Television
is an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1973. They are best known
for the album Marquee Moon (1977). They have been credited as highly
influential on guitar based post punk. Television was part of the early 1970s
New York underground rock scene, along with bands like the Patti Smith Group,
The Ramones, Blondie, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, and Talking Heads. In
contrast to the Ramones' rock 'n' roll minimalism, Television's music was more
complex and more technically proficient, defined by guitarists Tom Verlaine and
Richard Lloyd.
Origin:
New York City, USA
Genres:
Punk rock, New Wave, art punk, post-punk, protopunk
Years
active: 1973–1978, 1992–1993, 2001–present
Labels:
ORK, Elektra, Capitol, ROIR
Associated
acts: The Neon Boys, The Heartbreakers, The Voidoids
Members:
Tom Verlaine, Billy Ficca, Fred Smith, Jimmy Rip
The
The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in
various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter Matt Johnson being the only
constant band member.In November 1977, Matt Johnson placed an advertisement in
the NME, asking for "Bass/lead guitarist into Velvets/Syd Barrett".
Johnson later placed a second advertisement in the NME, stating his new
influences as "The Residents/Throbbing Gristle".
While
trying to get his band going, in 1978 Johnson had recorded a demo solo album
(See Without Being Seen) which he continued to sell at various underground gigs
on cassettes. In 1979, working with Colin Lloyd-Tucker (a friend from De Wolfe
Music the Soho music publisher/recording studio they were both employed by)
Johnson recorded his first album proper, Spirits. This album remains
unreleased, although the album track "What Stanley Saw" was later
licensed to Cherry Red Records for their Perspectives & Distortion
compilation album, which also featured Virgin Prunes, Lemon Kittens, Thomas
Leer, Kevin Coyne and Mark Perry.
Finally,
The The made their debut at London's Africa Centre on 11 May 1979, third on the
bill to Scritti Politti and PragVEC, using backing tape tracks that Johnson
created at his day job at De Wolfe studios for the drums and bass. The band at
this point consisted of Johnson on vocal, electric piano, guitar and tapes and
Keith Laws on synthesiser and tapes. It was Keith Laws who suggested the name
'the the' to Matt Johnson; the non-capitalized spelling was later dropped.
As
The The was now getting underway, Johnson was simultaneously working with
experimental synth-pop combo The Gadgets.
Peter
Ashworth, then known as 'Triash' and later to become a noted photographer,
became The The's drummer in 1980, and Tom Johnston (also managing The The at
this point and later to become a cartoonist for the Evening Standard, Daily
Mirror and The Sun newspapers) was added on bass. Although both Ashworth and Johnston
were credited with appearing on The The's debut single ("Controversial
Subject"/"Black and White") on 4AD Records neither actually
played on the recordings, which were produced by Wire members Bruce Gilbert and
Graham Lewis. All instruments were played by Johnson and Laws. Johnston and
Ashworth soon dropped out of The The and returned to their respective day jobs.
As
a duo (Johnson and Laws), The The began playing shows with Wire, Cabaret
Voltaire, DAF, This Heat, The Birthday Party and Scritti Politti.
In
1981 Johnson was signed up by Ivo Watts-Russell for 4AD Records to record a
solo album Burning Blue Soul. Although all of the instruments and vocals were
performed by Johnson, the album featured various producers including Wire's
Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis, Ivo and Johnson himself. Years later, due to a
request from Johnson it would be re-issued and credited to The The.
In
early 1981 The The also contributed the composition ‘Untitled’ to The Some
Bizzare Album. In September of that year, the duo (Johnson and Laws) signed a
deal with Some Bizzare Records, and released the 7" single "Cold
Spell Ahead". Shortly thereafter, Laws left to pursue his studies and the
only remaining member of The The was Johnson. Later in 1981, Colin Lloyd-Tucker
and Simon Fisher-Turner would team up with Johnson for a series of stripped
down The The acoustic concerts in London.
Origin:
United Kingdom
Genres:
Alternative, New Wave, Post-punk,
Years
active: 1979–present
Labels:
4AD, Some Bizzare, Epic, Nothing/Interscope, Lazaru
Duran
Duran are an English pop/rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one
of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven
"Second British Invasion" of the United States. Since the 1980s, they
have placed 14 singles in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the
Billboard Hot 100 and have, according to the Sunday Mercury, sold more than 100
million records. While they were generally considered part of the New Romantic
scene along with bands such as Spandau Ballet when they first emerged, they
later shed this image. The band worked with fashion designers to build a sharp
and elegant image that earned them the nickname "the prettiest boys in
rock." The band's controversial videos, which included partial nudity and
suggestions of sexuality, became popular in the early 1980s on the then-new
music video channel MTV. Duran Duran were among the first bands to have their
videos shot by professional directors with 35 mm film movie cameras, which gave
their videos a much more polished look. In 1984, the band were early innovators
with video technology in their live stadium shows.
The
group was formed by Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Stephen Duffy, with the later
addition of Roger Taylor and, after numerous personnel changes, Andy Taylor and
Simon Le Bon. (None of the Taylors are related, and Roger Taylor is not to be
confused with the Queen drummer of the same name.) The group has never
disbanded, but the line-up has changed to include guitarist Warren Cuccurullo
from 1989 to 2001 and drummer Sterling Campbell from 1989 to 1991. The reunion
of the original five members in the early 2000s created a stir among the band's
fans and music media. Andy Taylor left the band in mid-2006, and London
guitarist Dom Brown has since been working with the band as a session player
and touring member.
Origin:
Birmingham, England
Genres:
Pop rock, New Wave, New Romantic, synthpop, post-punk, dance-pop
U2
are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono
(vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton
(bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound
was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many
genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have
maintained a sound built on melodic instrumentals, highlighted by The Edge's
timbrally varied guitar sounds and Bono's expressive vocals. Their lyrics,
often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes and
sociopolitical concerns.
U2
formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School when the members were teenagers
with limited musical proficiency. Within four years, they signed with Island
Records and released their debut album Boy. By the mid-1980s, they became a top
international act. They were more successful as live performers than they were
at selling records, until their breakthrough 1987 album The Joshua Tree, which,
according to Rolling Stone, elevated the band's stature "from heroes to
superstars". Reacting to musical stagnation and late-1980s criticism of
their earnest image and musical direction, the group reinvented themselves with
their 1991 hit album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour. U2
integrated dance, industrial, and alternative rock influences into their sound
and performances, and embraced a more ironic and self-deprecating image.
Similar experimentation continued for the remainder of the 1990s with mixed
levels of success. U2 regained critical and commercial favour after their 2000
record All That You Can't Leave Behind. On it and the group's subsequent
releases, they adopted a more conventional sound while maintaining influences
from their earlier musical explorations.
U2
have released 12 studio albums and are among the all-time best-selling music
artists, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22
Grammy Awards, more than any other band, and in 2005, they were inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling
Stone ranked U2 at number 22 in its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of
All Time". Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they
have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty
International, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, and The Edge's Music
Rising.
Origin:
Dublin, Ireland
Genres:
Rock, alternative rock, post-punk
Years
active: 1976–present
Labels:
Mercury, Interscope, Island
Associated
acts: Passengers
Members:
Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, Jr.
Picture:
Song:
Concert:
U2 - Show completo em Glastonbury 2011 Full Concert
The Cure are an
English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has
experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and
principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member. The Cure
first began releasing music in the late 1970s with its debut album Three
Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band
as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake
of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the
band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre.
After the release of
Pornography (1982), the band's future was uncertain and Smith was keen to move
past the gloomy reputation his band had acquired. With the 1982 single
"Let's Go to Bed" Smith began to place a pop sensibility into the
band's music (as well as a unique stage look). The Cure's popularity increased
as the decade wore on, especially in the United States where the songs
"Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong" and "Friday I'm in
Love" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By the start of the 1990s, The
Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world. The band
is estimated to have sold 27 million albums as of 2004. The Cure have released
thirteen studio albums, 10 EPs and over thirty singles during the course of
their career. Since 2010, they have been working on a fourteenth studio album.
Origin: Crawley,
England
Genres: Alternative
rock, gothic rock, New Wave, post-punk
Nick Cave and the
Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1983.
The band is fronted by songwriter Nick Cave and has featured international
personnel throughout its career.
Following the demise
of his group The Birthday Party, an artistically influential but obscure
post-punk band, Cave has led the Bad Seeds through the corners of underground
circuits into commercial success. With a dark and brooding sound alternating
between explosive and introspective tendencies, the band developed a style
equally indebted to avant garde and traditional music within an alternative
rock context.
They are best known
for "Where the Wild Roses Grow", their 1996 collaborative single with
Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue from the Murder Ballads album which peaked
at #11 on the UK charts, but the band has enjoyed a large cult following
surrounding their 14 studio albums and extensive international touring. After
the departures of founding members Blixa Bargeld and Mick Harvey in 2003 and
2009 respectively, the band became centered around Cave, violinist and
multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, keyboardist Conway Savage, bassist Martyn
P. Casey, and percussionists Thomas Wydler and Jim Sclavunos.
Origin: Melbourne,
Australia
Genres: Alternative
rock, post-punk
Years active:
1983–present
Labels: Mute, ANTI-
Associated acts: The
Birthday Party, Einstürzende Neubauten, The Cramps, Grinderman, Die Haut.
Members: Nick Cave,
Thomas Wydler, Martyn P. Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos, Warren Ellis.
Past members:Mick
Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Barry Adamson, Hugo Race, Anita Lane, Kid Congo Powers,
Roland Wolf, James Johnston.
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976
in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily
consisted of Ian Curtis (vocals and occasional guitar), Bernard Sumner (guitar
and keyboards), Peter Hook (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Stephen Morris
(drums and percussion).
Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk
rock influences to develop a sound and style that pioneered the post-punk
movement of the late 1970s. According to music critic Jon Savage, the band
"were not punk but were directly inspired by its energy". Their
self-released 1978 debut EP, An Ideal for Living, caught the attention of the
Manchester television personality Tony Wilson. Joy Division's debut album,
Unknown Pleasures, was released in 1979 on Wilson's independent record label,
Factory Records, and drew critical acclaim from the British press. Despite the
band's growing success, vocalist Ian Curtis was beset with depression and
personal difficulties, including a dissolving marriage and his diagnosis of
epilepsy. Curtis found it increasingly difficult to perform at live concerts,
and often had seizures during performances.
On the eve of the band's first American tour in May
1980, Curtis, overwhelmed with depression, committed suicide. Joy Division's
posthumously released second album, Closer (1980), and the single "Love
Will Tear Us Apart" became the band's highest charting releases. After the
death of Curtis, the remaining members continued as New Order, achieving
critical and commercial success.
Origin: Salford, Greater Manchester, England, United
Kingdom
Genres: Post-punk
Years active:
1976–1980
Labels: Factory
Past members: Ian
Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner
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