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Welcome, dear lovers of hard rock, old school!

Join us, tell us which hard rock bands you like, which albums or tracks you think are the best in their work. Share interesting facts about your favorite groups, links, news and news of their work.

Hard rock (English hard rock, literally hard rock or hard rock) - a genre of rock music, characterized by the dedicated role of the rhythm section, mainly bass guitars and percussion instruments. Compositions of this genre are often built on riffs in figures with a size of 4/4. Hard rock was born in the 1960s, acquired its usual forms in the late 1960s - early 1970s, and it flourished in the early 1970s, with the participation of bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.
From hard rock to the mid-70s, heavy metal branched off, giving rise to all the "metal" music. The term “hard rock” is sometimes also used as a hyperonym for “heavy” genres, such as heavy metal, grunge, etc., in order to distinguish them from pop rock.

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People who constantly listen to their favorite music are happy all the time, they are happy people.
Happy people are not rude in queues, do not swear in transport, do not gossip about their colleagues.
Happy people in a different reality. They do not need it. (from personal observations)

Post has been editedMr. KOT - 16.03.16, 09:22

Reason for editing: Information update

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Deep purple

Created in March-April 1968 as a result of a series of casual, but happy acquaintances, the group played at the level of the requirements of the time, inspired by the work of Beatles and Vanilla Fudge.
The first album "Shades Of Deep Purple", recorded in some eighteen hours, looked experimental and rough - long instrumentals and unpredictable improvisations.

Deep purple([diːp ˈpɜː (ɹ) .pəl]) - a British rock band formed in February 1968 (first called Roundabout) in Hartford, England, and considered one of the most notable and influential in the "heavy music" of the 1970s yo Music critics call Deep Purple among the founders of hard rock and appreciate their contribution to the development of progressive rock and heavy metal. The musicians of the “classic” composition of Deep Purple (in particular, guitarist Richie Blackmore, keyboard player John Lord, drummer Ian Paice) are considered instrumental virtuosos. About 150 million copies of their albums have been sold in the world.

D I S C O G R A F I - by clicking on the link, you can listen to the selected album on Yandex.Music

Studio albums:short discographyin detail
1968 Shades of Deep Purple
1968 The Book of Taliesyn
1969 Deep purple
1969 Concerto for Group and Orchestra
1970 In rock
1971 Fireball
1972 Machine head
1973 Who Do We Think We Are
1974 Burn
1974 Stormbringer
1975 Come Taste the Band
1984 Perfect Strangers
1987 The house of blue light
1990 Slaves & Masters
1993 The Battle Rages On ...
1996 Purpendicular
1998 Abandon
2003 Bananas
2005 Rapture of the Deep
2013 Now What ?!

*here you can listen to the album onYandex.Music

Concert albums:
1969 Concerto for Group and Orchestra
1972 Made in Japan
1976 Made in Europe
1977 "Last Concert In Japan (recorded in 1976 prior to Bolin's death)"
1980 Deep Purple in Concert
1988 Nobody's perfect
2007 They All Came Down To Montreux
2010 Hard Loving Purple

Composition:For more than 40 years of the history of the group, its composition has changed several times, a total of 14 people have performed in the group at different times. DrummerIan Paceis the only musician who participated in all the compositions of Deep Purple.more ...
Thus, a total of 14 people participated in Deep Purple:

1. Genus Evans (1968–1969)
   
2. Nick Simper (1968–1969)
   
3. Ritchie Blackmore (1968–1975, 1984–1993)
   
4. John Lord (1968–1976, 1984–2002)
   
5. Ian Pace(1968–1976, from 1984 to this day)
   
6. Ian gillan(1969–1973, 1984–1989, from 1992 to the present)
   
7. Roger glover(1969–1973, from 1984 to the present)
   
8. David Coverdale (1973-1976)
   
9. Glenn Hughes (1973-1976)
   
10. Tommy Bolin (1975-1976)
    
11. Joe Lynn Turner (1989–1992)
    
12. Joe Satriani (1993–1994)
    
13. Steve morse(from 1994 to this day)
    
14. Don Airy(from 2002 to this day)
    

Composition:Richie Blackmore- guitar,Ian gillan- vocals,Roger glover- Bas-guitar,John lord- keyboards,Ian Pace- drums - considered to be the “classic” line-up of Deep Purple, because it was in this line-up that the group gained world-wide fame and recorded the classic hard rock albums In Rock, Fireball and Machine Head. Subsequently, this lineup met twice more and recorded a total of 7 studio albums out of 18 released by the group to date.

Richie Blackmore (English Ritchie Blackmore, full name Richard Hugh Blackmore English. Richard Hugh Blackmore; born April 14, 1945, Weston-Super-Mayor) - English rock musician, guitar virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist, composer. One of the founders of the Deep Purple group, after leaving which he created the Rainbow group. In 1996 he created the project Blackmore's Night, in which he still plays. Blackmore is considered one of the most significant and influential guitarists of the 20th century, he is included in many hit parades of "the best guitarists of all time."more ...

Rainbow:
1975 Ritchie blackmore's rainbow
1976 Rising
1978 Long Live Rock'n'Roll
1979 Down to Earth
1981 Difficult to Cure
1982 Straight Between the Eyes
1983 Bent out of Shape
1995 Stranger in Us All

Blackmore's Night:
1997 Shadow of the Moon
1999 Under a Violet Moon
2001 Fires at Midnight
2003 Ghost of a Rose
2006 The Village Lanterne
2006 Winter Carols
2008 Secret Voyage
2010 Autumn sky

Ian (Jan) Gillan (Eng. Ian Gillan; August 19, 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex, United Kingdom) is a British rock singer, best known as the singer of the group Deep Purple. Gillan also performed the part of Jesus in the original version of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice and sang for a year in Black Sabbath. It is considered one of the masters of chest vocals in rock music with a voice range from E2 to C6. Also a member of the rock bands Moonshiners, The Javelins, Wainwright's Gentlemen, Episode Six, Ian Gillan Band, GILLAN.more ...

1990 Naked Thunder
1991 Toolbox
1992 Cherkazoo and Other Stories ('73 / '75 solo session)
1997 Dreamcatcher
2006 Gillan’s Inn
2007 Gillan's Inn-Deluxe Tour Edition
2009 One Eye To Morocco

Roger David Glover (English Roger David Glover; November 30, 1945, Brecon, Wales, United Kingdom) - British bass guitarist, keyboard player, songwriter and producer, member of the group Deep Purple.more ...

1974 Butterfly Ball
1978 Elements
1984 Mask
2002 snapshot

John Douglas Lord (Eng. Jon Douglas Lord; June 9, 1941, Leicester, England - July 16, 2012) - English composer and keyboard player, one of the best and most influential keyboard players in rock music. Member of Artwoods, Flower Pot Men, Deep Purple, Paice, Ashton & Lord, Whitesnake. In 2002 he left Deep Purple and engaged in a solo career. The style of John Lord's play is easily recognizable, both because of the characteristic sound of the Hammond organ, often used by the musician for the performance, and because of the noticeable influence of classical composers and jazz on the musician's works.more ...

1972 Gemini Suite
1974 Windows (with Eberhard Schöner)
1976 Sarabande
1982 Before I Forget
1984 Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
1998 Pictured within
2004 Beyond the notes
2008 Durham Concerto
2008 Boom of the Tingling Strings & Disguises

Ian (Jan) Anderson Pace (eng. Ian Anderson Paice; June 29, 1948, Nottingham, England) - British musician, drummer. Best known for his work in the composition of Deep Purple.
The only member of the group who was a member of all of its compositions, while he was never the leader of the group.more ...

Post has been editedMr. KOT - 09.05.13, 19:35

Reason for editing: Added photos of Deep Purple.

[Redhunter88]

Deep Purple is a great band. I still wonder how in those years it was possible to invent such music. All the main members of the group are absolute geniuses of their work. And you can safely learn to play musical instruments and take an example from them. Do you want to become a drummer? Learn from Jan Pace! a guitar player? Feel free to choose Richie Blackmore. attract keys? you need the great John Lord! etc. : happy:
P.S. Very upset about the recent death of John Lord. Eternal memory and glory to him!


Post has been editedRedhunter88 - 06.08.12, 12:25

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Redhunter88 @ 08/06/2012, 12:22

Only Hard Rock?
Groups like ... are welcome?

Welcome hereOnly Western bands, Hard Rock styles and related styles.- Your list -welcomeMoreover, it is full of my favorite groups - it did not set a task to clearly separate styles and directions, it is especially welcomedHard Rock, Old Schoolas the closest to me personally, new-fangled groups that do not adhere to the above-mentioned style are not welcome, as they are not close to me.

Post has been editedMr. KOT - 23.01.13, 17:15

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Post has been editedMr. KOT - 23.01.13, 17:15

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Post has been editedMr. KOT - 23.01.13, 17:16

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Post has been editedMr. KOT - 23.01.13, 17:16

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okay ... Let's go!

Kiss is an American rock band that gained immense fame in 1970–1980, playing in glam / shock / hard rock genres and known for its stage makeup and concert shows, accompanied by various pyrotechnic effects. It was formed in New York in January 1973.
The most famous songs are Strutter (1974), Black Diamond (1974), Rock and Roll All Night (1975), Detroit Rock City (1976), I Was Made For Lovin 'You (1979 ), “Lick it up” (1983), “Heaven's On Fire” (1984), “God Gave Rock and Roll To You II” (1992), “Psycho circus” (1998). For 2010, they have more than forty-five gold and platinum albums and more than 100 million records sold.

D I S C O G R A F I

Short discography of the group (detailed):

Studio albums:

1974 Kiss
1974 Hotter than hell
1975 Dressed to Kill
1976 Destroyer
1976 Rock and roll over
1977 Love gun
1979 Dynasty
1980 Unmasked
1981 Music from "The Elder"
1982 Creatures of the Night
1983 Lick it up
1984 Animalize
1985 Asylum
1987 Crazy nights
1989 Hot in the shade
1992 Revenge
1997 Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions
1998 Psycho circus
2009 Sonic boom
2012 Monster

Concert albums:

1975 Alive!
1977 Alive ii
1993 Alive III
1996 Kiss Unplugged
2003 Kiss Symphony: Alive IV
2008 Kiss Alive 35

Collections:

1976 The Originals
1978 Double Platinum
1982 Killers
1988 Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
1988 Chikara
1996 You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best !! (live)
1997 Greatest kiss
2001 The Box Set
2002 The Very Best of Kiss
2003 The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection
2004 The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection
2005 Gold
2005 Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums
2006 The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection
2006 Kiss Alive! 1975-2000

COMPOSITION

Current Composition:
Paul stanley- rhythm guitar, leading vocals (1972 — the moment)
Gene Simmons- bass guitar, leading vocals (1972 — the moment)
Tommy thayer- solo guitar, vocals (2002 — now)
Eric Singer- drums, vocals (1991–1996, 2001–2002, 2004 — the moment)

Former members:
Ace Fraley- solo guitar, vocals (1972–1982, 1996–2002)
Peter Criss- drums, vocals (1972-1980, 1996-2001, 2003)
Bruce Kulik- guitar, vocals (1984-1996)
Eric Carr- drums, vocals (1980-1991) R.I.P.
Winnie Vincent- solo guitar, background vocals (1982-1984)
Mark St. John- solo guitar, background vocals (1984) R.I.P.

Will slowly supplement the post in the future (info and links)

Post has been editedRedhunter88 - 08.08.12, 22:00

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[Redhunter88]

I also suggest making a list of the group, with links, to posts with information about them in the first post.

[Redhunter88]

[email protected], 20:43

What is your favorite KISS song for you?

it is very difficult to say, there are many of them ....

[Mr. KOT]

Redhunter88 @ 08/06/2012, 21:34

I suggest in the first post to make a list of the group, with links, to posts with information about them.

It can be done.

Post has been editedMr. KOT - 23.01.13, 17:16

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Uriah heep

Uriah Heep created their own, original version of hard rock, saturating it with elements of prog, art, jazz rock and heavy metal. The signature mark of their style (in the “golden years”) was spectacular backing vocals with complex multi-frequency harmonies and David Byron’s dramatic vocals. The stylistic experiments of Uriah Heep were essential for the development of rock music.

Uriah heep(Juraya Hip) is a British rock band formed in 1969 in London, England, and borrowed the name from Charles Dickens' character David Copperfield. The first line-up was formed when producer Jerry Bron invited keyboard player Ken Hensley (who previously played The Gods and Toe Fat) to join Spice members; In 1971–1973, albums Look at Yourself, Demons and Wizards and The Magician's Birthday, which are considered classics of hard rock, brought the band to world renown.

Studio albums:
1970 Very 'eavy ... Very' umble
1971 Salisbury
1971 Look at Yourself
1972 Demons and Wizards
1972 The Magician's Birthday
1973 Sweet Freedom
1974 Wonderworld
1975 Return To Fantasy
1976 High & mighty
1977 firefly
1977 Innocent Victim
1978 Fall angel
1980 Conquest
1982 Abominog
1983 Head First
1985 Equator
1989 Raging Silence
1991 Different World
1995 Sea Of Light
1998 Sonic Origami
2008 Wake the sleeper
2009 Celebration
2011 Into the Wild

*here you can listen to the album onYandex.Music

Concert albums:
1973 Uriah Heep Live
1986 Live at Shepperton '74 - recorded 1974
1986 Live in Europe1979 - recorded 1979
1988 Live in Moscow
1996 Spellbinder Live
1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents In Concert - recorded 1974
2000 Future Echoes Of The Past
2001 Acoustically Driven
2001 Electrically Driven
2002 The Magician's Birthday Party
2003 Live in the USA
2004 Magic Night
2005 Between Two Worlds
2011 Live In Armenia - 2CD + DVD

Collections:
1986 Anthology
1994 The Lansdowne Tapes (compilation of the recordings of the group “Spice” and the first three albums of “Uriah Heep”) recorded 1968-1971
1994 Lady In Black
1996 A Time of Revelation (an anthology on four disks, including previously unpublished material) - recorded 1968-1995

“Golden composition” Uriah Heep:

Lee kerslake

Lee Kerslake (eng. Lee Kerslake; April 16, 1947, Bournemouth, Dorset, England) - English musician, drummer The Gods, Toe Fat, Head Machine, National Head Band and Uriah Heep - the group, in which he received the most famous. In studios and onstage, Kerslake also served as a backing vocalist. On the cover of the Firefly album, Kerslake appears as The Bear ("The Bear"): this was the reaction of the band members to the beard, which he then grew.more ...

David byron

David Byron (born David Byron, real name David Garrick, English David Garrick; January 29, 1947, Epping, Essex, England - February 28, 1985, Reading, Berkshire, England [1]) - English rock musician, singer and author songs, which began in Spice (1967-1969), but received worldwide fame as the vocalist of the hard rock band Uriah Heep (1969-1976), with whom he recorded the first 10 studio albums. After leaving Uriah Heep, Byron tried to start a solo career, at some point rejected an invitation to return to the line-up, and died in 1985 from the consequences of a severe form of alcoholism.more ...

Solo albums:
1975 Take No Prisoners
1978 Baby Faced Killer
2008 That Was Only Yesterday - The Last EP - recorded in 1984

Gary thain

Gary (Gary) Mourvin Thain (English Gary Mervin Thain; May 15, 1948, Christchurch, New Zealand - December 8, 1975) - bass guitar player, known as a member of the Uriah Heep (1972-1975).more ...

Mick box

Mick Box (born Mick Box; full name Michael Frederick Box, Eng. Michael Frederick Box; June 9, 1947, Walthamstow, London, England) - English guitarist and songwriter. Known as the founder and leader of the Uriah Heep group. Boxing is the only Uriah Heep member to play in all of its lineups.
Of the guitarists, Mick Box liked Barney Cassell, Django Reinhardt, Tal Farlow, Les Paul and Mary Ford. Of his contemporary guitarists, Jeff Beck is the most.more ...

Ken hensley

Kenneth William David Hensley (English Kenneth William David Hensley; August 24, 1945, London, England) - British rock musician; keyboardist, guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as a member of the Uriah Heep (1969-1980).more ...

Solo albums:
1973 Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf
1975 Eager To Please
1980 Free Spirit
1990 The Best Of Ken Hensley
1994 From Time To Time
1999 A Glimpse Of Glory
2000 Ken Hensley Anthology
2002 Running Blind
2003 The Last Dance
2004 The Wizard's Diary (CD / DVD)
2005 Cold Autumn Sunday
2006 Elements - Anthology 1968 To 2005
2006 Inside The Mystery
2007 Blood On The Highway
2007 Live Fire (DVD)
2010 Love ... And Other Mysteries
2011 Faster (Ken Hensley & Live Fire)

Post has been editedMr. KOT - 23.01.13, 17:16

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ListenUriah heep- 24 albums on Yandex.Music

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David byron

It was just a nightmare.
Conflicts, drinking, drugs, doom ... And among all this, sometimes there was even time for music. In this exclusive piece from the official biography of Uriah Heep “Wizards And Demons” written by Dave Ling, Classic Rock recalls which was one of the most enduring teams in the crazy 70s.

Despite the susceptibility to various destructive influences, Uriah Heep managed to take a strong position in the ranks of the hard rock elite of the 70s. It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the fact that in the following years the Uriah Heep played an important role in the conquest of America by the British, which was led by Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple. Open hostility from the press was not a problem for them, and tens of thousands of fans invariably came to their concerts, wherever and whenever they performed.

Anyway, in 1974, internal conflicts began to affect the group - for example, disagreements with Jerry Bron, founder of Bronze Records and producer of the team, growing rivalry between vocalist David Byron and keyboard player and guitarist Ken Hensley. Ken's addiction to cocaine only added fuel to the fire.

“And in his best times, David was a very difficult man,” says Jerry Bron. - He was a master of creating intolerable situations. But Ken was far from an angel. Most noticeably, all this affected the album “Wonderworld”.

Byron's problem was his love of alcohol, especially Chivas Regal brandy. For him, it was a means of dealing with the inevitable attacks of anguish. And while Byron was more and more attached to the bottle, bassist Gary Thane was addicted to heroin and slid down on his own hell. As for Ken, paranoia, depression, and instant mood swings became side effects of his chosen poison. The situation was aggravated by the fact that Ken continued to be the main songwriter of the team, and, as always, the release of the next killer album, Neher, depended on him. The tension that prevailed during the Wonderworld sessions showed too much to David, Ken and even guitarist Mick Box.

“It was a terrible nightmare,” recalls Mick, shaking his head thoughtfully. “Ken was predominantly occupied by sitting in his room crying, and David was making incredible booties. One of my most vivid memories is how I tried to take him across the road that separated the studio from the hotel. Cars were whistling past us, but David was only concerned not to spill the cocktails he carried in both hands. When we got to the hotel, we didn't find Ken there. That's how I spent most of the time - trying to get everyone together, which was almost impossible. ”

Neher was recorded abroad, and the unusual atmosphere only added Hensley a headache. But, despite the fact that he was increasingly used to drugs, he was still able to compose classical songs. But now, after many years, Mick Box insists that his own contribution and the contribution of the other participants Neher was not appreciated.

“At that time, our strength was that we could make any song sound cool,” emphasizes the guitarist. - Ken brought a naked idea - he played a melody on an acoustic guitar, we processed it, and then she lived with her own life. We felt invincible. We are still saying: “Give us only a stage for a performance, and no one can beat us.”

Boxing also notes that Byron was becoming more and more selfish: “We all continued to work, but the burden of fame began to affect David. And the cracks became noticeable. The managers listened to only one of us - Ken Hensley, and David was very upset. Each of them led his game. Ken wrote great songs, and Dave sang them and pulled all the attention to himself. ”

When I ask if the others were tempted to push Hensley and Byron together with their blunt foreheads, drummer Lee Kerslake grins hopelessly. "We tried! - he says. “I somehow grabbed them both by the hair and said,“ I will shake you until I knock all the crap out of you. ” It was always like this - 300,000 people were waiting for us outside the walls of the dressing room, while we sat and argued about the little things. There was a lot of nonsense. ”

Despite the fact that circumstances were evolving against them, Mick Box somehow managed to rally the musicians, and as a result Wonderworld appeared. Perhaps this album lacked the strength of its predecessor “Sweet Freedom”, but, of course, it retained many features of the Neher style. However, now, looking back and remembering “Wonderworld”, many participants are not particularly excited about this.

“There were less and less powerful songs overall,” says Hensley. - We fought with a whole host of demons. At first, fame did not cause us any particular inconvenience, because this was what we were striving for and we enjoyed it. But over time, fame became more important than music. The fact that we had to work long hours was not a problem, because we got used to it. But for the first time it all affected the music. We underwent a crisis, probably without realizing it. Naturally, with such high needs, it was difficult to maintain a creative process. ”

“We should have some rest,” Box reflects. “We lived a full life, and when you rush through life at breakneck speed, you start thinking about rest.” In one month we received more impressions than others in our entire life. I am sure that this is why some teams could not reach our days. "

When Tane was electrocuted directly on stage during the 1974 American tour, conflicts temporarily stopped. Subsequently, Thane said: “I only remember how I approached the amplifier: I wanted to adjust the equalizer so as to add treble for my bass. And suddenly fainted. David immediately realized that I was electrocuted, he rushed to me and pulled the bass out of my hands. At first he decided that I was dead, because I was lying lifeless, like a corpse. ”

By the way, Thane expressed his displeasure with Jerry Bron: “I think he decided that I was pretending. Everyone forgot about the music, now it was already a financial question. ”

Unfortunately for Thane, his stay in the Uriah Heep, and his whole life, was coming to an end. He had never been healthy and strong before, and an accident had undermined his health, already weakened by his addiction to heroin. It was impossible to rely on it, and the team had practically no choice but to replace it.

Just three months later, Tane's girlfriend, Yoko Sagiriya, found him dead in a bathroom in his home in south London. He took an overdose of heroin. And although it is impossible to prove it, there is an assumption that his strong drug addiction was the result of his expulsion from the group precisely when he most needed help and support. However, Ken Hensley believes that there is little that could then help Thane.

“Personally, in those days I didn’t cope well with the situation,” he admits. - I am so addicted to drugs that I was not in my best form. At that time, of course, I was not a particularly good member of the group. We were all so preoccupied with our own problems that we could not pay enough attention to Tain and help him cope with his troubles. I understand that heroin is a very strong drug; but I never used it myself, so I don’t know ... We just couldn’t support Gary anymore. We drove him on the planes until the last moment, we begged the pilots to allow him to fly with us, even though he was not able to travel. And we somehow managed to play concerts with him. ”

In addition to the musicians themselves, a significant part of the blame falls on the shoulders of the managers of the group, who very clearly imagined what was happening. According to Mick Box, instead of surrounding the musicians with care and care, as the situation demanded, the managers drove them on tour right after the accident with Thane.

“From their side there was no support, they sent us to earn almighty dollars,” he sighs softly. “And for Gary, this was the beginning of a crash.” Now no one would allow this to happen. Take a look at Toxic Twins (guitarist Aerosmith Joe Perry and vocalist Stephen Tyler): someone realized that they brought huge profits, and they were sent to the clinic for treatment. We had the same problems with Gary and David, but did not give them any support. ”

Even after the death of Thane, Hensley did not change his addiction. “On the same day, when I learned of his death, I went and sniffed cocaine,” he later admitted. “I thank God for relieving me of my addiction.” Thane’s successor was former Family / King Crimson / Roxy Music bassist - John Wetton. He knew how to write songs, was a talented vocalist and a gifted instrumentalist. However, according to Ken Hensley, in reality it was not so easy to make a replacement: “We didn’t change bass players, we replaced an important component of the team as a whole,” he notes. “Actually it was the beginning of the end.”

A native of Derby, Wetton was invited to join Neer after he unexpectedly met them in Miami, while still a member of Roxy Music.

"At the first meeting with David Byron, I told him:" Consider, I am ambitious and I am going to become a vocalist and write songs. " And he replied: "As long as this does not concern my group, I do not mind." That's how David and I became true friends.

In King Crimson, I played a ridiculously complex music with very unusual dimensions, ”Wetton continues. - The offer to play with Uriah Neer promised me a life-giving respite. I could be myself, have fun and play really powerful rock music. I didn’t come to Neher for the money. At that time, Roxy Music offered me the same money as Uriah Neher, if not more. I just didn't want to stay with Roxy Music. ”

The first recording released with Wetton was the 1975 album Return To Fantasy. The title track instantly became a hit for the fans of Neuer, this gothic masterpiece still remains in the concert repertoire of the team. The rest of the album's songs, however, turned out to be definitely below the level. Jeff Barton from the music newspaper Sounds described him as a “good rock album,” but criticized Jerry Bron’s “predictable and too clear and neat” sound production. He didn’t particularly like the journalist and Byron’s vocals, which he described with such phrases as "castrated harmonies" and "deliberate embellishment of musical material."

The rest of the British music newspapers, as usual, went on the attack. One of them wrote: “This album is painfully boring. If it occurred to you to watch TV with the sound turned off, then it will suit you. The track “Prima Donna”, from which the second side of the record begins, is like a song that was abandoned by the Status Quo because it is not complicated enough. David Byron's singing is monotonous and monotonous, Mick Box as a guitar player is prone to minimalism, and Ken Hensley seems to use his keyboards, more like electronic tweeters than like a musical instrument.

Perhaps Neer was most sharply criticized by NME journalist Tony Stewart, who wrote: “Neher is trying to keep up with three hares at the same time. Do they want to be "heavy"? Do they want to restore their reputation, stained by the album "Wonderworld"? Or do they want to show off as authors of good songs and performers of good music? In fact, they should overcome the internal conflicts that tear apart their collective. ”

Be that as it may, Bronze did a good deed by promoting and selling Return To Fantasy. In Britain, about ВЈ 10,000 was spent on television advertising and ВЈ 3,000 on radio advertising. As a result, the album there has risen high in the charts, in addition, he hit the charts in America, Europe, Australia and Japan.

"Return To Fantasy" is truly one of the best-selling albums in Britain. " Neher, but you cannot come to one promotion to success, it should be laid at the very foundation, ”Wetton later said. - In fact, it was a very good disc, it was exactly what people wanted to hear from Uriah Neher. And although the album was a bit complicated, it marked the return of the band to its roots. ”

After releasing the album, Neher went on a tour of Scandinavia, the rest of Europe, Britain, the States and Canada. Bron predicted that during this journey the length of the year the team would perform in front of a million fans and fly 30,000 miles by plane. The diary of the behind-the-scenes life of Nep includes many bottles of Dom Perignon champagne, which were mostly drunk straight from the throat, as well as vodka, beer and other drinks, which the musicians gave personal preference to. “You only need a little star dust to make you feel great,” Kerslake grins.

“The promoters gave us everything we asked for,” adds Ken, surprised. - When we demanded 10 limousines, we were given them. We brought 50 bottles of champagne. ”

But everything was not so cloudless. During the fourth concert, in Louisville, Kentucky, in America (touring on which 42 shows were supposed), Boxing, as you know, fell off the stage and broke his right arm. “I drank my usual dose of alcohol,” he recalls, “and a bottle of Remy Martin helped me overcome the pain, because the concert continued. But then I fell off the stage again and broke the other wrist in two places! ”Contrary to the advice of the doctors, Boxing continued the tour, sometimes playing with his left hand in a cast.

Ironically, at the Cleveland festival, where 80,000 Neher fans gathered, Byron insisted that each band member ride the 200 yards that separated the hotel of the festival site in a personal limousine. “Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult and The Faces were performing at the festival,” Mick smirks, “and everyone was trying to outdo each other. As a result, Rod Stewart, who flew by helicopter, bypassed us all! ”

As this anecdote shows, the problems of Neher related to drugs, alcohol and excessive self-love did not, of course, disappear after the death of Gary Tain. And the forthcoming release of David Byron's solo album “Take No Prisoners” only aggravated the situation. Hensley, who already tried his solo career, released the albums “Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf” (or “Brown Turds On A Rusty Elf,” as Boxing sometimes called him) and “Eager To Please” seemed to continue to focus on in a team. But didn't Byron become too presumptuous?

“Some of those who heard my album and know the work of Uriah Neher, told me that he looks like Uriah Neher more than Uriah Neher does to himself,” David told the newspaper “Sounds”. “Others said it sounded as Uriah Neer should have sounded.”

But a sinister omen intended for David Byron was already inscribed on the wall. The musical differences were aggravated by the confidence of his colleagues that David’s antics jeopardized the career of the band itself. In 1975, in the Philadelphia Spectrum, the situation reached a climax. Years later, Hensley explained: “First, I want to say that all of us then had our own problems. I have, for example, cocaine, and David was constantly drunk. In Philadelphia, where 25,000 spectators gathered, David had an incident with a microphone stand: he stepped on it and cut his lip. And the crowd immediately screamed. He decided that everyone was laughing at him, and then covered the audience with obscenities all evening.

“Dave told the audience a lot of nasty things,” recalls the skeptic Box. - I was just setting up the guitar and could not turn around and look at the audience. After that, we had nothing to do in Philadelphia. Later, in the dressing room, we started scolding him, and he just pointed to his stage costume and said: “What do you mean by calling me imprudent?” That's when we realized that he stopped catching the essence of what was happening. We talked to him about music, and he was about something completely different. ”

Hensley: “The following year in Philadelphia we couldn’t sell tickets even to the Box Theater, which has only 3,000 seats. Worst of all, David continued to pursue his solo career, while neglecting us. He disgraced us. We told him about it, but it all continued the same way. And we spoke again, and again everything went on as before. ”

Hensley could no longer bear it and flew home during the tour. His decision was not just a flash of irritation: “I flew home because I realized that we were in trouble,” he explains. - It was the only way to get everyone’s attention. But such a move did not solve the problem. He was only the beginning of a very sad end.

I told Jerry Bronu that it could not go on like this. Each of our concerts was to our detriment rather than good. It was no good. And we decided that David needed to find a replacement. It was really sad because David was as irreplaceable as Gary. I wanted to quit everything, but Jerry continued to support me, saying that we needed to release another album or go on another tour and so on. That's how I lasted three years more than I really would like. ”

According to the testimony of Classic Rock photographer Fina Costello, who in the 70s often worked with Neher, the musicians sometimes tried to joke in order to defuse the painful situation.

“Everyone knew that David Byron would not come on stage without drinking his cocktail of champagne and orange juice. And at a concert in Hamburg, one of the musicians decided to have some fun and sent him tea instead, ”laughs Costello. - David got angry when he saw 25 carts of tea in the corridor, which one after another were heading to his room. ”

Of course, David was not the only drinker. For a long time rock'n'rollrs are famous for their irresponsibility. According to one of the rock legends, a certain musician was arrested for drinking drunk at the wheel of his Rolls-Royce. When the policeman ordered an absolutely deranged driver to get out of the car, he long and stubbornly refused to do it, until the constable put his hand on his shoulder and muttered: "My dear, you are arrested."

Deciding to stay in Neher, Ken Hensley resolutely set about writing a new album, which was later named “High And Mighty”. By then, David Byron had completely retired from writing. Another remarkable feature of the album was that it was not Jerry Bron who produced it, but the Uriah Neher themselves.

“Our albums were getting worse and we didn't understand why. If we could do anything about it, ”Hensley recalls. - According to one of the theories of David, we should have dismissed Jerry Bron, but in fact we ourselves were to blame. We let the situation get too complicated. ”

When High And Mighty came out in May 1976, Sounds described it as a “step in the right direction.” Even NME reluctantly agreed with this: “This album is quite good in some places,” although observer Bob Edmunds did not fail to sarcastically grumble: “The texts of Ken Hensley shed light on why they love him so much abroad.”

In the following years, High And Mighty divided the fans of Neher into two camps: those who liked it (there were a minority of those), and all the rest. In 1976, Byron said the following about this recording: “We decided to make an album of Ken’s songs, but in fact we should have included the songs of each of us. And Mick Box has played only a few guitar parts. ”

Hensley himself is still fascinated by “High And Mighty”, in part because “it was like recording a solo album with a band. Nobody had more songs, and John Wetton and I found a musical space for both of us, he explains. “But the album was not commercially successful, because it really had nothing to do with the Uriah Neher albums. Rather, it resembled “Look Yourself” and recalled those times: when we were allowed to do everything that we wanted. But now we could not record anything like that, because the public was waiting for us to record a certain kind

The album is not understood even in America - Hensley continues. “Jerry Bron chose to bury him, and I think our decision to fire him was largely due to this.

Jerry hated High And Mighty. He called him terrible. I don’t think it was true. Probably, he just initially decided for himself that he would in no way like our creation, no matter what we did there, because all the time we were directing and pushing it. I think it was a natural human reaction. ”

In 1992, Hensley developed this thought: “At High And Mighty, we went far away from the Uriah Heep. My task was to write an album and produce it. No one stood in my way. Give me a finger, and I'll take the whole hand, no problem. "

Mick Box describes “High And Mighty” as “less difficult and simpler,” and admits that the tension of a situation often caused him to defuse it in the only way he knew. I often said: “Why should we sit here and listen to this nonsense? Let's go to the pub. ” The name of the album in some way characterizes our then state ”.

Boxing recalls how, once, during a recording, Byron sprawled on the floor, trying to record a voice through one of the microphones intended for Lee Kerslake's drums. “Jerry Bron entered the studio,” he grins, “he saw what we were doing there, declared that we were all crazy, and left.”

As Ken had previously mentioned, to this day, some members of the Uriah Heep suspect that Jerry Bron, in retaliation for having been squeezed from the production chair, paid much less attention to marketing to High And Mighty than usual. The cover of the album, which depicted a winged pistol flying in a clear blue sky, was of course completely faded.

In the course of the High And Mighty promo tour, John Wetton became the second bass player, Neher, who was electrocuted hard at: price. Fortunately, the blow was not fatal, but Wetton was injured.

“It happened in Minneapolis. “I fell on my back, right on the drum set,” Wetton recalls. - Falling down, I strongly dislocated my knee. And this dislocation was felt then for several more years. I have no idea why this happened. Lee Kerslake said that a blue flash flashed between the microphone and my mouth. And the next moment I flew six meters from the place where I had just stood. ”

Meanwhile, David Byron’s hour was near. Concerts at Wembley in 1976 were his last performances as part of Neher. During a performance in Sweden, he was so drunk that he fell off the stage and sang the first six songs of the program from the orchestra pit. The incident in Spain was the last straw. Neher arrived at the stadium, where they were supposed to perform, ahead of time and found that everything was closed. Byron entered into a rage, began to shout: "Yes, they know who I am?" And smashed glass doors to enter.

“Somehow we played this concert in Spain,” Box says sighing, “but I think even David was already resigned to the fact that it's all over for him.”

In July 1976, Jerry Bron finally published the group's statement, which said: "We can no longer put up with how David Byron treats us, so we are acting in the way that is required by the interests of Uriah Heep as a whole." The musicians were asked to pick up a new vocalist. Hensley, who had flown in specially from the States to talk with the press, said: “I cannot say that there will be no more changes. We must find the right way out. ”

According to some of the most ardent fans of Uriah Heep, the magic of the group has gone along with its charismatic talisman. Everyone understood that the dismissal of Byron was a terribly risky business. Despite all the reservations about the dark side of his soul, Hensley and Boxing were well aware of what kind of emptiness would arise after he left.

“David was a fantastic frontman, and in that respect he was indispensable,” says Hensley. - We were not friends in the generally accepted sense of the word. When I had free time, I preferred to leave and do something with my own - drive a car, relax, write songs and record demos, so I never got close to any member of the group. They say David once said in one interview: "When I sing Ken's songs, I feel nothing, I just sing them, that's all." I do not know what mood he was in when he said this. One of David's most remarkable virtues was his ability to interpret and express the feelings inherent in any song, whether mine or anyone else. I think he said that because he was just a little angry. ” Mick Box talks about his own doubts related to the dismissal of Byron: “Of course, I was afraid of the consequences that the group had expected. Dave, with his copyright and performing skills, left behind a vacuum, which was very difficult to fill. But it was necessary to do something. And if we are to speak quite honestly, even if everything then completely collapsed, it would not disturb me much. I knew how to play the guitar, I could go somewhere and do something else. I became a musician to make a living, so I knew that I could always find a niche for myself. ”

When David Byron was asked to leave, he was not shocked. Instead of telling everyone and everything about how angry he was, David told the press that he understood the reasons for such a turn of events: “I am completely free now,” he said humbly in an interview with NME. - Everything that has torn me apart for years is now left behind. Yes, I got fired. But I'm not mad at the guys. Either I have outgrown them, or they are me. ”

Expressing his friendly feelings for John Wetton, Byron also told the NME that he had already left Neher three times for various reasons, but every time he was persuaded to return. The band's concert tickets continued to go bang, but, as David pointedly pointed out, “How long could this go on if albums were getting worse and worse?”

In a longer interview with Sounds journalist Dave Fugger, Byron spoke about his complaints about “people who worked with the team. It seems to me that in the past two years they have ceased to believe in us (and, perhaps, were right). We could fly to America, not knowing where we will perform. ”

Two weeks after Byron was fired, John Wetton left the group. Perhaps in this decision some kind of irony was caught, because Byron’s departure opened up a long-awaited opportunity for Vetton to become a frontman and sing, which he did during those two weeks in Britain and in Asia, until he began to work solo.

“Most of all I appreciated the feeling of comradeship. It was a great team, Wetton later explained. - While it came to music, everything was just great. But I really do not like it when they slander and envy each other in the group. ”

“Sometimes the corpse of some band comes into the world and goes on another tour, releases another album,” he told NME about his departure, “it happened with Deep Purple and threatened to happen with Uriah Neher. David's voice was no longer the same three or four years ago. He wore it, singing in the upper registers every night. He would not be offended at me for these words, because it was a sort of friendly advice, but he needed to take a break from touring for three months or even six months, but the group could not - or did not want - to allow it.

The team turned against him because the guys decided that he was harming their reputation, and in the end, he was kicked out. “David's dismissal was very offended,” Wetton adds sadly. “No one likes being fired, and David, moreover, was very proud of himself, like any musician.” I think, to ease the pain, he tried to resort to the only anesthesia he knew. ”

Unfortunately, February 28, 1985 Byron was gone. His death was associated with excessive drinking. Shortly before that, he divorced his wife Gabriella. According to media reports, his body was discovered by his stepbrother.

He was 37. His solo ambitions were buried four years earlier, when he failed on the stage of the London Marquee Club. After the last Christmas, he had only half a year to live.

Some believe that the departure of Gloria (named somehow by one of the representatives of a narrow circle of people close to Neher “a vain and limited woman”) killed the thirst for life in him. Others claim that the death of the vocalist was accelerated by his unsuccessful solo career. Deprived of the attention that, in his opinion, deserved, Byron could simply refuse to make any further attempts.

His latest manager, Maggi Fagran, expressed the following opinion: “Fame came to David when record labels generously spent huge amounts of money on rock stars, and he was used to seeing his name in the splendor of lights. He had a really wonderful voice, but in the past few years no one has been able to give him enough time, care and attention to bring him back to health and popularity. ”

Mick Box was on tour when he learned of Byron's death. “For two weeks I drank deeply because I could not accept it,” recalls the guitarist. - Even in the times of Uriah Neher, he very much loved the scene. He was a very insecure person. It was difficult for him to build relationships with other people. He just wanted to stay on stage. He could cope with everything, just to go on stage and be a star.

From our very first meeting, ”Box continues,“ David has always convinced me that he will become famous. And he was right. If he could somehow control his life, maybe he would become much more famous. He was a very talented vocalist, he had a wonderful voice. He could be a huge success, speaking solo. But he was easily persuasive and was too trusting. And if someone wanted to make him get drunk, then he succeeded. David just didn’t know how to say no.

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For me, with the departure of David Byron,Uriah heep almost over, in my opinion, his most important component - vocals ...

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For me the best years are 1975-1979.

And I, the best from 1976 to 1980. It was from the album "Destroyer" that KISS learned, from the compositionDetroit rock city, in that, album, version, still goosebumps ... It was heard by the live album Alive II, and then four disks came out at once:

1978 assumed the simultaneous release of four members of their solo albums. Although the group complained that the release of four solo albums was intended to ease the growing tension with the group, their 1976 contract called for the release of four solo albums before the large-scale edition of the fifth. Although each album was a solo achievement only (none of the participants played on the album with the other), they were marked and published as Kiss albums (with similar covers and posters inside). It was the only time when all four members published a solo album on the same day. The albums were named simply, but with taste - "Peter CrissпїЅ, пїЅAce frehleyпїЅ, пїЅPaul Stanley"And"Gene simmonsпїЅ.

For the band members, this was a chance to demonstrate their musical tastes and trends, stylistic inclinations outside Kiss (Simmons album included the appearance of Aerosmith members Joe Perry, Cheap Trick (eng.), Rick Nielsen (eng.), Disco diva Donna Summer, Bob Seeger, and later - girlfriend Cher). Stanley and Fralli albums were close to that hard rock, glam rock and metal that Kiss used, while Criss's album included R & B elements and was saturated with ballads. Simmons' album was the most eclectic, including hard rock, pop in the best traditions of the Beatles, ballads and a cover version of "When You Wish upon a Star" (from the cartoon "Pinocchio"). In the struggle for the hearts of fans, the strength of the musicians turned out to be approximately equal, from the disks by the end of the year, over 1,250,000 copies were sold in circulation, and the total circulation exceeded 5 million. The most popular radio hit was the song from Ace Frehley's album “New York Groove”, which reached the top 2 lines of the sales rating.

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The album "Peter Criss" opened the world of ballads to me, I remember - sawed it to the holes ... The album "Unmasked" was the last, then there were other hobbies.

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Metallica is an American metal band that plays thrash metal and heavy metal music, formed in 1981.
Metallica has had a great influence on the development of metal and is included (along with such groups as Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) in the “big four of thrash metal”. Albums of Metallica were sold in a total of more than 100 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most commercially successful metal bands. In 2011, one of the largest metal music magazines Kerrang! in the June issue, recognized Metallica as the best rock band of the last 30 years.

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D I S C O G R A F I

(Detailed discography)

Studio albums:

1983 - Kill 'em All
1984 - Ride the Lightning
1986 - Master of Puppets
1988 - ... And Justice for All
1991 - Metallica
1996 - Load
1997 - Reload
2003 - St. Anger
2008 - Death Magnetic

Cover Albums:

1987 - The $ 5.98 E.P Garage Days Re-Revisited
1998 - Garage Inc.

Concert albums:

1993 - Live Shit: Binge & Purge
1999 - S & M
2009 - Orgullo, Pasion, Y Gloria (Tres Noches En La Ciudad De Mexico)
2012 пїЅ Live in Moscow

COMPOSITION

Current Composition:

James hatfield- rhythm guitar, vocals (since 1981)
Kirk Hammett- solo guitar (since 1983)
Robert Trujillo- bass guitar (since 2003)
Lars Ulrich- percussion (since 1981)

Former members:

Lloyd grant- solo guitar (1981)
Dave Mustaine- solo guitar (1982-1983)
Ron McGovney- bass guitar (1982)
Cliff burton- bass guitar (1982-1986), R.I.P.
Jason newsted- bass guitar (1986—2001)

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Dream Theater is a progressive metal band from the USA. It was founded in 1985 by three students of the Berkeley College of Music. Dream Theater is one of the founders and the most famous representatives of the progressive metal genre. The group’s music is characterized by an unusual structure of compositions, complex instrumental parts and high performing skills of musicians.

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Studio albums:

1989 - When Dream and Day Unite
1992 - Images and Words
1994 - Awake
1995 - A Change of Seasons
1997 - Falling into Infinity
1999 - Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
2002 - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
2003 - Train of thought
2005 - Octavarium
2007 - Systematic Chaos
2009 - Black Clouds & Silver Linings
2011 - A Dramatic Turn Of Events

Detailed discography

COMPOSITION

Current Composition:

James LaBrie- vocal, percussion (1991 — today)
John Petrucci- guitar, backing vocals (1985 — today)
John mayang- bass guitar, stick (1985 — our day)
Jordan rudess- keyboards, synthesizer, continuum, steel guitar (1999 — our day)
Mike Mangini- percussion (2011 — our day)

Former members:

Mike Portnoy- drums, backing vocals (1985–2010)
Chris Collins- vocal (1985—1986)
Kevin Moore- keyboards (1986–1994)
Charlie Dominici- vocal (1987-1989)
Derek Sherinyan- keyboards (1994–1998)

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Pink floyd

Each of Pink Floyd's albums is a special world. The world is not only sounds and not so much sounds: rather, it is a whole planet, populated with images, characters and ideas. A visit to each of the planets will help you discography.
Here are the albums, compilations, Pink Floyd singles, as well as solo works by Sid Barrett, David Gilmore, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and Roger Waters.

Pink floyd(Russian. Pink Floyd) - English progressive / psychedelic-rock band. Famous for its philosophical texts, acoustic experiments, innovations in the design of albums and grandiose shows. Is one of the most successful groups in rock music - about 70 million albums sold in the United States (seventh), in the world about 200 million were sold.

FULL DISCOGRAPHY

Pink Floyd: official albums
1967 The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
1968 A Saucerful Of Secrets
1969 More
1969 Ummagumma
1970 Atom mother mother
1971 Meddle
1972 Obscured by clouds
1973 The Dark Side Of The Moon
1975 Wish you were here
1977 Animals
1979 The wall
1983 The Final Cut
1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason
1994 The Division Bell
2014 The endless river

Pink Floyd: concerts, compilations
1971 Relics
1973 A Nice Pair
1981 A Collection Of Great Dance Songs
1983 Works
1988 Delicate Sound Of Thunder
1992 Shine On
1995 Pulse
2000 Is There Anybody Out There (The Wall - live)
2001 Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd

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Pink Floyd: singles
1967 Arnold Layne / Candy And A Currant Bun
1967 See Emily Play / The Scarecrow
1967 Flaming / The Gnome
1967 Apples And Oranges / Paint Box
1968 It Would Be So Nice / Julia Dream
1968 Let There Be More Light / Remember a Day
1968 Point Me At The Sky / Careful With That Ax, Eugene
1971 One Of These Days
1972 Free Four
1973 Money / Any Color You Like
1974 Time / Us And Them
1975 Have A Cigar
1979 Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) / One of My Turns
1980 Comfortably Numb / Hey You
1980 Run Like Hell
1982 When The Tigers Broke Free / Bring The Boys Back Home
1983 Not Now John
1987 Learning To Fly
1987 On The Turning Away
1988 One Slip
1990 Tonite Let's Make Love In London ... Plus
1994 Take It Back
1994 High Hopes
1995 Wish You Were Here

Syd barrett

Syd Barrett (born Syd Barrett, real name Roger Keith Barrett, Eng. Roger Keith Barrett; January 6, 1946, Cambridge - July 7, 2006, Cambridge) - English musician, poet, composer, artist, founder of the rock band Pink Floyd, one from the pioneers of psychedelic trends in rock music. Barrett is the author of the name for Pink Floyd, as well as most of the band’s early material, including the first single and the first album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.Read the full text ...

Syd Barrett: Official Albums
1970 The Madcap Laughs
1970 Barrett
1988 Opel

Syd Barrett: collections
1974 Syd Barrett
1992 Octopus
1993 Crazy diamond
2001 Wouldn't you miss me?The Best Of Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett: singles
1969 Octopus / Golden Hair
1988 The Peel Sessions
1993 Crazy Diamond
2004 The Radio One Sessions

David Gilmour

David John Gilmore CBE (Eng. David Jon Gilmour, March 6, 1946 in Cambridge, UK) - British guitarist, vocalist, member of the rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to working as a band member, Gilmore acted as a record producer for various artists and made a successful solo career. In 2003, he was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for serving music and charity. In 2003, Gilmore took the 82nd place in the ranking of Rolling Stone magazine "100 of the best guitarists of all time." In 2009, the British magazine Classic Rock included Gilmore in his list of the greatest guitarists in the world.Read the full text ...

David Gilmore: Official Albums
1978 David Gilmour
1984 About Face
2006 On an island
2015 Rattle That Lock

David Gilmour: singles
1978 There's No Way Out Of Here
1984 Blue Light
1984 Love On The Air
2006 on an island
2006 Smile
2006 Arnold layne

Nick mason

Nick Mason (born Nick Mason, full name Nicolas Burkley Mason, Eng. Nicholas Berkeley Mason; January 27, 1944, Birmingham) - British musician, architect, race car driver, music producer. Best known as the drummer for the prog rock band Pink Floyd.
During his studies at the architectural department of Regent Street Polytechnic in London, Nick 1965 entered as a percussionist in the Pink Floyd group, which eventually acquired legendary status. Only 16 years later, the last of all Pink Floyd participants, Mason released a solo work - the album Nick Mason’s Fictitious Sports.Read the full text ...

Nick Mason: official albums
1981 Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports
1985 Nick Mason & Rick Fenn - Profiles

Nick Mason: singles
1985 Lie For A Lie

Richard Wright

Richard William Wright (Eng. Richard William Wright, also Rick Wright, Eng. Rick Wright; July 28, 1943, London - September 15, 2008) - British pianist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer, best known for his participation in the group Pink Floyd.
Wright's elegant keyboards were an integral component and distinctive feature of Pink Floyd. Wright also often acted as a backing vocalist, and in some compositions he was the main vocalist. Rick Wright died on September 15, 2008 from cancer, before he could finish the solo album he was working on.Read the full text ...

Richard Wright: Official Albums
1978 Wet Dream
1984 Zee - Identity
1996 Broken China

Richard Wright: Singles
1984 Confusion
1996 runaway

Roger waters

George Roger Waters (eng. George Roger Waters; September 6, 1943, Grand Bookham, England) - British rock musician, composer, poet.
Best known as the founder (con. 1965) and leader (from late 1967 until leaving in 1984) of the Pink Floyd group. During his leadership, he was the author of most of the texts and music of the group, as well as the ideologue of the group. The consequence of this was the departure of Richard Wright from Pink Floyd in 1981. In 1985, Waters left the group, deciding that she had exhausted herself.Read the full text ...

Roger Waters: Official Albums
1984 The Pros
1987 Radio K.A.O.S.
1992 Amused To Death
2005 Za Ira 'There Is Hope'

Roger Waters: soundtracks, concerts, compilations
1970 Music From The Body
1986 When The Wind Blows
1990 The Wall - Live in Berlin
2000 In The Flesh
2002 Flickering flame- The Solo Years Volume 1

Roger Waters: singles
1984 The Pros And Cons Of Hitch Hiking
1984 Every Strangers Eyes
1987 Radio Waves
1987 Sunset Strip
1987 Who Needs Information / Molly's Song
1987 The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)
1990 Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
1990 The Tide Is Turning
1992 What God Wants (Part 1)
1992 Three Wishes
1992 The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range
2004 To Kill The Child & Leaving Beirut
2007 Hello (I Love You)

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Pink floyd

Among the new psychedelic groups that appeared like an explosion in London in 1967 was a quartet called "The Pink Floyd". In the small, smoky clubs like "UFO" or "Rounhouse", "The Pink Floyd" admired the London scene with their long, instrumental jams free from any form. Young "children of flowers" were dragged from the exciting new sounds in the halls that seemed to be swaying and rising like spots of multicolored liquid light streaming down the walls around them.

"The Pink Floyd" may have been even more psychedelic than the "Cream" and "The Jimi Hendrix Experience", which debuted in the same 1967.

Over the next year, however, the band was forced to confront the rapidly deteriorating mental state of Sid Barrett, their brilliant but unstable guitarist and leader. In 1968, "The Pink Floyd" got rid of the article "The" in the title and from Sid Barrett. Guitarist David Gilmour, school friend Sid, replaced him. Undoubtedly, "The Pink Floyd" was Barrett's brainchild and his restless genius later served as a theme for some of the band's best songs.

But the man whose lyrical guitar sound created the signature sound of Pink Floyd, and gave them the opportunity to gain world fame in the seventies, when the smoky clubs gave way to huge arenas and stadiums, was David Gilmore. Continuously developing instrumental canvases of the group have reached the highest levels of complexity, perfectly complementing their otherworldly images used during the concerts.

The next big breakup in Pink Floyd happened only in 1985, when David Gilmore and bassist Roger Waters parted ways. Gilmore remained the sole leader in the group until 1987. Without Waters' lyricism, Gilmore's fierce, unbridled guitar — the core of the band since the days of the “flower children” - has become even more significant.

Today, David Gilmour is a famous, gray-haired English gentleman who instantly becomes young as he picks up a guitar. In connection with the release of "Shine On", the new box set "Pink Floyd", Gilmore agreed to share his memories with the magazine Guitar World

Guitar World: There is a famous story about how Cid Barrett was kicked out of the band in 1968: you all drove in a van to a concert in Southampton ...

Gilmour: No, not in the van. We went to the Bentley.

Guitar World: Right. And suddenly someone said: "Let's not take Sid today." Can you remember who said that?

Gilmour: Probably Roger. Anyway, not me - I was then a newcomer to the group. I was sitting in the back seat. Perhaps someone said: "Will we drive for Sid?" And Roger probably answered in a conspiratorial tone) "No, let's not." And we went to Southampton.

Guitar World: You did not feel yourself at first Sid's surrogate?

Gilmour: Of course I did. They wanted me to play his parts and sing his songs. No one else wanted to sing them, and they chose me. Basically, that’s what I did, at least in terms of live shows. I spoke with Sid just five times. Or maybe four. Maybe the fifth was supposed to be a concert in Southampton, I do not remember exactly. While all this was happening, we were trying to make a new album, "A Saucerful of Secrets". But "live" we did not play songs from it, but played all the old ones written by Syd. Since there was nothing else to do. It was nevertheless better than playing covers of Bo Diddley again.

Guitar World: What influenced the group's decision to record such a long and difficult to understand instrumental, like "A Saucerful of Secrets" (1968)?

Gilmour: Hard to say. I only joined the group shortly before. I don't think the group really knew what they wanted after Sid left. "A Saucerful of Secrets" meant a lot to us, it showed us the way to go. Take "A Saucerful of Secrets", "Atom Heart Mother" (Atom Heart Mother, 1970) and "Echoes" (Meddle, 1971) - everything logically follows to "Dark Side of the Moon". The creation of "Saucerful" by Roger and Nick (Mason, Pink Floyd's drummer) was inspired by their drawing fancy figures on a piece of paper. Then we composed music based on the structure of the painting. We tried to write music repeating the peaks and valleys of the drawing. My role, I suspect, was to try to give it all a bit of musicality, to create a balance between formlessness and clarity, disharmony and harmony.

Guitar World: There are different opinions as to whether Sid participated in the recording of "A Saucerful of Secrets" ...

Gilmour: No, it's all a lie. Sid is on three or four other songs from the album, such as "Remember a Day" or "Jug Band Music" (the only composition on the album written by Syd). He also played a little in "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun." I think as much as me.

Guitar World: Do you remember any of the tricks you used to create an unusual guitar sound when recording a song?

Gilmour: Well, while recording the middle section of "A Saucerful of Secrets", most of the time the guitar was on the studio floor. You probably know that the microphone stands have three metal legs about a foot long?

I unscrewed one of them and slid it along the strings very slowly up and down. Another method that I began to use a little later was that I took a piece of iron and drove it in circular motions across the strings. Just move it and hold it in places where it sounds good, like a bow.

Guitar World: How did you get the idea to use a slide guitar in the instrumental "One of These days" on the album "Meddle" (1971)?

Gilmour: I think I was never confident in my abilities regarding my own guitar playing, so I tried to use all the tricks I knew.

I have always liked sessile or pedal-style guitars, and the like. The only reason why I didn’t use the slide guitar all the time was the very “thing” that I had to put on my finger. It always annoyed me.

Guitar World: Who composed this 7/4 branded intro for the song "Money" on the album "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)?

Gilmour: This is Roger's riff. By the time we first heard the song, Roger was more or less ready to have verses and words. We just came up with the middle part, guitar solo and all that. We also composed several new riffs - we decided on the size 4/4 for the guitar solo, and the unfortunate saxophonist was forced to play 7/4. The lull during the second chorus in solo was my idea.

Guitar World: What was the role of producer / sound producer Chris Thomas on "Dark Side of the Moon"?

Gilmour: Chris Thomas was involved in mixing, and his main task was to stop the controversy between me and Roger about how to mix it up. I wanted the “Dark Side” to sound loud and gloomy, with strong reverberation and stuff like that. And Roger "moved back" on that one. to create a very "dry", clear sound. I think it was influenced by John Lennon’s first solo album ("Plastic Ono Band"), which sounded very dry. we argued so long that we decided to resort to the opinion of a third party. We left the mix to Chris so that he could do it to his own taste, with the help of sound engineer Alan Parsons. Of course, one day I discovered that Roger still climbs with his advice. Then I began to climb with the tips. And since then, we sat behind Chris, interfering with the mixing process. Fortunately. Chris was closer to my point of view.

Guitar World: Was this the first album when friction arose between you and Roger?

Gilmour: Yes, friction was always there, but they could still be controlled until we began work on the album "The Wall".

Guitar World: There are creative differences and open enmity ...

Gilmour: There are creative differences and controversies caused by final self-centeredness and delusions of grandeur, if you so desire.

Guitar World: Have you been pressured to follow the success of Dark Side of the Moon when recording "Wish You Were Here" (1975)?

Gilmour: Yes, that was exactly what bothered Roger while recording. This is reminiscent of the feeling with which we ended the "Dark Side" - "What can we do even when everything is already done?" However, we were able to overcome it. And, from my point of view, "Wish You Were Here" is our best album. I really love him. I mean, I'd rather listen to him than the "Dark Side of the Moon". Because on "Wish you Were Here" we have achieved a better balance between music and words. "Dark Side" went too far in terms of the significance of the lyrics. Sometimes melodies were ignored, were only a means to convey the words to the listener. In my opinion, one of Roger's failures is that in his quest to bring the lyrics to the listener, he uses far from the most successful means.

Guitar World: Throughout the 70s and 80s, each successive Pink Floyd album became more and more technically difficult. Was it hard for you to reflect this growing complexity on the stage, for example, at the time of "Animals" (1977)?

Gilmour: Of course, very difficult. We spent years gathering specialists around us in order to have qualified support in all areas of our activities. It was always hard work, but it was reflected in the quality of our performances.

Guitar World: When did you feel more at ease: in the early period of free psychedelic experiments on stage or later when you relied on a carefully rehearsed production?

Gilmour: Somewhere in the middle, I suppose. The show "The Wall" was a great and great achievement. But I had to take on the role of music director, if you like, and deal with purely technical problems so that Roger would not think about them. I had a huge sheet (we all had those on the monitors or at the curtain), where the settings of my amplifiers and the delay settings that I had to change were recorded. Very difficult. In the end, you are quite satisfied with how you set everything up and how everything works fine, and there are practically no flaws, except for the solo in "Comfortably Numb", where you can say to yourself: "Spit, and play as it is." Having said that, I must say that I am rather strict about form.

I love the melody, I'm a big fan of the "Beatles", and almost all the music that I like, the blues, for example, is played in compliance with the form. Absolutely free form I do not like, as, however, and too tough.

Guitar World: While the early Pink Floyd albums were conceptual, The Wall (1979) was the first with a solid design. What do you think about it?

Gilmour: I liked the storyline invented by Roger. Although I do not fully agree with her, I had to give him my vision. I had a different view of our relationship with the audience than Roger. He did not feel connected to the audience in front of him. I had a different point of view, it has not changed even now. I think that "The Wall" today sounds more vicious than it sounded then. It looks like a list of people Roger curses for his failures in life, like "you ruined me, you did it ..."

Guitar World: How about your solo in "Comfortably Numb"? How long have you been inventing it?

Gilmour: No. I just came to the studio and recorded five or six different solos, and then I acted according to my usual pattern: I listened to each solo and marked myself which parts went well. In other words, I made a table for myself, placing ticks and crosses on different parts, putting two ticks, if it worked out very well, one if it was just good, and a cross, if it was bad. Then, following the table, I raise one regulator on the remote, then another, moving from phrase to phrase and trying to get a really beautiful solo.

Guitar World: How would you define your attitude to the guitar?

Gilmour: Guitar is an instrument, playing on which I can express all my feelings best. I do not play very fast, but I do not need it. This is similar to the way John Lee Hooker plays. Between the lines of vocals, he just hits the first string, and one note says it all.

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103 years ago ...
August 10, 1909 was born a man to whom many musicians are obliged to say thank you!

Leo Fender 08/10/1909 - 03/21/1991

Leo Fender(Eng. Leo Fender, full name Clarence Leonidas Fender) - American inventor and founder of the Fender Electric Instrument Manufacturing Company, now known as Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, later founded MusicMan and G & L Musical Products. Guitars, bass guitars and amplifiers of his designs since the 1950s are widely used in the world of music.

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Kiss new release details



According to Gene Simmons, “Monster” is one of the best works of Kiss.
The album will not be anything extra, "no symphony orchestras, choirs." The producer of the LP was made by Paul Stanley.

“I do not have the patience and not the temperament to stay in the studio for three months. Too much is happening on the street, and who else can you trust, if not Paul? He is a very good team player and is not afraid to say “Yes, maybe I’m wrong? Let's try it "or" Let's try it, "said Simmons magazine.

It is noteworthy that some songs for “Monster” were written for a long time. Thus, the composition "Eat Your Heart Out" was written by Simmons back in the 70s of the last century. While working on the record, he made several significant changes in the track, this version will be included in the album tracklist.

After the release of "Monster" Kiss plan to go on a world tour in support of the album. Now the group is on a joint tour of US cities with Motley Crue. Then Kiss will go on a traditional Kiss cruise, and only then go on tour around the world. The team plans to perform in Africa, Asia and Europe.

In addition, the release of the 1976 album re-release will take place on August 21Destroyer". The release will include an alternate version of the song “Sweet Pain” with various guitar solos.

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JUDAS PRIEST will release the anniversary edition of "Screaming For Vengeance - Special 30th Anniversary Edition"
in September

In honor of the thirtieth anniversary of their monumental album JUDAS PRIEST they release a special edition of "Screaming For Vengeance - Special 30th Anniversary Edition", which will include not only a remastered original album with bonus tracks, but also a DVD with a performance at the US Festival 1983 in the USA Recorded in San Bernando, California, May 29, 1983.

The US Festival, a pioneer of technology, a mix of music, computers, television and people, was organized by Steve Wozniak, known for his work at Apple.

The DVD included in "Screaming For Vengeance - Special 30th Anniversary Edition" was filmed at the second - and last - "US Festival" in 1983. Sunday was "a day of heavy metal, during which the new wave died, and rock and roll revived." He set a record attendance for a one-day concert in the United States, bringing together an audience of 375,000 people.

JUDAS PRIEST talk about this significant day for metal: “We flew by helicopter to this concert, and the first thing we saw was thousands of carcasses scattered across the hills surrounding the festival site, it was breathtaking. The crowd of more than three hundred thousand people stretched over several hundred acres! The summer heat, intensified by the hot winds of Santa Ana, turned the scene into a real metal smelter. "

The CD tracklist looks like this:
01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Riding On The Wind
04. Bloodstone
05. (Take These) Chains
06. Pain And Pleasure
07. Screaming For Vengeance
08. You've Got Another Thing Comin '
09. Fever
10. Devil's Child

Bonus tracks:
11. Electric Eye (live) *
12. Riding On The Wind (live) *
13. You've Got Another Thing Comin '(live) *
14. Screaming For Vengeance (live) *
15. Devil's Child (live)
16. Prisoner Of Your Eyes
* Recordings from a concert on September 10, 1982 at the Civic Center in San Antonio

DVD track list:Concert at the "US Festival" - San Bernando, California - May 29, 1983
01. Electric Eye
02. Riding On The Wind
03. Heading Out To The Highway
04. Metal Gods
05. Breaking The Law
06. Diamonds And Rust
07. Victim Of Changes
08. Living After Midnight
09. The Green Manalishi (with bipedar crown)
10. Screaming For Vengeance
11. You've Got Another Thing Comin '
12. Hell Bent For Leather

The booklet includes photos taken by Mark Weiss (Mark Weiss) and notes written by Eddie Trunk, famous American rock journalist, DJ and TV host

"Screaming For Vengeance - Special 30th Anniversary Edition" will be released in North America on September 4, and a day earlier in other countries via Sony Music.

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Look, from a loved one:Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust

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