Caro Emerald - Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor
Smouldering, vintage latin and jazz inspired songs with a contemporary sheen – the music and aesthetic of Caro Emerald have been capturing hearts and minds across the continents since 2009. Backed by creative minds, songwriters and producers David Schreurs, Vincent Degiorgio and Jan van Wieringen the Amsterdam/Toronto based group blends smokey hiphop beats, loops and samples with jazz, 60’s movie scores, latin and bigband music to a unique, upbeat and infectious sound. Their debut album “Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor” (2010) was an overnight smash, resulting in over 2 million album sales, #1 hits in the UK, The Netherlands (longest #1 album ever, 30 weeks) and top 5 hits in the rest of Europe. Caro has performed around the globe on stages including the Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury mainstage and Hide Park – to name but a few.
https://www.caroemerald.com/
Tracks:
01 That Man
02 Just One Dance
03 Riviera
04 Back It Up
05 The Other Woman
06 Absolutely Me
07 You Don't Love Me
08 Dr. Wanna Do
09 Stuck
10 I Know That He's Mine
11 A Night Like This
12 The Lipstick On His Collar
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Alice in Chains - The Essential Alice in Chains
The Essential Alice in Chains is a two-disc compilation album by the rock band Alice in Chains, and part of Sony BMG's The Essential series. Originally scheduled to be released on March 30, 2004, it was delayed until September 5, 2006. The album was reissued in 2010 with different artwork. A DVD with the mockumentary The Nona Tapes came as a bonus disc with the compilation.
Overview
The third greatest hits release from the band, it proved to be more a definitive collection than the 10-track Greatest Hits collection and the best of/sampler collection, Nothing Safe: Best of the Box, featuring almost all of the band's hits and singles (with the exception of "Bleed the Freak", "Down in a Hole" "Fear the Voices" and "Don't Follow") as well as fan favorites and also two unplugged tracks. The songs "What the Hell Have I" and "A Little Bitter" which were featured on the Last Action Hero movie soundtrack are the Toby Wright remixed versions found on Music Bank. It is the band’s first release since the death of vocalist Layne Staley.
Tracks:
01 We Die Young 2:33
02 Man in the Box 4:47
03 Sea of Sorrow 5:51
04 Love, Hate, Love 6:29
05 Am I Inside 5:09
06 Brother 4:29
07 Got Me Wrong 4:12
08 Right Turn 3:15
09 Rain When I Die 6:03
10 Them Bones 2:31
11 Angry Chair 4:49
12 Dam That River 3:11
13 Dirt 5:17
14 God Smack 3:51
15 Hate to Feel 5:17
16 Rooster 6:15
17 No Excuses 4:16
18 I Stay Away 4:14
19 What the Hell Have I 3:54
20 A Little Bitter 3:48
21 Grind 4:46
22 Heaven Beside You 5:30
23 Again 4:05
24 Over Now 5:57
25 Nutshell 4:32
26 Get Born Again 5:25
27 Died 5:58
28 Would? 3:28
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters - Sister Sweetly
Sister Sweetly is the third album by the Colorado rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters, released in 1993. It was the band's first album with Giant Records. Sister Sweetly sold more than 1,000,000 copies, going platinum.
The album was on the charts for more than a year, but never hit the top half of the Billboard 200, peaking at number 117. The first single was Broken Hearted Savior. The band supported the album by touring with 4 Non Blondes.
Trouser Press called the album a revelation, writing that by taking on mostly shorter songs, Mohr forces his writing to be tighter and more economical.
Tracks:
01 Broken Hearted Savior – 4:21
02 Sister Sweetly – 4:33
03 Turn the Light Out – 3:37
04 Tomorrow Never Comes – 5:20
05 It's Alright – 4:00
06 Groove Thing – 3:00
07 Soul for Every Cowboy – 3:07
08 Ellis Island – 4:58
09 Bittersweet – 6:16
10 Circle – 6:10
11 Brother John – 3:13
https://www.bigheadtodd.com/
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Billy Ray Cyrus - Back To Tennessee
Back to Tennessee is the eleventh studio album released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Lyric Street Records. It is also the follow-up album to 2007s Home at Last. Originally planned to be released in July 2008, the album was pushed to new release dates five times. Somebody Said a Prayer was released as the album's lead-off single, and was a top 40 hit on the country charts in late 2008. The title track and A Good Day followed it as the second and third singles, reaching number 47 and number #59, respectively. Also on the album is Butterfly Fly Away, a duet with daughter Miley Cyrus. The song is also on the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack. Cyrus and Lyric Street Records parted ways shortly after the chart debut of A Good Day.
Tracks:
01 Back to Tennessee 4:12
02 Thrillbilly 3:22
03 He's Mine 3:44
04 Somebody Said a Prayer 4:06
05 A Good Day 4:08
06 I Could Be the One 3:03
07 Like Nothing Else 4:25
08 Country as Country Can Be 3:25
09 Love Is the Lesson 3:46
10 Give It to Somebody 3:41
11 Real Gone 3:40
12 Butterfly Fly Away (withMiley Cyrus) 4:44
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Bailey Zimmerman - Rock and A Hard Place (Official Music Video)
Bailey Zimmerman dominated the charts with the release of this Jet Harvey, Jacob Hackworth and Heath Warren-penned song. The multi-platinum smash has also been making waves on the all-genre Billboard Global 200 chart, recently becoming his first Top 10 hit on their all-genre Hot 100 chart.
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Jelly Roll - NEED A FAVOR (Official Music Video)
Need a Favor is a song by American musician Jelly Roll, released on December 9, 2022, as the lead single from his album Whitsitt Chapel (2023). Jelly Roll co-wrote the song with Rob Ragosta, Joe Ragosta and Austin Nivarel, the latter of whom produced it. The song was sent to country radio on February 13, 2023.
Need a Favor is a country rock song which centers on a man being on the verge of losing the love of his life and praying for God to do him a favor, but also admitting he does not deserve it and hoping to repent for his past actions. Jelly Roll sings in the chorus, "I only talk to God when I need a favor / And I only pray when I ain't got a prayer / So, who the hell am I, who the hell am I / To expect a Savior o-o-oh / If I only talk to God when I need a favor / But God I need a favor / Amen... Amen.
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Johnny Cash - Hurt
Brings me to tears every time.....
In 2002, Johnny Cash covered "Hurt" to commercial and critical acclaim. The related music video is considered one of the greatest of all time by publications such as NME. Reznor praised Cash's interpretation of the song for its "sincerity and meaning", going so far as to say "that song isn't mine anymore".
Hurt" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from its second studio album, The Downward Spiral, written by Trent Reznor. It was released on April 17, 1995, as a promotional single from the album. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Song in 1996. In 2020, Kerrang and Billboard ranked the song number two and number three, respectively, on their lists of the greatest Nine Inch Nails songs.
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The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company
The Dead South’s “In Hell I’ll Be in Good Company” isn’t your average bluegrass song. It’s a dark and intriguing tale of love gone horribly wrong. In a mix of eerie lyrics and foot-tapping banjo strums, the song tells a story of betrayal and inevitable doom. Here, love is both a weapon and a wound. The protagonist is proud yet disgusted by the woman he loves, leading to a complex emotional terrain.
This song might speak to you if you’ve ever felt trapped in love’s twisted dance. It’s not clear why things took such a dark turn, but the narrator ends up with a “brass knife” in his shoulder and no plans to return home. It’s about confronting the hellish aspects of life and love, and accepting that sometimes you’re just in bad company.
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Collective Soul - Four For You
*SIGOPS Collection*
Collective Soul is an American rock band originally from Stockbridge, Georgia. Now based in Atlanta, the group consists of the brothers Ed and Dean Roland, Will Turpin, Johnny Rabb, and Jesse Triplett. Formed in 1992, the original lineup consisted of the Roland brothers, Turpin, guitarist Ross Childress, and drummer Shane Evans. Collective Soul released their Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid album on the independent label Rising Storm Records in 1993. The band went from obscurity to popularity that year after the album's lead single "Shine" received regional radio play. The album was then re-released in 1994 by the major label Atlantic Records; thus, "Shine" became a national hit as it peaked at No. 1 on the Mainstream Rock and No. 4 on the Mainstream Top 40 charts. Collective Soul released a self-titled album in March 1995.
https://collectivesoul.com
Tracks:
01 December
02 Heavy
03 Run
04 Shine
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Big Head Todd & The Monsters - Boom Boom
Big Head Todd and The Monsters is a rock band formed by Todd Mohr, Brian Nevin, and Rob Squires in 1986 in Colorado. The band has released several albums since 1989, with their 1993 album Sister Sweetly going platinum in the United States.
https://www.bigheadtodd.com/
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Guardians of the Galaxy - Awesome Mix Vol. 1 and 2
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 is the soundtrack album for the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy. Featuring the songs present on Peter Quill's mixtape in the film, the album was released by Hollywood Records on July 29, 2014. A separate film score album, Guardians of the Galaxy, composed by Tyler Bates, was also released by Hollywood Records on the same date, along with a deluxe version featuring both albums. The soundtrack album reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, becoming the first soundtrack album in history consisting entirely of previously released songs to top the chart. The album topped the Billboard Top Soundtracks chart for 11 consecutive weeks and 16 weeks in total. As of April 2017, it has sold over 1.75 million copies in the United States alone, and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album was the US's second best-selling soundtrack album of 2014, behind Disney's Frozen.
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Breaking Benjamin - Shallow Bay (The Best of Breaking Benjamin)
Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Breaking Benjamin, released on August 16, 2011 by Hollywood Records. The album features every single released by the band from 2002's Saturate to 2009's Dear Agony, with the exception of the 2010 digital single version of Blow Me Away; instead featuring the remix of that track featuring vocals of Sydnee Duran of Valora. A two-disc deluxe version was released alongside it, featuring remastered versions of B-sides, covers, acoustic performances, live recordings, and other rarities. Shallow Bay debuted at number 22 on the US Billboard 200, and sold an initial 13,700 copies. It topped the US Top Hard Rock Albums chart for three consecutive years, from 2011 to 2013, and also reached number four on the US Top Alternative Albums and US Top Rock Albums charts for 2011.
Despite its name, the track Shallow Bay from Saturate does not appear on the album. The 2005 single Rain does not appear on the album either, but instead the 2004 studio version of the song which was never released as a single is also featured.
Tracks:
01 Polyamorous (Saturate) 2:57
02 Skin (Saturate) 3:21
03 Medicate (Saturate) 3:46
04 So Cold (We Are Not Alone) 4:34
05 Sooner or Later (We Are Not Alone) 3:39
06 Rain (We Are Not Alone) 3:25
07 The Diary of Jane (Phobia) 3:20
08 Breath (Phobia) 3:38
09 Until the End (Phobia) 4:13
10 I Will Not Bow (Dear Agony) 3:36
11 Lights Out (Dear Agony) 3:35
12 Give Me a Sign (Dear Agony) 4:19
13 Blow Me Away (featuring Valora) 3:09
14 Water (remastered EP version) 4:02
15 Had Enough (live acoustic) 4:16
https://breakingbenjamin.com/
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Colter Wall - Kate McCannon (Official Video)
No one condones murder and the song/video does not promote it.
This song is about passion and the sad consequences of it if not controlled. It starts out with the man in prison for a moment of passion and grief which resulted in anger. Like most stories of this kind there is a message.
Manage your emotions and recognize the consequences of not doing so.
Thank You Colter for bringing back story telling as an art.
Lyrics:
Well the raven is a wicked bird
His wings are black as sin
And he floats outside my prison window
Mocking those within
And he sings to me real low
It's hell to where you go
For you did murder Kate McCannon
When I first met TomMcCannon
I was working in the mines
Said he had himself a dark haired daughter
With long, green eyes
And when she and I did meet
She was bathing in the creek
Prettiest girl in the whole damn holler
That ain't no lie
So I went a courtin' Kate McCannon
Got me a job and I quit my ramblin' and
Every day I'd save
A quarter of my pay
I could buy a diamond ring
Lord and one day I come home to find
My darlin' angel's not inside
So I made for the creek
Where she and I did meet
And found her with some other lover
And I put three rounds into Kate McCannon
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Live - Throwing Copper (25th Aniversary Release)
Throwing Copper is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Live, released on April 26, 1994, on former MCA Records subsidiary Radioactive Records. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pachyderm Recording Studio. Throwing Copper has generally been regarded as Live's best album, having sold over 8 million copies and certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In May 2019, the band announced a 25th-anniversary reissue of Throwing Copper, which was released on July 19. The reissue contains three bonus tracks: "Hold Me Up", which was recorded during the original Throwing Copper sessions and later heard in the 2008 comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno but was not officially released; "We Deal in Dreams", which had been released as a single off the band's 2004 compilation album Awake: The Best of Live; and "Susquehanna", another previously unreleased track originally recorded in 1993, though it had been written during recording sessions for the band's first studio album, Mental Jewelry.
Track List:
1. The Dam at Otter Creek 4:43
2. Selling the Drama 3:26
3. I Alone 3:50
4. Iris 3:59
5. Lightning Crashes 5:25
6. Top 2:42
7. All Over You 3:59
8. Shit Towne 3:48
9. T.B.D. 4:28
10. Stage 3:08
11. Waitress 2:49
12. Pillar of Davidson 6:46
13. White, Discussion 6:08
14. Horse (hidden track) 4:16
25th anniversary reissue bonus tracks
15. Hold Me Up (from the film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, previously unreleased)
16. We Deal in Dreams (previously released on Awake: The Best of Live)
17. Susquehanna (previously unreleased)
https://freaks4live.com/
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Live - Secret Samadhi
Secret Samadhi is the fourth studio album by American alternative rock band Live. It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release on February 18, 1997. It includes the singles "Lakini's Juice", "Rattlesnake", "Turn My Head", and "Freaks". The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on July 8, 1999.
Tracks:
1. Rattlesnake 4:51
2. Lakini's Juice 4:59
3. Graze 5:39
4. Century 3:22
5. Ghost 6:19
6. Unsheathed 3:36
7. Insomnia and the Hole in the Universe 4:01
8. Turn My Head 3:57
9. Heropsychodreamer 2:48
10. Freaks 4:50
11. Merica 3:21
12. Gas Hed Goes West 5:35
https://freaks4live.com/
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Live - The Distance To Here
The Distance to Here is the fifth studio album by the band Live, released in 1999. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200, selling 138,000 copies in its first week and was certified Platinum by the RIAA on November 19, 1999.
1. The Dolphin's Cry 4:24
2. The Distance 3:51
3. Sparkle 4:33
4. Run to the Water 4:28
5. Sun 3:32
6. Voodoo Lady 4:19
7. Where Fishes Go 4:22
8. Face and Ghost 4:30
9. Feel the Quiet River Rage 4:36
10. Meltdown 3:55
11. They Stood Up for Love 4:35
12. We Walk in the Dream 4:22
13. Dance with You 4:37
https://freaks4live.com/
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Bad Company - Bad Company
Bad Company are an English rock supergroup that was formed in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, guitarist Mick Ralphs, drummer Simon Kirke and bassist Boz Burrell. Peter Grant, who managed the rock band Led Zeppelin, also managed Bad Company until 1982.
Bad Company enjoyed great success throughout the 1970s. Their first three albums, Bad Company (1974), Straight Shooter (1975), and Run with the Pack (1976), reached the top five in the album charts in both the UK and the US. Many of their singles and songs, such as "Bad Company", "Can't Get Enough" (1974), "Feel Like Makin' Love" (1975), "Shooting Star" (1975), "Burnin' Sky" (1977) and disco influenced song "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" (1979), remain staples of classic rock radio. They have sold 20 million RIAA-certified albums in the US and 40 million worldwide.
Tracks:
01 Can't Get Enough 4:17
02 Rock Steady 3:47
03 Ready for Love 5:03
04 Don't Let Me Down 4:22
05 Bad Company 4:51
06 The Way I Choose 5:06
07 Movin' On 3:24
08 Seagull 4:04
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Waylon Jennings - Greatest Hits
*SIGOPS Collection*
This is a compilation from a lot of sources and a good sample of the Talent of Waylon and a couple of songs that included his friend Willy. The Choice of songs is a general consensus and there were far more to choose from than compilation physical size would permit in one file. May need another one with 20 more.
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Colter Wall - Evangelina - Acoustic Cover
With an acoustic cover from his ranch headquarters in Saskatchewan, Colter Wall presents a little Hoyt Axton song called "Evangelina." Originally released during Axton's tenure at A&M, on March 19, 1976, the song appeared on the album, Fearless. A classic love story, the song "Evangelina" speaks of returning to "old Mexico" in an effort to rekindle the romance with a woman that brings comfort to the dreams of the forlorn singer.
Recorded by @littlejackfilms in a fifth wheel camper, this performance video showcases Colter Wall at home and making way across his own native prairies. For years the duo of Colter and Landon Johnson, aka Little Jack Films, have created both performance videos and album photography together. Little Jack Films' work first appeared as the cover of Wall's sophomore album, Songs of the Plains.
As part of his current set lists, "Evangelina" has grown in popularity for fans of Colter Wall. Along with @lahondarecords599 Colter continues to record and release music, available here: https://ffm.to/colterwall
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colterwall
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Colter Wall - Full Session, Paste Studios 5/16/2017
Paste Studios Interview
You can find more merchandise and other La Honda Records artists here: https://lahondarecords.com
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colterwall
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Black Label Society - Blessed Hellride
The Blessed Hellride is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Black Label Society. It contains a mix of heavy ("Stoned and Drunk", "Stillborn") and lighter ("The Blessed Hellride", "Dead Meadow") tracks.
The second track, "Doomsday Jesus", was featured on the soundtrack to the video game MTX Mototrax, but with altered lyrics. The third track, "Stillborn", is featured on the soundtrack of the game Guitar Hero: World Tour. Frontman Zakk Wylde was also a playable celebrity rockstar in that same game.
Ozzy Osbourne appears on the first single, "Stillborn", though his name was not used to promote the track. He is credited inside the booklet, however, due to Osbourne being on Sony Records at the time, Spitfire Records were not allowed to promote this song with Osbourne's name—a sticker on the cover of the album said "featuring special guest star".
Track List:
1. Stoned and Drunk 5:02
2. Doomsday Jesus 3:30
3. Stillborn (feat. Ozzy Osbourne) 3:15
4. Suffering Overdue 4:29
5. The Blessed Hellride 4:32
6. Funeral Bell 4:41
7. Final Solution 4:04
8. Destruction Overdrive 3:01
9. Blackened Waters 3:56
10. We Live No More 4:02
11. Dead Meadow 4:30
https://blacklabelsociety.com/
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Colter Wall - Songs of the Plains
Songs of the Plains is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Colter Wall. It was released on October 12, 2018 under Thirty Tigers
https://www.colterwall.com/
Track Lists:
01 Plain to See Plainsman 3:49
02 Saskatchewan in 1881 2:51
03 John Beyers (Camaro Song) 2:01
04 Wild Dogs 4:52
05 Calgary Round-Up 3:34
06 Night Herding Song 2:20
07 Wild Bill Hickok 2:39
08 The Trains Are Gone 2:08
09 Thinkin' on a Woman 3:20
10 Manitoba Man 3:58
11 Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail 2:36
You can find more merchandise and other La Honda Records artists here: https://lahondarecords.com
Colter Wall tour dates are here: https://colterwall.com
Colter Wall social media is here:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colterwall
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colterwallmusic
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colterwall
Twitter: https://twitter.com/colterwall
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Colter Wall - Imaginary Appalachia
"There are many who fancy that they have the calling to make country music in their blood. There’s far fewer who actually do. And then there’s some whose entire fabric seems to have coalesced into a human form for the sole purpose of being a vessel for country music to emanate from, and they couldn’t avoid the vocation if they tried. Colter Wall probably falls somewhere close to that latter category.
There sure are a lot of pretty singers in country music these days, but they don’t always have the power to evoke the spirits and sorrows of those who dwelled in rural landscapes and rugged terrains of the past. Johnny Cash had that power, and Merle Haggard is touched in that way, where they open their mouths and it’s as if ghosts come flying out in frayed regalia, soaring low above the crowd to bring past lives and past troubles straight to the forefront of the consciousness until their presence is as palpable as if they were still living in the present day and standing right in front of you.
A voice which is bolstered by such aforementioned attributes is one thing. When this process is aided by evocative narratives that awaken what feel like true to life characters in the mind of the beholder because of the richness of language, the experience is even that much more immersive. That’s what one experiences in audience of Imaginary Appalachia."
https://colter-wall.myshopify.com/?lf=841cabee721106a7a9c6f87b79bda145
Track List:
1 Sleeping on The Blacktop 3:12
2 Johnny Boy's Bones (Feat. The Dead South) 2:56
3 Caroline (Feat. Belle Plaine) 2:54
4 Living On The Sand 3:22
5 Ballad Of A Law Abiding Sophisticate 3:12
6 Nothin' 3:23
7 The Devil Wears A Suit And Tie 3:56
You can find more merchandise and other La Honda Records artists here: https://lahondarecords.com
Colter Wall tour dates are here: https://colterwall.com
Colter Wall social media is here:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colterwallmusic
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@colterwall
Twitter: https://twitter.com/colterwall
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DEF LEPPARD - Pour Some Sugar On Me (MTV Memories)
DEF LEPPARD - Pour Some Sugar On Me (MTV Memories)
https://www.defleppard.com/
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The Very First Two Hours Of MTV (MTV Memories)
The Very First Two Hours Of MTV (MTV Memories)
Not everyone on August 1, 1981 had a VCR at their disposal, and not everybody stayed up until midnight. But fortunately at least one person did, in order to tape the first two hours of a new cable channel called MTV: Music Television. Did they know it would be historic? MTV certainly hoped it would be: they equated the premiere of this 24/7 video version of radio with the moon landing. People born long after this time might wonder why a MTV Music Video award statuette was honoring Buzz Aldrin. But at the time, it made sense. “Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll.” It was a statement: less than three decades after the first rock and roll single, this genre of music had won—-it had colonized the planet. And beyond the planet, the next stop: the universe.
It’s fitting the execs chose as their first selection The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star.” Visuals were not just going to be an adjunct to the music, they were going to become inextricably linked. Either MTV was prescient about the visual decade to come or they in fact caused it to happen. Music videos or short films had been around since the invention of sound in the cinema, but MTV was *all* videos, *all the time*, brought to Americans due to the deregulation of the television industry in 1972 and the slow growth of cable channels.
After a Pat Benatar video, the VJs introduce themselves—-Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, J.J. Jackson, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn (all soon to be household names and crushes)-—and then straight into a block of commercials: school binders, Superman II, and Dolby Noise Reduction. A strange group of advertisers, to be sure. Goodman returns to ask, blindly, “Aren’t those guys the best?” Goodman has no idea what has preceded him.
Yes, the first day of MTV was pretty rough. In fact, it’s a bit like a DJ who turns up to a gig to find they’ve left most of their records across town. In the first two hours we get two Rod Stewart songs, two by the Pretenders, two by Split Ends, another Pat Benatar video, two from Styx, and two from the concert film for the People of Kampuchea. We also get completely obscure videos: PH.D. “Little Susie’s on the Up”, Robin Lane and the Chartbusters “When Things Go Wrong”, Michael Johnson “Bluer Than Blue”. This is D-list stuff. No wonder MTV premiered at midnight.
From these humble beginning the channel would soon find its groove and two years later it would become ubiquitous in American households.
People predicted the end of MTV right from the beginning. It would be a fad, or it would run out of videos to play. Forty years later, the channel has rebranded itself into oblivion. And while music videos still get made none have the effect that those first two decades had on generations of viewers. To paraphrase the Buggles, we have seen the playback and it seems so long ago.
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