Mr BIG

Origin USA
Genre(s) Hard rock, heavy metal, Power pop
Years active 1988–2002,2009 (reunion)
Label(s) Warner/Atlantic
Associated acts Racer X, Poison, Steve Vai, G3, David Lee Roth, Tak Matsumoto Group
Website www.mrbigsite.com

Members
Eric Martin
Pat Torpey
Billy Sheehan
Paul Gilbert

Former members
Richie Kotzen

Mr. Big is a hard rock super-group that formed in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin (vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass), and Pat Torpey (drums); Mr. Big also included Richie Kotzen, a reputable blues-based guitarist who replaced Paul in 1999 when Paul decided to focus on a solo career. The band is noted especially for their "shred guitar" musicianship, intense live performances, and well-crafted songs.

Identified early on as a "musicians' band", Mr. Big was able to produce numerous hit songs that ranged across a wide array of rock genres, be it ballad, heavy metal, or blues rock. Prior to the formation of the group, each of the members already had a reputation of being virtuosos as well as established song-writers/ composers. Their songs were often marked with strong vocals and vocal harmonies, and a technical proficiency in all instruments. Their hits include "To Be With You" (Billboard Hot 100 number one single in 15 countries for weeks, in 1991), "Wild World", "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind", "Just Take My Heart", other ballads, and a host of heavy metal songs that were played mostly during their live performances, such as "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy", "Addicted to that Rush", "Colorado Bulldog", and "Take Cover", among the rest.

Mr. Big's following and reputation remained strong for over two decades, despite the band being challenged by personal internal conflicts and the changing trends in mainstream music. Over the years, through the different heights of the band's career, the fan-base of the group has remained steadfast - even after the demise of the band in 2002. Fans have always asked for the band's reunion.

In February 2009, as a result of fan-demand and also after several coincidences over the past couple of years that have gradually brought the group back together again, Eric, Pat, Paul, and Billy finally announced their decision to reunite. This announcement was marked with celebration and excitement amongst fans all over the world, especially in Japan. The band members themselves are very happy to be together again as friends, and to perform once more for fans all over the world. Their first tour is in Japan in June 2009.

History

Formation

It was bass player Billy Sheehan who scouted and gathered the people who would, together with himself, become the enduring icons of Mr. Big. Billy Sheehan left David Lee Roth's solo band in 1988, due to differences in musical direction. Almost immediately after his exit, Sheehan began piecing together a new outfit, with the help of Mike Varney from Shrapnel Records, a label specialized in the shredding genre. However, what Sheehan did not know was that he was about to form one of the most revered "supergroups" to come out of America.

The Buffalo, New York-born bassist had already honed his skills during a decade spent touring with his band, Talas, but with the recruitment of Eric Martin in 1988, he knew the foundation for this ultimate musical venture was well in place. Martin (who was born in Long Island, New York, but grew up all over the world as one of the sons of an Army officer) had already ventured into the light, both with melodic rock-oriented Eric Martin Band, and as a more soul-leaning solo artist.

The group was made complete with talents of guitarist Gilbert and drummer Torpey. Hailing from Pittsburgh, Gilbert was already a well-respected guitarist who had released four highly-touted albums with his Los Angeles-based band, Racer X. Torpey came to California after playing his dues behind the kit in the Arizona rock community. He soon became a much sought-after road horse, touring with a number of high-profile artists, most notably Robert Plant.

Breakthrough

The newly formed band hired Herbie Herbert to be their manager (he was the former manager of Journey and Santana). By 1989, the newly formed quartet had already inked a recording contract with Atlantic Records, resulting in the release of a self-titled debut the same year. Despite causing a buzz amongst musicians, the album failed to cross over to a mainstream rock audience stateside; however, Mr. Big was an immediate smash success overseas in Japan. In June 1990, the group went on tour in America as the opening act for the Canadian band “Rush”.

It was Mr. Big's second album in 1991, “Lean Into It”, that provided major breakthrough for the band. The album featured two ballads that established them as a commercial success: "To Be with You” (number one song in 15 countries) and "Just Take My Heart", as well as rock songs that remained as staples of their live set for years to come, such as "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind".[23] The album propelled Mr. Big to huge international record sales in the multi-millions. The release of “Lean Into It” was followed by a British tour in April and May of the same year, supported by bands “The Throbs” and “Heartland”.

Another British tour ensured before the quartet opted to release the 'Mr. Big Live' album in 1992 and set to work on a third album to be released in 1993. Live headliners across the U.K. in December saw “Forgodsake” as support. However, the band had broken away from this run to put in support for Aerosmith’s three-night, sold out stand at London's Wembley Arena.

In 1993, another ballad from Mr. Big's new album “Bump Ahead” rose to the top 10 of the charts - a cover of Cat Steven’s “Wild World”. The band also contributed the soundtrack to the Sega Mega CD release of The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.

And in 1995, their next album,Hey Man, was released. The song "Take Cover" from the album "Hey Man", was included on the soundtrack to the cartoon series Mega Man, which is based on the best selling video game franchise of the same name by Capcom, and was played during the end credits of the episodes "Bad Day At Peril Park" and "Mega X".

Discography

Studio albums

* Mr. Big (1989) (The Billboard 200 #46, Japan Oricon Album Chart #22, JPN - Gold, UK #60[18])
* Lean Into It (1991) (The Billboard 200 #15, Japan Oricon Album Chart #6, US - Platinum, JPN - Platinum, UK #28[18])
* Bump Ahead (1993) (The Billboard 200 #82, Japan Oricon Album Chart #4, JPN - Platinum, UK #61[18])
* Hey Man (1996) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #1, JPN - 2x Platinum)
* Get Over It (2000) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #5, JPN - Gold)
* Actual Size (2001) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #5)

Live albums

* Raw Like Sushi (1990) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #32)
* Mr. Big Live (Live in San Francisco) (1992) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #45)
* Raw Like Sushi II (1992) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #8, JPN - Gold)
* Japandemonium: Raw Like Sushi 3 (1994) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #11, JPN - Platinum)
* Channel V at the Hard Rock Live (1996) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #32)
* Live at Budokan (1997) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #20)
* In Japan (2002) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #12)

Singles

* "Addicted to That Rush" (1989) (Mainstream Rock Tracks #39)
* "Wind Me Up" (1989)
* "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (1991) (Mainstream Rock Tracks #33, UK #72[18])
* "To Be With You" (1991) (The Billboard Hot 100 #1 (3 weeks), Mainstream Rock Tracks #19, Adult Contemporary #11, UK #3[18])
* "Just Take My Heart" (1992) (The Billboard Hot 100 #16, Mainstream Rock Tracks #18, Japan Oricon Single Chart #68, UK #26[18])
* "Wild World" (1993) (The Billboard Hot 100 #27, Mainstream Rock Tracks #33, Top 40 Mainstream #12, Japan Oricon Single Chart #40, UK #59[18])
* "Ain't Seen Love Like That" (1994) (The Billboard Hot 100 #83)
* "Take Cover" (1996) (Japan Oricon Single Chart #1)
* "Not One Night" (1997)
* "Superfantastic" (2000) (Japan Oricon Single Chart #97)
* "Static" (2000) (Japan Oricon Single Chart #66)
* "Where Are They Now" (2000) (Japan Oricon Single Chart #47)
* "Shine" (2001) (Japan Oricon Single Chart #1)
* "Arrow" (2001) (Japan Oricon Single Chart #42)

Compilations

* Big Bigger Biggest: Greatest Hits (1996) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #2, JPN - 4x Platinum)
* Deep Cuts (2000) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #12)
* Greatest Hits (2004) (Japan Oricon Album Chart #70)

Michael Jackson

Background information

Birth name Michael Joseph Jackson
Born August 29, 1958(1958-08-29)
Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Died June 25, 2009 (aged 50)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Pop, dance, R&B, rock, soul
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, choreographer
Voice type(s) Soprano, tenor,[1] falsetto[2]
Years active 1964–2009
Label(s) Motown, Epic
Associated acts The Jackson 5/The Jacksons
Website MichaelJackson.com

King of Pop

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), often dubbed the "King of Pop," was an American recording artist, widely regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of modern times. With his trademark black fedora and single, sequinned glove, his unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a central part of popular culture around the world for four decades.

One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his achievements included multiple Guinness World Records—including the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles, and the sale of over 750 million records. He was also a notable philanthropist, donating millions of dollars to the 39 charities he supported, and raising more through his own Heal the World Foundation.

The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his debut in 1968 as a member of The Jackson 5, beginning a solo career in 1971. His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with four others—Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995)—among the best selling. He popularized several physically complicated dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk, now iconic. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form, with videos such as Thriller, "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" making him the first African American to amass a strong crossover following on MTV, and others, such as "Black or White" and "Scream", ensuring his popularity well into the 1990s.

Jackson's personal life generated significant controversy. His changing appearance was noticed from the early 1980s, his skin appearing paler and his facial features becoming almost androgynous. He was accused in 1993 of child sexual abuse, and though no charges were brought, his health suffered when he started using painkillers to cope with the stress. He married twice, first in 1994 and again in 1996, and brought up three children, one of them with a surrogate mother, actions that triggered more speculation about his life. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of different child molestation allegations, which provoked a further decline in his health. Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, after suffering a cardiac arrest. His memorial service was broadcast live around the world, watched by up to one billion people.

Discography


* Got to Be There (1972)
* Ben (1972)
* Music & Me (1973)
* Forever, Michael (1975)
* Off the Wall (1979)
* Thriller (1982)
* Bad (1987)
* Dangerous (1991)
* HIStory (1995)
* Invincible (2001)

Lita Ford

Lita Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American rock musician and singer who was the lead guitarist for The Runaways and achieved popularity for her solo career during the 1980s.

Early life

Ford was born Carmelita Rossanna Ford to a British father and an Italian mother in London, England. She moved with her family to the United States at age 4. She began playing the guitar at age 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.

In 1975 at the age of 17 she joined the all-female rock band The Runaways, for whom she played lead guitar.

Solo career

After the group fon 1979, she began a solo career. Her first two albums, Out for Blood and Dancin' on the Edge were moderately successful. Out For Blood featured the single "Out For Blood". Her next album Dancin' on the Edge was even more successful. It featured the single "Fire in my Heart" which reached the top 10 in several countries. The next single "Gotta Let Go" was one of Ford's biggest hits. It reached number one on the Mainstream Rock charts.

Ford toured extensively and made several guest appearances on TV shows for the next four years, but had no releases; a follow-up to Dancin' on the Edge, titled The Bride Wore Black, was abandoned and never released due to the fact Ford did not like the production of the album and this upset the head of her record label causing Ford to switch from Mercury Records to RCA Records. By the time Ford returned again, the lighter pop-metal she had long favored had broken through to mainstream audiences, which set the stage for her most commercially successful album, 1988's Lita. With Sharon Osbourne as her manager, and again produced by herself, the album featured four commercial hits, including the #1 "Kiss Me Deadly", #9 "Back to the Cave", #2 "Close My Eyes Forever", "Cross My Eyes-ah Forever(in Japan), and #3 "Falling In and Out of Love" (co-written with Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe). The ballad "Close My Eyes Forever," was a duet with Ozzy Osbourne. It was also her only Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit, reaching #8.

Her next release was called Stiletto. It featured the singles "Hungry" and "Lisa"; which was dedicated to her mother. However this album was not as successful as Dancin' on the Edge and Lita.

Ford's next release was Dangerous Curves. Ford's last release would be with ZYX Records and would be titled Black. It failed to repeat the success of 1991's Dangerous Curves.

Ford was asked by VH-1 to be in the cast of "The Surreal Life" for its 7th season, in 2007. She declined.

Ford appears in the 1992 film Highway to Hell as 'The Hitchhiker'.

During her solo years, she was an endorsee of B.C. Rich guitars and used Warlock, Eagle, Mockingbird and Bich single and double-neck models.

In mid June 2008, Ford and her new solo band played several warm up gigs prior to Rocklahoma under the name Kiss Me Deadly in the New York City area.

Return to stage 2008, new album and tour 2009

For the first time in 15 years, Lita Ford took the stage in her only North American appearance at Rocklahoma, in Pryor, Oklahoma, July 12. Her new band was drummer Stet Howland (W.A.S.P.), Teddy Cook (Dio) and Michael T. Ross (Angel/XYZ).

Ford plans to release a new album during the summer of 2009, as well as playing a 75 date tour.

Lita Ford also takes to the stage at the Legendary Buffalo Chip, Sturgis South Dakota on August 3 2009, supporting Toby Keith

Personal life

Lita Ford is married to Jim Gillette, of the band Nitro. With him she has two sons, with their first son having been born on Jim and Lita's third wedding anniversary. She was previously married to W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes, and was engaged to Black Sabbath leader/guitarist Tony Iommi in the mid-1980s.

Tributes

An achievement in the Xbox 360 version of the video game Guitar Hero II, is titled the "Joan & Lita Award" in tribute to Lita and Joan Jett. It is awarded to two players who can get a 100 note streak in cooperative mode.

Her song, Close My Eyes Forever, was included in Karaoke Revolution: American Idol Encore.

The song "Kiss Me Deadly" was covered in a compilation album called Viva La Internet/Blank CD by Reel Big Fish.

Discography

The Runaways Studio albums

1976 The Runaways
1977 Queens of Noise
Waitin' for the Night
And Now... The Runaways
1980 Flaming Schoolgirls

Solo studio albums

1983 Out for Blood
1984 Dancin' on the Edge
1988 Lita
1990 Stiletto
1991 Dangerous Curves
1995 Black

Compilation albums

* The Best of Lita Ford (1992)
* Greatest Hits (1999)
* Greatest Hits Live (2000)
* Platinum and Gold Collection - The Best of Lita Ford (2004)

Other appearances

* "I Want to Be Loved" with LOU on The Other Side (2005)
* "I'll Be Home for Christmas" with Twisted Sister on A Twisted Christmas (2006)
* "Brütal Legend" Video Game (2009)

Singles

1983 "Out for Blood"
"Dressed to Kill"
1984 "Fire In My Heart"
"Gotta Let Go"
1988 "Kiss Me Deadly"
"Back to the Cave"
1989 "Close My Eyes Forever" (ft. Ozzy Osbourne)
"Falling In and Out of Love"
1990 "Hungry"
"Lisa"
1991 "Shot of Poison"
1992 "Playing with Fire"
"Larger Than Life"
1995 "Killin' Kind"

Tours

* 1981 - Queens of Rock Tour with Joan Jett and Sandy West
* 1982 - Rulers of Metal Tour with Black Sabbath
* 1983 - Out For Blood Tour with Scandal, Wes Luthor, and Tony Schladora
* 1984 - Dressed To Kill Tour with Anthrax, The Johnson Brothers Band, Skillet, Metal Mania
* 1985 - South and Central America Tour with Soundgarden
* 1986 - Wild Tour with several local bands opening at different venues
* 1986 - Metal Rulz Tour with Poison, Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne.

Joan Jett

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.

She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular recordings including "Crimson and Clover", "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "Do You Want to Touch Me", "Light of Day", "Love Is All Around", "Bad Reputation" and "Little Liar."

Jett has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Her musical and song-writing approach is heavily influenced by the hard-edged, hard beat-driven rhythms common to many rock bands of her native Philadelphia, often featuring lyrics surrounding themes of lost love, criticisms of insincerity, the struggles and resolution of the American working class, and the quest for authenticity.

The Runaways

Joan Jett is one of the founding members of The Runaways along with drummer Sandy West. Micki Steele (who was later replaced), Jackie Fox, Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie completed the line-up. While Currie initially fronted the band, Jett also shared some lead vocals, played rhythm guitar and wrote or co-wrote a lot of the band's material along with Ford, West and Currie. The band recorded five LPs, with Live In Japan becoming one of the biggest-selling imports in U.S. and U.K. history. The band toured around the world and some of their opening acts included Cheap Trick, Van Halen and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. They found huge success abroad, especially in Japan.

While The Runaways were popular in Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada and South America, they could not garner the same success in the U.S. After Currie and Fox left the band (to be replaced by bassist Vicki Blue and later, Laurie McAllister), the band released two more albums: Waitin' for the Night and And Now... The Runaways. Altogether they produced five albums from 1975 until they disbanded in spring of 1979.

Soon after, Jett produced The Germs' first and only album (GI).

Solo

In the spring of 1979, Jett was in England pursuing a solo career. While there, she cut three songs with ex-Sex Pistols Paul Cook and Steve Jones (one of which was an early version of a cover song called "I Love Rock N' Roll," originally written and performed by The Arrows). Later that year, she moved to Long Beach, New York and ultimately, Los Angeles, where she reluctantly began fulfilling an obligation of the Runaways to complete a film loosely based on the band's career called We're All Crazee Now!, with three actresses standing in for her departed band members. While working on the project in 1979, Jett met songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna, who came in to help Jett with writing some tracks for the film. They became friends and decided to work together. The plug was pulled on the project halfway through shooting, but in 1984, after Jett had become a major star, producers were looking for a way to make use of the footage from the incomplete film. Bits of the original footage of Jett were used in a completely new project never commercially released, an underground movie called DuBeat-Eo, produced by Alan Sacks.

Jett and Laguna entered The Who’s Ramport Studios with the latter at the helm. Jett's self-titled solo debut was released in Europe on May 17, 1980. In the United States, the album was rejected by 23 major labels. Jett and Laguna released it independently on their new Blackheart Records label, which they started with Laguna's daughter's college savings. Laguna remembers, "We couldn't think of anything else to do, but print up records ourselves, and that's how Blackheart Records started. It was more or less Joan's idea to do it ourselves." Jett inadvertently became the first female performer to start her own record label.

Albums


1980 Joan Jett
1981 Bad Reputation
I Love Rock 'n Roll
1983 Album
1984 Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth
1986 Good Music
1988 Up Your Alley
1990 The Hit List
1991 Notorious
1992 I Love Rock 'n Roll 92
1994 Pure and Simple
1995 Evil Stig (with The Gits)
1979
2004 Naked
2006 Sinner

Compilations

1993 Do You Wanna Touch Me?
Flashback
1996 Great Hits
1997 Fit to Be Tied
1999 Fetish
2003 Jett Rock

Singles

1981
"Bad Reputation"

1982 "I Love Rock 'n Roll"
"Crimson and Clover"
"Do You Wanna Touch Me"
"Nag"
"Victim of Circumstances"
"Everyday People"

1983 "Fake Friends"
"The French Song"

1984 "I Need Someone"
"I Love You Love"
"Cherry Bomb"

1986 "Good Music"
"Roadrunner"

1987 "Light of Day"

1988 "I Hate Myself for Loving You"
"Little Liar"

1990 "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
"Love Hurts"
"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"

1991 "Backlash"
"Don't Surrender"
"Treadin' Water"

1994 "I Love Rock 'n Roll"
"Spinster"
"As I Am"
"Eye to Eye"

1995 "Bob (Cousin O.)"
1996 "Love Is All Around"
1999 "Fetish"
2002 "The Word"
2006 "A.C.D.C."
"Change the World"
2007 "Androgynous"

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd are an English rock band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and later, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 210 million albums worldwide including 74.5 million albums in the United States. Pink Floyd influenced progressive rock artists of the 1970s such as Genesis and Yes, as well as contemporary artists such as Nine Inch Nails, Dream Theater, and Porcupine Tree.

Pink Floyd were formed in London in 1965 when Syd Barrett moved there from Cambridge and joined The Tea Set, a group consisting of Regent Street Polytechnic architecture students Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Bob Klose. The group had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett. However, Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually led his colleagues to replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour. After Barrett's departure, singer and bass player Roger Waters became a dominant force in the group, a situation which developed through the late 1970s and lasted until his departure from the group in 1985. The band had always been popular in England, though they did not achieve worldwide critical and commercial success until the concept albums The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and Animals (1977), and the rock opera The Wall (1979).

In 1985, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force", but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd. Waters sued them for the name and eventually the parties reached a settlement out of court, under which Gilmour, Mason and Wright would continue as Pink Floyd. Without Waters, the band again enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994). Waters performed live with the band for the first time in 24 years on 2 July 2005 at the London Live 8 concert.

Personnel

Note: Pink Floyd were founded in 1965. Earlier dates refer to associations in previous bands.

* Syd Barrett – lead guitar, lead vocals (1964–1968)
* Bob Klose – lead guitar (1964–1965)
* Nick Mason – drums, percussion (1964–1994)
* Richard Wright – keyboards, vocals (1964–1981; 1987–1994)
* Roger Waters – guitar (1964), bass guitar, vocals (1964–1985)
* David Gilmour – lead guitar, vocals (1968–1994)

Albums

* The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
* A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
* Soundtrack from the Film More (1969)
* Ummagumma (1969)
* Atom Heart Mother (1970)
* Meddle (1971)
* Obscured by Clouds (1972)
* The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
* Wish You Were Here (1975)
* Animals (1977)
* The Wall (1979)
* The Final Cut (1983)
* A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
* The Division Bell (1994)

DVD and video

* London '66-'67 (1967)
* Live at Pompeii (1972)
* The Wall (1982)
* Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
* La Carrera Panamericana (1991)

Gazebo

Paul Mazzolini (born February 18, 1960; stage name Gazebo), is an Italian musician. He has a legend status among the fans of the "italo-disco" music style, a variation of 1980s eurodance (also known as eurodisco).

Biography

Mazzolini was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of an Italian diplomat and an American singer. Reportedly, he learned to play the guitar aged 10 to impress a German girl in his class.

As a rather cosmopolitan teenager Mazzolini began a career in a variety of jazz, rock and punk bands before meeting Rome based producer Paul Micioni. The first release, Masterpiece, was a minor hit in 1982.

His footnote in charts history is his 1983 release "I Like Chopin", popular opinion notwithstanding, the piano motif herein is not a Chopin composition.

The follow-up song "Lunatic" and the eponymous album also entered the Top 20 across Europe.

Since then Mazzolini has released more albums, not counting the occasional hit compilation with all his best track called Portrait & Viewpoint. In autumn 2006 he released a new single called "Tears for Galileo", which achieved constant radio airplay on Italian RAI Radio2 and peaked at #1 in the Euro dance chart.

Recently Gazebo released a new single, "Virtual Love" after "Ladies!", from his upcoming new album The Syndrone.

Discography

Albums

* Gazebo (Baby Records, 1983)
* Telephone Mama (Baby Records, 1984)
* Univision (Carosello, 1986)
* The Rainbow Tales (Carosello, 1988)
* Sweet Life (Carosello, 1989)
* Scenes From The Broadcast (Lunatic, 1991)
* Portrait (Giungla-BMG Italy, 1994)
* Viewpoint (Softworks, 1997)
* Portrait & Viewpoint (Softworks, 2000)
* Ladies ! (iTunes Softworks, 2007)
* The Syndrone (Softworks, 2008)

Singles

* "Masterpiece" (1982; #2 Italy, #35 Germany, #5 Switzerland)
* "Gimmick!" (1982)
* "I Like Chopin" (1983; #1 Italy, #1 Germany, #1 Switzerland, #7 Netherlands, #1 Austria)
* "Lunatic" (1983; #3 Italy, #4 Germany, #6 Switzerland, #13 Austria)
* "Telephone Mama" (1984; #10 Italy)
* "Trotsky Burger" (1986)
* "Sun goes down on Milkiway" (1986)
* "Give me one day ... / Diamonds are forever" (1987)
* "Face to face / Dolce Vita" (1989)
* "Fire" (1991)
* "The 14th of July" (1991)
* "I like Chopin" (remix) (1991)
* "Masterpiece" (remix) (2000)
* "Tears For Galileo" (CD Single Softworks, 2006)
* "Ladies!" (2007)
* "Virtual Love" (2008)

Toto

Toto was an American rock band founded in 1977 by some of the most popular and experienced session musicians of the era. The band enjoyed great commercial success in the 1980s, beginning with the band's self-titled debut, released during 1978. Continuing with 1982's critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV, Toto became one of the best selling music groups of their era. They also composed the theme music for the film Dune. Although their popularity in the United States diminished in the 1990s and 2000s, they continued to tour and sold out arenas, clubs, and theaters internationally. Toto was known for their technical skill in the studio, as well as a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard rock, R&B, and jazz, and although they were regularly associated with the soft rock genre, and particularly the neo-progressive rock genre, this broad array of musical styles helped them appeal to a variety of musicians and non-musician listeners. The band released 17 albums and have sold over 30 million records to date. Their 18th album Falling In Between Live, was released in August 2007. It was recorded in March 2007 in Paris. As a result of guitarist Steve Lukather's departure from the band, which he agreed with the other members, Toto broke up after the last leg of their 2008 tour.

Official band members

* Steve Lukather - guitars, vocals, keyboards, mandolin (1977–2008)
* David Paich - keyboards, vocals (1977–2008; 2003-2008 retirement from touring)
* Bobby Kimball - vocals, occasional keyboards (1977–1984; 1998–2008)
* Mike Porcaro - Bass guitar, cello (1982–2008)
* Simon Phillips - Drums, percussion, keyboards (1992–2008)
* Greg Phillinganes - keyboards, vocals (2005–2008)
* David Hungate - Bass guitar (1977–1982)
* Fergie Frederiksen - Vocals (1984–1985)
* Steve Porcaro - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (1977–1988)
* Joseph Williams - Vocals (1986–1988)
* Jeff Porcaro - Drums, percussion (1977–1992; his death)
* Jean-Michel Byron - Vocals (1990)


Former lead/co-lead vocalists

* Jenny Douglas-McRae - Vocals (1990–1993, 1995, 1996-1997)
* John James - Vocals (1992–1997)

Tour musicians

* Tony Spinner - Guitar, vocals (1999–2008)
* Leland Sklar - Bass guitar (Filling in for Mike Porcaro in 2007-2008)
* Ricky Lawson - Drums, percussion (Filled in for Simon Phillips in late 2003)
* Jon Farriss - Drums (Filled in for Simon Phillips in October 2003)
* Jeff Babko - Keyboards (Filled in for David Paich for the 2000 tour)
* John Jessel - Backup keyboards/effects/vocals (1990-2003)
* Buddy Hyatt - Percussion/guitar/vocals (1999)
* Gregg Bissonette - Drums (Filled in for Simon Phillips in late 1995)
* Chris Cadeau - Drums (Filled in foor Gregg Bissonette in late 1996)
* Donna McDaniel - Vocals (1992–1994)
* Sofia Bender - Vocals (filled in for McRae in early 1996)
* Chris Trujillo - Percussion (1990-1993)
* Denny Dias - Guitar (1991)
* Fred White - Vocals (1991)
* Jackie McGhee - Vocals (1990–1991)
* Luis Conté - Percussion (1988)
* Warren Ham - Sax/harmonica/keyboards/guitar/vocals (1986–1988)
* Ralph Rickert - Horns/Backup vocals (1986-1987)
* Paulette Brown - Backup vocals (1985-1987)
* Scott Page - Sax/guitar/backup vocals (1985)
* Jon Smith - Sax/backup vocals (1981-1982)
* James Newton Howard - Keyboards (1981-1982)
* Timothy B. Schmit - Backup Vocals (1981, 1982)
* Keith Landry - Guitar/backup vocals (1980)
* Lenny Castro - Percussion (1979-1981, 1982-1987)
* Tom Kelly - Guitar/backup vocals (1979)

Discography

1978 Toto
1979 Hydra
1980 Turn Back
1982 Toto IV
1984 Isolation
1986 Fahrenheit
1988 The Seventh One
1992 Kingdom of Desire
1995 Tambu
1999 Mindfields
2002 Through the Looking Glass
2006 Falling in Between

Chicago

Chicago is an American pop rock/jazz fusion band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to the Beach Boys in terms of singles and albums, Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful U.S. pop/rock and roll groups.

According to Billboard, Chicago was the leading U.S. singles charting group during the 1970s. They have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, scoring 22 Gold, 18 Platinum, and 8 Multi-Platinum albums. Over the course of their career they have charted five No. 1 albums, and have had twenty-one top ten hits.

Beginnings

The band was formed when a group of DePaul University music students began playing a series of late-night jams at clubs on and off campus. They added more members, eventually growing to seven players and went professional as a cover band called The Big Thing. The band featured an unusual and unusually versatile line-up of instrumentalists, including saxophonist Walter Parazaider, trombonist James Pankow, and trumpet player Lee Loughnane, along with more traditional rock instruments — guitarist Terry Kath, keyboardist Robert Lamm, drummer Danny Seraphine, and bassist Peter Cetera (who was the last to join the original group). While gaining some success as a cover band, the group worked on original songs and, in June 1968, moved to Los Angeles, California under the guidance of their friend and manager James William Guercio, and signed with Columbia Records. After the move west, The Big Thing changed their name to Chicago Transit Authority.

Their first record (released in April 1969), the eponymous The Chicago Transit Authority, was an audacious debut: a sprawling double album, virtually unheard of for a rookie band (only "Freak Out!" by The Mothers of Invention and "Loosen Up Naturally" by Sons of Champlin, featuring Bill Champlin, who would later become a member of Chicago, preceded it) that included jazzy instrumentals, extended jams featuring Latin percussion, and experimental, feedback-laden guitar abstraction. The album began to receive heavy airplay on the newly popular FM radio band; it included a number of pop-rock gems — "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?", "Beginnings", and "Questions 67 and 68" — which would later be edited to a radio-friendly length, released as singles, and eventually become rock radio staples.

Soon after the album's release, the band's name was shortened to simply Chicago, when the actual Chicago Transit Authority threatened legal action.

Studio albums

1969 The Chicago Transit Authority
1970 Chicago
1971 Chicago III
1972 Chicago V
1973 Chicago VI
1974 Chicago VII
1975 Chicago VIII
1976 Chicago X
1977 Chicago XI
1978 Hot Streets
1979 Chicago 13
1980 Chicago XIV
1982 Chicago 16
1984 Chicago 17
1986 Chicago 18
1988 Chicago 19
1991 Twenty 1
1995 Night & Day Big Band
1998 Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album
2006 Chicago XXX
2008 Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus

Genesis

Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967. With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists of all time. In 1988, the band won the Grammy Award for Best Concept Music Video. The longest-tenured members of Genesis are Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, and Tony Banks. Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett were also members of the band in its early days.

Genesis began as a 1960s pop band playing moody, simple keyboard-driven melodies. During the 1970s, they evolved into a progressive rock band, incorporating complex song structures and elaborate instrumentation, while their concerts became theatrical experiences with innovative stage design, pyrotechnics, elaborate costumes and onstage stories. This second phase was characterised by lengthy performances such as the 23 minute "Supper's Ready" and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, the 1974 concept album. In the 1980s, the band produced accessible pop music based on melodic hooks; this change of direction gave them their first number one album in the United Kingdom, Duke, and their only number one single in the United States, "Invisible Touch".

Genesis has changed personnel several times. Founding member Anthony Phillips left the band in 1970 due to stage fright. In 1975, Collins, then the band's drummer, replaced Gabriel as lead singer after a lengthy search for a replacement. To facilitate Collins's move to lead vocals during concerts, Bill Bruford, and later Chester Thompson, played drums for the band, with Collins joining in briefly during lengthy instrumental passages. After Phil Collins left the band in 1996, Genesis recruited Ray Wilson (formerly of Stiltskin), who appeared on the 1997 album Calling All Stations. As a result of the commercial failure of Calling All Stations, the band announced an indefinite hiatus. However, in 2007, Banks, Collins and Rutherford reunited for a 20-city tour of Europe and North America, which included a free concert at Rome's Circo Massimo in front of 500,000 fans.

Videography

1976 Genesis: In Concert
1982 Three Sides Live
1984 The Mama Tour
1987 Visible Touch
1988 Invisible Touch Tour
1991 Genesis: A History
2001 The Genesis Songbook
2002 The Way We Walk - Live in Concert
2003 Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium
2004 The Video Show
2008 When in Rome 2007
Genesis Live in London 1980

Phil Collins

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins LVO (born 30 January 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist.

Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American chart-toppers between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis. His singles, often dealing with lost love, ranged from the drum-heavy "In the Air Tonight", to the dance pop of "Sussudio", to the political statements of his most successful song, "Another Day in Paradise". His international popularity transformed Genesis from a progressive rock group to a regular on the pop charts and an early MTV mainstay. According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the forty eighth most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart.

Collins' professional career began as a drummer, first with obscure rock group Flaming Youth and then more famously with Genesis. In Genesis, Collins originally supplied backing vocals for front man Peter Gabriel, singing lead on only two songs: "For Absent Friends" from 1971's Nursery Cryme album and "More Fool Me" from Selling England by the Pound, which was released in 1973. On Gabriel's departure in 1975, Collins became the group's lead singer. As the decade closed, Genesis's first international hit, "Follow You, Follow Me", demonstrated a drastic change from the band's early years.

His concurrent solo career, heavily influenced by his personal life, brought both him and Genesis commercial success. According to Atlantic Records, Collins' total worldwide sales as a solo artist, as of 2002, were 150 million.

Early life and career

Collins was given a toy drum kit for Christmas when he was five. Later, his uncle Mark Wade made him a makeshift one that he used regularly. As Collins grew older these were followed by more complete sets bought by his parents. He practiced by playing alongside the television and radio, and never learned to read and write conventional musical notation; instead, he uses a system he devised himself.

His professional training began at fourteen when he entered Barbara Speake Stage School. He began a career as a child actor and model, and won his first major role as The Artful Dodger in the London production of Oliver!. He was an extra in The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night - one of hundreds of screaming teenagers during the TV concert sequence and seen fleetingly in a close-up. He was also in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He also auditioned for the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), a role won by fellow "Artful Dodger" actor, Leonard Whiting. In 1970, the 19-year old Collins played percussion on the George Harrison song "The Art of Dying". Harrison credited him in the liner notes to the remastered CD version of the album released in 2000. Collins was among the last three finalists for the role of "I.Q." on the American children's television show The Bugaloos (he lost out to English actor/musician John McIndoe).

Despite the beginnings of an acting career, Collins continued to gravitate towards music. While attending Chiswick Community School he formed a band called The Real Thing and later joined The Freehold. With the latter group, he wrote his first song titled "Lying Crying Dying".

Collins' first record deal came as drummer for Flaming Youth who released a single album, Ark 2 (1969). A concept album inspired by the recent media attention surrounding the moon landing, Ark 2 (with Ronnie Caryl, Brian Chatton and Gordon (Flash) Smith), failed to make much commercial success despite positive critical reviews. Melody Maker featured the album as "Pop Album of the Month", describing it as "adult music beautifully played with nice tight harmonies".[16] The album's main single, "From Now On", failed on the radio. After a year of touring, band tensions and the lack of commercial success dissolved the group.

Drum equipment

Phil Collins uses Gretsch drums and Sabian Cymbals.

Drums: 20" Bass Drum, 18" Floor tom, 16" Floor Tom, 15" Mounted Tom, 12" Tom, 10" Tom, 8" Tom, 14"x4" Snare.

Cymbals: HH Medium Crash 20" - HH Extra Thin Crash 17" - Hi-Hats 15" - HH Chinese 20" - HH Medium-Thin Crash 16" -HH Chinese 22" - HH Raw Bell Dry Ride 21". [41]

Until 1986, Collins played Paiste and Zildjian Cymbals. Other drums he's used over the years are Premier, Noble & Cooley, Pearl, and Ludwig drums. He uses a Ludwig Speed King pedal and Pro Mark sticks.

Discography


Studio albums
The following list includes all Phil Collins' albums with the exception of compilations, live and remix albums. For a complete album list, see Phil Collins discography.

* 1981: Face Value
* 1982: Hello, I Must Be Going!
* 1985: No Jacket Required
* 1989: …But Seriously
* 1993: Both Sides
* 1996: Dance Into the Light
* 1999: Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
* 2002: Testify
* 2003: Brother Bear: Original Soundtrack

Number One singles

1982 "You Can't Hurry Love"
1984 "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
"Easy Lover" (With Philip Bailey)
1985 "One More Night"
"Sussudio"
"Separate Lives" (With Marilyn Martin)
1988 "A Groovy Kind of Love"
"Two Hearts"
1989 (Charted in 1990) "Another Day in Paradise"

Marillion

Background information
Origin: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Genre(s): Progressive rock, Neo-progressive rock, Art rock
Years active: 1979–present
Label(s): EMI, Capitol, Castle, Racket Records (Intact), IRS, Caroline
Website: marillion.com

Members:
Steve Hogarth (aka "h")
Steve Rothery
Pete Trewavas
Mark Kelly
Ian Mosley
Former members
Fish
Mick Pointer
Diz Minitt
Brian Jelliman
Doug 'Rastus' Irvine

Marillion are a British rock group. Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, their recorded studio output comprises fifteen albums and is generally regarded as comprising two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first four albums, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve Hogarth ("h") in early 1989. Marillion has thus far released eleven albums with Hogarth.

The core lineup of Steve Rothery (the sole 'pre-Fish' original member), Pete Trewavas, Mark Kelly and Ian Mosley is unchanged since 1984. The band has enjoyed critical and commercial success with a string of UK Top Ten hits spanning their career, an estimated fifteen million total worldwide album sales and even an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.

The band's music has changed stylistically throughout their career. The band themselves have stated that each new album tends to represent a reaction to the preceding one, and for this reason their output is difficult to 'pigeonhole'. Their original sound (with Fish on vocals) is best described as guitar and keyboard led progressive rock or "neo-prog", and has sometimes been compared with 1970's era Genesis.

One description of their current 'sound' might be: "Complex, melodic art-rock, often with a somewhat wistful and/or spiritual edge...", but in truth, they don't really sound like anyone else. The band themselves have described their output (not entirely seriously) as: 'Songs about death and water since 1979...'

Marillion are widely considered within the industry to have been one of the first mainstream acts to have fully recognised and tapped the potential for commercial musicians to interact with their fans via the Internet circa 1996, and are nowadays often characterised as a rock & roll 'Web Cottage Industry'. The history of the band's use of the internet is described by Michael Lewis in the book Next: The Future Just Happened as an example of how the internet is shifting power away from established elites, such as record producers.

The band is also renowned for having an extremely dedicated following with some fans regularly travelling significant distances to attend single gigs, driven in large part by the close fan base involvement which the band cultivate via their website, podcasts, bi-annual conventions and regular fanclub publications.

Lineup

Current Lineup:

* Steve Hogarth (aka "h") - vocals and lyrics, additional keyboards, guitars, percussion (joined 1989)
* Steve Rothery - electric and acoustic guitars - Founding member (1979)
* Pete Trewavas - bass guitars, backing vocals, additional guitars, samples and effects (joined 1982)
* Mark Kelly - keyboards, samples and effects, backing vocals, programming (joined 1981)
* Ian Mosley - drums, percussion (joined 1984)

Former members:

* Fish (Derek W. Dick) - vocals and lyrics (left in 1988)
* Mick Pointer - drums (Founding member - left 1983)
* Diz Minnitt - bass guitars - left 1982
* Brian Jelliman - keyboards - left 1981
* Doug 'Rastus' Irvine - bass guitars, lead vocals - left 1980

History

The Fish Era

Marillion was formed in 1979 as Silmarillion, after J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Silmarillion, by Mick Pointer, Steve Rothery, and others. They played their first gig at Berkhamsted Civic Centre on 1 March 1980.

The band name was shortened to Marillion in 1981 to avoid any sort of copyright conflicts[11] at the same time as Fish and bassist Diz Minnitt joined after an audition at Leyland Farm Studios in Buckinghamshire on 2 January 1981. Rothery and keyboardist Brian Jelliman completed the first line-up; the first gig with this line-up was at the Red Lion Pub in Bicester on 14 March 1981. By the end of 1981, Kelly had replaced Jelliman, with Trewavas replacing Minnitt in 1982.

The early works of Marillion contained Fish's poetic and introspective lyrics melded with a complex and subtle musical tapestry to create a sound that reflected the band's influences, notably Queen, early Genesis, Pink Floyd, Van der Graaf Generator, Rush (specifically from the late 1970s), and Yes. Marillion's first recording was a demo tape produced by Les Payne in July 1981 that included early versions of "He Knows You Know", "Garden Party", and "Charting the Single".

The group attracted attention with a three-track session for the Friday Rock Show (early versions of "The Web", "Three Boats Down from The Candy", and "Forgotten Sons") and were subsequently signed by EMI. They released their first single, "Market Square Heroes", in 1982, with the epic song "Grendel" on the B-side of the 12" (30cm) version. Following the single, the band released their first full-length album in 1983.

The music on their debut album, Script for a Jester's Tear, was born out of the intensive gigging of the previous years. Although it had some obvious progressive rock stylings, it also had a darker edge, suggested by the bedsit squalour on the album's cover. Hardcore progressive rock fans still consider it their best album to this date; music critics hail it as a key album for the genre as a whole. During the tour to promote Script for a Jester's Tear, Mick Pointer left the band. The second album, Fugazi, built upon the success of the first album with a more electronic sound and produced the single 'Assassing', although the band encountered numerous production problems.

Marillion then released their first live album, Real to Reel, in November 1984, featuring songs from Fugazi and Script for a Jester's Tear, as well as 'Cinderella Search' (B-side to 'Assassing'), recorded in March and July 1984.

Their third and commercially most successful studio album, Misplaced Childhood, was quite possibly their most cohesive work. With the blessing of their record company, the band was free to depart stylistically from their previous albums. They were able to showcase their ability to juxtapose pert pop ballads ("Kayleigh", charting at #2 in the United Kingdom, behind charity fundraiser "You'll Never Walk Alone" by The Crowd)) with longer song cycles of lost youth and first loves. The album went to #1 in the United Kingdom.

The fourth studio album, Clutching at Straws, shed some of its predecessor's pop stylings and retreated into a darker exploration of excess, alcoholism, and life on the road, representing the strains of constant touring that would result in the departure of Fish to pursue a solo career. It did continue the group's commercial success, however; lead single "Incommunicado" charted at #6 in the UK charts gaining the band an appearance on 'Top of the Pops'. The loss of the larger-than-life Fish left a hole that would be difficult to fill. After lengthy legal battles, informal contact between Fish and the other four band members apparently did not resume until 1999.

Although reportedly now on good personal terms, both camps had always made it very clear that the oft-speculated-upon reunion would never happen. However, when Fish headlined the 'Hobble on the Cobbles' free concert in Aylesbury's Market Square on 26 August 2007, the attraction of playing their debut single in its spiritual home proved strong enough to overcome any lingering bad feeling between the former band members, and Kelly, Mosley, Rothery, and Trewavas replaced Fish's backing band for an emotional encore of 'Market Square Heroes'.

In a press interview following the event, Fish denied this would lead to a full reunion, saying that: "Hogarth does a great job with the band. We forged different paths over the 19 years."


Trivia from the Fish era album covers

Two early Marillion albums contain Pink Floyd references in their cover artwork:

* The back cover of Script for a Jester's Tear depicts Pink Floyd's album A Saucerful of Secrets lying on the floor, along with other records including Bill Nelson's Do You Dream In Colour single. The other records depicted were Marillion's own singles, "Market Square Heroes" and "He Knows You Know"
* The inside cover of Fugazi shows a bedroom in disorder. There we find another set of influential albums scattered about: Pink Floyd's The Wall lies open, with Peter Hammill's Over and Fools Mate nearby. Hammill is a major influence on Fish, and on the musical style of Marillion's first two albums. Hammill also supported Marillion on the UK leg of the Script for a Jester's Tear tour.

The Hogarth Era

After the split, the band found Steve Hogarth, the former keyboardist and sometime vocalist of The Europeans. Hogarth stepped into a difficult situation, as the band had already recorded some demos of the next studio album, which eventually would have become Seasons End.

After Fish left the group (taking his lyrics with him), Hogarth set to work crafting new lyrics to existing songs with lyricist and author John Helmer. The demo sessions of the songs from Seasons End with Fish vocals and lyrics can be found on the bonus disc of the remastered version of Clutching at Straws, while the lyrics found their way into various Fish solo albums such as his first solo album, Vigil In a Wilderness of Mirrors, some snippets on his second, Internal Exile and even a line or two found its way to his third album, Suits.

Hogarth's second album with the band, Holidays In Eden, was the first he wrote in partnership with the band, and includes the song "Dry Land" which Hogarth had written and recorded in a previous project with the band How We Live. As quoted from Steve Hogarth, "Holidays in Eden was to become Marillion's “pop”est album ever, and was greeted with delight by many, and dismay by some of the hardcore fans".However, it was followed by Brave, a dark and richly complex concept album that took the band 18 months to release. The album also marked the start of the band's long time relationship with producer Dave Meegan. While critically acclaimed, the album did poorly commercially. An independent film based on the album, which featured the band, was also released.

The next album, Afraid Of Sunlight would be the band's last album with record label EMI. One track of note on the album is Out Of This World, a song about Donald Campbell, who died while trying to set a speed record on water. The song inspired an effort to recover both Campbell's body and the "Bluebird K7," the boat which Campbell crashed in, from the water. The recovery was finally undertaken in 2001, and both Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery were invited.

What followed was a string of albums and events that saw Marillion struggling to find their place in the music business. This Strange Engine was released in 1997 with little promotion from their new label, and the band could not afford to make tour stops in the United States. Luckily, their dedicated US fan base decided to solve the problem by raising some $60,000 themselves online to give to the band to come to the US.[16] The band's loyal fanbase (combined with the Internet) would eventually become vital to the band's existence.

The band's tenth album Radiation saw the band taking a different approach and was received by fans with mixed reactions.

marillion.com was released the following year and showed some progression in the new direction. The band, still unhappy with their record label situation, decided that it would be trying a radical experiment by asking their fans if they would help fund the recording of the next album by pre-ordering it before recording even started. They result was over 12,000 pre-orders which raised enough money to record and release Anoraknophobia in 2001. The band was able to strike a deal with EMI to also help distribute the album. This allowed Marillion to retain all the rights to their music while enjoying commercial distribution.

The success of Anoraknophobia allowed the band to start recording their next album, but they decided to leverage their fanbase once again to help raise money towards marketing and promotion of a new album. The band put up the album for pre-order in mid-production. This time fans responded by pre-ordering 18,000 copies.

Marbles was released in 2004 with a 2-CD version that is only available at Marillion's website - kind of a 'thank-you' gesture to the 18,000+ fans who pre-ordered it, and as even a further thanks to the fans, their names were credited in the sleeve notes (this 'thank you' to the fans also occurred with the previous album, Anoraknophobia).

The band released the singles "You're Gone" and "Don't Hurt Yourself", both of which reached the UK Chart in the Top 10 and Top 20 respectively. Following this, they released a download-only single, "The Damage (live)", recorded at the band's sell-out gig at the London Astoria. It was the highest new entry in the new UK download chart at number 2.[citation needed] All of this has succeeded in putting the band back in the public consciousness, making the campaign a success. Marillion continued to tour throughout 2005 playing several summer festivals and embarking on acoustic tours of both Europe and the United States, followed up by the "Not Quite Christmas Tour" of Europe throughout the end of 2005.

A new DVD, Colours and Sound, was released in Feb 2006, documenting the creation, promotion, release, and subsequent European tour in support of the album Marbles.

April 2007 saw Marillion release their fourteenth studio album Somewhere Else, their first album in 10 years to make the UK Top #30. The success of the album was further underscored by that of the download-only single See it Like a Baby, making UK #45 (March 2007) and the traditional CD release of Thankyou Whoever You Are / Most Toys, which made UK#15 and #6 in Holland during June 2007.

Happiness Is the Road, released in October 2008, again featured a pre-order "deluxe edition" with a list of the fans who bought in advance, and a more straightforward regular release. It is another double album, with the first disc (based around a concept) slated for a wider general release in 2009, and the second (consisting of the other songs that aren't part of the theme) only available from their website. Before the album's release, on 9th September 2008, Marillion achieved a world first by pre-releasing their own album via P2P networks themselves. Upon attempting to play the downloaded files, users were shown a video from the band explaining why they had taken this route. Downloaders were then able to opt to purchase the album at a user-defined price or select to receive DRM-free files for free, in exchange for an email address. The band explained that although they did not support piracy, they realised their music would inevitably be shared in this manner anyway, and wanted to attempt to engage with p2p users and make the best of a bad situation.

Discography
Main article: Marillion discography

David Foster

David Walter Foster, O.C., O.B.C., LL.D. (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter and arranger.

Career

Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark whose song “Wildflower” was a top ten hit in 1972. He has worked as a producer with a wide range of musical stars, including Whitney Houston, Céline Dion, Cher, Andrea Bocelli, Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Boz Scaggs, Michael Jackson, and Madonna (see "Artists produced," below).

He has produced debut albums for The Corrs, Michael Bublé, Renee Olstead, and Josh Groban, which were released under his own record label, 143 Records, and distributed through Warner Music. Foster helped launch the career of Kevin Sharp, after the two met through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He was one of the executive producers of John Stevens' debut CD, Red.

Foster composed the score for the film St. Elmo's Fire, including "Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire" which hit #15 in US pop charts. Another song from the film, "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", recorded by John Parr hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 7, 1985. He collaborated with then-wife Linda Thompson on the song "I Have Nothing" sung by Whitney Houston in the 1992 film, The Bodyguard. The couple were nominated for a Grammy Award and an Academy Award for Best Song for the song. Foster, along with Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, composed "The Power of the Dream" as the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, with Thompson providing the lyrics (sung by Céline Dion). He also composed "Winter Games", the theme song for 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. "Winter Games" is the soundtrack for a fountain show at the Bellagio resort in Las Vegas as well as a fountain show at Sea World Orlando. In 2001, he produced an album of his own arrangement of Canada's national anthem, O Canada, with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Lara Fabian. In 2003, Foster won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for The Concert for World Children's Day. His song "I Will Be There With You" (sung with Katharine McPhee) is being used by Japan Airlines to promote the introduction of new aircraft to its US flights.

During the 1990s he often performed acts with San Diego vocalist Warren Wiebe who he had discovered in the restroom of a hotel bar in 1987. In 1994 he had Wiebe put together a band called Millennium featuring Nita Whitaker and a few session vocalists but the deal with Foster's record company led to the group's demise. Warren was Foster's "mouth" on many of his videos but took his own life before he could release a solo album.

In 2009 it was revealed that Foster had worked with songwriter Diane Warren to produce records for Whitney Houston's upcoming album. It was then announced that her comeback single would be the Foster-produced "I Didn't Know My Own Strength".

Personal

Currently single, Foster has been married three times, has five biological daughters and two ex stepsons. He was married to his first wife, B.J. Cook, for ten years; they have one daughter, Amy Foster (b. 1973), who is a songwriter who has collaborated with Michael Buble, among others. He was married to his second wife, Rebecca, for eight years. They had three daughters: Sara (b. August 24, 1981), Erin (b. August 2, 1982), and Jordan (b. September, 1986). As of May 2008, Sara is engaged to tennis player Tommy Haas. Foster also has a daughter, Allison Jones, from a previous relationship.

Foster married third wife Linda Thompson on June 27, 1991, and the two became a songwriting team, collaborating on several songs including "Grownup Christmas List" (which has been recorded by Natalie Cole, Amy Grant, Clay Aiken and Michael Bublé) and songs from The Bodyguard movie soundtrack. Thompson filed for divorce Monday July 11, 2005, the day after her short-lived reality series, The Princes of Malibu premiered. By marrying Thompson, Foster also became the stepfather to Thompson's two sons (Brody Jenner and Brandon Jenner) from a previous relationship with Bruce Jenner.

Foster's sister, producer Jaymes Foster, is the mother of Clay Aiken's son Parker Foster Aiken.

His cousin, Billy Foster, died in a race car accident in 1967.

In 1992 he was driving down the Pacific Coast Highway when his car struck actor Ben Vereen, who was walking along the side of the road. Despite being thrown 90 feet, Vereen survived.

Artists produced

It has been said that Foster's songs have made "many famous singers into superstars. Foster's work as a producer has been equally significant. He has produced the following singers and groups:

* Whitney Houston
* Céline Dion
* Christina Aguilera
* Cher
* Charice Pempengco
* Barbra Streisand
* Sheena Easton
* Andrea Bocelli
* Josh Groban
* Kenny Rogers
* Michael Bolton
* Deniece Williams
* Donna Summer
* Faith Hill
* The Corrs
* Vikki Moss (Wayne Gretzky's ex-girlfriend)
* Brandy
* Luis Miguel
* Peter Allen
* Richard Marx
* Charice Pempengco
* The Bee Gees
* Mariah Carey
* Gordon Lightfoot
* Kenny G
* Destiny's Child
* Red Army Choir
* Vanessa Williams
* Anne Murray
* Olivia Newton-John
* Deborah Blando
* Lisa Marie Presley
* Lara Fabian
* Dolly Parton
* Julio Iglesias
* Michael Jackson
* Madonna
* All-4-One
* Ricardo Montaner
* Al Jarreau
* Kenny Loggins
* Az Yet
* Natalie Cole
* Yolanda Adams
* The Tubes
* Michael Bublé
* Chicago
* Peter Cetera
* Katharine McPhee
* Air Supply
* Paul McCartney
* Heidi Montag
* Joseph Williams
* Brian McKnight
* Boz Scaggs
* Toni Braxton
* Chaka Khan
* Earth Wind and Fire
* The Keane Brothers
* Seal
* Bryan Adams
* DeBarge
* Daryl Hall and John Oates
* Clay Aiken
* Barry Manilow

Discography

In addition to the numerous albums he has produced, the following are Foster's own solo or band works:[citation needed]

* Skylark (self-titled) (1972)
* Skylark - 2 (1974)
* Attitudes (self-titled) (1976)
* Attitudes - Good News (1977)
* Airplay (self-titled) (1980)
* David Foster - The Best of Me (1983)
* David Foster (self-titled) (1986)
* David Foster - The Symphony Sessions (1988)
* David Foster - Time Passing (1989)
* David Foster - River of Love (1990)
* David Foster - Rechordings (1991)
* David Foster - A Touch Of David Foster (1992)
* David Foster - The Christmas Album (1993)
* David Foster - Love Lights The World (1994)
* David Foster - The Best Of Me: A Collection of David Foster’s Greatest Works (2000)
* David Foster - O Canada - with Lara Fabian (2001)
* David Foster - Love Stories (2002)
* David Foster - Teko’s Theme - with Nita Whitaker (2003)
* David Foster - The Best Of Me - Original Recording Remastered (2004)
* David Foster - Hitman: David Foster and Friends (2008)

Singles

* 1986 - Best of Me (duet with Olivia Newton-John)
* 1988 - "Winter Games (Can't You Feel It)" - Official theme song for the Calgary 1988 Winter Olympics

Awards and honors

In 1995, Foster became the recipient of the Order of British Columbia, the highest honour awarded in his native province of British Columbia. Foster became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006.

Foster has won fifteen Grammy Awards (three for producer of the year) and has been nominated a total of forty-three times. He has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Song and won the 1999 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for the song “The Prayer” from the film Quest for Camelot sung by Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion. He has been named BMI's "Songwriter of the Year".

Richard Clayderman

Richard Clayderman (born Philippe Pagès on December 28, 1953, Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the original compositions by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie sound tracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of most popular works of classical music.

Discography

A

* A Comme Amour (CD)
* A Dream of Love (CD)
* A Little Night Music (CD)
* A little Romance (CD)
* All by myself (2 CD SET)
* Always (CD)
* America Latina...mon amour (CD)
* Amour (CD)
* Amour pour amour (CD)
* Anemos (CD
* Anniversary Collection (5 CD SET)
* Antique Pianos (CD)
* Arabesque (CD)
* A Touch of Latino (CD)

B

* Ballade pour Adeline (LP / 33T) (WW Sales: 30 million)
* Ballade pour Adeline (1985-CD)
* Ballade pour Adeline and other Love Stories (CD)
* Best 100 (Italy version) (2 CD)
* Best 100 (Japan version) (2 CD)
* Best Friend (CD)
* Best of Classics (2 CD SET)
* Best of Richard Clayderman (CD)
* Brazilian Passion (CD)
* Para Reynosa tamaulipas

C

* Carpenters Collection (CD)
* Chansons d'Amour (2 LP SET)
* Chinese Evergreen (CD)
* Chinese Garden (CD)
* Chinese Garden/Cherished Moments (CD + VCD)
* Christmas (LP / 33T)
* Christmas Album (CD)
* Clair de Lune (3 CD SET)
* Classic Touch (CD)
* Classics (CD)
* Clayderman 2000 (CD)
* Coeur Fragile (CD)
* Collection, The (CD)
* Confluence, The (CD)
* Couleur Tendresses (1982,LP / 33T)

D

* Deluxe (2 CD SET)
* Desperado (CD)
* Deutsche Volkslieder (CD)
* Digital Concerto (CD)
* Dimanche et fêtes (CD Single)

E

* Ecos de sudamérica (CD)
* Ein Träum von Liebe (LP / 33T)
* Eléana (LP / 33T)
* Eléana (CD)
* Encore (CD)
* En Venezuela (CD)
* Essential (3 CD SET)
* Essential Classics (CD)
* Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime (CD)

F

* Fantastic Movie story of Ennio Morricone (CD)
* Fifty for Israel (1998, 2 CD SET)
* Forever My Way (CD, 2006)
* France, mon Amour (CD)
* Friends France - Original (CD + VCD)
* Friends France (CD + VCD)
* From the Heart (LP / 33T)
* From this moment on (2006/CD)

G

* Golden Hearts (CD)
* Golden Moments (CD)

H

* Hollywood and Broadway (CD)
* Howard's End and EastEnders theme



I

* Il y a toujours du Soleil au dessus des Nuages (CD)
* In amore (CD) (Originally produced (1999) (Polydor Records: 1995-1996)
* In Harmony (CD)
* In the key of love (2 CD SET)
* Introducing Richard Clayderman (CD)

J

* Japon mon Amour (CD)
* Joue-moi tes rêves (CD)

L

* Les Musiques de l'amour (LP / 33T)
* Les Musiques de l'amour (CD Version)
* Les Nouvelles Ballades Romantiques (CD)
* Les Rendez-vous de Hasard (CD)
* Les Sonates (CD)
* Lettre à ma Mère (CD)
* Lettre à ma Mère (LP / 33T)
* Love, American Style (CD)
* Love Collection (CD)
* Love Follow Us (CD)
* Love Follow Us 2 (CD)
* Love, French Style (CD)
* Love, Italian Style (CD)
* Love Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber (CD)

M

* Magic of Brazilian Music (CD)
* Magic of Richard Clayderman (2 x LP)
* Matrimonio D'Amour
* Masters of Melody (3 CD SET)
* Medley Concerto (LP / 33T)
* Meisterstücke (CD)
* Memories (DVD / VHS)
* Millennium Gold (CD)
* Mexico con amor (CD)
* Musical Collection (Double CD)
* Music of Richard Clayderman (LP / 33T)
* My Australian Collection (CD)
* My Bossa Nova Favourites (CD)
* My Classic Collection (CD)
* My favourite Oldies (2 CD SET)
* My favourite Melodies (2 CD SET)
* Mysterious Eternity (CD)

N

* New (2005)
* New era (CD + VCD)
* Number 1 Hits (Double CD)

O

* On TV (CD)
* Omaggio (CD)

P

* Piano et orchestre (CD Version of the Debut Album)
* Null Piano moods (Double CD)
* Plays Abba (CD)
* Premiers chagrins d'Elsa, Les (1983, LP/33T)

Q

* Quel gran genio del mio amico... (CD)

R

* Remembering the Movies (CD)
* Rendez-vous (Produced by COBA)
* Rêveries (LP / 33T)
* Rêveries No.2 (CD)
* Richard Clayderman (1977 Debut album) (LP / 33T)
* Richard Clayderman (1982) (LP / 33T)
* Richard Clayderman in Concert - Japan (Video)
* Richard Clayderman in Concert - England (Video)
* Richard Clayderman Plays Abba, The Hits (CD)
* Romance and the piano of Richard Clayderman (CD)
* Romantic (CD)
* Romantic America (Canadian Release) (CD)
* Romantic Dreams (CD)
* Romantic Nights (CD) One of a 10xCD compilation set from St Clair.
* Rondo pour un tout petit enfant (CD)



S

* Scandinavian Collection (CD)
* Serenade de l'etoile (Coup de Coeur) (CD)
* Smiling Joey (CD Single)
* Songs of Love (CD)
* Souvenirs (CD)
* Souvenir of Love (LP / 33T)
* Stage and Screen (CD)
* Sweet Memories (Cassette)
* Sweet Memories (LP / 33T)

T

* Tango (CD)
* Thailand mon Amour (CD)
* The best 100 (CD 2006)
* Together (CD)
* Together at Last (CD)
* Träumereien 3 (CD)
* Träummelodien (CD)
* Treasury of love (CD) One of a 10xCD compilation set from St Clair.
* Turquie mon amour (CD)
* Two Together (CD)

U

* Ultimate Collection (4xCD)

V

* Very best of Richard Clayderman (CD)
* Very best of Richard Clayderman (DISKY) (3 x CD)

W

* What a wonderful World (2 CD SET)
* When a man loves a woman (CD)
* When love songs were love songs (CD)
* With Love (1988) (LP / 33T)
* With Love (1997) (CD)
* With Love (1999) (CD)
* World Tour (CD)

Z

* Zodiacal Symphony (CD)

Numbers

* 25 Years of Golden Hits (2xCD)
* 30 Ans - The chemin de gloire (30 years - The path of glory) (2xCD)
* 50 Exitos Romanticos (3xCD)
* 101 Solistes Tziganes (CD)

Clayderman's arrangement of Three Blind Mice has appeared on Bill Bailey's disc The Ultimate Collection... Ever!

Jean Michel Jarre

Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948, Lyon) is a French composer, performer and music producer. Although his works were initially released using a hyphenated "Jean-Michel", it is worth noting that since 1991 he has chosen not to use the hyphen. He is regarded as a pioneer in the electronic, synthpop, ambient and New Age genres, as well as an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music which feature lights, laser displays and fireworks including the 1997 New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever with 3.5 million watching at Moscow's 850th anniversary. Jarre has sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles.

Commercially, his most successful albums remain his first two mainstream releases, Oxygène and Equinoxe.

Awards and recognition

* 1976 - Grand Prix du Disque by L'Académie Charles Cros, for Oxygene.
* 1976 - "Personality of The Year" by People magazine (U.S.).
* 1979 - Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever (La Concorde).
* 1981 - Honorary member of the Beijing Conservatory of Music.
* 1984 - Grand Prix du Disque by L'Académie Charles Cros, for Zoolook.
* 1985 - Instrumental album of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique in France, for Zoolook.
* 1986 - Instrumental album of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique, for Rendez-vous.
* 1986 - Musical spectacle of the year, at the Victoires de la Musique, for the Rendez-Vous Houston concert.
* 1987 - New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever (Rendez-Vous Houston).
* 1987 - "European musician Person of the Year" by People magazine.
* 1990 - New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever (Paris La Defense: A City in Concert).
* 1993 - UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.
* 1994 - Awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French Government.
* 1997 - New Guinness Book of Records entry for the biggest concert ever with 3.5 million watching at Moscow's 850th anniversary.
* 1998 - IFPI's Platinum Europe Award.
* 2005 - HCA Ambassador for the Hans Christian Andersen 2005 Bicentenary Festival.
* 2006 - Polish Television Academy's "Super Wiktor" award for "Space of Freedom".
* 2006 - Gdańsk's Man Of The Year 2005 Award.
* 2007 - Eska Music Awards Special Award.
* 2008 - Doctor Honoris Causa by the Mendeleev Russian University of Chemistry and Technology.[37][38]

An asteroid, 4422 Jarre, has been named in honor of him.[39]

Discography

* Freedom Day With Samuel Hobo (1970)
* Deserted Palace (1972)
* Les Granges brûlées (1973)
* Oxygène (1976 in France, 1977 worldwide)
* Équinoxe (1978)
* Magnetic Fields (Les Chants Magnétiques) (1981)
* The Concerts in China (Les Concerts en Chine) (1982)
* Music for Supermarkets (Musique pour Supermarché) (1983, only one copy printed)
* Zoolook (1984)
* Rendez-Vous (1986)
* Revolutions (1988)
* Waiting for Cousteau (En attendant Cousteau) (1990)
* Chronologie (1993)
* Oxygene 7–13 (1997)
* Métamorphoses (2000)
* Interior Music (2001, Limited Edition for Bang & Olufsen, 1000 copies printed)
* Sessions 2000 (2002)
* Geometry of Love (2003)
* AERO (2004)
* Live from Gdańsk (2005)
* Téo & Téa (2007)
* Oxygene – Live In Your Living Room (2007)

Concerts

During his career, and especially before 1990, Jean Michel Jarre has given relatively few concerts. Most of these concerts have been big scale spectacles, often with audiences of millions, and using large buildings or even entire cities as stage. He has toured just four times, the first one in China during 1981, twice in Europe during the 1990s, and also in 2008.

Notable instruments

Throughout his concerts, Jarre uses several unusual or custom-built instruments. Some of these are:

* The theremin, an early electronic instrument
* The laser harp
* The Stylophone
* Korg PS-3300
* The Cristal Baschet[40]
* The Yamaha WX5 Midi Flute
* The Digisequencer (1978) and Matrisequencer (1993), electronic sequencers designed and built by Michel Geiss
* Several unique MIDI keyboards designed by LAG:
o Circular shaped keyboards: Clavier Lumineux (1986), Clavier Circulaire 1 (1988), Clavier Circulaire 2 (or Magic) (1990)
o Keytars: Insecte (1988), Mad Max 1 (1988), Mad Max 2 (1990), Otineau (1991)
o Console: Meuble (or Grand Central) (1988), contained 1 octave keys from the Clavier Lumineux, the 96-key Clavier Circulaire, EMS Synthi AKS, Roland D-550, two monitor for partitions, Octapad drums, and a clock.
* Custom-painted Yamaha Yamaha KX-5 Keytar with extended handgrip (two different versions, 1986 and 1988)
* In his more recent concerts (such as the ones in China at the Forbidden City) Jarre has also started to play the accordion for songs such as "Chronologie VI".

Loudness

Origin: Osaka, Japan
Genre(s): heavy metal
Years active: 1981–present
Label(s): Atlantic, Wounded Bird Records
Associated acts:Crush 40, Ezo, X Japan, Galneryus, Yngwie Malmsteen

Members:

Minoru Niihara
Akira Takasaki
Masayoshi Yamashita
Former members
Munetaka Higuchi (deceased)
Mike Vescera
Hirotsugu Homma
Naoto Shibata
Masaki Yamada
Taiji Sawada

Loudness (ラウドネス, Raudonesu?) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in 1981[1] by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi.[2] They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed in the United States, releasing seven albums (3 in America) by the end of 1987 and reaching the Billboard top 100.

Studio albums

* The Birthday Eve (1981)
* Devil Soldier (1982)
* The Law of Devil's Land (1983)
* Disillusion (1984)
* Disillusion (1984) - English version
* Thunder in the East (November 9, 1985) #74 (US)
* Odin (1985) - EP
* Shadows of War (1986)
* Lightning Strikes (1986) - U.S. Remix of Shadows of War #64 (US)
* Hurricane Eyes (1987) #190 (US)
* Hurricane Eyes (1987) - Japanese Version
* Jealousy (1988) - EP
* Soldier of Fortune (1989)
* On the Prowl (1991)
* Loudness (1992)
* Heavy Metal Hippies (1994)
* Ghetto Machine (1997)
* Dragon (1998)
* Engine (1999)
* Spiritual Canoe (2001)
* The Pandemonium (2001)
* Biosphere (2002)
* Terror (2004)
* Racing (2004)
* The Battleship Musashi (2005) - EP
* Breaking the Taboo (2006)
* Metal Mad (2008)
* The Everlasting (2009)

Live albums

* Live-Loud-Alive: Loudness in Tokyo (1983)
* 8186 Live (1986)
* Eurobounds (1986)
* Once And For All (1993)
* Loud 'n Raw (1995)
* Loudness Live 2002 (2002)
* The Soldier's Just Came Back (2002)

Compilations

* Never Stay Here, Never Forget You (1986)
* Early Singles (1989)
* A Lesson In Loudness (1989)
* Loudest (1991)
* Loudest Ballads (1991)
* Loud n' Rare (1991)
* Best Songs (1995)
* Masters of Loudness (1996)
* Very Best of Loudness (1997)
* Best of Loudness 8688: Atlantic Years (2001)
* Re-Masterpieces (2002)
* RockShocks (2004)
* The Best of Reunion (2005)
* Loudness Complete Box (2007)

Singles

* "Burning Love" (1982)
* "Geraldine" (1983)
* "Road Racer" (1983)
* "Road Racer" (1983) - English version
* "Crazy Nights" (1985)
* "Gotta Fight" (1985)
* "Let It Go" (1986)
* "Let It Go" (1986) - English version
* "Risky Woman" (1986)
* "Long Distance Love" (1989)
* "Dreamer & Screamer" (1989)
* "You Shook Me" (1989)
* "Slap In The Face" (1991)
* "Black Widow" (1992)
* "Crazy Samurai" (2004)
* "The Battleship Musashi" (2005)
* "Shadows Of War (Ashes in The Sky)"

Related works

* Messiah's Blessing (1982) - Misako Honjou
* 13th (1983) - Misako Honjou
* Metal Vibes (2002)
* #128 (2006)
* Ashes To Glory (2006)
* Drum Collection Vol. 001 (2006)

Videography

VHS

* Loudness Live: Loudness presents Loud'n Fest Vol.1 at Club Citta' (2002) - Official bootleg

DVD

* Loudness Live Terror 2004 (2004)
* Rock-Shocking The Nation (2005)
* Loudness Live In Seoul (2005) - Official bootleg, series 2
* Loudness In America '06 (2006)
* Thanks 25th Anniversary: Loudness Live at International Forum (2006)