The resulting album, In Through the Out Door, exhibited sonic experimentation that again drew mixed reactions from critics.

In the UK the Madchester scene influenced the early sound of 1990s Britpop bands like Blur, and Oasis who drew on 1960s psychedelic pop and rock, particularly on the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants ( 2000 ).

On the EP, Francis drew upon his experiences in Puerto Rico, mostly in the songs " Vamos " and " Isla de Encanta "; the album included lyrics describing the poverty in Puerto Rico.

Despite the heavy influence he drew from American hip hop in his debut album, Maxinquaye, he fights against typical sexual representations by, for example, dressing as a woman on the side sleeve of his album cover.

Although much of the earlier Undertones material drew influence from punk rock and new wave, the Undertones also incorporated elements of rock, glam rock and post-punk into material released after 1979, before citing soul and Motown as the influence for the material released upon their final album.

This album, which drew inspiration from both soul and Motown, was produced by Mike Hedges, who had replaced Roger Bechirian as the Undertones ' producer following the 1981 release of Positive Touch.

For example, Elvis Costello recorded a version of Ono's song " Walking on Thin Ice ," the B-52's who drew from her early recordings covered " Don't Worry, Kyoko ( Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow )" ( shortening the title to " Don't Worry ") and Sonic Youth included a performance of Ono's early conceptual " Voice Piece for Soprano " in their experimental album SYR4: Goodbye 20th century.

David Sinclair, of the London Times, described in his book The Story of ZZ Top how Linden Hudson drew Billy's attention to the possibility of using a drum machine for the final recording of the Eliminator album.

* The Rich Kids had a hit song with, and an album named, " Ghosts of Princes in Towers " which made reference to the Princes and drew on rumours of their haunting the Tower of London.

Frank Zappa, a highly influential composer who drew his inspiration from a variety of musical styles and idioms, paid tribute to Dolphy in the instrumental " The Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue " ( on the 1970 album Weasels Ripped My Flesh ) and listed Dolphy as an influence on the liner notes for the Mothers ' first LP, Freak Out !.

He later drew both the Canadian and International covers for their next album Heavy, released October 2003.

His performances were featured prominently in the album and movie of the show and drew critical attention to his work.

Between 1974 and 1984, Crumb drew at least 17 album covers for Yazoo Records / Blue Goose Records, including those of the Cheap Suit Serenaders.

In 2011 he drew his third album cover for Eden and John's East River String Band " Be Kind To A Man When He's Down ", on which he also plays mandolin.

Well received by fans and critics alike, the album drew on various musical styles that demonstrated Glass Harp's many influences and individual talents.

Liturgy was a concept album that drew its inspiration, in part, from the Catholic liturgy.

Another song featured on the album was " 20 Years in the Dakota ", which discussed Yoko Ono's struggles as John Lennon's wife, a position which Love herself has been frequently compared to, due to the perception that Ono drew Lennon away from The Beatles and that Love drew Cobain away from Nirvana.

In production and arrangement the album drew inspiration from the pioneering use of the classical instrumentation by The Beatles to whom Pinder had introduced the Mellotron that year.

" The riff to " Good to Be Alive " drew a comparison to Chuck Berry while the musicianship on the album was praised.

Upon the release of their debut album, The Vines were hailed as " the second coming of Nirvana " by the British press ; their grungy sound was considered reminiscent of the Seattle scene circa 1991 and Nicholls ' erratic on-stage behavior and raw vocals drew comparisons between him and Kurt Cobain.

The album, featuring Jourgensen's electric guitar work on several tracks, drew mixed reviews, although the singles " Tin Omen " and " Worlock ", the latter of which paired a riff sampled from The Beatles ' " Helter Skelter " with a clip of Charles Manson singing the song, became enduring favorites among many fans.

Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 154 in " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ", stating that " people connected the dots between hip-hop and jazz -- both were revolutionary forms of black music based in improvisation and flow -- but A Tribe Called Quest's second album drew the entire picture.

Heavy metal band Iced Earth, released their 1996 album The Dark Saga which is based upon the comic book character Spawn, created by Todd McFarlane.

Critic Billy Altman, whose work has appeared in many publications including Entertainment Weekly and The New York Times, wrote the following for Amazon. com: " One of rock's most overlooked masterpieces, this third album by the L. A. folk-rock outfit led by inscrutable singer-songwriter Arthur Lee sounds as fresh and innovative today as it did upon its original release in 1968.

The Twilights, formed in Adelaide, also made the trip to London, recording a series of minor hits, absorbing the psychedelic scene, to return home to produce covers of Beatles ' songs, complete with sitar, and the concept album Once upon a Twilight ( 1968 ).

A month later, her fourth studio album, Robyn, became her first number-one album upon its release in Sweden.

These three efforts were among five original songs by Simon included on their first album for Columbia Records, Wednesday Morning, 3 A. M., which initially flopped upon its release on October 19, 1964.

Mercury Nashville's promotion of the album was based largely upon a series of music videos.

This album got the band some attention from the press ( namely NME, Sounds and Melody Maker ), and dropped most of their reliance upon the Theory of Obscurity.

Double album " Bath "/" Leaving Your Body Map " by avant-garde metal band maudlin of the Well was constructed based upon a parallel qabalistic Tree of Life structure.

Much of the material upon their first album had been performed regularly at The Casbah, and the band were able to record this album in the space of less than two weeks.

The songs on this album indicated a change in both musical and lyrical influences ; although the songs remained largely guitar-oriented, the band had written songs which focused upon the Troubles in Northern Ireland such as " Crisis of Mine ", " You're Welcome " and the single " It's Going To Happen!

The album garnered mixed reviews upon its release, with some critics praising its intensity and uniqueness while others bemoaned its comparative impenetrability.

The new album featured songs such as " I Will Dare ", which featured Buck playing lead guitar, " Androgynous ", with Westerberg on piano, and " Unsatisfied ", where, according to writer Michael Azerrad, Westerberg " had hit upon a moving new way to declare that he can't get no satisfaction ".

Ostensibly, this was due to " musical differences " -- Gregory was unhappy with the plan to record an album whose arrangements relied largely upon orchestral instruments and keyboards rather than guitars.

Building upon the band's previous two albums, Albarn's lyrics for the album consisted of several third-person narratives.

The second album, Fugazi, built upon the success of the first album with a more electronic sound and produced the single ' Assassing ', although the band encountered numerous production problems.

Gary ' Magic ' Marker ( the " Magic " added by Beefheart ) was involved in early session work for this release, and his involvement with Rising Sons was also instrumental in acquiring the skills of Cooder, upon an unfulfilled suggestion that Marker might produce the album.

* Isao Tomita ’ s 1978 album Kosmos features a track titled “ The Sea Named ‘ Solaris ’ ”, based upon the character-thematic J. S. Bach music selections in Tarkovsky ’ s film.

They have also released both a single and double live album expanding upon this work, Live Chronicles.

Their fourth studio album and debut with Epic ( for limited territories ) Extreme Aggression, recorded in Los Angeles, became a metal hit in Europe upon its release in 1989.

Morrison's 2005 album, Magic Time, debuted at number twenty-five on the US Billboard 200 charts upon its May release, some forty years after Morrison first entered the public's eye as the frontman of Them.