Creedence Clearwater Revival,commonly abbreviated as CCR or simply Creedence,was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito,California. The band consisted of lead vocalist,lead guitarist,and primary songwriter John Fogerty,his brother,rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty,bassist Stu Cook,and drummer Doug Clifford. These members had played together since 1959,first as the Blue Velvets and later as the Golliwogs,before settling on Creedence Clearwater Revival in 1967. The band's most prolific and successful period between 1969 and 1971 produced fourteen consecutive Top 10 singles and five consecutive Top 10 albums in the United States –two of which,Green River (1969) and Cosmo's Factory (1970),reached number one. The band performed at the 1969 Woodstock festival in Upstate New York,and was the first major act signed to appear there.
Kevin Michael Griffin(born October 1,1968) is an American singer,songwriter,and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Better Than Ezra.
Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville,Tennessee,in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb,Nathan and Jared Followill and their cousin Matthew Followill.
Howard Kern Day is an American singer-songwriter. Beginning his career as a solo artist in the late 1990s,Day became known for his extensive touring and in-concert use of samplers and effects pedals to accompany himself. He self-financed and self-released his first album,Australia,in 2000.
No Depression is the first studio album by alternative country band Uncle Tupelo,released in June 1990. After its formation in the late 1980s,Uncle Tupelo recorded the Not Forever,Just for Now demo tape,which received a positive review by the College Media Journal in 1989. The review led to the band's signing with what would become Rockville Records later that year. The album was recorded with producers Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie at Fort Apache Studios,on a budget of US$3,500.
Empire Burlesque is the twenty-third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan,released on June 10,1985 on Columbia Records. Self-produced,the album peaked at No. 33 in the U.S. and No. 11 in the UK.
The Bootleg Series Vol. 5:Bob Dylan Live 1975,The Rolling Thunder Revue is a live album by Bob Dylan released by Columbia Records in 2002. The third installment in the ongoing Bob Dylan Bootleg Series on Legacy Records,it documents the Rolling Thunder Revue led by Dylan prior to the release of the album Desire. Until the release of this album,the only official live documentation of the Rolling Thunder Revue was Hard Rain,recorded during the less critically well received second leg of the tour.
"Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" is a rockabilly song often credited to Carl Perkins. Based on a 1936 song written by singer/songwriter Rex Griffin,it achieved widespread popularity when it was released in 1957 by Perkins and covered by the Beatles in 1964.
"Collide" is a song by American singer Howie Day. The song was written by Day and Better Than Ezra frontman Kevin Griffin,and the London Session Orchestra provided backing instrumentation on the initial album version of the song. "Collide" was released in the United States on June 1,2004,as the second single from Day's second full-length album,Stop All the World Now (2003),and reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 a year after its release,in June 2005.
"Quicksand" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie and released on his 1971 album Hunky Dory.
"Hang On to Yourself" is a song written by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie in 1971 and released as a single with his band Arnold Corns. A re-recorded version,recorded in November 1971 at Trident Studios in London,was released on the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The main riff is representative of glam rock's influence as a bridge between 1950s rock and roll,specifically rockabilly,and the punk to come;it draws on rockabilly influences such as Eddie Cochran,in a way that would influence punk records such as "Teenage Lobotomy" by Ramones.
Chris Lord-Alge is an American mix engineer. He is the brother of both Tom Lord-Alge and Jeff Lord-Alge,both of whom are also audio engineers. Chris and Tom are known for their abundant use of dynamic compression for molding mixes that play well on small speakers and FM radio. Lord-Alge frequently collaborates with Howard Benson,who has produced the plurality of his mix discography.
Brace Yourself may refer to:
Children Running Through is Patty Griffin's sixth commercially released album,and fifth studio album.
The Meanest of Times is the sixth studio album by American celtic punk band Dropkick Murphys. It was released on September 18,2007,through their vanity label,Born &Bred Records,a division of Cooking Vinyl Records. The album was their first to not be released through Hellcat Records and their last to feature guitarist Marc Orrell,who left the band following the tour in support of the album. The picture on the album's cover was taken at Saint Brendan School in Dorchester,Massachusetts,close to Quincy,Massachusetts whence the band hails. Local kids posed in the picture.
The Shade of Poison Trees is the fifth studio album recorded by the band Dashboard Confessional.
Take It to the Limit is the second studio album by American rock band Hinder,released November 4,2008 on Universal Republic Records. The album was recorded by Jay Van Poederooyen and produced by Brian Howes at Van Howes Studios in Vancouver,BC,Canada. The record was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge at Mix LA in Tarzana,California,USA. It has a much heavier glam metal and a lesser post-grunge influence than their last album,while retaining the elements of hard rock that the band had previously used. The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA.
Sound the Alarm is the third full-length album by American singer-songwriter Howie Day,and the follow-up to his million-selling second album Stop All the World Now. It was recorded over a three-year period,during which he attended a rehabilitation center for alcohol abuse. The album was originally set for release in 2008 before being delayed and eventually released by Epic Records on September 8,2009. In late 2008,Day uploaded the song "Everyone Loves to Love a Lie" onto his MySpace page. The album was also preceded by a three-song EP,entitled Be There,featuring the album tracks "Be There","40 Hours" and "Counting on Me". The EP was released to iTunes on May 5,2009.
7th Symphony is the seventh studio album by the Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica. It was released on August 20,2010,in Germany,Switzerland and Austria,August 23,2010,in the rest of the world,and August 24,2010,in the U.S. and Canada. Released three years after their previous album Worlds Collide,Apocalyptica continued the practice of having four tracks with featured vocalists,while the remaining tracks are all instrumental. Dave Lombardo of Slayer was once again featured on drums,on the track entitled "2010". The band toured with touring vocalist Tipe Johnson in support of the album in Europe,Mexico,Canada,the US and Venezuela since the summer of 2010.
"Mobile" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne from her debut studio album,Let Go (2002). The song was written by Lavigne and Clif Magness,with production being helmed solely by Magness. In May 2003,the song was released in New Zealand and Australia as the fifth single from the album.
