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  Rock Band Name Origins at WHAT'S IN A NAME
When Jimmy formed his own band, he remembered this and thought "Lead Zeppelin" would be good, both from that conversation and the heavy/light contradiction similar to the band named IRON BUTTERFLY.
PROCOL HARUM - terrific art rock band was named by lyricist Keith Reid - a term he thought to be Arabic for "beyond that which is" - also the name of his cat.
Band member Michael Stipe has said that this is not why the band picked the name.
library.thinkquest.org /4626/rock.htm   (5591 words)

  
 if you took every rock band ever and put them in a battle of the bands, the who would - Beastie Boys Message Board
the reason rock and roll circus' release was delayed by like 30 years was cause mick and the boys weren't happy with their performance at all.
Jimi Hendrix's band if he plays a respectable solo and not a boring 20 minute Wa Wa one would win because that guys got amazing talent and charisma that pretty much anyone would be able to see from the moon, and from 90s onward maybe Smashing pumpkins might get to the semi or quarter finals.
Arcade Fire is one modern band that might get a long way, some of their songs are huge and they have like 10 people on stage all banging away on instuments going crazy and singing at the top of their voices...yeah actually I'll just go with Arcade Fire
www.beastieboys.com /bbs/showthread.php?t=66998&goto=nextnewest   (1551 words)

  
  BBC NEWS | England | Suffolk | Rock band The Darkness to reform
The three remaining members of the rock act, from Lowestoft, Suffolk, have announced that they have begun work recording a new album.
They went on to win three Brit Awards in 2004 and looked set to cement their place as one of the biggest bands in the world.
Hawkins was admitted to The Priory last August and two months later announced he had quit the band.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/suffolk/6383935.stm   (265 words)

  
  burn help: Favourite rock band everyone? - Help.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rock group (or rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music.
Deriving its name from the musical style which was its immediate progenitor, rock and roll, the type of music played by rock groups has its roots deeply steeped in both rock and roll, and its immediate forebear, rhythm and blues.
Other instruments deployed within the context of a rock band include the electric violin (as used by Curved Air, Dave Matthews Band or Yellowcard), the kettle drum (as played by Butch Trucks of The Allman Brothers Band), and the flute (as played by Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull), among others.
help.com /post/51529-favourite-rock-band-everyone   (843 words)

  
  Rock band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music.
Deriving its name from the musical style which was its immediate progenitor, rock and roll, the type of music played by rock groups has its roots deeply steeped in both rock and roll, and its immediate forebear, rhythm and blues.
Later in the 1960s, rock bands such as The Who, Pink Floyd and Hawkwind experimented with electric organs and synthesizers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rock_band   (396 words)

  
 Rock band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music.
Deriving its name from the musical style which was its immediate progenitor, rock and roll, the type of music played by rock bands has its roots deeply steeped in both rock and roll, and its immediate forebear, rhythm and blues.
Many early rock bands were in the vanguard of psychedelic music and the complexities arising largely led to rock music becoming a generic term broader than "rock and roll".
www.moorpark.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Rock_band   (301 words)

  
 Rock and roll - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rock and roll (also spelled rock 'n' roll, especially in its first decade), is a genre of music that emerged as a defined musical style in the Southern United States in the 1950s, and quickly spread to the rest of the country, and the world (rhythm sample).
As a result, "rock and roll" now has two distinct meanings: either traditional rock and roll in the 1950s style, or later rock and even pop music which may be very far from traditional rock and roll (rhythm sample).
Rock and roll emerged as a defined musical style in America in the 1950s, though elements of rock and roll can be heard in rhythm and blues records as far back as the 1920s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rock_and_roll   (2516 words)

  
 Christian rock band: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rock and roll (also spelled rock n roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often...
Jars of clay is a four-member christian rock band formed at greenville college in greenville, il....
Switchfoot is a united states christian rock and alternative rock band that rose to mainstream prominence in the mid-2000s....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/christian_rock_band.htm   (985 words)

  
 CNN.com - So you wanna be a rock star? Unique school can help - March 30, 2002
Kitzman, 11, is a student at the Paul Green School of Rock Music in Philadelphia (his mom did the haircut), and he's playing at one of the regular student shows.
In the age of Britney, 'N Sync and J Lo, Green is pushing old-fashioned rock 'n' roll.
Rock School aims to give kids the basics -- scales, chords, rhythm and breathing exercises -- but the real focus is on performing.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/03/30/rock.school.ap   (774 words)

  
 Top 10 Rock Band Logos - Intuitive Designs
It was a version of a former logo that had been designed with the purpose of marking the flight-cases of the band in order to identify them easily during their tours.
But, not satisfied with his work, Roger Dean decided to create a new version for the band's following album "Close To The Edge", which became the famous trade-mark for the band and was used in most of their discography.
The design of the logo was part of a decision from the band to project the band visually by using the comic style and sci-fi costumes and make-up that made them worldly famous.
www.intuitivedesigns.net /top-10-rock-band-logos   (3321 words)

  
 Who was the best rock band of the '80s? - By Dan Kois - Slate Magazine
You can tell a lot about a band by how they tell their own story.
R.E.M.'s Berry had amicably left the commercially floundering band after suffering an aneurysm onstage during a concert.
Meanwhile, U2 is on top of the rock heap again—a brand as much as a band, representing both sincerity and success.
www.slate.com /id/2153184   (1142 words)

  
 rock band
Rock Bands have had a pretty good track record with charity over the years.
Each band played for the charity which I believe was to benefit the hungry people of an african nation.
Rock bands have been doing this sort of thing for a long time.
www.typhoonferri.com /rockband   (424 words)

  
 Rock Candy Band Homepage
Rock Candy is a tasteful, professional three-piece band from Phoenix whose repertoire consists of music from the 50s to present day, and includes all genres of music such as classic rock, dance, R and B, blues, country and top 40s.
" rock band, our music level is such that you don't have to shout to hold a conversation.
Three lead singers and three-part harmony along with our wide range of music selections (just request a song!) make Rock Candy a fun, unique, in-demand band, ready to play your next special event.
www.rockcandyband.com /index.html   (91 words)

  
 Sixty 8 - Colorado Springs' most kick-ass rock band
Colorado Springs Hard Rock Band Sixty 8 is a new band with vintage flavor.
Sixty 8's band memeber's declare allegiance to all different kinds of rock, like 70's classic rock, 80's hair-bands, and even grunge.
managed to create a style that celebrates the best of all their favorite rock genres, while still retaining that ever so fresh scent of...
www.sixty8band.com /index.html   (131 words)

  
 Music games won't be solo gigs anymore - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rock Band "takes the core premise of Guitar Hero and expands it tenfold," says Alex Rigopulos, co-founder of Harmonix, which developed the game and the Karaoke Revolution games.
MTV is supplying creative and financial support to Rock Band's development, as well as helping make deals with various music publishers.
The popular game is teaming with MTV for Rock Band, which includes drums, two guitars and a microphone.
www.usatoday.com /tech/gaming/2007-04-01-rock-band_N.htm   (505 words)

  
 Walrus Rides Tide of Rock and Roll Resurgence with CD of 11 New Rock Classics   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Walrus, an 11-year-old Bellingham, Wash., band that has been energizing nightclubs and community festivals in the Pacific Northwest with pinpoint covers of the Beatles, Eagles, Queen and other rock and roll bands, is about to release its first CD of 11 new rock classics.
Shea, one of the original members of the band, thinks that may be the result of new rock clubs opening all over the country and concerts featuring legendary rockers such as Rod Stewart, fueling the demand for the type of music most of the 50-something crowd grew up on.
Riding a tide of a rock and roll renaissance, this Pacific Northwest classic rock band has 11 new rock classics for music lovers of all ages.
www.prweb.com /releases/rock_music/new_song/prweb459912.htm   (1237 words)

  
 SoundClick artist: Re-Hab The Punk Rock Band - rehabpunk, Re-Hab is a UK Punk Rock trio from Telford in Shropshire ...
Gaz "drummer" came up with the band name, so we called our selves Re-Hab for a while until we found out there is a Hip Hop band with the same name, so instead of changing the name that people know us as, we added on "The Punk-Rock Band" to keep it.
For a long time Will wanted to start his own band, playing the style of Punk-Rock he was into, as he'd been in other bands playing 3 chord Pop-Rock songs about girls which was becoming boring on the playing side and was too dull to jump around to.
The band was quickly gaining a reputation for being an up-beat and entertaining band to watch and listen to, but it wasn't long before Jon had to end his time in the band after permanently joining Re-Hab around Christmas 2002 because of increasing commitments with his original band.
www.soundclick.com /rehabthepunkrockband   (1002 words)

  
 Rock Prophets - Indy Christian Rock Band - Using Secular Rock, Pop, Country, Praise and Worship, and Rocked Up Hymns
the band in 1999, is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church.
In 2000 I entered a Classic Rock Band and was on my way to Rock-n-Roll again.
This Band is For Him and I can speak for the rest of the Band when I say, That’s what drives us.
www.rockprophets.net /rockpro1b.html   (1071 words)

  
 rock,band - TV.com
Crossfade is rock band formerly known as The Nothing from Columbia, South Carolina.
They released their first album in 2004 which was unsuccessful and a few months later they tried giving fame a go with a second short album which was also unsuccessful.
Hinder is a rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma signed under Universal Records.
www.tv.com /index.php?type=42&action=get_items_for_tag&qs=rock,band   (517 words)

  
 Jrad Rock Band Long Island New York
This power rock quartet was the perfect first act for us to test the boundaries of the new studio.
Although the band is no stranger to playing with celebrities, as they have share stages with all the big names in rock: Asia, Twisted Sister, Zebra, Brett Michaels and many others, as well as played all the sweet venues like the Crazy Donkey, Patchogue Theatre, and Brookhaven Amphitheatre.
The band has an older CD recorded but are currently recording at Audio Magick a new full length which should be available later this Spring or early Summer.
www.jradrocks.com /press.cfm   (962 words)

  
 Rock Band: Harmonix, MTV, EA To Bring Us Rock Band - Kotaku
Band Brothers, except less likely to be purchased.
In the USA Today article, they bands that they list are mentioned as being in "current games", so I'm not sure that's actually a tentative lineup for the new one.
I wonder if Rock Band isn't announced for it because they're working on "Rockin' in the Mushroom Kingdom" and want the first party game to come out initially.
kotaku.com /gaming/rock-band/harmonix-mtv-ea-to-bring-us-rock-band-248792.php   (4126 words)

  
 Reviews
The third independent album of the band “For Your Inner Angry Child” was released in 2003 and after that it was fully edited and repackaged by Centerline Entertainment and re-released after almost 2 years.
The band does not try to copy the music that those bands were playing in the 80s but rather it manages to give a fresh breathe on those 80s elements and the final result is more than good.
Yes, they are influenced from bands such as Kiss, Guns N’ Roses and in general by the American 80s hard rock music but the very few gothic influences doesn’t make a gothic rock band or something like that.
www.grande-rock.com /reviews.htm   (4035 words)

  
 U2 The Complete Encyclopedia - completely revised and expanded edition of book about rock band U2
U2 The Complete Encyclopedia - completely revised and expanded edition of book about rock band U2 Here at last is the book that all completists, fans and U2 reference hounds have been waiting for.
Fully up-to-date, it documents the band's historical details from their early days in Dublin, to the current acclaimed world tour.
Compiler Mark Chatterton has continued to assemble the most exhaustive U2 database, as the band cemented their worldwide success into 2003, completing the massive Elevation tour and their unprecedented triumph at the Grammy awards.
www.safpublishing.com /store/pages/html/u2_book.htm   (426 words)

  
 Rock Groups
Critics of this era in Irish rock might suggest that one of the downsides of the reporting on the Dublin scene in publications like Spotlight, gave an undue amount of press dedicated "up and coming rock bands" that were no more than "garage bands" (i.e., here today and gone tomorrow).
Bands like the Boomtown Rats (based in England), The Undertones (Belfast) and Stiff Little Fingers (Belfast) led the charge in 1977-78, taking their places alongside punk contemporaries like the Clash and Sex Pistols.
Of course, one of the drawbacks of having its own publication was the continuing problem distinguishing true rock talent with amateur "wannabee" rock bands that literally did little but rehearse, constantly switch members and play the occasional gig.
www.irish-showbands.com /rock_bands.htm   (1870 words)

  
 Rodan The Rock Band - The Band   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A lady she may be, but 27 year old Lorraine ain't afraid to get her hands dirty in the seedy underworld that is the Belfast indie rock scene.
Ruairi "something for the ladies" McGreevy is a former Mafiosa who these days prefers to rock like a hog on heat.
Paul is a 27 year old trained Samurai who loves to rock in his spare time.
www.eclipseni.com /rodan/band.html   (233 words)

  
 Hollow Rock String Band   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bands are for but a while, but circles and tunes are forever.
As all these bands recorded, the tunes found their way everywhere--I saw a Fuzzy Mountain String Band album in the bookshelf of Israel Young, a folk expatriate who'd hired the Red Clay Ramblers to play in Stockholm in 1977.
Bertram Levy was a member of that band and carried the tunes off to the West Coast in 1968.
redclayramblers.tripod.com /hrsb.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Recent Updates of The Band WWW pages
The Levon Helm Band will be performing at The 18th Annual WFAN Radiothon which will take place at the Hard Rock Cafe in NYC, on April 12th and April 13th.
Robbie Robertson is quoted saying that a reunion of The Band "will never happen." This article is a shortened version of the Canadian Press article by the same author that appeared last week, where Robertson also says he "would be open to working with Helm again." Thanks to Serge Daniloff for sending us the link.
Artists, friends, or others who'd like to be considered for Band Bites and who have a legitimate (and verifiable) Band connection may contact Carol directly by emailing her at Carol@rickdanko.net.
theband.hiof.no /updates.html   (3902 words)

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