AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered a pioneer of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as rock and roll. To date they are one of the highest grossing bands of all time. AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage, in 1975. Membership remained stable until bassist Mark Evans was replaced by Cliff Williams in 1978 for the album Powerage. Within months of recording the album Highway to Hell, lead singer and co-songwriter Bon Scott died on 19 February 1980, after a night of heavy alcohol consumption. The group briefly considered disbanding, but Scott's parents urged them to continue and hire a new vocalist. Ex-Geordie singer Brian Johnson was auditioned and selected to replace Scott. Later that year, the band released their highest selling album, Back in Black. Family Jewels is a two disc compilation DVD by AC/DC, featuring the group's music videos, live clips and promotional videos from 1975 to 1991. It was released by Sony Entertainment on 28 March 2005. The first disc contains videos from the Bon Scott era (1975-1980), such as the band's first TV appearance and a performance on television ten days before Scott died. The second disc contains material from the Brian Johnson era (1980-1991) such as the videos for Back in Black.This is only sound extracted from the videos. Disc 1 01 - Baby Please Don't Go (TV Appearance 1975) 02 - Show Business (Live Australia 1975) 03 - High Voltage (Promo Clip 1975) 04 - It's A Long Way to the Top (Promo 1976) 05 - T.N.T. (TV Appearance 1976) 06 - Jailbreak (Promo Clip 1976) 07 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (TV Appearance 1976) 08 - Dog Eat Dog (TV Appearance 1977) 09 - Let There Be Rock (Promo Clip 1977) 10 - Rock 'N' Roll Damnation (Promo 1978) 11 - Sin City (TV Appearance 1978) 12 - Riff Raff (Live Scotland 1978) 13 - Fling Thingrocker (Live Scotland 1978) 14 - Whole Lotta Rosie (Live Scotland 1978) 15 - Shot Down in Flames (Promo Clip 1979) 16 - Walk All Over You (Promo Clip 1979) 17 - Touch Too Much (Promo Clip 1979) 18 - If You Want Blood (Promo Clip 1979) 19 - Girls Got Rhythm (TV Appearance 1980) 20 - Highway to Hell (TV Appearance 1980) Disc 2 01 - Hells Bells (Promo Clip 1980) 02 - Back in Black (Promo Clip 1980) 03 - What Do You Do for Money Honey (Promo Clip 1980) 04 - Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution (Promo Clip 1980) 05 - Let's Get it Up (Live 1981) 06 - For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) (Live 1983) 07 - Flick of the Switch (Promo Clip 1983) 08 - Nervous Shakedown (Promo Clip 1983) 09 - Fly on the Wall (Promo Clip 1985) 10 - Danger (Promo Clip 1985) 11 - Sink the Pink (Promo Clip 1985) 12 - Stand Up (Promo Clip 1985) 13 - Shake Your Foundations (Promo Clip 1985) 14 - Who Made Who (Promo Clip1986) 15 - You Shook Me All Night Long (Promo Clip1986) 16 - Heatseeker (Promo Clip 1988) 17 - That's the Way I Wanna Rock N Roll (Promo Clip 1988) 18 - Thunderstruck (Promo Clip 1990) 19 - Money Talks (Promo Clip 1990) 20 - Are You Ready (Promo Clip 1991) LINK
Adrian Gurvitz is an English singer, musician and songwriter. Gurvitz is mostly known for the 1982 worldwide hit ballad "Classic". This is in total contrast to his first chart success in 1968, as the lead guitarist/singer with the band, The Gun. The Gun's only UK Singles Chart success was "Race With The Devil". A song that was revived in the early 80s by a cover version from female hard rock band, Girlschool. Although billed as a "psychedelic/crossover" band, "Race With The Devil" saw The Gun succeed with an experiment based on a mixture of orchestration and hard rock. Gurvitz was also the lead guitarist in the band Three Man Army, (together with his brother Paul Gurvitz). Their album, Third Of A Lifetime (1971), predominantly featured a selection of hard-driven blues tracks such as "Butter Queen", but also featured the melodic instrumental title track. Adrian Gurvitz also recorded on a 1973 album with Buddy Miles. After Three Man Army split, the Gurvitz brothers teamed up with Ginger Baker to form The Baker Gurvitz Army. They released the albums Baker Gurvitz Army (1974), Elysian Encounter (1975) and Hearts on Fire (1976), on which they added vocalist Snips from the band Sharks. After this they joined with Graeme Edge for two albums for Threshold - Kick Off Your Muddy Boots (1975) and Paradise Ballroom (1977).
01 - No Fears In The Night 02 - Living Ain't Easy Without You 03 - Hello New York 04 - Your Dream 05 - Classic 06 - Breakdown 07 - No-One Can Take Your Place 08 - End The Story
10,000 Maniacs is a United States-based alternative rock band, which formed in 1981 and continues to be active with various line-ups. The band was formed as Still Life in 1981 in Jamestown, New York, by Dennis Drew (keyboards), Steve Gustafson (bass), Chet Cardinale (drums), Robert Buck (guitar), and Teri Newhouse (Buck's ex-wife and vocalist). Gustafson invited Natalie Merchant, who was 17 at the time, to do some vocals. John Lombardo who was in a band called The Mills (along with brother guitarist/vocalists Mark Liuzzo and Paul Liuzzo and drummer Mike Young) and used to play occasionally with Still Life, was invited to join permanently on guitar and vocals. Newhouse and Cardinale left the band in July, and Merchant became the main singer. Various drummers came and left. The band changed its name to Burn Victims and then to 10,000 Maniacs after the low-budget horror movie Two Thousand Maniacs!. The Wishing Chair is the major-label debut album by 10,000 Maniacs. The album was released in 1985 by Elektra Records. Recorded in London, the album was not a commercial blockbuster, but received mostly favorable reviews and brought the band more visibility than their previous independent releases had. A live concert video of "Scorpio Rising" was produced and received a moderate amount of airplay on MTV.
01 - Can't Ignore The Train 02 - Scorpio Rising 03 - Just As The Tide Was A Flowing 04 - Lilydale 05 - Back O' The Moon 06 - Maddox Table 07 - The Colonial Wing 08 - Grey Victory 09 - Among The Americans 10 - Everyone A Puzzle Lover 11 - Cotton Alley 12 - Daktari 13 - My Mother The War 14 - Tension Makes A Tangle 15 - Arbor Day
3 Doors Down is an American post-grunge band from Escatawpa, Mississippi, formed in 1997. The band consists of Brad Arnold (vocals), Matt Roberts (guitar/vocals), Todd Harrell (bass), Chris Henderson (guitar), and Greg Upchurch (drums/percussion/vocals). The band rose to national fame with their first single, "Kryptonite", which charted in the top three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The band then signed onto Universal Records and released their debut album, The Better Life, in 2000. The album was the 11th-best-selling album of the year and was certified 6x platinum in the United States. Their second album, Away from the Sun, (2002) continued the band's success; it debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200 chart and went multiplatinum in the United States like its predecessor. 01 - When I'm Gone 02 - Away From The Sun 03 - The Road I'm On 04 - Ticket To Heaven 05 - Running Out Of Days 06 - Here Without You 07 - I Feel You 08 - Dangerous Game 09 - Changes 10 - Going Down In Flames 11 - Sarah Yellin' 12 - This Time LINK
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums. The latest line-up features Puscifer and Ashes Divide live bassist Matt McJunkins, former guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha; and session drummer Josh Freese, who is best known for his work with Nine Inch Nails, Devo, and The Vandals. Despite having a varied cast since inception, the stylistic content of the songs has remained consistent with Howerdel as composer, and Keenan penning the lyrics. Thirteenth Step is the second studio album by A Perfect Circle, released under Compact Disc format on September 16, 2003. It was a major success reaching the #2 position on the Billboard 200 in its premiere week, selling over 231,000 copies and staying on the charts for 78 weeks. The RIAA certified it as gold on November 4, 2003 and as platinum on March 24, 2006. The first single from the album was "Weak and Powerless", followed by "The Outsider" and "Blue". The tracks have their remixed versions on a 2004 remix album aMotion.
01 - The Package 02 - Weak And Powerless 03 - The Noose 04 - Blue 05 - Vanishing 06 - A Stranger 07 - The Outsider 08 - Crimes 09 - The Nurse Who Loved Me 10 - Pet 11 - Lullaby 12 - Gravity
Beat-styled harmony-pop group from Texas, formed in 1980 while attending a Dallas area high school. They gigged at all the punk/new wave clubs in the area. Terry Tutor (all guitars, piano and vocals), Larry Tutor (bass guitar, vocals) and Robert Dill (drums, glockenspiel, vocals). The band recorded this stuff in the early 80's and the whole "'64-'67" thing is a parody/homage to '60s garage band rock. The band is still active in Los Angeles as The Bordersnakes. 01 - Can't Sleep At Night 02 - Close My Eyes 03 - Love For Real 04 - Here Comes My Baby 05 - Second Time 06 - Take A Giant Step 07 - Sometime In The Afternoon 08 - Miss Question Mark 09 - Real Kids 10 - I Know You Too Well 11 - The Promise 12 - You Said That 13 - Test Of Time 14 - Don't Doubt It LINK
One of the pivotal '70s pop bands, Badfinger released a number of highly praised albums on the Apple and Warner Bros. labels. But the original band never released a live album during its time together, and Day After Day is a long-overdue document of the original Badfinger's in-concert power. Day After Day includes two of Badfinger's greatest hits, "Day After Day," and "Baby Blue," along with many highlights of the Apple albums. Recorded in 1974 at the Cleveland Agora, the album captures Badfinger's last tour featuring all four original members: guitarists Joey Molland and Pete Ham, bassist Mike Gibbins, and drummer Tom Evans. 01 - Sometimes 02 - I Don't Mind 03 - Blind Owl 04 - Give It Up 05 - Constitution 06 - Baby Blue 07 - Name Of The Game 08 - Day After Day 09 - Timeless 10 - I Can't Take It LINK
Five-piece from Galt, Ontario formed in 1970 from the remnants of the R & B cover band FJ And The Impressions which included bassist Mike Gingrich and organ player Ron Baumtrog. Amish started out playing cover versions of McKenna-Mendelson Mainline, The Modern Rock Quartet, The Doors and James Gang songs. The band's manager, Bill Gefross, brought them to the attention of US label Sussex Records where Motown producer Dennis Coffey and Mike Theodore, both staff producers for Sussex, took the band into GM Studios in East Detroit to record. Guitarist Botts was a draft dodger from the Viet Nam War and couldn't return to the United States to record so session guitarist Joe Gutz performed on the album instead. Their self-titled debut was distributed through Buddah Records in 1972. The album contains a remake of Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy". The original song "Down The Road" was intended as a 7" release with the non-LP track "Upon My Leavin'", but the label never issued it. Ron Baumtrog (keyboard), Doug Stagg (vocals), Richard Botts (guitar), Mike Gingrich (bass), and Jack Byrne (drums).(Canadian Pop Encyclopedia)
01 - Sad Girl 02 - Black Lace Woman 03 - Wise Man 04 - Help Me 05 - I Don't Need Nobody 06 - Dear Mr. Fantasy 07 - The Sea 08 - Down The Road
American Eagle were Greg Beck (guitar-vocals), Gene Hubbard (organ-piano-piano bass-vocals), Robert Lowery (vocals), and Fred Zuefeldt (drums-vocals). The group’s roots go back to the Seattle Washington area where Greg Beck and Fred Zuefeldt were members of the Viceroys, who also included future Raider Jim "Harpo” Valley, prior to this recording, the group recorded an album for Lee Hazlewood’s LHI label as Surprise Package releasing "Free Up” in 1968. They released this album about a year after the dissolution of the Package in the fall of 1969. Where the emphasis was on psychedelia on the previous album, here the band covers straightforward rock with a slight gospel rural feel to it. Highlights are "On The Rack” and a fine version of the Moody Blues’ "Nights In White Satin” that recalls the Vanilla Fudge. (JD-RT66)
01 - Gospel 02 - On The Rack 03 - Heading For Defiance 04 - Nights In White Satin 05 - Family 06 - Paper Box 07 - Draw The Line 08 - My Song 09 - So Satisfied
A short-lived hard rock outfit, Ancient Grease were actually a band named Strawberry Dust from Neath in South Wales. This album was a collaboration between a few people from the hippyer band Eyes of Blue and Stawberry Dust. Gareth 'Morty' Mortimer - vocals, Jack Bass - bass, John 'Pugwash' Weathers - drums, Graham Williams - guitar, Phil Ryan - keyboards and Gary Pickford Hopkins - vocals. Women & Children First was released in 1970, but the band was renamed Ancient Grease by record producer Lou Reizner. 01 - Freedom Train 02 - Don't Want 03 - Odd Song 04 - Eagle Song 05 - Where The Snow Lies Forever 06 - Mother Grease The Cat 07 - Time To Die 08 - Prelude To A Blind Man 09 - Mystic Mountain 10 - Women And Children First 11 - Freedom Train (Alt.Take) LINK
Aliotta-Haynes-Jeremiah was an American rock group from the early 1970s. This Chicago (West Allis Wisconsin) trio was originally comprised of bassist Mitch Aliotta, drummer Ted Aliotta and guitarist Skip Haynes. Ted left after their debut album to be replaced by pianist John Jeremiah. They scored a popular regional hit (Chicago area) in 1971 with the single and album "Lake Shore Drive," a homage to the famed lakefront highway in Chicago, and also to LSD, a hallucinogen. This is the 1st LP by this psych folk outfit. Sometimes reminding late 60s Byrds,a bit Pearls Before Swine in parts. Mitch Aliotta was bassist/vocalist from bands "Proper Strangers", and "Rotary Connection" 01 - Long Time Gone 02 - Poppa Song 03 - Leavin' Chicago 04 - Tomorrow's Another Day 05 - For Eddy 06 - Brother's Keeper 07 - With My Eyes Closed 08 - One Night Stand LINK
Alexis Korner was a pioneering blues musician and broadcaster who has sometimes been referred to as "the Founding Father of British Blues". A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1960s, Korner was instrumental in bringing together various English blues musicians. Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner was born in Paris to an Austrian father and Greek mother, and spent his childhood in France, Switzerland, and North Africa. He arrived in London in 1940 at the start of the Second World War. One memory of his youth was listening to a record by black pianist Jimmy Yancey during a German air raid. He said, "From then on all I wanted to do was play the blues." Korner's Bootleg Him! compiles material from roughly the first decade of the artist's career, ranging from the early 1960s through the early 1970s. 01 - She Fooled Me 02 - I'm A Hoochie Coochie Man 03 - Yellow Dog Blues 04 - I Wonder Who 05 - Dee 06 - Oh Lord, Don' Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb On Me 07 - Rockin' 08 - Honesty 09 - I Got A Woman 10 - Mighty-Mighty Spade & Whitey 11 - Corinna Corinna 12 - Operator (Feat. Robert Plant) 13 - The Love You Save 14 - Jesus Is Just Alright 15 - That's All 16 - Evil Hearted Woman 17 - Clay House Inn 18 - Love Is Gonna Go 19 - Sunrise 20 - Hellhound On My Trail LINK
