut in 1971 on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursery_Cryme" title="Nursery Cryme">Nursery Cryme</a></i>, which features the epic "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_Box_%28song%29" title="The Musical Box (song)" class="mw-redirect">The Musical Box</a>" and Collins's first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_vocal" title="Lead vocal" class="mw-redirect">lead vocal</a> performance in "For Absent Friends", the song was also the first written by new members Collins and Hackett within the band. Two engineers were hired and then quit before <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burns_%28audio_engineer%29" title="John Burns (audio engineer)">John Burns</a> took over during the recording of their next album<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-8"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>, and this began a successful three-album collaboration between Burns and the group. <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_%28album%29" title="Foxtrot (album)">Foxtrot</a></i> was released in October 1972 and contains what has been described as "one of the group's most accomplished works",<sup id="cite_ref-completeguide21_9-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-completeguide21-9"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> the 23-minute multi-part epic "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supper%27s_Ready" title="Supper's Ready">Supper's Ready</a>". Songs such as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke" title="Arthur C. Clarke">Arthur C. Clarke</a>-inspired "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watcher_of_the_Skies" title="Watcher of the Skies">Watcher of the Skies</a>" solidified their reputation as songwriters and performers. Gabriel's flamboyant and theatrical stage presence, which involved numerous and elaborate costumes and surreal spoken song introductions, made the band a popular live act.<sup id="cite_ref-gabrielnyt_10-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-gabrielnyt-10"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Live" title="Genesis Live">Genesis Live</a></i>, was recorded on the <i>Foxtrot</i> tour in 1973, shortly before the band's upcoming album was released<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-11"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selling_England_by_the_Pound" title="Selling England by the Pound">Selling England by the Pound</a></i> was released in November 1973 and was well received by critics and fans.<sup id="cite_ref-sebtp_12-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-sebtp-12"><span>[</span>13<span>]</span></a></sup> Gabriel insisted on the title, a reference to a current <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Party_%28UK%29" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> slogan, in an effort to counter the impression that Genesis were becoming too US-oriented.<sup id="cite_ref-genesisbio_13-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-genesisbio-13"><span>[</span>14<span>]</span></a></sup> The album contains "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firth_of_Fifth" title="Firth of Fifth">Firth of Fifth</a>" and "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)"; these songs became part of their live repertoire, with the latter becoming their first charting single, reaching #17 on the UK singles charts.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">During this period Hackett became an early user of the electric guitar "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapping" title="Tapping">tapping</a>" technique, which was later popularized by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen" title="Eddie Van Halen">Eddie Van Halen</a>, as well as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweep-picking" title="Sweep-picking">sweep-picking</a>", which was popularised in the 1980s by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_J._Malmsteen" title="Yngwie J. Malmsteen" class="mw-redirect">Yngwie Malmsteen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hacketttapping_14-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-hacketttapping-14"><span>[</span>15<span>]</span></a></sup> These virtuoso guitar techniques were incorporated in the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Moonlit_Knight" title="Dancing with the Moonlit Knight">Dancing with the Moonlit Knight</a>". At the same time, the band signed with new manager <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Smith_%28manager%29" title="Tony Smith (manager)">Tony Smith</a>, who published all subsequent Genesis songs through his company <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hit_%26_Run_Music_Publishing" title="Hit & Run Music Publishing">Hit & Run Music Publishing</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1974, Genesis undertook a double disc <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album" title="Concept album">concept album</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway" title="The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway">The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway</a></i> which was released on 18 November. In contrast to the lengthy tracks featured on earlier albums <i>The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway</i> is a collection of shorter tracks, connected by a number of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segue" title="Segue">segues</a>. The story describes the spiritual journey of Rael, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rican</a> youth living in New York City, and his quest to establish his freedom and identity.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-15"><span>[</span>16<span>]</span></a></sup> During his adventure, Rael encounters several bizarre characters including the <i>Slippermen</i> and <i>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia_%28mythology%29" title="Lamia (mythology)">Lamia</a></i>, the latter being borrowed from Greek mythology and influenced by a poem by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia_and_Other_Poems" title="Lamia and Other Poems" class="mw-redirect">Keats</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The band embarked on a world tour to promote the album, performing it 102 times in its entirety, with Gabriel adding spoken narration. During their live performances, Genesis pioneered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_lighting_display" title="Laser lighting display">the use of lasers</a> and other light effects, most of which were built by the Dutch technician Theo Botschuijver. A customised handheld unit was used to channel laser light, which allowed Gabriel to sweep the audience with various light effects.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Creating the ambitious <i>The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway</i> album strained relations between band members, particularly Banks and Gabriel.<sup id="cite_ref-completeguide_2-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-completeguide-2"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Gabriel was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyricist" title="Lyricist">lyricist</a>, while the other band members wrote the music, with the exception of "Counting Out Time" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carpet_Crawlers" title="The Carpet Crawlers">The Carpet Crawlers</a>". "The Light Dies Down on Broadway" was co-authored by Banks and Rutherford. The other-worldly, blurbling, sequenced synth sounds and shattering glass loops in the track "The Waiting Room", as well as the vocal effects in the track "The Grand Parade of Lifeless Packaging" coined "Enossifications", were produced by the ambient composer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno" title="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">During the <i>Lamb</i> tour, Gabriel announced to his bandmates that he had decided to leave the band,<sup id="cite_ref-mojo07_16-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-mojo07-16"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> citing estrangement from the other members, and the strains of his marriage and the difficult birth of his first child. Nonetheless, he saw his commitment through to the conclusion of the tour, which ended anti-climactically in a cancelled gig at Besançon in Eastern France. In a letter to fans, delivered through the music press at the end of the tour, entitled <i>Out, Angels Out</i>, Gabriel explained that the "...vehicle we had built as a co-op to serve our songwriting became our master and had cooped us up inside the success we had wanted. It affected the attitudes and the spirit of the whole band. The music had not dried up and I still respect the other musicians, but our roles had set in hard."<sup id="cite_ref-gabrieldnote_17-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-gabrieldnote-17"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Collins later remarked that the other members "...were not stunned by Peter's departure because we had known about it for quite a while." The band decided to carry on without Gabriel.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-18"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Gabriel's first solo album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel_%28I%29" title="Peter Gabriel (I)" class="mw-redirect">Peter Gabriel</a></i> 1977, features the hit single "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solsbury_Hill_%28song%29" title="Solsbury Hill (song)">Solsbury Hill</a>", an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory" title="Allegory">allegory</a> that refers to his departure from the band.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1976.E2.80.931977:_The_4.E2.80.93man_era">1976–1977: The 4–man era</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The group auditioned reportedly over 400 lead singers to find a replacement for Gabriel. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins" title="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, who had provided backing vocals, coached prospective replacements.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-19"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Eventually, the band decided to use Collins as the lead vocalist<sup id="cite_ref-archive2_20-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-archive2-20"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> for 1976's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trick_of_the_Tail" title="A Trick of the Tail">A Trick of the Tail</a></i>. The new producer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hentschel" title="David Hentschel">David Hentschel</a>, who had served as engineer on <i>Nursery Cryme</i>, gave the album a clearer-sounding production. Critics noted that Collins sounded "more like Gabriel than Gabriel did".<sup id="cite_ref-goldenslumbers_21-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-goldenslumbers-21"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Despite the success of the album, the group remained concerned with their live shows, which now lacked Gabriel's elaborate costume changes and dramatic behaviour. Since Collins required the assistance of a second drummer while he sang, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bruford" title="Bill Bruford">Bill Bruford</a>, drummer for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_%28band%29" title="Yes (band)">Yes</a> and King Crimson was hired<sup id="cite_ref-bruford_22-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-bruford-22"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> for the 1976 tour. Their first live performance without Peter Gabriel was on 26 March 1976, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Ontario" title="London, Ontario">London, Ontario</a> Canada.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Later that year, Genesis recorded <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_%26_Wuthering" title="Wind & Wuthering">Wind & Wuthering</a></i>, the first of two albums recorded at the Relight Studios in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilvarenbeek" title="Hilvarenbeek">Hilvarenbeek</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-completeguide_2-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-completeguide-2"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Released in January 1977<sup id="cite_ref-Watts_23-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-Watts-23"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>, the album took its name from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Bront%C3%AB" title="Emily Brontë">Emily Brontë</a>'s novel <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuthering_Heights" title="Wuthering Heights">Wuthering Heights</a></i>, whose last lines—"how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth"—inspired the titles of the seventh and eighth tracks.<sup id="cite_ref-scottmcmahon_24-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-scottmcmahon-24"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">For the 1977 Genesis tour, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a>-trained <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson" title="Chester Thompson">Chester Thompson</a>—a veteran of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Report" title="Weather Report">Weather Report</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a>—took on live drumming duties. Collins's approach to Genesis shows differed from the theatrical performances of Gabriel, and his interpretations of older songs were lighter and more subtle. At the 1982 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Keynes" title="Milton Keynes">Milton Keynes</a> reunion show, Gabriel admitted that Collins sang the songs "better", though never "quite like" him.<sup id="cite_ref-insidegenesis_25-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-insidegenesis-25"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Guitarist Hackett had become increasingly disenchanted with the band by the time of <i>Wind & Wuthering'</i>s release,<sup id="cite_ref-mojo07_16-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-mojo07-16"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> and he felt confined. He was the first member of the band to record a solo album, 1975's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_Acolyte" title="Voyage of the Acolyte">Voyage of the Acolyte</a></i>, and greatly enjoyed the feelings of control over the recording process that working within a group could not provide. Hackett had asked that a quarter of <i>Wind & Wuthering</i> be allocated to Hackett's songs, which Collins described as "a dumb way to work in a band context".<sup id="cite_ref-hackettdepart_26-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-hackettdepart-26"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> While Hackett was given songwriting credits on the two instrumental tracks "Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers..."/"...In That Quiet Earth" , the Hackett/Collins's "Blood on the Rooftops" was never performed live, and his song "Please Don't Touch" (which appeared as the title track to his next solo album released in 1978) was rejected by the rest of the band, who opted for the shorter and catchier three-minute instrumental "Wot Gorilla?" which closes Side 1 of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_%26_Wuthering" title="Wind & Wuthering">Wind & Wuthering</a> album. Hackett left the band following the release of the 1977 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot_the_Pigeon" title="Spot the Pigeon">Spot the Pigeon</a></i> E.P. while the band was in the studio mixing together the live album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconds_Out" title="Seconds Out">Seconds Out</a></i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The acclaimed <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconds_Out" title="Seconds Out">Seconds Out</a></i> live album was recorded during the 1976 and 1977 tours and was to be Hackett's final release with Genesis. Rutherford took on guitar duties in the studio, and during live performances alternated guitar and bass with the session musician <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Stuermer" title="Daryl Stuermer">Daryl Stuermer</a>.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1978.E2.80.931979:_And_Then_There_Were_Three">1978–1979: And Then There Were Three</span></h3> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MikeRutherfordGenesis.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/MikeRutherfordGenesis.jpg/180px-MikeRutherfordGenesis.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="180" height="124" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MikeRutherfordGenesis.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Rutherford and Collins live c. 1980</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Following the departure of Hackett, Rutherford took on guitar duties in the studio and the band was getting closer to a balance of what each member provided from a creative standpoint. The group decided to continue as a trio, a fact they acknowledged in the title of the 1978 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...And_Then_There_Were_Three..." title="...And Then There Were Three...">...And Then There Were Three...</a></i>. The album was a further move away from lengthy progressive epics, and yielded their first American radio hit, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Follow_You,_Follow_Me" title="Follow You, Follow Me">Follow You, Follow Me</a>", whose popularity led to <i>...And Then There Were Three...</i> being the band's first <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_certification" title="RIAA certification">U.S. Platinum-certified album</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">For live performances that year, Rutherford alternated again between guitar and bass with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Stuermer" title="Daryl Stuermer">Daryl Stuermer</a>, formerly guitarist with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Ponty" title="Jean-Luc Ponty">Jean-Luc Ponty</a>'s band. Generally, Rutherford played the guitar pieces he composed during the most recent album, but stuck with bass playing for all of the material recorded prior to 1978. Stuermer effectively played everything that Hackett would have performed had he remained with the band. Their 1978 world tour took them across North America, over to Europe, back to North America, and, eventually, to their first performances in Japan at the end of 1978.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">As the band had been recording and touring constantly since the winter of 1977–78, it was decided by Banks, Collins, and Rutherford to take the majority of 1979 off. Collins had previously informed his bandmates that he needed to attempt to save his marriage by following his wife to her new home in Vancouver. If they planned to go back into the studio, they were going to have to count him out. Banks and Rutherford responded by proposing that the band go into hiatus for the majority of 1979 while he sorted out his family issues and they would record solo material in the meantime.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1980.E2.80.931984:_Breakout_mainstream_success">1980–1984: Breakout mainstream success</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">After his attempt to save his marriage (which ended in divorce), Collins returned to the UK in August 1979, and found himself in a holding pattern while Banks and Rutherford were working on solo recordings. With time to spare and new equipment in his home, Collins immersed himself in the recording of home demos that would become his first solo album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_Value_%28album%29" title="Face Value (album)">Face Value</a></i> (released in 1981) and provide two songs for the upcoming Genesis project. In addition, he rejoined Brand X for their 1979 tour<sup class="noprint Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from October 2008" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>, and appeared on their album <i>Product</i><sup class="noprint Template-Fact" title="This claim needs references to reliable sources from October 2008" style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a></i>]</sup>. When the three bandmates came back together to begin recording their next album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_%28album%29" title="Duke (album)">Duke</a></i> the product was much more the result of all three working together equally. <i>Duke</i> was the real transition from their 1970s progressive rock sound to the 1980s pop era.<sup id="cite_ref-mojo07_16-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-mojo07-16"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> The use of a drum machine became a consistent element on subsequent Genesis albums, as well as on Collins's solo releases. The first Genesis song to feature a drum machine was the <i>Duke</i> track "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_%28song%29" title="Duchess (song)">Duchess</a>". The more commercial <i>Duke</i> was well received by the mainstream media, and was the band's first UK number one album, while the tracks "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misunderstanding_%28Genesis_song%29" title="Misunderstanding (Genesis song)">Misunderstanding</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_On_Again" title="Turn It On Again">Turn It On Again</a>" became live performance favourites.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Duke</i> was followed by <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacab" title="Abacab">Abacab</a></i>, which features a collaboration with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire" title="Earth, Wind & Fire">Earth, Wind & Fire</a> horn section on the track "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Reply_at_All" title="No Reply at All">No Reply at All</a>." Much of the album's rehearsals took place at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farm_%28recording_studio%29" title="The Farm (recording studio)">The Farm</a>, the band's newly-built studio in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, and the site where all of their subsequent albums were recorded. The album used a forceful drum sound which used an effect called <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gated_reverb" title="Gated reverb">gated reverb</a></i>, which uses a live—or artificially reverberated—sound relayed through a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_gate" title="Noise gate">noise gate</a> set, which rapidly cuts off when a particular volume threshold is reached. This results in a powerful "live" sounding, yet controlled, drum ambience. The distinctive sound was first developed by Peter Gabriel, Collins, and their co-producer/engineer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Padgham" title="Hugh Padgham">Hugh Padgham</a>, when Collins was recording the backing track for "Intruder", the first song on Gabriel's 1980 solo album. The technique, in addition to Padgham's production, had been apparent on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_Value_%28album%29" title="Face Value (album)">Face Value</a></i> (1981), Collins's debut solo album. The "gated" drum sound would become an audio trademark of future Genesis and Collins albums.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-27"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1982, the band released the live double album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sides_Live" title="Three Sides Live">Three Sides Live</a></i>. The U.S. version contains three sides of live material—hence the album's title—in addition to a side of studio material. The studio material includes the song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperlate" title="Paperlate">Paperlate</a>", which again features an Earth, Wind and Fire horn section. In the UK and the rest of Europe, the studio material was replaced by a fourth side of live recordings from previous tours. 1982 closed with a one-off performance alongside Gabriel and Hackett at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bowl" title="National Bowl">Milton Keynes Bowl</a>, under the name <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_of_the_Best" title="Six of the Best">Six of the Best</a></i>. The concert was hastily put together to help raise money for Gabriel's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Music,_Arts_and_Dance" title="World of Music, Arts and Dance">WOMAD</a> project, which at the time was suffering from considerable financial hardship.<sup id="cite_ref-womad_28-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-womad-28"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Hackett, who arrived late from South Africa, performed the final two songs of the show ("I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" and "The Knife") with his former bandmates.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1983's eponymous <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28Genesis_album%29" title="Genesis (Genesis album)">Genesis</a></i> album became their third consecutive number one album in the UK. The album includes the radio-friendly tracks "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_%28Genesis_song%29" title="Mama (Genesis song)">Mama</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_All_%28Genesis_song%29" title="That's All (Genesis song)">That's All</a>", and re-introduced the band's flair for lengthy pieces in "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_by_the_Sea" title="Home by the Sea">Home by the Sea</a>". The track "Just a Job to Do" was later used as the theme song for the 1985's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="American Broadcasting Corporation" class="mw-redirect">ABC</a> detective drama <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Insiders" title="The Insiders">The Insiders</a></i>. The album became a worldwide success, although somewhat unusually for a Genesis album, it provides no "extra" material. The sessions from the previous five studio albums dating back to 1976's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trick_of_the_Tail" title="A Trick of the Tail">A Trick of the Tail</a></i> had all generated other songs that would be released as b-sides to singles or on EPs. Any other song ideas were held back for solo projects, in which all three members were, by this time, heavily involved.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1985.E2.80.931996:_Height_of_popularity_and_Collins.27s_departure">1985–1996: Height of popularity and Collins's departure</span></h3> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 182px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis-Land-of-confusion-single-cover.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/40/Genesis-Land-of-confusion-single-cover.jpg/180px-Genesis-Land-of-confusion-single-cover.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="180" height="188" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis-Land-of-confusion-single-cover.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Cover of the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Confusion" title="Land of Confusion">Land of Confusion</a>" single. The cover is inspired by the Beatles' album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_the_Beatles" title="With the Beatles" class="mw-redirect">with the Beatles</a></i>. The guitar riff accompanying the song owes a debt to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who" title="The Who">The Who</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Townshend" title="Pete Townshend">Pete Townshend</a> — subtly acknowledged in the line "<i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Generation_%28The_Who_song%29" title="My Generation (The Who song)">my generation</a> will put it right</i>".<sup id="cite_ref-assortedinfo_29-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-assortedinfo-29"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Genesis's highest-selling album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Touch" title="Invisible Touch">Invisible Touch</a></i>, was released in 1986, at the height of Collins's popularity as a solo artist. The album yielded five U.S. Top 5 singles: "Throwing It All Away", "In Too Deep", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonight,_Tonight,_Tonight" title="Tonight, Tonight, Tonight">Tonight, Tonight, Tonight</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Confusion" title="Land of Confusion">Land of Confusion</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Touch_%28Song%29" title="Invisible Touch (Song)" class="mw-redirect">Invisible Touch</a>". The title track reached #1 in the United States; the only Genesis song to do so; however, it stalled at #15 in the UK. In 1987, Genesis became the first band to sell out four consecutive nights at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_%281923%29" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wembley_30-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-wembley-30"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Genesis were the first band to use <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vari-Lite" title="Vari-Lite">Vari*Lite technology</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-varilite_31-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-varilite-31"><span>[</span>32<span>]</span></a></sup> and the Prism sound system, all of which are now standard features of arena rock concerts.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Earlier that year, Collins viewed a spoof of himself on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_Image" title="Spitting Image">Spitting Image</a></i>, a satirical British television show which used puppets to lampoon politicians and celebrities. He was impressed with the representation, and commissioned the show's creators, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fluck" title="Peter Fluck">Peter Fluck</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Law" title="Roger Law">Roger Law</a>, to work on the video for the "Land of Confusion" single. The video was formed as an ironic commentary on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>, and played on the perception that the coalition's leaders were "trigger happy" with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_warfare" title="Nuclear warfare">nuclear</a> "button". In addition to puppet representations of Banks, Collins and Rutherford, the video showed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> dressed as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a>. It was nominated for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> Video of the Year, losing to Gabriel's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sledgehammer_%28song%29" title="Sledgehammer (song)">Sledgehammer</a>".</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">"Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" was used in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelob" title="Michelob">Michelob</a> commercial—as was Collins's "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Air_Tonight" title="In the Air Tonight">In the Air Tonight</a>"—while "In Too Deep" was featured in the film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_%28film%29" title="Mona Lisa (film)">Mona Lisa</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-scottmcmahon_24-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-scottmcmahon-24"><span>[</span>25<span>]</span></a></sup> The instrumental "The Brazilian", appeared in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_movie" title="Animated movie" class="mw-redirect">animated movie</a> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Wind_Blows_%28film%29" title="When the Wind Blows (film)">When the Wind Blows</a></i>, alongside a score written by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Waters" title="Roger Waters">Roger Waters</a>. At the 1988 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince%27s_Trust" title="The Prince's Trust">Prince's Trust</a> concert held in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall" title="Royal Albert Hall">Royal Albert Hall</a>, Collins and Gabriel performed together for the first time since 1982. Collins was drummer for the house band, while Gabriel performed his hit single "Sledgehammer". As of September 2007, the two Genesis frontmen have not publicly played together since, although they did play together at Gabriel's wedding in 2002.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">After a hiatus of five years, Genesis reconvened for the 1991 release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can%27t_Dance" title="We Can't Dance">We Can't Dance</a></i>, which was to be Collins's last studio album with the group. The album features the hit singles "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_He_Knows_Me" title="Jesus He Knows Me">Jesus He Knows Me</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Dance" title="I Can't Dance">I Can't Dance</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Son_of_Mine" title="No Son of Mine">No Son of Mine</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_on_My_Heart" title="Hold on My Heart">Hold on My Heart</a>", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_Me_Why_%28Genesis_song%29" title="Tell Me Why (Genesis song)">Tell Me Why</a>" and "Never a Time" (a U.S. release only), as well as lengthy pieces such as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_the_Last_Spike" title="Driving the Last Spike">Driving the Last Spike</a>" and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fading_Lights" title="Fading Lights">Fading Lights</a>". The album which was produced by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Davis_%28music_producer%29" title="Nick Davis (music producer)">Nick Davis</a> includes "Since I Lost You", which Collins wrote in memory of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a>'s son Conor.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Collins left the band in March 1996. He reasoned that he "felt it time to change direction in my musical life. For me now, it will be music for movies, some jazz projects, and of course my solo career. I wish the guys in Genesis all the very best in their future. We remain the best of friends."<sup id="cite_ref-philquits_32-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-philquits-32"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1997.E2.80.932005:_Calling_All_Stations_and_indefinite_hiatus">1997–2005: Calling All Stations and indefinite hiatus</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Rutherford and Banks decided to continue as Genesis. However, they required more than one new member, because the band had lost not only Collins, but also the live musicians <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Stuermer" title="Daryl Stuermer">Daryl Stuermer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Thompson" title="Chester Thompson">Chester Thompson</a>. Stuermer was approached, but was touring with Collins at the time; Thompson inquired regarding the vacant drum stool, but after he was refused full-band membership, he ended his 19-year association with the band. Eventually, drumming duties were shared between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nir_Zidkyahu" title="Nir Zidkyahu">Nir Zidkyahu</a>, an Israeli session drummer who had played with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Persuaders_%28band%29" title="Hidden Persuaders (band)">Hidden Persuaders</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_D%27Virgilio" title="Nick D'Virgilio">Nick D'Virgilio</a>, from the progressive rock band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spock%27s_Beard" title="Spock's Beard">Spock's Beard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-genesisfaq_6-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-genesisfaq-6"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> The difference in their playing styles was marked; D'Virgilio played softer, more subtle rhythms in comparison to Zidkyahu's bombastic technique.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Ex-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiltskin" title="Stiltskin">Stiltskin</a> singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wilson_%28musician%29" title="Ray Wilson (musician)">Ray Wilson</a> was appointed as the new lead singer of Genesis. Other candidates had included <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Carrack" title="Paul Carrack">Paul Carrack</a> from Rutherford's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_and_the_Mechanics" title="Mike and the Mechanics" class="mw-redirect">Mike and the Mechanics</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Dunnery" title="Francis Dunnery">Francis Dunnery</a> (ex-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Bites" title="It Bites">It Bites</a>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Longdon" title="David Longdon">David Longdon</a> (ex-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Philippe_%28musician%29" title="Louis Philippe (musician)">Louis Philippe</a> band), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Barton" title="Alan Barton">Alan Barton</a> (ex-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lace_%28band%29" title="Black Lace (band)">Black Lace</a>) and ex-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marillion" title="Marillion">Marillion</a> vocalist—and two-time Banks collaborator—<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_%28singer%29" title="Fish (singer)">Fish</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-carrack_33-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-carrack-33"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Gilbert" title="Kevin Gilbert">Kevin Gilbert</a> was offered an audition just before his death in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-gilbert_34-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-gilbert-34"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> On the band's criteria in the search for a singer, Banks noted: "We needed someone who fits as many of the things you require as possible—being able to improvise with the kind of music we write and also someone capable of jumping in at the deep end and fronting a band." Wilson was immediately incorporated into the songwriting process, being given "half-a-dozen" songs to work on and ending up with three co-writing credits on the final album.<sup id="cite_ref-dotmusic_35-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-dotmusic-35"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">1997's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_All_Stations" title="Calling All Stations">Calling All Stations</a></i> sold well in Europe, while the track "Congo" reached #29 in the UK. The album was not successful in America, where it failed to reach the Billboard Top 50. During 1997 and 1998, Genesis toured across Europe; Banks, Rutherford, and Wilson were joined live by Zidkyahu and the guitarist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Drennan" title="Anthony Drennan">Anthony Drennan</a>, who previously worked with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Brady" title="Paul Brady">Paul Brady</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corrs" title="The Corrs">The Corrs</a>. However, a planned American tour was cancelled due to the album's poor sales performance. Following the truncation of the <i>Calling All Stations</i> tour, Genesis dismissed Wilson and went on an extended hiatus, although the members remained in regular contact. In an April 2007 interview, Wilson expressed his disgust at how his dismissal was handled, saying "it was like death by silence."<sup id="cite_ref-mmf_36-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-mmf-36"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> He also said he regretted his time spent with the band, feeling uncomfortable as a self-described "working class" man with the wealthier likes of Banks and Rutherford, and also revealed one of Phil Collins's assistants told him Collins "wasn't happy that they had continued".</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1999, the 1971–75 lineup of Banks, Collins, Gabriel, Hackett and Rutherford recorded a new version of "The Carpet Crawlers" for the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_On_Again:_The_Hits" title="Turn It On Again: The Hits" class="mw-redirect">Turn It On Again: The Hits</a></i> compilation. In 2000, Collins, Banks, and Rutherford performed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_music" title="Acoustic music">acoustic</a> renditions of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Dance" title="I Can't Dance">I Can't Dance</a>," "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Touch" title="Invisible Touch">Invisible Touch</a>," "Follow You, Follow Me," and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_On_Again" title="Turn It On Again">Turn It On Again</a>" at the Music Managers Forum, in honour of their manager Tony Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-mmf_36-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-mmf-36"><span>[</span>37<span>]</span></a></sup> Most of the original members were involved in compiling the two <i>Archive</i> boxed-sets. Acoustic versions of "Afterglow", "No Son of Mine" and "Follow You, Follow Me" were recorded for a documentary film about the band's history at this time.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="2006.E2.80.93present:_Reunion_and_future">2006–present: Reunion and future</span></h3> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tleft"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 222px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis_%28Carpet_Crawlers%29.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Genesis_%28Carpet_Crawlers%29.jpg/220px-Genesis_%28Carpet_Crawlers%29.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="220" height="176" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Genesis_%28Carpet_Crawlers%29.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Genesis performing "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Carpet_Crawlers" title="The Carpet Crawlers">The Carpet Crawlers</a>" in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herning" title="Herning">Herning</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>. June 2007.</div> </div> </div> <p style="font-weight: bold;">After much speculation regarding a reunion, Banks, Collins and Rutherford announced <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_On_Again:_The_Tour" title="Turn It On Again: The Tour" class="mw-redirect">Turn It On Again: The Tour</a> on 7 November 2006; nearly 40 years after the band first formed. The tour took place during Summer 2007, and played twelve countries across Europe, followed by a second leg in North America. The trio had wanted to reunite as a five-piece with Gabriel and Hackett for a live performance of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway" title="The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway">The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway</a></i>. While Gabriel reportedly agreed in principle to perform, he was unable to commit to a date. Collins later observed that "Peter is a little over-cautious about going back to something which fundamentally is just fun".<sup id="cite_ref-peterovercautious_37-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-peterovercautious-37"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Hackett agreed to participation, but without Peter joining in on the tour, Phil, Tony and Mike thought that it would be more appropriate to bring back Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer. Hackett, however still maintains good relations with the rest of the band. A short note expressing his good wishes for the reunion tour currently appears on his Web site.<sup id="cite_ref-hackettgoodwishes_38-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-hackettgoodwishes-38"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The band and long-time producer, Nick Davis, remastered their back catalogue for release in three batches over the course of 2007 and 2008, each comprising a third of the band's albums (from <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass_%28album%29" title="Trespass (album)">Trespass</a></i> to <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_All_Stations" title="Calling All Stations">Calling All Stations</a></i>) in a boxset-style release. Each album is presented as a double-disc set containing a multi-channel hybrid <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD" title="Super Audio CD">Super Audio CD</a>, as well as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD-Video" title="DVD-Video">DVD-Video</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Theater_System" title="Digital Theater System" class="mw-redirect">DTS</a> 24bit/96K and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Digital" title="Dolby Digital">Dolby Digital</a> 24bit/48K 5.1 tracks. The DVDs also include extras such as promo videos, live performances, TV appearances, tour programmes and new interviews in which the band discuss the period surrounding each album. (For the US and Canada pressings, the audio discs are regular CDs and not SACD hybrids.) These remasters were released in three box sets: <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_1976-1982" title="Genesis 1976-1982" class="mw-redirect">Genesis 1976-1982</a></i> in May 2007, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_1983-1998" title="Genesis 1983-1998" class="mw-redirect">Genesis 1983-1998</a></i> in October 2007, and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_1970-1975" title="Genesis 1970-1975" class="mw-redirect">Genesis 1970-1975</a></i> in November 2008, in addition to each album being released individually. Each box set contains the albums from its designated time period, as well as a bonus CD/DVD-A of non-album tracks.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">On 12 May 2007, the band were honourees at the second annual <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VH1_Rock_Honors" title="VH1 Rock Honors">VH1 Rock Honors</a>, along with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_%28band%29" title="Heart (band)">Heart</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top" title="ZZ Top">ZZ Top</a>. The setlist was, "Turn It On Again", "No Son of Mine" and "Los Endos" the performance aired on VH-1 in the US on 24 May 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-39"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> On 11 June 2007 Genesis officially kicked off their 2007 Turn It On Again World Tour in Helsinki, Finland. The band performed over 50 shows in several countries including Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Poland, France, Italy, Great Britain, the United States and Canada. The German show was broadcast live to several cinemas across the UK and Europe. On 7 July 2007, Genesis participated at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Earth_concert,_London" title="Live Earth concert, London">Live Earth</a>, a series of concerts to promote action to confront global <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> at the new <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley_Stadium" title="Wembley Stadium">Wembley Stadium</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, along with other artists including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_%28entertainer%29" title="Madonna (entertainer)">Madonna</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers" title="Red Hot Chili Peppers">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-liveearth_40-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-liveearth-40"><span>[</span>41<span>]</span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In an August 2007 interview, Collins has stated that the recording of a new album is currently "very, I repeat, <i>very</i> unlikely" [emphasis in original], citing a lack of both time and inspiration.<sup id="cite_ref-recordcollector_41-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-recordcollector-41"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> However, Banks, on 22 August, stated "The three of us would be quite keen to have a go and see what happens."<sup id="cite_ref-canadian_press_42-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-canadian_press-42"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">On 2 October, Starbucks released the CD Sampler <i>Genesis: 14 From Our Past</i>. The track list is: "The Knife", "Happy The Man", "Watcher of the Skies", "I Know What I Like", "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", "Squonk", "Your Own Special Way", "Follow You, Follow Me", "Turn It On Again", "Abacab", "That's All", "Land of Confusion", "Hold on My Heart", and "Congo".</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">An album of the reunion tour, entitled '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Over_Europe_2007" title="Live Over Europe 2007" class="mw-redirect">Live Over Europe 2007</a>' was released in November of that year. The tracklist features a balanced set list covering most of their career. None of the songs recorded during Ray Wilson's time with the band were featured. In addition to the aforementioned album, sound deck recordings of each show were released by "The Music"<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-43"><span>[</span>44<span>]</span></a></sup> A DVD of the concert on 14 July 2007 in Rome's Circo Massimo, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_in_Rome_2007" title="When in Rome 2007">When in Rome 2007</a> was released on 26 May. A microsite has been launched to accompany the release: <a href="http://www.wheninromedvd.com/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">www.wheninromedvd.com</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In an interview to celebrate the release of the <i>Genesis: 1970-1975</i> boxset, Tony Banks revealed that it is a possibility that the band may reunite with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett. He said: "We've never said never about it, you know. I know Phil (Collins) would be quite happy with the idea of just playing the drums; it would be quite fun for him. Mike (Rutherford) and I are certainly happy to do it. I know Steve (Hackett) is keen as well. I think it'd be down to Peter (Gabriel) more than anyone else." <sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-44"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">On 10 September 2009 Phil Collins revealed in a post on the official Genesis website that during the 2007 Turn it on Again tour, he dislocated a vertebrae in his neck which has required surgery to repair. The injury and resulting recovery has made it "impossible to play the drums or piano" according to the article. However, Collins states that in a years time or more this situation could change. Future plans for any Genesis reunion could hinge on Phil Collins' ability to recover and play the drums again.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">On 23 September 2009 Genesis was nominated for enshrinement at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame" title="Rock and Roll Hall of Fame">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</a> as members in the class of 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-45"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In September 2009, Genesis released <i>Genesis Live 1973-2007</i>, a box set containing remixed and remastered editions of the band's first four live albums. The box includes <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_Live" title="Genesis Live">Genesis Live</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconds_Out" title="Seconds Out">Seconds Out</a></i> in both stereo and 5.1 surround sound versions, and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Sides_Live" title="Three Sides Live">Three Sides Live</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_We_Walk" title="The Way We Walk">The Way We Walk</a></i> in stereo-only editions. In November 2009, the band will release a box set of live concert videos filmed between 1981 and 1992.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Inspiration_and_influences">Inspiration and influences</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Genesis has taken influence from a wide range of music, ranging from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_classical_music" title="European classical music" class="mw-redirect">classical music</a> to mainstream rock and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a>. Banks drew influence from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Price" title="Alan Price">Alan Price</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Animals" title="The Animals">The Animals</a>, whom he regarded as "[t]he first person who made me aware of the organ in a rock context".<sup id="cite_ref-banksinfl1_46-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-banksinfl1-46"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>Collins has cited <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich" title="Buddy Rich">Buddy Rich</a> and the jazz outfits <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mahavishnu_Orchestra" title="The Mahavishnu Orchestra">The Mahavishnu Orchestra</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Report" title="Weather Report">Weather Report</a>, while Gabriel's early career with Genesis took influence from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone" title="Nina Simone">Nina Simone</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Crimson" title="King Crimson">King Crimson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-genesisfile_47-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-genesisfile-47"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Legacy">Legacy</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">As a group that influenced the growth of the progressive rock genre, Genesis has been cited by a number of progressive rock groups, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marillion" title="Marillion">Marillion</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-48"><span>[</span>49<span>]</span></a></sup> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-49"><span></span><span></span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-50"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Several Genesis <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribute_band" title="Tribute band" class="mw-redirect">tribute bands</a>, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re-Genesis" title="Re-Genesis" class="mw-redirect">Re-Genesis</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Musical_Box_%28band%29" title="The Musical Box (band)">The Musical Box</a> routinely perform material from the Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins eras.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Collins became the first artist to cover a Genesis song in a studio release—"Behind the Lines"—which he included on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_Value_%28album%29" title="Face Value (album)">Face Value</a></i> one year after the original's release. Other former members previously and subsequently performed the band's material live during their solo shows—Gabriel played "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" and "Back in NYC", while Hackett has performed "In That Quiet Earth", "Los Endos", "Horizons",<sup id="cite_ref-scottmcmahon_24-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-scottmcmahon-24"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> "Firth of Fifth" and "Blood on the Rooftops", among others. Hackett has performed "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" on his own solo tours, and on a 1986 tour with his short lived supergroup <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTR_%28band%29" title="GTR (band)">GTR</a>. Rutherford has performed "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Can%27t_Dance" title="I Can't Dance">I Can't Dance</a>" during his tours with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_%2B_the_Mechanics" title="Mike + the Mechanics" class="mw-redirect">Mechanics</a>. Collins also later formed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phil_Collins_Big_Band" title="The Phil Collins Big Band">The Phil Collins Big Band</a>, which played jazz arrangements of Genesis songs, which were "That's All", "Invisible Touch", "Hold On My Heart" and "Los Endos" (renamed "The Los Endos Suite"), during its 1998 world tour. Ray Wilson has covered the most Genesis songs during his solo concerts. His two solo live albums, <i>Live</i> and <i>Life and Acoustic</i>, feature the Genesis songs "The Carpet Crawlers", "Follow You Follow Me", "I Can't Dance", "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Son_of_Mine" title="No Son of Mine">No Son of Mine</a>", "Shipwrecked", and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_%28Genesis_song%29" title="Mama (Genesis song)">Mama</a>". He has interpreted two songs from the solo careers of his two predecessors—"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Air_Tonight" title="In the Air Tonight">In the Air Tonight</a>" (Collins) and "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biko_%28song%29" title="Biko (song)">Biko</a>" (Gabriel).</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Buckley" title="Jeff Buckley">Jeff Buckley</a> reworked "Back in NYC" for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posthumous_work" title="Posthumous work" class="mw-redirect">posthumously</a> released 1998 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketches_for_My_Sweetheart_the_Drunk" title="Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk">Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk</a></i>. The Swedish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_metal" title="Death metal">death metal</a> band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flames" title="In Flames">In Flames</a> covered "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Confusion" title="Land of Confusion">Land of Confusion</a>" on <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_%28EP%29" title="Trigger (EP)">Trigger</a></i>, as did <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbed" title="Disturbed">Disturbed</a> on their 2005 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand_Fists" title="Ten Thousand Fists">Ten Thousand Fists</a></i>. Disco-pop band Alcazar, also from Sweden, has covered parts of "Land of Confusion" on their song "This is the World We Live In". <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> covered "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_It_On_Again" title="Turn It On Again">Turn It On Again</a>" as part of their song "The Big Medley". In 2007, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Collins" title="Simon Collins">Simon Collins</a> recorded his own version of "Keep It Dark" as a tribute to the 40th anniversary of his father's band.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Beyond purely musical ventures, the theatrical style of Genesis's 1970s concerts with Gabriel and advanced lighting of their 1980s shows have provided inspiration for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque_du_Soleil" title="Cirque du Soleil">Cirque du Soleil</a>'s productions: the 2004 anniversary show <i>Midnight Sun</i> and the arena-based touring show <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delirium_%28Cirque_du_Soleil%29" title="Delirium (Cirque du Soleil)">Delirium</a></i> trace their musical and multimedia elements back to these concerts. According to Victor Pilon, co-creator and co-director of both shows, "We're not inventing anything. Genesis did it years ago. We're just using new technology."<sup id="cite_ref-amusement_51-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-amusement-51"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Album_cover_art">Album cover art</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The band's album covers often incorporate complex and intricate art intended to reflect the themes explored in the music. The initial release of the band's first album, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Genesis_to_Revelation" title="From Genesis to Revelation">From Genesis to Revelation</a></i>, used a plain black sleeve with <i>Genesis</i> written in a green <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackletter" title="Blackletter">gothic</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface" title="Typeface">typeface</a>. The three subsequent album covers were developed by the popular <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma Records</a> graphic artist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Whitehead" title="Paul Whitehead">Paul Whitehead</a>. The <i>Foxtrot</i> sleeve depicts a feminine figure in a red dress with the head of a fox. Whitehead has said in an interview that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>'s "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Lady" title="Foxy Lady">Foxy Lady</a>" was an inspiration for the character.<sup id="cite_ref-whitehead_52-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-whitehead-52"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The cover for <i>Selling England by the Pound</i> was painted by Betty Swanwick. Peter Gabriel saw the original drawing, called <i>The Dream</i>, at an exhibition and asked Swanwick to modify it for use as the album cover. Most notably, Swanwick added a lawnmower to the image in order to tie the painting to the lyrics of <i>I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-swanwick_53-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-swanwick-53"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">After Whitehead moved to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, Genesis signed with the art collective <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipgnosis" title="Hipgnosis">Hipgnosis</a>, whose artists had created high profile album covers for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon" title="The Dark Side of the Moon">The Dark Side of the Moon</a></i> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin" title="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>'s <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houses_of_the_Holy" title="Houses of the Holy">Houses of the Holy</a></i>. Hipgnosis's first Genesis album cover was for <i>The Lamb</i>, which featured a male model, credited simply as "Omar", portraying the album's protagonist "Rael".</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Through the rest of the 1970s, various Hipgnosis artists—among whom Colin Elgie contributed heavily—designed all Genesis studio albums. The <i>Trick of the Tail</i> cover depicts the characters from the album songs, including the robber from "Robbery, Assault and Battery", the beast from the title track, and a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metaphor" title="Metaphor">metaphoric</a> image of old age reminiscing on youth from the song "Ripples". Beginning with <i>Duke</i>, Genesis albums have featured artwork designed by Bill Smith Studios. The band's highest-selling album <i>Invisible Touch</i>, features the artwork of Assorted Images, which had previously designed sleeves for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Minds" title="Simple Minds">Simple Minds</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duran_Duran" title="Duran Duran">Duran Duran</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_Club" title="Culture Club">Culture Club</a>. The <i>We Can't Dance</i> cover art features the work of Felicity Roma Bowers, and is reminiscent of <i>Wind & Wuthering</i>, now presented in hazy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watercolor_painting" title="Watercolor painting">watercolour</a>. The <i>Calling All Stations</i> and the compilation <i>Turn It On Again: The Hits</i> sleeves were designed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wherefore_Art%3F" title="Wherefore Art?">Wherefore Art?</a>.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Criticism">Criticism</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Early incarnations of Genesis were often targets for criticism during the 1970s. An article in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_Magazine" title="Q Magazine" class="mw-redirect">Q Magazine</a></i> describes a 1977 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Lowry" title="Ray Lowry">Ray Lowry</a> cartoon which depicted an arena of "either asleep, moribund, [or] comatose" fans watching a live Genesis performance, with the band's name emblazoned on a banner above the stage reading "GENESNOOZE".<sup id="cite_ref-genesnooze_54-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-genesnooze-54"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">More specifically, some in Britain - especially supporters of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a> movement - regarded Genesis in particular, but also the genre more generally, as overtly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_class" title="Middle class">middle class</a> (paying particular attention to Gabriel, Banks and Rutherford's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_school_%28UK%29" title="Independent school (UK)">private education</a>), and claimed that rock music was being taken away from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_class" title="Working class">working class</a>, whom they regarded as its core audience. But Peter Gabriel is quoted as saying in a Genesis biography that their audience was a "mixture of social classes" and that that accusation was a fabrication of the critics.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-55"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Gabriel's theatrics were unpalatable to some of the mainstream rock audience, resulting in a cult following rather than mainstream.<sup id="cite_ref-completeguide37_56-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-completeguide37-56"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> This was exemplified during live performances of Gabriel's last Genesis album, <i>The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway</i>, during which he appeared on stage as various characters in the album's lyrics. The elaborate storyline for <i>The Lamb</i> proved difficult to understand and accept, and caused a bit of friction within the band.<sup id="cite_ref-completeguide_2-3" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-completeguide-2"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Collins later recalled that "he'd be in a Slipperman costume trying to get a mic anywhere near his throat, and be out of breath - all twisted up. Towards the end I felt the singing wasn't really being heard; the songs weren't really being heard".<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-57"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Conversely, the band's transition from lengthy, complex songs to more compact, radio friendly material was not welcomed by critics; <i>Rolling Stone''</i>s review of <i>...And Then There Were Three...</i> read: "(. . .) this contemptible opus is but the palest shadow of the group's earlier accomplishments.".<sup id="cite_ref-attwt_58-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-attwt-58"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Collins himself has often been blamed for the band's transformation, in part as he plays much the same type of music as a solo artist. "I don't feel we've bastardised the way we were", Collins remarked in an interview with <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_Express_%28magazine%29" title="Music Express (magazine)">Music Express</a></i>: "on a generous day I'll blame me for the change, but I just think it is us growing up, listening to different things".<sup id="cite_ref-collinsinterview_59-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-collinsinterview-59"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Banks addressed criticism of the group in a 1991 interview with Rolling Stone, saying "Well, we've never been fashionable." Phil Collins summed up in the same interview, "We know that people like us, because our records sell."</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="rellink relarticle mainarticle">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_discography" title="Genesis discography">Genesis discography</a></div> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</span></h3> <table style="font-weight: bold;" class="wikitable"><tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year</th> <th rowspan="2" width="300">Album details</th> <th colspan="11">Peak chart position</th> <th rowspan="2" width="125"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" title="Music recording sales certification">Certifications</a><br /><small>(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_music_recording_sales_certifications" title="List of music recording sales certifications">sales thresholds</a>)</small></th> </tr> <tr> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-UK_60-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-UK-60"><span>[</span>61<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">AUT</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-AUT_61-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-AUT-61"><span>[</span>62<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgia" title="Belgia" class="mw-redirect">BEL</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-BEL_62-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-BEL-62"><span>[</span>63<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">FIN</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-FIN_63-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-FIN-63"><span>[</span>64<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" title="France">FRA</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-FRA_64-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-FRA-64"><span>[</span>65<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">GER</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-GER_65-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-GER-65"><span>[</span>66<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherland" title="Netherland">NLD</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-NLD_66-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-NLD-66"><span>[</span>67<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway">NOR</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-NOR_67-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-NOR-67"><span>[</span>68<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">SWE</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-SWE_68-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-SWE-68"><span>[</span>69<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">SWI</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-SWI_69-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-SWI-69"><span>[</span>70<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> <th style="width: 1em; font-size: 75%;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a> <p><sup id="cite_ref-US_70-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-US-70"><span>[</span>71<span>]</span></a></sup></p> </th> </tr> <tr> <td>1969</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Genesis_to_Revelation" title="From Genesis to Revelation">From Genesis to Revelation</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 7 March 1969</li><li>Label: Decca</li><li>Formats: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Disc" title="Compact Disc">CD</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette" title="Compact Cassette">CS</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LP_album" title="LP album">LP</a></li></ul> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">170</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1970</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass_%28album%29" title="Trespass (album)">Trespass</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 23 October 1970</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">98</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1971</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursery_Cryme" title="Nursery Cryme">Nursery Cryme</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 12 November 1971</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CD, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1972</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxtrot_%28album%29" title="Foxtrot (album)">Foxtrot</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 6 October 1972</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">45</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1973</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selling_England_by_the_Pound" title="Selling England by the Pound">Selling England by the Pound</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 12 October 1973</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">70</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1974</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lamb_Lies_Down_on_Broadway" title="The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway">The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 29 November 1974</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">10</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">41</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trick_of_the_Tail" title="A Trick of the Tail">A Trick of the Tail</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 20 February 1976</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">43</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">17</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">31</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_%26_Wuthering" title="Wind & Wuthering">Wind & Wuthering</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 27 December 1976<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_band#cite_note-71"><span>[</span>72<span>]</span></a></sup></li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">19</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">21</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">26</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E2%80%A6And_Then_There_Were_Three%E2%80%A6" title="…And Then There Were Three…" class="mw-redirect">…And Then There Were Three…</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 7 April 1978</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">17</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td align="center">22</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_%28album%29" title="Duke (album)">Duke</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 28 March 1980</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">9</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">11</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abacab" title="Abacab">Abacab</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 18 September 1981</li><li>Label: Charisma</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">11</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_%28Genesis_album%29" title="Genesis (Genesis album)">Genesis</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 3 October 1983</li><li>Label: Charisma/Virgin</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">12</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">9</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Touch" title="Invisible Touch">Invisible Touch</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 9 June 1986</li><li>Label: Charisma/Virgin</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can%27t_Dance" title="We Can't Dance">We Can't Dance</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 11 November 1991</li><li>Label: Virgin</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">—</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">97</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td align="center">1</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calling_All_Stations" title="Calling All Stations">Calling All Stations</a></i> <ul><li>Released: 1 September 1997</li><li>Label: Virgin</li><li>Formats: CD, CS, LP</li></ul> </td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td align="center">13</td> <td align="center">19</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">9</td> <td align="center">2</td> <td align="center">11</td> <td align="center">3</td> <td align="center">54</td> <td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-45273001783834786892009-10-23T19:52:00.000-07:002009-10-23T20:57:08.479-07:00GENESIS / the way we walk-live<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc-w0imaE2_yt-DSGbo1BE2gFzeBD9pP9mluByqfLiy822r0jGnvNvXk71gnWWiL97QBU5P1HjOpIzgZbhapaY-KTMq3uN4rC2-x3RAVtbmv9NCN5MlORFKhq66rMm7MqLU7ErSei_Zc/s1600-h/TheLongs93.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAc-w0imaE2_yt-DSGbo1BE2gFzeBD9pP9mluByqfLiy822r0jGnvNvXk71gnWWiL97QBU5P1HjOpIzgZbhapaY-KTMq3uN4rC2-x3RAVtbmv9NCN5MlORFKhq66rMm7MqLU7ErSei_Zc/s320/TheLongs93.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395994376330593250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Live/the way we walk</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">the way wewalk</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Old Medley" – 19:32</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Dance on a Volcano" (Banks/Collins/Hackett/Rutherford)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"The Musical Box" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Firth of Fifth" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" (Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Driving The Last Spike" – 10:18</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Domino" – 11:21</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part I - In the Glow of the Night</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Part II - The Last Domino</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Fading Lights" – 10:55</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Home by the Sea/Second Home by the Sea" – 12:14</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Drum Duet"- 6:06</span><br /><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-61932560758304257972009-10-22T04:04:00.000-07:002009-10-22T04:23:56.713-07:00AL DI MEOLA / electric rendez-vous<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6jGGtjcFlN9HQKqNETfFbJoPJ9mAoFlvFBWMcxG6-HAsjgWg5b7BpPefnC5yJg7hNl798dm-U9QxAsWfH1Ntz_1UfsyHS5Pu72MnjuSqVF7hOQ7JV980XkxR3-WJVE5F_X03knOjqxA/s1600-h/Al+Di+electric+rendez-vous.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6jGGtjcFlN9HQKqNETfFbJoPJ9mAoFlvFBWMcxG6-HAsjgWg5b7BpPefnC5yJg7hNl798dm-U9QxAsWfH1Ntz_1UfsyHS5Pu72MnjuSqVF7hOQ7JV980XkxR3-WJVE5F_X03knOjqxA/s320/Al+Di+electric+rendez-vous.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395379032955965490" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Electric rendez-vous</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">electricrendezvous</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Al Di Meola: Guitars</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Paco de Lucía: Guitar (3)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Jan Hammer: Keyboards</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Phillippe Saisse: Keyboards</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Steve Gadd: Drums and percussion</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mingo Lewis: Percussion</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 1. God-Bird-Change (Mingo Lewis) – 3:51</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 2. Electric </span><a style="background: transparent url(http://files.adbrite.com/mb/images/green-double-underline-006600.gif) repeat-x scroll center bottom; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: none; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; margin-bottom: -2px; padding-bottom: 2px; font-weight: bold;" name="AdBriteInlineAd_Electric" id="AdBriteInlineAd_Electric" target="_top"></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Rendezvous (Al Di Meola) – 7:47</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 3. Passion, Grace and Fire (Al Di Meola) – 5:34</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 4. Cruisin' (Jan Hammer) – 4:16</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 5. Black Cat Shuffle (Philippe Saisse) – 3:00</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 6. Ritmo de la Noche (Al Di Meola) – 4:17</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 7. Somalia (Al Di Meola) – 1:40</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> 8. Jewel Inside a Dream (Al Di Meola) – 4:02</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-43576458562151315002009-10-22T03:02:00.000-07:002009-10-22T04:23:56.714-07:00AL DI MEOLA / tour de force<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zf5p0Jtyybe-Fb5ZpOtnx2GSi8ZolrIGxDAHEmaBkhu7ge4NuUBOgbjv7KUBFK7sG2vkEThIassW7Kux3EigsKoejCPz7VcABO6G-wPx_MZ9Ue0yzx4PLTEiVBr-knXseCne1zQ4IM8/s1600-h/Al_Di_Live-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_zf5p0Jtyybe-Fb5ZpOtnx2GSi8ZolrIGxDAHEmaBkhu7ge4NuUBOgbjv7KUBFK7sG2vkEThIassW7Kux3EigsKoejCPz7VcABO6G-wPx_MZ9Ue0yzx4PLTEiVBr-knXseCne1zQ4IM8/s320/Al_Di_Live-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395376665743560226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tour de force</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">tourdeforce</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Al Di Meola: Guitars.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Jackson: Bass guitar.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jan Hammer: Keyboards.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Victor Godsey: Keyboards.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Steve Gadd: Drums and percussion.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mingo Lewis: Percussion.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Elegant Gypsy Suite" – 10:10</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Nena" – 5:06</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Advantage" (Jan Hammer) – 5:00</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Egyptian Danza" – 5:41</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Race With Devil on Spanish Highway" – 7:36</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Cruisin'" (Jan Hammer) – 5:26</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Al Di Meola</h1> <table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: left; font-weight: bold;font-size:88%;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: rgb(244, 191, 146) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;font-size:125%;" colspan="2"><span class="fn">Al Di Meola</span></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" class="" colspan="2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Al_Di_Meola_2006_1.jpg" class="image" title="Al Di Meola"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Al_Di_Meola_2006_1.jpg/256px-Al_Di_Meola_2006_1.jpg" width="256" height="200" /></a><br /><div><small>Al Di Meola</small></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="background: rgb(244, 191, 146) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; line-height: 1.5em; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2">Background information</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Born</th> <td>July 22, 1954 <span style="display: none;">(<span class="bday">1954-07-22</span>)</span> <span class="noprint">(age 55)</span><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City" title="Jersey City" class="mw-redirect">Jersey City</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA" title="USA" class="mw-redirect">USA</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genres</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk" title="Funk">Funk</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">Jazz fusion</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_jazz" title="Latin jazz">Latin jazz</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_rock" title="Jazz rock" class="mw-redirect">Jazz rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Occupations</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician" title="Musician">Musician</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist" title="Guitarist">Guitarist</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_instrument" title="Musical instrument">Instruments</a></th> <td class="note"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">Guitar</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit" title="Drum kit">drums</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percussion_instrument" title="Percussion instrument">percussion</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cello" title="Cello">Cello</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing" title="Singing">vocals</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Years active</th> <td>1974–present</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Forever" title="Return to Forever">Return to Forever</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Website</th> <td><a href="http://www.aldimeola.com/new-site/index.php" class="external text" rel="nofollow">http://www.aldimeola.com</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1954-07-22"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="07-22"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_22" title="July 22">July 22</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954" title="1954">1954</a></span> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City, New Jersey</a>) is an Italian American <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_fusion" title="Jazz fusion">jazz fusion</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_jazz" title="Latin jazz">Latin jazz</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist" title="Guitarist">guitarist</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Di Meola grew up in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergenfield,_New_Jersey" title="Bergenfield, New Jersey">Bergenfield, New Jersey</a>, and attended <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergenfield_High_School" title="Bergenfield High School">Bergenfield High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> He is now a resident of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen County, New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-1"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> </script> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1971, he enrolled in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berklee_College_of_Music" title="Berklee College of Music">Berklee College of Music</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" title="Boston, Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect">Boston, Massachusetts</a>. In 1974 he joined <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick_Corea" title="Chick Corea">Chick Corea</a>'s band, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Forever" title="Return to Forever">Return to Forever</a>, and played with the band until a major lineup shift in 1976.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Di Meola went on to explore a variety of styles, but is most noted for his Latin-influenced jazz fusion works. He is a four time winner as Best Jazz Guitarist in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Player_Magazine" title="Guitar Player Magazine" class="mw-redirect">Guitar Player Magazine</a>'</i>s Reader Poll.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Guitar historian Robert Lynch states: "In the history of the electric guitar, no one figure has done more to advance the instrument in a purely technical manner than Mr. Di Meola. His total command of the various styles and scales is simply mind-boggling. I feel privileged to have been able to study his work all these years."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-2"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In addition to a prolific solo career, he has engaged in successful collaborations with bassist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Clarke" title="Stanley Clarke">Stanley Clarke</a>, keyboardist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Hammer" title="Jan Hammer">Jan Hammer</a>, violinist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Ponty" title="Jean-Luc Ponty">Jean-Luc Ponty</a>, and guitarists <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaughlin_%28musician%29" title="John McLaughlin (musician)">John McLaughlin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa" title="Paco de Lucía">Paco de Lucía</a>. He also guested on "Allergies" from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Simon" title="Paul Simon">Paul Simon</a>'s "Hearts and Bones" album (1983).</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In the beginning of his career, as evidenced on his first solo album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Midnight_Sun_%28album%29" title="Land of the Midnight Sun (album)">Land of the Midnight Sun</a></i> (1976), Di Meola was noted for his technical mastery and extremely fast, complex guitar solos and compositions. But even on his early albums, he had begun to explore Mediterranean cultures and acoustic genres like flamenco. Good examples are "Mediterranean Sundance" and "Lady of Rome, Sister of Brazil" from the <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_Gypsy" title="Elegant Gypsy">Elegant Gypsy</a></i> album (1977). His early albums were very influential among rock and jazz guitarists alike. Di Meola continued to explore Latin music within the jazz-fusion genre on albums like <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_%28Al_Di_Meola_album%29" title="Casino (Al Di Meola album)">Casino</a></i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendido_Hotel" title="Splendido Hotel">Splendido Hotel</a></i>. He exhibited a more subtle touch on acoustic numbers like "Fantasia Suite for Two Guitars" from the <i>Casino</i> album, and on the best-selling live album with McLaughlin and de Lucia, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_in_San_Francisco" title="Friday Night in San Francisco">Friday Night in San Francisco</a></i>. In 1980, he also toured with fellow Latin rocker <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Carlos Santana</a>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">With <i>Scenario</i>, he explored the electronic side of jazz in a collaboration with Jan Hammer (of Miami Vice theme fame). Beginning with this change, he further expanded his horizons with the acoustic album <i>Cielo e Terra</i>. He began to incorporate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar/synthesizer" title="Guitar/synthesizer" class="mw-redirect">guitar/synthesizers</a> on albums such as <i>Soaring Through a Dream</i>. Beginning in the 1990s, Di Meola recorded albums closer to World music and modern Latin styles than jazz.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">He has continued to tour, playing in smaller venues like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birchmere" title="The Birchmere">The Birchmere</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Virginia</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Blues" title="House of Blues">House of Blues</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" title="Las Vegas, Nevada">Las Vegas, Nevada</a>. Recent concerts have included a sampling of his newer material (an engaging mix of acoustic, "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Distorted_acoustic_music&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Distorted acoustic music (page does not exist)">distorted acoustic music</a>", and guitar/synthesizer with a looser format than the songs on the early solo albums) along with a selection of electric guitar numbers from the early albums. Di Meola often closes out shows with an energetic rendition of one of his most challenging pieces, "Race with Devil on Spanish Highway", from the <i>Elegant Gypsy</i> album. Even in technical showcases like this, he combines blindingly fast scalar runs with subtle, dazzling rhythms, and melodic phrases. Because of his early recordings, Di Meola became arguably the most important pioneer of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shred_guitar" title="Shred guitar">shred guitar</a>, influencing guitarists such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a> (with whom he appeared on keyboardist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sherinian" title="Derek Sherinian">Derek Sherinian</a>'s solo album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Utopia" title="Black Utopia">Black Utopia</a></i> in 2003) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Sambora" title="Richie Sambora">Richie Sambora</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a> with his speed runs as a child and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater" title="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Petrucci" title="John Petrucci">John Petrucci</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-autogenerated1-3"><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup> However, in most cases after the early 1980s, Di Meola has largely distanced himself from this approach. In various interviews, Di Meola has stated that his reason for stepping away from the electric guitar is due to hearing damage (manifested as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus" title="Tinnitus">tinnitus</a>) from years of playing at excessive volumes;<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-4"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> the acoustic guitar does not aggravate his condition.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">But in 2006 he rediscovered his love of the electric guitar<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-5"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>, and the DVD of his concert at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leverkusen" title="Leverkusen">Leverkusen</a> Jazz Festival 2006 bears the subtitle <i>Return to Electric Guitar</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Di_Meola#cite_note-6"><span></span><span></span></a></sup></p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Solo_works">Solo works</span></h3> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 202px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elegant_gypsy.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Elegant_gypsy.jpg/200px-Elegant_gypsy.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="200" height="205" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elegant_gypsy.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_Gypsy" title="Elegant Gypsy">Elegant Gypsy</a></i> (1977)</div> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 202px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kissmyaxe.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Kissmyaxe.jpg/200px-Kissmyaxe.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="200" height="197" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kissmyaxe.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_My_Axe" title="Kiss My Axe">Kiss My Axe</a></i> (1991)</div> </div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;" class="thumb tright"> <div class="thumbinner" style="width: 202px;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Al_di_Meola.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/76/Al_di_Meola.jpg/200px-Al_di_Meola.jpg" class="thumbimage" width="200" height="346" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"> <div class="magnify"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Al_di_Meola.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png" alt="" width="15" height="11" /></a></div> Al di Meola in concert at Rams Head in Annapolis, Maryland.</div> </div> </div> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Midnight_Sun_%28album%29" title="Land of the Midnight Sun (album)">Land of the Midnight Sun</a></i> (1976)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegant_Gypsy" title="Elegant Gypsy">Elegant Gypsy</a></i> (1977)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_%28Al_Di_Meola_album%29" title="Casino (Al Di Meola album)">Casino</a></i> (1978)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendido_Hotel" title="Splendido Hotel">Splendido Hotel</a></i> (1980)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Rendezvous" title="Electric Rendezvous">Electric Rendezvous</a></i> (1982)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_De_Force_-_Live" title="Tour De Force - Live">Tour De Force - Live</a></i> (1982)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Guitarist_%28Germany%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Guitarist (Germany) (page does not exist)">The Guitarist (Germany)</a></i> (1982)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenario_%28album%29" title="Scenario (album)">Scenario</a></i> (1983)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cielo_e_Terra" title="Cielo e Terra">Cielo e Terra</a></i> (1985)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soaring_Through_a_Dream" title="Soaring Through a Dream">Soaring Through a Dream</a></i> (1985)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirami_Su" title="Tirami Su">Tirami Su</a></i> (1987)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_My_Axe" title="Kiss My Axe">Kiss My Axe</a></i> (1991)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sinfonia" title="World Sinfonia">World Sinfonia</a> (1991)</i></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Best_of_Al_Di_Meola_-_The_Manhattan_Years&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Best of Al Di Meola - The Manhattan Years (page does not exist)">The Best of Al Di Meola - The Manhattan Years</a> (1992)</i></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Sinfonia_II_-_Heart_of_the_Immigrants&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="World Sinfonia II - Heart of the Immigrants (page does not exist)">World Sinfonia II - Heart of the Immigrants</a></i> (1993)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_and_Blue_%28album%29" title="Orange and Blue (album)">Orange and Blue</a></i> (1994)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acoustic_Anthology&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Acoustic Anthology (page does not exist)">Acoustic Anthology</a></i> (1995)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Meola_Plays_Piazzolla" title="Di Meola Plays Piazzolla">Di Meola Plays Piazzolla</a></i> (1996)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Infinite_Desire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Infinite Desire (page does not exist)">The Infinite Desire</a></i> (1998)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christmas:_Winter_Nights&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Christmas: Winter Nights (page does not exist)">Christmas: Winter Nights</a></i> (1999)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sinfon%C3%ADa_III_-_The_Grande_Passion" title="World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion">World Sinfonía III - The Grande Passion</a></i> (2000)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology" title="Anthology">Anthology</a></i> (2000)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_on_Flesh" title="Flesh on Flesh">Flesh on Flesh</a></i> (2002)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Di_Meola_Revisited&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Di Meola Revisited (page does not exist)">Al Di Meola Revisited</a></i> (2003)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vocal_Rendezvous&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vocal Rendezvous (page does not exist)">Vocal Rendezvous</a></i> (2006)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequence_of_Chaos" title="Consequence of Chaos">Consequence of Chaos</a></i> (2006)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabolic_Inventions_And_Seduction_For_Solo_Guitar" title="Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar" class="mw-redirect">Diabolic Inventions And Seduction For Solo Guitar</a></i> (2006)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Melodia_Live_in_Milano:_World_Sinfonia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Melodia Live in Milano: World Sinfonia (page does not exist)">La Melodia Live in Milano: World Sinfonia</a></i> (2008)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Collaborations">Collaborations</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i>Venusian Summer</i> (1975) Lenny White, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell</li><li><i>Go</i> (1976) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29" title="Go (band)">Go</a> Stomu Yamash'ta,Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola</li><li><i>Go Live From Paris</i> (1976) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29" title="Go (band)">Go</a> Stomu Yamash'ta,Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola</li><li><i>Go Too</i> (1977) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29" title="Go (band)">Go</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Night_in_San_Francisco" title="Friday Night in San Francisco">Friday Night in San Francisco</a></i> (1980) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaughlin_%28musician%29" title="John McLaughlin (musician)">John McLaughlin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa" title="Paco de Lucía">Paco de Lucía</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passion,_Grace_and_Fire" title="Passion, Grace and Fire">Passion, Grace and Fire</a></i> (1983) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaughlin_%28musician%29" title="John McLaughlin (musician)">John McLaughlin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa" title="Paco de Lucía">Paco de Lucía</a></li><li><i>Latin</i> (1987) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dalaras" title="George Dalaras">George Dalaras</a></li><li><i>Super Guitar Trio And Friends</i> (1990) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Coryell" title="Larry Coryell">Larry Coryell</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir%C3%A9li_Lagr%C3%A8ne" title="Biréli Lagrène">Biréli Lagrène</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rite_Of_Strings" title="Rite Of Strings" class="mw-redirect">Rite Of Strings</a></i> (1995) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Clarke" title="Stanley Clarke">Stanley Clarke</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Ponty" title="Jean-Luc Ponty">Jean-Luc Ponty</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_Fire" title="Dance of Fire">Dance of Fire</a></i> (1995) - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziza_Mustafa_Zadeh" title="Aziza Mustafa Zadeh">Aziza Mustafa Zadeh</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guitar_Trio" title="The Guitar Trio">The Guitar Trio</a></i> (1996) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaughlin_%28musician%29" title="John McLaughlin (musician)">John McLaughlin</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa" title="Paco de Lucía">Paco de Lucía</a></li><li><i>Winter Nights</i> (1999) - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roman_Hrynkiv&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roman Hrynkiv (page does not exist)">Roman Hrynkiv</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspiration_%28Aziza_Mustafa_Zadeh_album%29" title="Inspiration (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh album)">Inspiration - Colors & Reflections</a></i> (2000) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziza_Mustafa_Zadeh" title="Aziza Mustafa Zadeh">Aziza Mustafa Zadeh</a></li><li><i>Nylon & Steel</i> (2001) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Barrueco" title="Manuel Barrueco">Manuel Barrueco</a></li><li><i>The Running Roads</i> (2001) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dalaras" title="George Dalaras">George Dalaras</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Utopia" title="Black Utopia">Black Utopia</a></i> (2003) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Sherinian" title="Derek Sherinian">Derek Sherinian</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmopolitan_Life" title="Cosmopolitan Life">Cosmopolitan Life</a></i> (2005) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonid_Agutin" title="Leonid Agutin">Leonid Agutin</a></li><li><i>Midsummer Night In Sardinia</i> (2005) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andrea_Parodi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrea Parodi (page does not exist)">Andrea Parodi</a></li><li><i>Mária (Égi szerelem)</i> (2007) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miklos_Malek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miklos Malek (page does not exist)">Miklos Malek</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eszter_Horgas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eszter Horgas (page does not exist)">Eszter Horgas</a></li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_NYC_Session:_Beautiful_Love&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The NYC Session: Beautiful Love (page does not exist)">The NYC Session: Beautiful Love</a></i> (2007) with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Gomez,_Billy_Drummond_and_Yutaka_Kobayashi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eddie Gomez, Billy Drummond and Yutaka Kobayashi (page does not exist)">Eddie Gomez, Billy Drummond and Yutaka Kobayashi</a></li></ul> <p style="font-weight: bold;">As Producer</p> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Touch_%28album%29" title="Magic Touch (album)">Magic Touch</a></i> (1985) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Jordan" title="Stanley Jordan">Stanley Jordan</a></li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Return_to_Forever_albums_featuring_Al_Di_Meola">Return to Forever albums featuring Al Di Meola</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Have_I_Known_You_Before" title="Where Have I Known You Before">Where Have I Known You Before</a></i> (1974, Polydor)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Mystery" title="No Mystery">No Mystery</a></i> (1975, Polydor)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_Warrior" title="Romantic Warrior">Romantic Warrior</a></i> (1976, Columbia)</li><li><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Returns_%28Return_to_Forever_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Returns (Return to Forever album) (page does not exist)">Returns</a></i> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009" title="2009">2009</a>, Eagle (Fontana))</li></ul><br /><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-23889479943078373712009-10-22T02:43:00.000-07:002009-10-22T03:01:46.072-07:00MOTHER JANE / comes alive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbLuK5fl8ene6b1DJEnH5EbiqYl1yWAZA04ui7fLIIFPyJ60ZTw4_mNZrmSB1NYmVeFOXkvZNmWyKEGej0UVA2UuvUtLdxpQR_hxiogPFujVdAmNE8BfAMx5qs31ZPQwccmJh0EF3h70/s1600-h/mjane-350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbLuK5fl8ene6b1DJEnH5EbiqYl1yWAZA04ui7fLIIFPyJ60ZTw4_mNZrmSB1NYmVeFOXkvZNmWyKEGej0UVA2UuvUtLdxpQR_hxiogPFujVdAmNE8BfAMx5qs31ZPQwccmJh0EF3h70/s320/mjane-350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395359571952312994" border="0" /></a>Come alive<br /><br />LINK:<a href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">comealive</a><br /><br /><br />Founded in 1993 by Klaus Hess, Mother Jane sounds a whole lot like the 1970's Jane, heavy and melodic. This disc features material recorded in Switzerland in 1999. The band does old Jane classics like "Windows", "Daytime", "Hangman", "Spain" and "Redskin", plus some impressive new material. Well I guess it was new in 1999! Bassist Kai Schiering's vocals are awesome, the musicianship is spectacular, the sound is OK. The crowd noises seem a little intrusive at times, but only add to the general stoned 70's vibe that is alright by me. Almost 80 minutes of sweet Jane goodness, a must-have for all Jane fans.<br /><br />1. Out Of Control<br />2. Spain<br />3. Redskin<br />4. Together We Are Stand<br />5. Emotion<br />6. So Solong<br />7. Take It<br />8. Hangman<br />9. Daytime<br />10. Way To Paradise<br />11. Silence<br />12. Windows<br />13. Nightmare<br />14. Windows II<br /><br />Klaus Hess - Guitar, Vocals<br />Kai Schiering - Bass<br />Jaye - Drums, Vocals<br />Klaus Henatsch - Keyboards, Vocals<br /><br /><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <img src="http://www.mother-jane.de/images/stories/plakat3.jpg" /></span></strong></span></h2> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><em>(Aktuelles Tourplakat Mother-Jane, entworfen von SI-MONI & EVENTIA-MEDIEN)</em></span><br /></span></strong></span></h2> <h2 style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal;">Klaus Hess</span></strong><span style="font-weight: normal;"> hatte sich 1982 nach 11 Jane-Alben ins Privatleben zurückgezogen, nahm aber immerhin ein paar Solo-Scheiben auf. 1992 kam es zu </span></span></h2> <p class="modifydate"> Aktualisiert (Donnerstag, den 17. September 2009 um 16:15 Uhr) </p> <p> <a class="Button" href="http://www.mother-jane.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20:willkommen"> <span class="btn"> <span class="l"></span> <span class="r"></span> <span class="t">Weiterlesen...</span> </span> </a> </p> <span class="article_separator"> </span> <div class="Post"> <div class="Post-body"> <div class="Post-inner"> <div class="PostMetadataHeader"> <h2 class="PostHeaderIcon-wrapper"><img src="http://www.mother-jane.de/templates/3-ya-mind/images/PostHeaderIcon.png" alt="PostHeaderIcon" width="29" height="21" /> <span class="PostHeader"> Wieder im Angebot </span> </h2> <div class="PostHeaderIcons metadata-icons"> Dienstag, den 20. Oktober 2009 um 12:19 Uhr | Author: Administrator </div> </div> <div class="PostContent"> <div class="article"> <p>Von der CD <strong>COMES ALIVE</strong> von <strong>Mother Jane</strong> haben wir nun noch ein paar wenige Originale auftreiben können. 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Versandkosten bestellen. Auch eine telefonische Bestellung ist unter 05741 20327 möglich.</p> <p><img src="http://www.mother-jane.de/images/stories/mj%20comes%20alive%20cd%20002.jpg" title="Live-CD Comes Alive Mother Jane / Original" class="caption" width="247" align="left" height="226" /></p></div> <span class="article_separator"> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="PostMetadataHeader"> <h2 class="PostHeaderIcon-wrapper"><img src="http://www.mother-jane.de/templates/3-ya-mind/images/PostHeaderIcon.png" alt="PostHeaderIcon" width="29" height="21" /> <span class="PostHeader"> Mother Jane am 24.10.2009 in Herford </span> </h2> <div class="PostHeaderIcons metadata-icons"> Montag, den 19. Oktober 2009 um 05:56 Uhr | Author: Administrator </div> </div> <p><strong>Mother Jane</strong> spielen am <strong>24. Oktober 2009</strong>, einem Samstag, im <strong>Elfenbein</strong> in Herford. Konzertbeginn wird um 20:30 Uhr sein.</p><p><br /></p><p>...........................................................................................................................................................................<br /></p>unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-69631993155892312072009-10-22T00:38:00.000-07:002009-10-22T03:02:11.542-07:00KLAUS SCHULZE / black dance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrSQiYmbGf2mil8dSkLNXoHwGZpG5XWnGtJeQ9p-6Bq3ej3gBZNjh32aL7YnDBCxGxN362sOwj_eJA3Ipasbjzgm7EIujTIzM4VVI14_WGIHkXiC-1UoUxGkKUG7FOa5lNOj9Mkxa_pI/s1600-h/Klaus+Schulze-Blackdance-Front.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrSQiYmbGf2mil8dSkLNXoHwGZpG5XWnGtJeQ9p-6Bq3ej3gBZNjh32aL7YnDBCxGxN362sOwj_eJA3Ipasbjzgm7EIujTIzM4VVI14_WGIHkXiC-1UoUxGkKUG7FOa5lNOj9Mkxa_pI/s320/Klaus+Schulze-Blackdance-Front.0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395326868414158562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black dance<br /><br />LINK: </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">blackdance</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blackdance is one of Klaus Schulze's early albums. The tempo changes are smooth and sure and the sequences are varied — some are deep and strong, others are long on atmosphere. Schulze mixes these elements seamlessly with experimental timbres and spatial textures. He adds an organ drone to give the disc a Baroque attitude and sinister overtones. This is more atmospheric than most of his albums. (Unknown reviewer)</span><br /><br /><h1 style="font-weight: bold;" id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading">Klaus Schulze</h1> <table class="infobox vcard" style="width: 22em; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; text-align: left; font-weight: bold;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background: rgb(244, 191, 146) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; text-align: center; font-size: 125%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" colspan="2"><span class="fn">Klaus Schulze</span></th> </tr> <tr> <th>Born</th> <td>August 4, 1947 <span style="display: none;">(<span class="bday">1947-08-04</span>)</span> <span class="noprint">(age 62)</span></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Origin</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin,_Germany" title="Berlin, Germany" class="mw-redirect">Berlin, Germany</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genres</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">Electronic music</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age_music" title="New Age music">New Age music</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_music" title="Space music">Space music</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance_music" title="Trance music">Trance music</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krautrock" title="Krautrock">Krautrock/Kosmische Musik</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_School_of_electronic_music" title="Berlin School of electronic music">Berlin School</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Occupations</th> <td>Musician, Producer</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap;">Years active</th> <td>1969–present</td> </tr> <tr> <th style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Labels</a></th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohr_Records" title="Ohr Records">Ohr Records</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Records" title="Brain Records">Brain Records</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Records" title="Virgin Records">Virgin Records</a><br />Metronome<br />Manikin Records<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Records" title="Island Records">Island Records</a><br />IC<br />Inteam<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZYX_Records" title="ZYX Records" class="mw-redirect">ZYX Records</a><br />WEA<br />Rainhorse<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_Symphony" title="Synthetic Symphony" class="mw-redirect">Synthetic Symphony</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAX_%2B49-69/450464" title="FAX +49-69/450464">FAX +49-69/450464</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</th> <td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Jokers" title="Cosmic Jokers">Cosmic Jokers</a></td> </tr> <tr> <th>Website</th> <td><a href="http://www.klaus-schulze.com/" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Official Site</a></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Klaus Schulze (born <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="1947-08-04"><span class="mw-formatted-date" title="08-04"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4" title="August 4">August 4</a></span>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947" title="1947">1947</a></span>) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">German</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music" title="Electronic music">electronic music</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_musician" title="Electronic musician">musician</a>. He also used the alias <i>Richard Wahnfried</i>. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a> before launching a solo career consisting of more than 50 albums (more than 140 CDs) lasting over 3 decades.</p><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> </script> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2><h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1970s">1970s</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In 1969, Klaus Schulze was the drummer of one of the early incarnations of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a> for their debut album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Meditation" title="Electronic Meditation">Electronic Meditation</a></i>. In 1970 he left this group to form <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_G%C3%B6ttsching" title="Manuel Göttsching">Manuel Göttsching</a>. In 1971, he chose again to leave a newly-formed group after only one album, this time to mount a solo career. In 1972, Schulze released his debut album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrlicht_%28album%29" title="Irrlicht (album)">Irrlicht</a></i> with organ and a recording of an orchestra filtered almost beyond recognition. Despite the lack of synthesizers, this proto-ambient work is regarded as a milestone in electronic music. The follow up, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_%28album%29" title="Cyborg (album)">Cyborg</a></i>, was similar but added the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMS_Synthi_A" title="EMS Synthi A">EMS Synthi A</a> synthesizer.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Since this point, Schulze's career has been most prolific, and he can now claim more than 40 original albums to his name since <i>Irrlicht</i>. Highlights of these include 1976's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondawn" title="Moondawn">Moondawn</a></i> (his first album to feature the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_modular_synthesizer" title="Moog modular synthesizer">Moog modular synthesizer</a>), 1979's <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="Dune (Klaus Schulze album)">Dune</a></i>, and 1995's double-album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Blue_%28Klaus_Schulze_Album%29" title="In Blue (Klaus Schulze Album)" class="mw-redirect">In Blue</a></i> (which featured one long track with electric guitar contributions from his friend Manuel Göttsching of Ash Ra Tempel). Schulze often takes German events as a starting point for his compositions, a notable example being on his 1978 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28Ten%29" title="X (Ten)" class="mw-redirect">X</a></i> (the title signifying it was his tenth album), subtitled "Six Musical Biographies", a reference to such notables as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria" title="Ludwig II of Bavaria">Ludwig II of Bavaria</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche" title="Friedrich Nietzsche">Friedrich Nietzsche</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Friedemann_Bach" title="Wilhelm Friedemann Bach">Wilhelm Friedemann Bach</a>. His use of the pseudonym <i>Richard Wahnfried</i> is indicative of his interest in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a>, a clear influence on other albums, such as <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timewind" title="Timewind">Timewind</a></i>.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Throughout the 1970s he followed closely in the footsteps of Tangerine Dream, albeit with far lighter sequencer lines and a more reflective, dreamy edge, not unlike the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_music" title="Ambient music">ambient music</a> of his contemporary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Eno" title="Brian Eno">Brian Eno</a>. It is to be noted that some of his lighter albums are appreciated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age_music" title="New Age music">New Age music</a> fans, despite the fact that Schulze has always denied connections to this genre.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Klaus Schulze had a more organic sound than other electronic artists of the time. Often he would throw in decidedly non-electronic sounds such as acoustic guitar and a male operatic voice in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackdance" title="Blackdance">Blackdance</a></i>, or a cello in <i>Dune</i> and <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trancefer" title="Trancefer">Trancefer</a></i>. Schulze developed a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimoog" title="Minimoog">Minimoog</a> technique that sounds uncannily like an electric guitar, which is quite impressive in concert.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1980s">1980s</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In the 1980s Schulze moved from analog to digital instruments, and his work accordingly became less experimental and more accessible. Although the switch to purely digital recording and instruments is evident in the style of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_It_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="Dig It (Klaus Schulze album)">Dig It</a></i> (1980) It was not until the release of <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trancefer" title="Trancefer">Trancefer</a></i> (1981) that the shift in style became evident. <i>Trancefer</i> was far more obviously reliant on sequencers than previous recordings, and the resultant effect transformed Schulze's style from gentle melodic journeys to an ever-growing crescendo of music consisting of multi-layered rhythmical passages. This is particularly evident in the <i>Trancefer'</i>s first track "A few moments after Trancefer", although the second track "Silent Running" is more reminiscent of Schulze's earlier works.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">This newer style can also be found in Schulze's next release <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audentity" title="Audentity">Audentity</a></i>. Both "Cellistica" and "Spielglocken" are composed in a similar, sequencer based, style as <i>Trancefer</i>, but this is certainly not the case of all of <i>Audentity'</i>s tracks, indeed "Sebastian in Traum" hints towards the Operatic style to be found in some of Schulze's much later work. The predominance of sequencing can also be found in the follow up live album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dziekuje_Poland_Live_%2783" title="Dziekuje Poland Live '83">Dziekuje Poland Live '83</a></i>, although it should be noted that many of its tracks are re-workings of those to be found on <i>Audentity</i>. Schulze's next studio-based album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angst_%28soundtrack%29" title="Angst (soundtrack)">Angst</a></i> (soundtrack to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angst_%281983_film%29" title="Angst (1983 film)">namesake 1983 film</a>) moved away from the harshness of sharp, heavily sequenced style of the 3 previous albums and, once again, had the more "organic feel" of earlier recordings.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Another highlight of this era was <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En%3DTrance" title="En=Trance">En=Trance</a></i> with the dreamy cut "FM Delight". The album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miditerranean_Pads" title="Miditerranean Pads">Miditerranean Pads</a></i> marked the beginning of very complex percussion arrangements that continued into the next two decades.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="1990s">1990s</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Starting with <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Recall" title="Beyond Recall">Beyond Recall</a></i>, the first half of the 1990s was the notorious "sample" period, when Schulze used a wide variety of pre-recorded sounds such as screeching birds and sensuous female moans in his studio albums and live performances. Sampling was such an unpopular diversion that when <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Blue_%28Klaus_Schulze_Album%29" title="In Blue (Klaus Schulze Album)" class="mw-redirect">In Blue</a></i> was released in 1995 without samples it was hailed as a return to form. The decade also saw the release of copious amounts of previously unreleased material, of varying quality, in several limited-edition boxed sets. Some live recordings were discovered on pristine but forgotten reels of tape which had been used to provide echo in concerts.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="2000s">2000s</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Recently Schulze began incorporating elements of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_classical_music" title="European classical music" class="mw-redirect">classical music</a>, working with more contemporary techno dance music such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance_music" title="Trance music">trance</a>, and creating two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">operas</a>, the second still awaiting release. Also, in 2005 he began re-releasing his classic solo and Wahnfried albums with bonus tracks of unreleased material recorded at roughly the same time as the original works.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In the last several years, Schulze has produced albums and staged numerous live appearances with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard" title="Lisa Gerrard">Lisa Gerrard</a>.</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Richard_Wahnfried">Richard Wahnfried</span></h2> <p style="font-weight: bold;"><i>Richard Wahnfried</i>, then simply <i>Wahnfried</i> after 1993, is the long-time and only real alias for Klaus Schulze – originally a pseudonym, later an official <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_project" title="Side project">side project</a> name. Seven albums were released under this name between 1979 and 1997.</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The main characteristics of the Wahnfried albums (as opposed to Schulze's regular works) are:</p> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Often being oriented towards more mainstream genres (some would say "more commercial"), such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">rock</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_music" title="Dance music">dance</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Techno_music" title="Techno music" class="mw-redirect">techno</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trance_music" title="Trance music">trance</a>.</li><li>Always allowing for collaborative and less electronic albums, with known or unknown guest musicians performing along Schulze's synths.</li></ul> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The pseudonym's etymology stems from Schulze's love for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner" title="Richard Wagner">Richard Wagner</a>:</p> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>Richard, evidently from Wagner's first name. Richard is also the name of Schulze's first son.</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahnfried" title="Wahnfried">Wahnfried</a> ("Peace from delusion and/or madness", in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>), from the name Wagner gave to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wagner#Bayreuth" title="Richard Wagner">his villa</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayreuth" title="Bayreuth">Bayreuth</a> (and where he was later buried).</li></ul> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In his 1975 album <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timewind" title="Timewind">Timewind</a></i> (four years before the first alias use), Schulze had already named a track "Wahnfried 1883" (in reference to Wagner's death and burial in his Wahnfried's garden in 1883). The other track on <i>Timewind</i> is called "Bayreuth Return". After 1993, the albums are simply credited to "Wahnfried", and namedrop Schulze ("featuring Klaus Schulze", "Produced by Klaus Schulze").</p> <p style="font-weight: bold;">"Wahnfried" is the only known alias of Schulze (albeit on the 1998 <i>Tribute to Klaus Schulze</i> album, among 10 other artists, Schulze contributed one track barely hidden behind the "Schulzendorfer Groove Orchester" pseudonym).</p> <h2 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Discography">Discography</span></h2> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Albums">Albums</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Schulze's concert performances are original compositions recorded live and thus listed as albums. An intensive reissue program of Schulze CDs began in 2005, with most releases having bonus tracks, and sometimes additional discs. They are published by the label Revisited Records (a division of German company <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InsideOut_Music" title="InsideOut Music">InsideOut Music</a> <a href="http://www.insideout.de/indexx.php?arg=AQcGBEtBUjMBBEtBUjM" class="external text" rel="nofollow">1</a>), and distributed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPV_GmbH" title="SPV GmbH">SPV</a>.</p> <table style="font-weight: bold;" id="sortable_table_id_0" class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schulze#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/sort_none.gif" alt="↓" /></span></a></th> <th>Title <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schulze#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/sort_none.gif" alt="↓" /></span></a></th> <th>Reissued <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schulze#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/sort_none.gif" alt="↓" /></span></a></th> </tr> <tr> <td>1972</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrlicht_%28album%29" title="Irrlicht (album)">Irrlicht</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1973</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg_%28album%29" title="Cyborg (album)">Cyborg</a></i></td> <td>2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1974</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackdance" title="Blackdance">Blackdance</a></i></td> <td>2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picture_Music" title="Picture Music">Picture Music</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1975</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timewind" title="Timewind">Timewind</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1976</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moondawn" title="Moondawn">Moondawn</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Love" title="Body Love">Body Love</a></i> <small>(soundtrack)</small></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="Mirage (Klaus Schulze album)">Mirage</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1977</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Love_Vol._2" title="Body Love Vol. 2">Body Love Vol. 2</a></i></td> <td>2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1978</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="X (Klaus Schulze album)">X</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1979</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="Dune (Klaus Schulze album)">Dune</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...Live..." title="...Live..." class="mw-redirect">...Live...</a></i></td> <td>2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1980</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dig_It_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="Dig It (Klaus Schulze album)">Dig It</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trancefer" title="Trancefer">Trancefer</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audentity" title="Audentity">Audentity</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1983</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dziekuje_Poland_Live_%2783" title="Dziekuje Poland Live '83">Dziekuje Poland Live '83</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angst_%28soundtrack%29" title="Angst (soundtrack)">Angst</a></i> <small>(soundtrack)</small></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1985</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter*Face" title="Inter*Face">Inter*Face</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreams_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="Dreams (Klaus Schulze album)">Dreams</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En%3DTrance" title="En=Trance">En=Trance</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miditerranean_Pads" title="Miditerranean Pads">Miditerranean Pads</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dresden_Performance" title="The Dresden Performance">The Dresden Performance</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Recall" title="Beyond Recall">Beyond Recall</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Festival_Hall_Vol._1" title="Royal Festival Hall Vol. 1">Royal Festival Hall Vol. 1</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Festival_Hall_Vol._2" title="Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2">Royal Festival Hall Vol. 2</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dome_Event" title="The Dome Event">The Dome Event</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Moulin_de_Daudet" title="Le Moulin de Daudet">Le Moulin de Daudet</a></i> <small>(soundtrack)</small></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goes_Classic" title="Goes Classic">Goes Classic</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totentag" title="Totentag">Totentag</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Wagner_Desaster_-_Live_-" title="Das Wagner Desaster - Live -">Das Wagner Desaster - Live -</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Blue_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29" title="In Blue (Klaus Schulze album)">In Blue</a></i></td> <td>2005</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Are_You_Sequenced%3F" title="Are You Sequenced?">Are You Sequenced?</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosburg_Online" title="Dosburg Online">Dosburg Online</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_@_KlangArt_1" title="Live @ KlangArt 1">Live @ KlangArt 1</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td>2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_@_KlangArt_2" title="Live @ KlangArt 2">Live @ KlangArt 2</a></i> <small>(live)</small></td> <td>2008</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlake" title="Moonlake">Moonlake</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontinuum" title="Kontinuum">Kontinuum</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farscape_%28album%29" title="Farscape (album)">Farscape</a></i> <small>(with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard" title="Lisa Gerrard">Lisa Gerrard</a>)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rheingold_%28Klaus_Schulze_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rheingold (Klaus Schulze album) (page does not exist)">Rheingold</a></i> <small>(live, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard" title="Lisa Gerrard">Lisa Gerrard</a>)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dziekuje_Bardzo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dziekuje Bardzo (page does not exist)">Dziekuje Bardzo</a></i> <small>(live, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard" title="Lisa Gerrard">Lisa Gerrard</a>)</small></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Richard_Wahnfried_albums">Richard Wahnfried albums</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">Composed by Schulze and performed with guest artists under alias <i>Richard Wahnfried</i>:</p> <table style="font-weight: bold;" id="sortable_table_id_1" class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schulze#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/sort_none.gif" alt="↓" /></span></a></th> <th>Title <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schulze#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/sort_none.gif" alt="↓" /></span></a></th> <th>Reissued <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Schulze#" class="sortheader" onclick="ts_resortTable(this);return false;"><span class="sortarrow"><img src="http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/sort_none.gif" alt="↓" /></span></a></th> </tr> <tr> <td>1979</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_Actor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Time Actor (page does not exist)">Time Actor</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1981</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tonwelle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tonwelle (page does not exist)">Tonwelle</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Megatone_%28Richard_Wahnfried_album%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Megatone (Richard Wahnfried album) (page does not exist)">Megatone</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miditation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miditation (page does not exist)">Miditation</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trancelation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trancelation (page does not exist)">Trancelation</a></i></td> <td><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trance_Appeal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trance Appeal (page does not exist)">Trance Appeal</a></i></td> <td>2007</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drums_%27n%27_Balls_%28The_Gancha_Dub%29&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Drums 'n' Balls (The Gancha Dub) (page does not exist)">Drums 'n' Balls (The Gancha Dub)</a></i></td> <td>2006</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h4 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Personnel">Personnel</span></h4> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1979) <i>Time Actor</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – synths</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Brown_%28musician%29" title="Arthur Brown (musician)">Arthur Brown</a> – vocals (1970s shock/prog rocker)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Crane" title="Vincent Crane">Vincent Crane</a> – keyboards (ex Arthur Brown, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Rooster" title="Atomic Rooster">Atomic Rooster</a>)</li><li>Wolfgang Tiepold – cello</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shrieve" title="Michael Shrieve">Michael Shrieve</a> – percussion (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Santana</a> drummer)</li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1981) <i>Tonwelle</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – synths</li><li>Manuel Göttsching – guitar (Ash Ra Tempel)</li><li>"Karl Wahnfried" – guitar (unrevealed guest, just 'happens' to sound exactly like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Carlos Santana</a>)</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shrieve" title="Michael Shrieve">Michael Shrieve</a> – drums (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Santana</a> drummer)</li><li>Michael Garvens – vocals</li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1984) <i>Megatone</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – synths</li><li>Michael Garvens – voice</li><li>Olduer Madchenchor – voice</li><li>Axel-Glenn Müller – saxophone</li><li>Ulli Schober – drums</li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shrieve" title="Michael Shrieve">Michael Shrieve</a> – percussion (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana" title="Carlos Santana">Santana</a> drummer)</li><li>Harald Katzsch – guitar</li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1986) <i>Miditation</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – synths</li><li>Steve Jolliffe – flute (ex <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a>)</li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1994) <i>Trancelation</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – synths</li><li>U. W. Überschall – sampling</li><li>Georg Stettner – keyboards</li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1996) <i>Trance Appeal</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – synths</li><li>Jörg Schaaf – keyboards</li></ul> </dd></dl> <dl style="font-weight: bold;"><dt>(1997) <i>Drums 'n' Balls (The Gancha Dub)</i></dt><dd> <ul><li>Klaus Schulze – keys, computer, recording, mix</li><li>Joe "Dum Dum" Loevenstone – ritual percussion</li><li>Sloto Olatunye – sirophone, melomanica, bubble drum</li><li>Katarina Nevaseynewa – singing voice</li><li>Venus "Fretless" Dupond – bass</li></ul> </dd></dl> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Box_Sets">Box Sets</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1993 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Edition" title="Silver Edition">Silver Edition</a></i> – 10-disc limited edition box set</li><li>1995 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Edition" title="Historic Edition">Historic Edition</a></i> – 10-disc limited edition box set</li><li>1997 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jubilee_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jubilee Edition (page does not exist)">Jubilee Edition</a></i> – 25-disc limited edition box set</li><li>2000 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> – 50-disc limited edition box set (Silver, Historic and Jubilee Editions with bonus material)</li><li>2000 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> – 10-disc limited edition box set with guest performers</li><li>2002 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_II" title="Contemporary Works II">Contemporary Works II</a></i> – 5-disc limited edition box set with guest performers (6th disc included with the first 333 copies)</li></ul> <h4 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Reissues_from_Sets">Reissues from Sets</span></h4> <table style="font-weight: bold;" class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Title</th> <th>From</th> </tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanity_of_Sounds" title="Vanity of Sounds">Vanity of Sounds</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crime_of_Suspense" title="The Crime of Suspense">The Crime of Suspense</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballett_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballett 1 (page does not exist)">Ballett 1</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballett_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballett 2 (page does not exist)">Ballett 2</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballett_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballett 2 (page does not exist)">Ballett 2</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballett_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballett 3 (page does not exist)">Ballett 3</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballett_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballett 4 (page does not exist)">Ballett 4</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_I" title="Contemporary Works I">Contemporary Works I</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virtual_Outback&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Virtual Outback (page does not exist)">Virtual Outback</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Works_II" title="Contemporary Works II">Contemporary Works II</a></i> (2002)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Vie_Electronique_1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Vie Electronique 1 (page does not exist)">La Vie Electronique 1</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Vie_Electronique_2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Vie Electronique 2 (page does not exist)">La Vie Electronique 2</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Vie_Electronique_3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Vie Electronique 3 (page does not exist)">La Vie Electronique 3</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Vie_Electronique_4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Vie Electronique 4 (page does not exist)">La Vie Electronique 4</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Vie_Electronique_5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Vie Electronique 5 (page does not exist)">La Vie Electronique 5</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Vie_Electronique_6&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="La Vie Electronique 6 (page does not exist)">La Vie Electronique 6</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Ultimate_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Ultimate Edition (page does not exist)">The Ultimate Edition</a></i> (2000)</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moog_series"><i>The Dark Side of the Moog</i> series</span></h3> <p style="font-weight: bold;">In collaboration with the extremely prolific ambient techno guru <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Namlook" title="Pete Namlook">Pete Namlook</a> (joined also by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Laswell" title="Bill Laswell">Bill Laswell</a> on volumes 4 to 7). Each title is a humorous distortion of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a> title, included in brackets:</p> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1994 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog I</i> – "Wish You Were There" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_You_Were_Here_%28Pink_Floyd_song%29" title="Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)">Wish You Were Here</a>)</li><li>1994 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog II</i> – "A Saucerful of Ambience" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Saucerful_of_Secrets_%28song%29" title="A Saucerful of Secrets (song)">A Saucerful of Secrets</a>)</li><li>1995 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog III</i> – "Phantom Heart Brother" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_Heart_Mother_%28suite%29" title="Atom Heart Mother (suite)">Atom Heart Mother</a>)</li><li>1996 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog IV</i> – "Three Pipers at the Gates of Dawn" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Piper_at_the_Gates_of_Dawn" title="The Piper at the Gates of Dawn">The Piper at the Gates of Dawn</a>)</li><li>1996 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog V</i> – "Psychedelic Brunch" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan%27s_Psychedelic_Breakfast" title="Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast">Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast</a>)</li><li>1997 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog VI</i> – "The Final <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Audio_Tape" title="Digital Audio Tape">DAT</a>" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cut_%28song%29" title="The Final Cut (song)">The Final Cut</a>)</li><li>1998 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog VII</i> – "Obscured by Klaus" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obscured_by_Clouds_%28song%29" title="Obscured by Clouds (song)">Obscured by Clouds</a>)</li><li>1999 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog VIII</i> – "Careful With the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMS_Synthi_AKS" title="EMS Synthi AKS">AKS</a>, Peter" (live) (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careful_with_That_Axe,_Eugene" title="Careful with That Axe, Eugene">Careful with That Axe, Eugene</a>)</li><li>2002 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog IX</i> – "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Mother" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_the_Controls_for_the_Heart_of_the_Sun" title="Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun">Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun</a> / <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_Heart_Mother_%28suite%29" title="Atom Heart Mother (suite)">Atom Heart Mother</a>)</li><li>2005 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog X</i> – "Astro Know Me Domina" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy_Domine" title="Astronomy Domine">Astronomy Domine</a>)</li><li>2008 <i>The Dark Side of the Moog XI</i> – "The Heart of Our Nearest Star" (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_the_Controls_for_the_Heart_of_the_Sun" title="Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun">Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun</a>)</li></ul> <p style="font-weight: bold;">The series was officially concluded with volume 10. On <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2005-03-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_21" title="March 21">21 March</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005" title="2005">2005</a></span> at 14:52 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>, Pete Namlook sold the Big Moog synthesizer that was the symbol of the series. Surprisingly, volume XI of the series appeared on Namlook's set on April 15, 2008 <a href="http://www.namlook.de/infos/PK08182.html" class="external autonumber" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>.</p> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_collaborations">Other collaborations</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1970 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Meditation" title="Electronic Meditation">Electronic Meditation</a></i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangerine_Dream" title="Tangerine Dream">Tangerine Dream</a>)</li><li>1971 <i>Ash Ra Tempel</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a>)</li><li>1973 <i>Join Inn</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a>)</li><li>1973 <i>Tarot</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Wegmuller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Walter Wegmuller (page does not exist)">Walter Wegmuller</a>)</li><li>1973 <i>Lord Krishna von Goloka</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergius_Golowin" title="Sergius Golowin">Sergius Golowin</a>)</li><li>1974 <i>The Cosmic Jokers</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmic_Jokers" title="The Cosmic Jokers" class="mw-redirect">The Cosmic Jokers</a>)</li><li>1974 <i>Planeten Sit In</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmic_Jokers" title="The Cosmic Jokers" class="mw-redirect">The Cosmic Jokers</a>)</li><li>1974 <i>Galactic Supermarket</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmic_Jokers" title="The Cosmic Jokers" class="mw-redirect">The Cosmic Jokers</a>)</li><li>1974 <i>Sci Fi Party</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmic_Jokers" title="The Cosmic Jokers" class="mw-redirect">The Cosmic Jokers</a>)</li><li>1974 <i>Gilles Zeitschiff</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cosmic_Jokers" title="The Cosmic Jokers" class="mw-redirect">The Cosmic Jokers</a>)</li><li>1976 <i>Go</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29" title="Go (band)">Go</a>, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomu_Yamash%27ta" title="Stomu Yamash'ta" class="mw-redirect">Stomu Yamash'ta</a>)</li><li>1976 <i>Go Live From Paris</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29" title="Go (band)">Go</a>, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomu_Yamash%27ta" title="Stomu Yamash'ta" class="mw-redirect">Stomu Yamash'ta</a>)</li><li>1977 <i>Go Too</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28band%29" title="Go (band)">Go</a>, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomu_Yamash%27ta" title="Stomu Yamash'ta" class="mw-redirect">Stomu Yamash'ta</a>)</li><li>1984 <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrica" title="Aphrica">Aphrica</a></i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rainer_Bloss&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rainer Bloss (page does not exist)">Rainer Bloss</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Fuchs_%28artist%29" title="Ernst Fuchs (artist)">Ernst Fuchs</a>)</li><li>1984 <i>Drive Inn</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rainer_Bloss&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rainer Bloss (page does not exist)">Rainer Bloss</a>)</li><li>1984 <i>Transfer Station Blue</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shrieve" title="Michael Shrieve">Michael Shrieve</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Shrieve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kevin Shrieve (page does not exist)">Kevin Shrieve</a>)</li><li>1987 <i>Babel</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andreas_Grosser&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andreas Grosser (page does not exist)">Andreas Grosser</a>)</li><li>2000 <i>Friendship</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a>)</li><li>2000 <i>Gin Rosé at the Royal Festival Hall</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Ra_Tempel" title="Ash Ra Tempel">Ash Ra Tempel</a>)</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Lone_tracks">Lone tracks</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1994 "Conquest Of Paradise" – Single, Schulze commissioned to replay a track of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1492:_Conquest_of_Paradise_%28album%29" title="1492: Conquest of Paradise (album)">1492</a> by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vangelis" title="Vangelis">Vangelis</a>.</li><li>2002 "Manikin Jubilee" – On a Manikin Records 2-CD sampler limited to 777 copies.</li><li>2004 "Schrittmacher" – On a Manikin Records CD sampler.</li><li>2008 "Zenit" – On <i>Sehnsucht</i> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiller_%28band%29" title="Schiller (band)">Schiller</a>)</li><li>2008 "Invisible Musik"</li></ul> <h3 style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="editsection"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Compilations_and_promos">Compilations and promos</span></h3> <ul style="font-weight: bold;"><li>1991 <i>2001</i></li><li>1994 <i>The Essential 72–93</i></li><li>1999 <i>Trailer</i></li><li>2003 <i>Andromeda</i> (Promo CD)</li><li>2004 <i>Ion</i> (Promo CD)</li><li>2009 <i>Come Quietly</i> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Gerrard" title="Lisa Gerrard">Lisa Gerrard</a>) (Promo CD)</li><li>2009 <i>Hommage a Polska</i> (Promo CD)</li></ul><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-12793762632781137742009-10-21T01:58:00.000-07:002009-10-21T02:14:10.789-07:00PINK FLOYD / the man and the journey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj2E0rs3NHaZU95C_4b3yH5Hc0yitIN9hLlBfEswGZgiP3PHUu2kP9-B-ztwqSowNR_PAB1y13RpVnYw4P3125XcKbUEBL3E7mhjxMoUn_ehYFQChtFOYXy-D6SiiCP5e_ZwdmZt0xos/s1600-h/pink+floyd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" 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Daybreak</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Work/Afternoon</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Doing It</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Sleep (intro)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Sleep</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Nightmare</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Daybreak/Part Two</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. The Beginning</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Beset By The Creatures Of The Deep</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. The Narrow Way/Part Three</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. The Pink Jungle</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. The Labyrinths Of Auximenes</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. Behold The Temple Of Light</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14. The End Of The Beginning</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">.........................................................................................................................................</span>unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-51728478038363931362009-10-19T00:43:00.000-07:002009-10-19T00:56:11.713-07:00EEF ALBERS / pyramids<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGdlO3Mevx3ApuYd3LjSCSsWUvmC8FohCqfeQh5cXyYCZx7l0shm6jx8Jm2nJYYRFjp3ToD4VNR_o2bbDEBl2cCJnmqaCBYbw-G-DVdDv6UBcLeP1dbsXS9pIRQbuIEWCrMchJIs_BN4/s1600-h/eef_albers-pyramids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDGdlO3Mevx3ApuYd3LjSCSsWUvmC8FohCqfeQh5cXyYCZx7l0shm6jx8Jm2nJYYRFjp3ToD4VNR_o2bbDEBl2cCJnmqaCBYbw-G-DVdDv6UBcLeP1dbsXS9pIRQbuIEWCrMchJIs_BN4/s320/eef_albers-pyramids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394215884487183730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">pyramid</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Flamingo's Dance</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 2. Chrystal Dreams</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 3. Marathon</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 4. It Still Is</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 5. Everlasting</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 6. Pyramids</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 7. "27"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> 8. Marathon II</span><br /><br />...........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-27101390614363763152009-10-18T05:14:00.000-07:002009-10-18T23:56:45.970-07:00BRAINTICKET / celestial ocean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFF65Ja759Sg6uYkWpOHKM63piNRnZuWhyphenhyphendPZ9iA0gdgIIAWACsEEDvi1pehhyphenhyphenib2ozsgAqgPzdkqKX5XIVOOsj8WYy5ZlVlU8RZ0x1B2UH6uhUVmIqQJ5Tm0Zn3Emv9DcXl7iVg7fBs/s1600-h/celestial.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFF65Ja759Sg6uYkWpOHKM63piNRnZuWhyphenhyphendPZ9iA0gdgIIAWACsEEDvi1pehhyphenhyphenib2ozsgAqgPzdkqKX5XIVOOsj8WYy5ZlVlU8RZ0x1B2UH6uhUVmIqQJ5Tm0Zn3Emv9DcXl7iVg7fBs/s320/celestial.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393914498628412530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2dlM8YhYyiE5UyqMym7R9h9z5MUEAc7jHlDQRWYL3CqivMOAwYBrC70aaecOXe8cco548pMjHrSMHzTLtFoFfV4XYwXLO85E0e65tszZpEDHTlELXnSQOXeZ-MDmkXffz4UtzPP1E4k/s1600-h/Amon+ocean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2dlM8YhYyiE5UyqMym7R9h9z5MUEAc7jHlDQRWYL3CqivMOAwYBrC70aaecOXe8cco548pMjHrSMHzTLtFoFfV4XYwXLO85E0e65tszZpEDHTlELXnSQOXeZ-MDmkXffz4UtzPP1E4k/s320/Amon+ocean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393914484109707602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">celestialocean</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3rd album by Brainticket, a band that made 3 freaky albums in the early 70s, before re-emerging in the 80s with very different but interesting ambiant recordings. Celestial Ocean is probably the strangest, the most interesting but also the most pretentious, and may contain some irritant tracks. But it's full of inventions and is really worth trying for those who love Pink Floyd-styled krautrock.</span><br /><br />..........................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754240239967210271.post-62249585733566608842009-10-18T03:15:00.000-07:002009-10-18T23:57:35.654-07:00AMON DUUL / yeti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQXowqHeu37O0RmAMM4OpfXTgNN6faiL8fHmGYPyrVnpvK_rApzrqJEmY4pgP5CzQbhPM29jEJuYK_BuEP7fFIAvkd5QlFp30tmZHAUfp6vCkiM_IRJIm6igcSLHCgimSAeBG9gjD6tU/s1600-h/amon+duul.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQXowqHeu37O0RmAMM4OpfXTgNN6faiL8fHmGYPyrVnpvK_rApzrqJEmY4pgP5CzQbhPM29jEJuYK_BuEP7fFIAvkd5QlFp30tmZHAUfp6vCkiM_IRJIm6igcSLHCgimSAeBG9gjD6tU/s320/amon+duul.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393911655317846002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LINK:</span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://unseen-chamchuri.weebly.com/music1.html">yeti</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best album in my opinion, an incredible psychedelic trip, in comparison THE GREATFUL DEAD seem a classic blues / folk band. If you know nothing about kraut, a good album to begin with. But </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://toterallee.blogspot.com/"> 8 days in april </a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> blog, who has uploaded the album, describes it better than me : "This is Krautrock in all it's immense, epic, primal, psychedelic glory. Originally released as two LP's, this features side-long suites and long improvisations marked by a dense, thick sound with inventive instrumental interplay, massive guitar riffs, herculean bass lines and smoldering vocals, male and female. At first listen some of the long improvisations at the end may seem a little too long, but they grow on you."</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In my opinion, 10/10!</span><br /><br /><br />..............................................................................................................................................................................unseenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11340469265527780079noreply@blogger.com0