Although Holly had already begun to become disillusioned with Norman Petty before meeting Maria Elena, it was through her and her aunt Provi, the head of Latin American music at Peer-Southern, that he began to fully realize what was going on with his manager, who was paying the band's royalties into his own company's account.

Although Hole's sound changed over the course of the band's career, the pretty / ugly dynamic has often been noted as a consistent theme in Love's music, most prominently in Hole's first two studio albums.

Although it did not achieve the same levels of commercial success as the band's later releases ( it reached # 73 on the Billboard 200 ), it has been hailed by many fans and critics as Dream Theater's masterpiece and the band's defining album.

Although Parsons was an equal contributor to the band, he was not regarded as a full member of The Byrds by the band's record label, Columbia Records.

Although they remained commercially and critically successful, in the later 1970s, the band's output and touring schedule were limited by the personal difficulties and circumstances of the members.

Although it debuted at No. 4, and in spite of a live performance at the American Music Awards, the album was a commercial failure, due in part to the band's label's lack of support.

Although the rest of the band's line-up remained stable, REO Speedwagon switched lead vocalists three times for their first three albums.

Although partly a return to the band's heavier punk roots, the album featured a typically idiosyncratic mixture of musical styles which included a country and western style Johnny Cash pastiche / homage " I Hate You ".

Although the majority of the band's material was written and performed by Gary Barlow, Williams did perform lead vocals on their first Top Ten hit " Could It Be Magic ", " I Found Heaven ", and " Everything Changes ".

Although sceptical of Albarn's new manifesto for the band, Balfe gave assent for the band's choice of Andy Partridge of the band XTC to produce their follow-up to Leisure.

Although the album could not match the sales of their previous albums in the UK, Blur became the band's most successful internationally.

Although Rabin and Squire initially shared lead vocals, Trevor Horn was brought into the project as a potential singer, but subsequently changed roles in order to become the band's producer.

Although he had remained part of the band's live performances after the band's creative direction shifted from the brooding love songs that he specialized in, an emerging drinking problem, compounded by the evolution of the polarized Kantner / Slick and Kaukonen / Casady cliques, had finally left him the odd man out.

Although many of their previous albums, including Pleasure to Kill ( 1986 ), were quite popular in the United States, Kreator did not experience major American commercial success until the 2009 release of their twelfth studio album, Hordes of Chaos, which peaked at number 165 on the Billboard 200 and debuted at No. 16 on the Media Control Charts, the band's highest ever chart position in Germany.

Although the band's early demo recordings displayed a funk rock sound, the band's first album Core was a straightforward display of hard rock.

Although Martin enjoyed traveling and performing onstage with Menudo, he found the band's busy schedule and strict managing to be exhausting and later reflected that the experience " cost " him his childhood.

Although the album is largely devoted to the band's previous work, it also includes Glass Harp's take on several songs from Phil's solo career such as " Tender Love ", " Chalice ", " From the Beginning " and a solo acoustic version of " The True Believers ".

Although the album is largely devoted to the band's previous work, it also includes Glass Harp's take on several songs from Phil's solo career such as " Tender Love ," " Chalice ," " From the Beginning " and a solo acoustic version of " The True Believers.

Although sceptical of Albarn's new manifesto for the band, Balfe gave assent for the band's choice of Andy Partridge of the band XTC to produce their follow-up to Leisure.

Although the album could not match the sales of their previous albums in the UK, Blur became the band's most successful internationally, particularly in the US, helped by the successful single, Song 2.

Although many of the band's albums have been underground hits, they never found larger commercial success.

Although exact details surrounding the band's demise are sparse, Navarro claimed on his website, in June 2004, that the reasons for the breakup were essentially the same as they were in 1991.

Although much of the attention focused on the power-hitting lineup, much of the club's success was due to a strong bullpen, as relievers Darren Holmes, Curt Leskanic, Steve Reed, and Bruce Ruffin all posted earned-run averages below 3. 40.

Although ( the original lineup of ) Love never played ' Forever Changes ' live, this didn't stop it influencing future generations of musicians.

Although its high price tag kept it out of the mainstream gaming market, a strong game lineup likely contributed to the cult status of the Neo Geo, enabling it to outlast the more popular Sega Mega Drive / Genesis.

Although many of Spector's s productions were credited to acts such as The Ronettes, The Crystals, the Righteous Brothers, the Paris Sisters and Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, in reality they were created using a crack team of top-rank Los Angeles session players ( now known as " The Wrecking Crew ") and often featured an interchangeable lineup of lead singers, including Ronnie Spector and Darlene Love.

Although he was a pitcher, the Padres wanted his powerful bat in the lineup and put him in right field, where he could still use his " rifle arm.

Although the new material was more accessible than the band's 1980s albums, in terms of playing it represented a partial return to the more unrestrained power-trio sound of the original lineup.

Although the 1979 full-size Marquis, Colony Park, and Grand Marquis survived downsizing without sacrificing rear-wheel drive, V8 engines, or significant market share, downsizing would prove disastrous for the mid-size Mercury lineup.

Although the Black Sabbath lineup is the same as 1981's Mob Rules, the musical direction is very different, a marked change from their previous material, particularly their previous album, TYR.

Although sold in the Ford car lineup, the Windstar followed a tradition set by its predecessor, the Aerostar, and did not have a Lincoln-Mercury counterpart, being completely unrelated to the Mercury Villager.

Although Nickelodeon adopted The Three Friends and Jerry into their lineup, many people thought it was not appropriate for children to watch.

Although the other models were executive cars, the Croma was marketed in the large family car segment, replacing the Fiat Argenta in the Fiat lineup.

Although Morgan played with distinction for Houston, the Astros wanted more power in their lineup.

Although the band was run democratically, and all members contributed music and / or arrangements, the presence of John Williams in the lineup was regarded as the band's biggest selling point ( and was emphasised in publicity ).

Although Green Jellÿ never officially broke up, the members of the band's core Cereal Killer / 333 lineup ( with the exception of Manspeaker ) gradually started going separate ways afterwards.

Although they have undergone several lineup changes, Stephen " Cat " Coore and Richard Daley have been constant members, and singer William " Bunny Rugs " Clarke has been with them since 1976, singing on all but their debut album.

Although no credit is given to the performers in the album's liner notes ( except " all songs written by the Vandals unless otherwise noted "), the band's 1989 lineup should be credited with making the original recordings used here, as it differed substantially from their 1999 incarnation.

Although guitarist Paul Hackman was killed in a tour bus accident in 1992, the surviving members of the 80s lineup reunited in 2009 for an album and continue to tour in 2011.

Although the band has undergone several changes in its lineup, the music remains an eclectic blend of rock and roll, blues, R & B, boogie, country, folk, gospel, soul, funk and jazz fusion influences.

Although it is technically a crossover vehicle, it is marketed by Ford as part of its traditional SUV lineup ( Escape, Explorer, Expedition ) rather than its separate crossover lineup ( Edge, Flex ).

Although Fox owns both KSAZ and KUTP ( now a MyNetworkTV station ), neither station aired the Saturday morning children's program block eventually known as 4Kids TV, which continued to air on KASW until Fox discontinued its programming agreement with 4Kids Entertainment and replaced the block with the Weekend Marketplace infomercial lineup ( which ended up on KAZT-CA ).

Although Astana under Bruyneel was very successful, with a lineup including Grand Tour winners Alberto Contador and Lance Armstrong, as well as runners-up Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden, the team was on the verge of financial collapse in May 2009.

Although the Aerostar was designed from a dedicated platform ( a first for an American minivan ), many of its components were borrowed from the Ford light-truck lineup ( from the Ranger / Bronco II ).

Although that specific lineup recorded only one studio album together — Beat the System in 1985 — Hartman, Volz, Kelly and Weaver were the heart of Petra's initial wave of success, recording More Power to Ya, Not of This World and Beat the System together before Volz's departure in 1986.