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A Wizard, A True Star ~ Todd Rundgren
A Wizard, a True Star is the fourth album by American musician Todd Rundgren, released March 2, 1973, on Bearsville Records. It marked a departure from his previous, Something/Anything? (1972), with its lesser reliance on straightforward pop songs, a development he attributed to his experimentation with psychedelic drugs and his realization of "what music and sound were like in my internal environment, and how different that was from the music I had been making."
The album was produced, engineered, and, with the exception of some tracks, entirely performed by Rundgren. He envisioned the record as a hallucinogenic-inspired "flight plan" with all the tracks seguing seamlessly into each other, starting with a "chaotic" mood and ending with a medley of his favorite soul songs. At the time of release, he stated that Wizard intended to advance utopian ideals; later, he said that the album had no definite meaning. No singles were issued from the album, as he wanted the tracks to be heard in the context of the LP. With 19 tracks, its nearly 56-minute runtime made it one of the longest single-disc LPs to date.
Upon release, A Wizard, a True Star received widespread critical acclaim, but sold poorly, reaching number 86 on U.S. charts. According to Rundgren, "the result was a complete loss of about half of my audience at that point." To support the album, Rundgren formed a new group, Utopia, his first official band since the Nazz. Their technologically ambitious stage show was cancelled after about two weeks on the road. A Wizard, a True Star has since been recognized for its influence on later generations of bedroom musicians.
Tracks
International Feel
Never Never Land
Tic Tic Tic It Wears Off
You Need Your Head
Rock and Roll Pussy
Dogfight Giggle
You Don't Have to Camp Around
Flamingo
Zen Archer
Just Another Onionhead / Da da Dali
When the Shit Hits the Fan / Sunset Blvd
Le Feel Internacionale
Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel
Does Anybody Love You?
Medley: I'm So Proud / Ooh Baby Baby / La La Means I Love You / Cool Jerk
Hungry for Love
I Don't Want to Tie You Down
Is It My Name?
Just One Victory
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Butch Devo And The Sundance Gig
Devo’s “Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig” is a live concert film that captures the band’s performance at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival. The show was a private event for Apple employees and marked the last performance associated with the festival.
"In January of '96, we closed Sundance Film Festival. We wore 20's style prison suits and dished out classic DEVO songs to an unsuspecting audience of Hollywood elite," Devo's Jerry Casale tells us of this raw concert.
Butch Devo And The Sundance Gig:
1. Too Much Paranoias
2. Praying Hands
3. Satisfaction
4. Uncontrollable Urge
5. Mongoloid
6. Jocko Homo (acoustic)
7. Going Under
8. Blockhead
9. That's Good
10. Jerkin' Back 'N' Forth
11. Girl U Want
12. Whip It
13. Smart Patrol
14. Mr. DNA
15. Beautiful World
Thunder Kiss '65 - White Zombie
"Thunder Kiss '65" is a song by American heavy metal band White Zombie, released in 1992 from the band's third studio album, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One (1992). The song was released as their first official single and was later included on compilations, such as Rob Zombie's Past, Present & Future (2003) and The Best of Rob Zombie (2006).
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Going for the One ~ Yes
Going for the One is the eighth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 15 July 1977 by Atlantic Records. After taking a break in activity in 1975 for each member to release a solo album, and their 1976 tour of the United States and Canada, the band relocated to Montreux, Switzerland to record their next studio album. During rehearsals, keyboardist Patrick Moraz left the group, which marked the return of Rick Wakeman who had left to pursue a solo career after differences surrounding Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973). In a departure from their previous albums, Going for the One, with the exception of the fifteen-minute "Awaken", features shorter and more direct songs without an overarching concept.
0:00 - Going for the One
5:32 - Turn of the Century
13:27 - Parallels
19:26 - Wonderous Stories
23:16 - Awaken
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Spider-Man: 045a - Knight Must Fall
Knight Must Fall: Spidey jousts with a motorcycle-riding knight in armor who is robbing theatre box offices, armored trucks, and museum officials receiving a medieval artifact.
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Spider-Man: 045b The Devoius Dr. Dumpty
Peter is assigned to cover a parade for the Daily Bugle, and disguised as Spidey, he sits atop a building taking pictures. Among the floats is a movie star with a fortune in jewels on her - and in the crowd is a group of thieves. When a gas-filled balloon released by the thieves explodes, it knocks everyone out, except Spidey, who goes into action. The thieves escape in a hot-air balloon, but Spidey discovers their identities. They are led by a huge man named Dr. Humperdinck Dumpty, who has his thugs rain sandbags on Spidey, knocking him off the balloon.
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Wasted Years - Iron Maiden
"Wasted Years" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the band's fourteenth single released and the first from their sixth studio album, Somewhere in Time (1986). Released in 1986, it was the first single solely written by guitarist Adrian Smith, who also sings backing vocals.
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A Touch of Evil - Judas Priest
"A Touch of Evil" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1990 album Painkiller.
The song's lyrics deal with demonic possession, black magic, and temptation to commit acts of evil. However, according to Halford himself, as cited in Metal Hammer in January 2004, the lyrics deal with a love-related theme, although metaphorically.
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Monolith ~ Kansas
Monolith is the sixth studio album by American progressive rock band Kansas, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard album charts, marking their third straight (and last) studio album to reach the top ten.
As Phil Ehart, drummer for the band Kansas, shared with Jeb Wright (a legendary rock radio and print interviewer) in a Goldmine interview called "Behind the Paintbrush", Ehart told stories about the artwork for Kansas album covers, including Monolith:
Bruce Wolfe, an artist that did a Levi’s commercial, did that album cover. He had done one of the first animated commercials on television. By the time CBS approached him, he had been doing some album covers. We had sent him the song “People of the South Wind” and he sent back this fricking painting … it was huge. It was not a drawing; it was a real painting of this Indian whose headdress was a space helmet. There were all of these overpasses that were broken and there were a bunch of Indians on the back that looked like they were at a Boy Scout camp or something. He did an incredible job. He took our logo and made it work. It was always a challenge to take that logo and make it look cool. He used the features on it and it really worked. Again, what an icon … it was a 9-foot-tall Native American chief wearing some sort of buffalo robe and a space helmet with horns. The guy must have done a lot of drugs, but we thought it was really cool.
1. On the Other Side 00:00
2. People of the South Wind 06:24
3. Angels Have Fallen 10:05
4. How My Soul Cries Out for You 16:43
5. A Glimpse of Home 22:24
6. Away from You 29:00
7. Stay Out of Trouble 33:24
8. Reason to Be 37:38
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UFO: Timelash (Episode 18)
Cmdr Ed Straker and Col Virginia Lake disappear and are discovered unconscious near the dead body of a Shado operative (Turner). Col Foster and co. try to understand what has happened. Straker picks up Lake at night, and as the pair drive they observe a UFO, which is following them, The UFO starts to attack them, and they radio for assistance, but are unable to contact SHADO HQ, and they drive off the road, under a tree, and when Straker says 'freeze', they're hit with some beam. When they arrive back at the studio gate, it's mid-day, with a bright sun, and they discover the base and surrounding area are frozen in time and space.
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Evolution ~ Journey
Evolution is the fifth studio album by American rock band Journey, released in March 1979 by Columbia Records. It is the band's first album to feature drummer Steve Smith.
It was the band's most successful album at the time, reaching No. 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and has sold three million copies in the US. They retained Roy Thomas Baker (best known for his work with Queen) as producer, but drummer Aynsley Dunbar was replaced with Smith, formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band.
Evolution features their first top 20 hit, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'", which was inspired by the classic Sam Cooke top 20 hit "Nothin' Can Change This Love" and reached No. 16 in the US. "Just the Same Way" featured original lead vocalist Gregg Rolie along with Steve Perry.
SIDE 1
Majestic 00:00
Too Late 01:15
Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin 04:13
City Of The Angels 08:04
When Your Alone (It Ain't Easy) 11:12
Sweet And Simple 14:22
SIDE 2
Lovin You Is Easy 18:35
Just The Same Way 22:13
Do You Recall 25:31
Daydream 28:44
Lady Luck 33:26
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Angst ~ Klaus Schulze
Angst is the seventeenth album by Klaus Schulze. It was originally released in 1984, and in 2005 was the fourteenth Schulze album reissued by Revisited Records. It is the soundtrack for the 1983 Austrian film of the same name. "Freeze" featured in the 1986 film Manhunter.
1. "Freeze" (a little piece of "Sebastian Im Traum") 00:00
2. "Pain" 06:40
3. "Memory" 16:20
4. "Surrender" (the only track actually used in the movie "Angst") 21:12
5. "Beyond" 29:58
6. "Silent Survivor" (bonus track on the 2005 re-issue) 40:15
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Spider-Man: 044a - Super Swami
In this 1970 Spider-Man episode, our web-slinging hero faces off against a Chinese magician named Koga, also known as Super Swami. Super Swami uses his magical abilities to wreak havoc on New York City, creating illusions and hallucinations that make the city’s residents see things that aren’t there.
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Spider-Man: 044b - The Birth of Micro Man
Prof. Pretories, the most diabolical mind ever known to science, escapes jail, and Peter unknowingly helps the convict by car-driving him, a hitchhiker, to his secret-laboratory hideout
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Moving Pictures - Rush
Moving Pictures is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on February 12, 1981, by Anthem Records. After touring to support their previous album, Permanent Waves (1980), the band started to write and record new material in August 1980 with longtime co-producer Terry Brown. They continued to write songs with a more radio-friendly sound, featuring tighter and shorter song structures compared to their earlier albums.
Track List:
1 - Tom Sawyer 0:00
2 - Red Barchetta 04:36
3 - YYZ 10:46
4 - Limelight 15:12
5 - The Camera Eye 19:34
6 - Witch Hunt 30:33
7 - Vital Signs 35:19
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UFO: The Dalotek Affair (Episode 17)
A meteorite lands on the Moon following an abortive UFO attack and the Moonbase's video and radio links with SHADO fail. Foster suspects that Dalotek, a private mining company with a nearby base whose operations are opposed by Straker, may have accidentally been using the SHADO frequency, but, even after a further black-out in which a module crashes fatally, Dalotek is ultimately exonerated. Foster has hit it off with Jane Carson, Dalotek's glamorous communications officer, but Dalotek staff are subjected to amnesia treatment to make them forget the incident so that, when she meets Foster a year later, she does not recognise him.
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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - Pink Floyd
Cinq Grands Sur La Deux, France, June 15, 1971
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The Pornography LSD Soaked Supercut Hour - The Cure
Rare Performances from 1982 on Live TV and in Studio
This is a compilation of video from The Cure around 1982 and their album, Pornography. Not much video from that time period exists and this is a collection of just about everything that's available. Included in this cut is:
The Figurehead - Pippbrook Mill Studio
Siamese Twins - Riverside Ballet
The Figurehead - L'Echo Des Bananes
Cold - L'Echo Des Bananes
The Hanging garden - L'Echo Des Bananes
One Hundred Years - L'Echo Des Bananes
A Play for Today - L'Echo Des Bananes
Primary - L'Echo Des Bananes, (unaired)
Interview
10:15 Saturday Night (clip) April 10, 1982
Killing an Arab (clip) April 10, 1982
The Hanging Garden - Generation 80 TV playback
Cold - Generation 80 TV playback
A Short Term Effect - Paris 1982
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Spider-Man: 043b - Scourge of the Scarf
The camera scans a very busy Broadway on a Saturday Night. Spider-Man observes the crowd below but is content with "soaking up the night". As he gazes into the moon, a strange hypnotic light show originating from the moon sends the crowd below into a panic. Many think it's the end of the world. Spider-Man succumbs to the hypnotic lights and falls from his perch.
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Madhouse - Anthrax
"Madhouse" was released as the only single and third track from the group's second full album, Spreading the Disease.
It has become a staple of live concerts, and has also appeared on Anthrax's "best of" album, Anthrology: No Hit Wonders (1985–1991). In 2009, the track was named the 46th best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
The 12" vinyl features a cover version of the Sex Pistols song "God Save the Queen".
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From the Past Comes the Storms - Cavalera
Music video by Cavalera "From The Past Comes The Storms". From the re-recorded 1987 Sepultura album, SCHIZOPHRENIA, out June 21, 2024.
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UFO: The Man Who Came Back (Episode 16)
Craig Collins returns after his craft crash-landed in a jungle . Two whole months of his travels are unaccounted for, but he has become much rougher, stronger and sharper, though only Colonel John Grey seems to find any cause for concern and nobody else takes his views seriously. However, when Collins is in Space with Straker it becomes clear that aliens have taken over his mind and Straker has to try and literally talk sense into him.
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