" The album's sound, which the singer identified as " plastic soul ", constituted a radical shift in style that initially alienated many of his UK devotees.

Warriors ( 1983 ) further developed Numan's jazz-influenced style and featured contributions from avant-garde musician Bill Nelson ( who fell out with Numan during recording and chose to be uncredited as the album's co-producer ) and saxophonist Dick Morrissey ( who would play on most of Numan's albums until 1991 ).

The album's five ' acid stamps ' and first track " Ah Feel like Ahcid " may underline this, while ' Smokin ' Stones ' is probably a ' pro comment ' on the contrasting rhythm and blues style of the Rolling Stones.

< blockquote class =" toccolours " style =" text-align: left ; width: 28 %; float: left ; margin: 10px 10px 5px 5px ; padding: 10px ; display: table ;"> Into the Music: " The album's last four songs, " Angelou ", " And the Healing Has Begun ", and " It's All in the Game / You Know What They're Writing About " are a veritable tour-de-force with Morrison summoning every vocal trick at his disposal from " Angelou's climactic shouts to the sexually-charged, half-mumbled monologue in " And the Healing Has Begun " to the barely audible whisper that is the album's final sound.

The album's darker style may be considered the antithesis of the happy and optimistic It.

While Motown staff balked at this unusual style fearing a lack of a hit record, Berry Gordy was impressed by the album's style, agreeing to release the album in this format.

) With Martin's guidance, the album's style was very different from America's first three efforts, as he enhanced America's acoustic sound with strings and brass.

One other song recorded during the sessions for Sound Magazine was " Warm My Soul ", which was also a leftover track, discarded because its acid-tinged gospel sound did not fit in with the album's easy listening style.

Their 1981 album High ' n ' Dry was produced by Robert John " Mutt " Lange, who helped them begin to define their style, and the album's stand out track " Bringin ' On the Heartbreak " became one of the first metal videos played on MTV in 1982.

For example, Eric Clapton cites the album's roots rock style as what convinced him to quit Cream, and pursue the styles of Blind Faith, Delaney and Bonnie, Derek and the Dominos and his debut album.

The release was intended to give them time to decide what their next album's style would be.

The contrast between Wallace's style of mixing, which involves ( among other things ) triggered samples ( leading to the album's distinctive half wood, half metal snare drum sound ), and Albini's style of recording, irritated Albini.

The album's eponymous leadoff single, " Blue ", became a Top 10 hit and Rimes gained national acclaim for her similarity to Patsy Cline's vocal style.

The band used the Decade of Aggression live album to give them time to decide the album's style.

The gatefold album cover, in a woodcut style designed by artist James Grashow, originally opened up like a children's pop-up book, so that a cut-out of the band's personnel stood up — evoking the album's title.

This concept was the group's reaction to the psychedelic space rock imagery associated with Pink Floyd at the time of the album's release ; the band wanted to explore all sorts of music without being limited to a particular image or style of performance.

The album's style was quite different than Better Than Raw as it had much darker sound, very tuned down guitars, and gruffer vocals.

Gill and Sherman clashed with Kiedis and Flea ; they continuously argued over music style, sound, and the album's production.

The album's sound-consisting largely of ballads and straight-forward rock songs-marked a notable shift in style from the group's previous recordings.

The album's style is arguably the most blues rock-oriented of the band's catalog.

Describing the album's musical style, The Quietus opined, " It had to sound passé, it had to be overdone ; if you're trying to bulldoze the shiny edifice of western pop culture, you can't do it tastefully or with subtlety, can you?

The album's three new songs, which were released as singles, were " Instinct ", " Not the Girl You Think You Are " and " Everything Is Good for You ", which featured backing vocals from Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.

The Jacksons ( previously The Jackson 5 ) did many disco songs from 1975 to 1980, including " Shake Your Body ( Down to the Ground )" ( 1978 ), " Blame it on the Boogie " ( 1978 ), and " Can You Feel It " ( 1980 )— all sung by Michael Jackson, whose 1979 solo album, Off the Wall, included several disco hits, including the album's title song, " Rock with You ", " Workin ' Day and Night ", and his second chart-topping solo hit in the disco genre, " Don't Stop ' til You Get Enough ".

The album's hard rock edge included conspicuous guitar contributions from Robert Fripp, Pete Townshend, Chuck Hammer and Tom Verlaine.

The album's rich acoustic sound initially received mixed reactions, with critics and fans surprised at the turn from the primarily electric arrangements of the first two albums, fuelling further hostility to the musical press.

Although the children are not shown from the front, the cover was controversial at the time of the album's release.

Rolling Stone summed up the album's myriad styles this way: " Everything from sleazy strip-show blues to cheesy waltzes to supercilious lounge lizardry is given spare, jarring arrangements using various combinations of squawking horns, bashed drums, plucked banjo, snaky double bass, carnival organ and jaunty accordion.

When being photographed for the album's cover, Potger was replaced by Ray – his day job with the Australian Broadcasting Commission ( ABC ) as a radio producer barred him from involvement in a commercial enterprise.

Despite the album's erratic lyrical content and instrumentation, the latter of which kept it away from mainstream audiences, Boys for Pele is Amos's most successful simultaneous transatlantic release, reaching # 2 on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Top 40 upon its release at the height of her fame.

Alternate mixes of this album's songs along with unreleased tracks from the sessions have appeared on later compilations.

Like Ain't Love Grand, the album's sound was fairly far removed from the band's punk origins, yet featured a punchy, energetic, hard-rocking roots rock sound that in many ways represented a more natural progression from their earlier sound than the previous record had.

Metal Rhythms sales were arguably confounded by the lack of strong promotion and IRS's inappropriate choices of singles ( the record label also changed the album's title to New Anger, changed the album colour shade from black to blue, and remixed several of its tracks for its American release against Numan's wishes ).

Among the album's twelve tracks was also a posthumous duet with Tupac Shakur that was assembled from the large cache of unreleased recordings done prior to his murder in 1996.

Proceeds from the album's sales benefited breast cancer research.

The album's second disc featured three live recordings from the Winterland Ballroom and one from the Fillmore.

The album's cover and in-sleeve photos were taken from the film, Tiger Bay, which starred Hayley Mills.

In an unconventional move, the group shot a video for the album's title track as a promotional tool for the band as a whole and not any specific song from the record.

In the end, after the album's recording, French was ejected from the band by Beefheart throwing him down a set of stairs with violence, telling him to " Take a walk, man " after not responding in a desired manner to a request to " play a strawberry " on the drums.

The album's cover artwork was photographed and designed by Cal Schenkel and shows Van Vliet wearing the raw head of a carp, bought from a local fish market and fashioned into a mask by Schenkel.

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It reflects on the story, as two friends-who seem to be at the top-drift away from each other and begin to despise each other, mirroring the bandmates ' turbulent relationship and eventual splitting of the band shortly after the album's release.

Some of the tracks had been previously available on compilations or as Japanese bonus tracks, but others had been shelved for years ( the earliest recording was from the Under the Influence sessions ) or were recorded immediately prior to the album's release.

In later years, Lennon stated that the album's title track was a sincere cry for help ; he regretted changing it from a downbeat, piano-driven ballad to an uptempo pop song, which was done only as a result of commercial pressures.