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Artist: The Borrowers
Artist: Borrowed Angels
Artist: Bill Borrows
Artist: Beg Borrow & Steal
Artist: A Borrowed Life
Artist: The Beatles
So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced... [+] Read More
Artist: Common
Common (originally Common Sense) was a highly influential figure in rap's underground during the '90s, keeping the sophisticated lyrical technique and flowing syncopations of jazz-rap alive in an era when commercial gangsta rap was threatening to obliterate everything in its path. His literate, intelligent, nimbly performed rhymes and political... [+] Read More
Artist: Nickelback
Canada's Nickelback started life as a cover band in Hanna, 215 kilometers northeast of Calgary. Eventually, they tired of playing other people's songs, and singer/guitarist Chad Kroeger put together a collection of original songs, borrowed money from his stepfather, and went to Vancouver to record the band in a friend's studio. Based on the... [+] Read More
Artist: The Rolling Stones
By the time the Rolling Stones began calling themselves the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band in the late '60s, they had already staked out an impressive claim on the title. As the self-consciously dangerous alternative to the bouncy Merseybeat of the Beatles in the British Invasion, the Stones had pioneered the gritty, hard-driving blues-based... [+] Read More
Artist: The Chemical Brothers
The act with the first arena-sized sound in the electronica movement, the Chemical Brothers united such varying influences as Public Enemy, Cabaret Voltaire, and My Bloody Valentine to create a dance-rock-rap fusion which rivalled the best old-school DJs on their own terms -- keeping a crowd of people on the floor by working through any number... [+] Read More
Artist: Synthetic Fascination
Having dabbled in synthesizers for years and growing up with strong influences borrowed from many of the first generation of electronic bands. Stephen Steighner of Synthetic Fascination has the ability to express a unique style of electronic music. [+] Read More
Artist: Oasis
Oasis shot from obscurity to stardom in 1994, becoming one of Britain's most popular and critically acclaimed bands of the decade; along with Blur and Suede, they are responsible for returning British guitar pop to the top of the charts. Led by guitarist/songwriter Noel Gallagher, the Manchester quintet adopts the rough, thuggish image of the... [+] Read More
Artist: Heliodoro Paiva
Both of Paiva's parents served in the Portuguese court; accordingly, it is thought that he received an excellent education. He was associated with the monastery of S. Cruz in Coimbra for the majority of his musical career. There he was an instrumentalist, singer and organist who was skilled in the art of illumination. Paiva composed a number of... [+] Read More
Artist: Radiohead
Radiohead was one of the few alternative bands of the early '90s to draw heavily from the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2's early albums. But the band internalized that epic sweep, turning it inside out to tell tortured, twisted tales of angst and alienation. Vocalist Thom Yorke's pained lyrics were brought to life by the group's... [+] Read More
Artist: Bingoboys
A '90s hip-hop/new wave trio of DJs from Vienna (Klaus Biedermann, Paul Pfab, and Helmut Wolfgruber), Bingoboys had two pop chart entries in 1991 with "How to Dance" and "Borrowed Love." ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Diane Witherspoon
Jazz vocalist Diane Witherspoon has a soulful, personal sound that borrows elements of gospel and blues. After touring internationally for many years, she released her 1999 debut album You May Never Know on Koch Records. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Alphaville
The simple, synth-based Europop of Berlin's Alphaville borrowed heavily from the textures and drama of Ultravox and was essentially a showcase for the over-the-top, Bryan Ferry-influenced vocals of Marian Gold; the early lineup also featured Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens, but membership fluctuated over most of the group's career. Alphaville... [+] Read More
Artist: MC Hammer
There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop audience. Armed with a flamboyant wardrobe (particularly his trademark baggy parachute pants) and a raft of sampled hooks lifted straight from their sources, Hammer's talents as a dancer and showman far exceeded his technique... [+] Read More
Artist: Shocking Blue
With a catchy guitar riff borrowed from "Pinball Wizard," this Dutch group had a worldwide hit in late 1969 with "Venus," which was later covered by Bananarama. After that they never had much success outside Europe, but they generated enough hits in enough parts of the world to warrant a compilation on Rhino Records. ~ Dan Heilman, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Parade of Losers
Four disillusioned Gen-Xers formed the hardcore band Parade of Losers and began playing clubs around Los Angeles, showcasing pissed-off tracks like "I Hate Myself," "Sux 2 B U" and "People Suck." After borrowing money to record an album at Sound City in Van Nuys, Da Skunk (vocals, bass), A-Man (guitar, vocals), Loopiss (guitar) and Ruby (drums)... [+] Read More
Artist: Kansas City 5, 6 & 7
In the late '30s, some musicians who worked for Count Basie borrowed the name of Elmer Snowden's band that had played more than a decade earlier and recorded some of the best small ensemble jazz of the '30s and '40s. Basie himself revived the name in his later years. In 1977, he gathered some old friends together to record such songs as "Just at... [+] Read More
Artist: Michael Cavendish
An English composer of madrigals and airs. Many of the songs that Cavendish composed include lute accompaniment but are reminiscent of viol accompaniments. His melodic lines were pleasant and seemingly popular and he had a penchant for inserting triple timed measures into otherwise duple-metered verses. A great deal of borrowing occurred both in... [+] Read More
Artist: Michael East
A great deal of the music composed by this musician was published and printed. The body of his compositions were contained in seven books and include madrigals, consort songs, instrumental pieces with an emphasis on the viol and sacred compositions. East's collections are not innovative and he often borrowed texts as well as musical lines from... [+] Read More
Artist: Henry Eccles
Sometimes referred to as junior he was undoubtedly related to Henry Eccles the father of John Eccles. Henry was a composer and violinist whose performance for the Duke d'Aumont took him to Paris. In 1720 he composed 12 violin sonatas having borrowed numerous movements from the music of Valentini. Perhaps Henry was in service to the King of... [+] Read More
Artist: Jacob van Eyck
"Euterpe" and "Der fluyten lust-hof" were the important musical collections and compositions of this composer, carilloner and recordist. The latter was a collection of 144 descant recorder works comprised of variations and melodies (some of the strains were borrowed from the Genevan Psalter). Eyck also realized that there was a direct... [+] Read More
