They were concept albums, and typically began with an instrumental introduction which faded into the first song, often had an instrumental piece in the middle of the second LP side, and concluded with a quiet, melancholic, or powerful song.

The recordings of these bands and their songs were rarely heard or exported outside the originating countries but many can now be found on compilation albums and CDs from specialist record shops.

As Holly was signed both as a solo artist and a member of the Crickets, two debut albums were released: The " Chirping " Crickets on November 27, 1957 and Buddy Holly on February 20, 1958.

The albums Mega Manço ( 1992 ) and Müsadenizle Çocuklar ( 1995 ) were considered as the weakest efforts of his career, despite the limited success of 1992 children hit " Ayı " ( The Bear ).

Their major label albums were: Yo!

The first major artist to have his entire catalogue converted to CD was David Bowie, whose 15 studio albums were made available by RCA Records in February 1985, along with four Greatest Hits albums.

The majority of their ARIAs were awarded for their first two albums, Crowded House and Temple of Low Men.

In the late fifties Johnny Cash recorded songs for his first two concept albums, Songs of Our Soil and Ride This Train, in which were released in 1959 and 1960 respectively.

Perhaps the first examples from rock were the albums of The Ventures.

In 1966, several rock releases were arguably concept albums in the sense that they presented a set of thematically-linked songs-and they also instigated other rock artists to consider using the album format in a similar fashion: The Beach Boys ' Pet Sounds was a musical portrayal of Brian Wilson's state of mind at the time ( and a major inspiration to Paul McCartney ).

The progressive bands that were still around were still having major successes with concept albums.

These were story concept albums which named as O3: A Trilogy, Part One, O3: A Trilogy, Part Two, and O3: A Trilogy, Part Three.

Chet's recordings of " Malaguena " inspired a new generation of Flamenco guitarists ; the classical guitar selections included on almost all his albums were, for many American artists working in the field today, the first classical guitar they ever heard.

These albums ( except the last ) were also known for using contemporary paintings as cover art, featuring the work of Joan Miró on Time Further Out, Franz Kline on Time in Outer Space, and Sam Francis on Time Changes.

Her albums during this period were developed specifically for pop-crossover success.

Posthumously, two albums of demo recordings from 1974 to 1977 — Hardcore Devo: Volume One ( 1990 ) and Hardcore Devo: Volume Two ( 1991 )— were released on Rykodisc, as well as an album of early live recordings, DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years.

In the early days of hip hop, albums were rare, so most of The Egyptian Lover's successful recordings were 12 " singles.

Electric Light Orchestra ( ELO ) were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001.

To help finance the fledgling band, two more Move albums were released during the lengthy ELO recordings.

As part of the film's promotional campaign, some ads were placed in music magazines from fake music collectors claiming to be looking for albums from the band.

Two live albums were released via Kufala Recordings in 2004.

In 1980 and again in 1981, Gaynor released two disco albums which were virtually ignored in the United States due to the backlash against disco, which began late in 1979.

The album's subject matter was largely centered on Love's tumultuous life between 2003 and 2007, and featured a polished folk-rock sound with much more acoustic work than previous Hole albums.

Her output has also been the subject of various remix albums.

Moby Grape has been the subject of five fan-initiated tribute albums, whereby Moby Grape songs are covered by fans of the band.

" While Stipe continued to write songs with political subject matter like " Ignoreland " and " Final Straw ", later albums have focused on other topics.

There was a further reunion in 1991 to record a track for the Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World, and Can have since been the subject of numerous compilations, live albums and samples.

The Rocket Summer's more recent albums, including the 2010 release Of Men and Angels, have shown a shift in style and content from his earlier releases, with more focus on an indie rock and alternative sound, as well as on more mature subject material.

Some albums include clusters of songs on a particular subject, for example In the Dutch Mountains contains several songs about Hofstede's childhood memories, Giant Normal Dwarf includes several fantasy songs set in a folkloric version of the Netherlands called Fountainland, and the later albums, particularly Les Nuits, include numerous songs on the subject of human mortality.

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Among those factors were ; arrangements that were not at the same level as the ones provided by Millet produced albums, Santiago ’ s spiritual reawakening and the considerably cleaned up lyrics on his later work, something that his hardcore fans did not approve of, and the surge of merengue groups such as the Puerto Rico-based Conjunto Quisqueya and Freddie Kenton Orchestra, as well as new local talent such as Eddie Santiago, Gilberto Santa Rosa, and Frankie Ruiz who popularized the so-called " Romantic Salsa ", which eventually displaced more urban-based subject matter in Salsa songs.

These albums had strong British themes, and the group was still the subject of a US ban on live and television performances.

The boxset was the subject of a bit of derision from AC / DC fans for its limited content-two live albums ( one previously released ) and a select few rarities, as well as the Bon-inspired Back in Black, which of course does not feature Scott on vocals.

*" They have also been the subject of a welter of compilations and live albums in the wake of renewed interest in punk nostalgia, but the better elements of their back catalogue argue strongly against the ' dregs of punk ' tag that has hung around their necks in recent times.

Like all of their albums, this first Warp 11 album features songs with Star Trek as the subject matter.

Most of the songs have a more raw sound akin to hard rock bands of the period compared to the group's later more polished power pop style, and the song lyrics deal with more extreme subject matter than later albums.

The tracks were taken from Skyhooks ' first four studio albums along with two recent singles, " Jukebox In Siberia " and the uncharted " Tall Timber ".

" Swordfishtrombones also introduced instruments such as bagpipes (" Town with No Cheer ") and marimba (" Shore Leave ") to Waits ' repertoire, as well as pump organs, percussion ( sometimes reminiscent of the music of Harry Partch ), horn sections ( often featuring Ralph Carney playing in the style of brass bands or soul music ), experimental guitar, and obsolete instruments ( many of Waits ' albums have featured a damaged, unpredictable Chamberlin, and more recent albums have included the little-used Stroh violin ).

The Academy's official reason for eliminating the polka award was “ to ensure the awards process remains representative of the current musical landscape .” The Academy's decision stems from the declining number of popular polka albums considered for an award in recent years.

The show features songs from most recent Hughes albums, Purple classics and rare gems and covers.

The band's recent albums, i ( 2004 ) and Distortion ( 2008 ), both followed the album theme structure of 69 Love Songs: The song titles on i begin with the letter ( or, in the case of half the songs ' titles, the pronoun ) " I ", whilst Distortion was an experiment in combining noise music with their typically unconventional musical approach.

The record, aimed to be a more guitar-based and heavier effort than recent albums, featured more politically conscious lyrics than any of their previous releases, and was released in April 2006 to a mixed yet mostly positive reception.

Since 1989, she has released nine studio albums to critical acclaim, her most recent 2010's Memphis Blues which became Billboard's most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number 1 for 13 consecutive weeks.

In recent years, Daugherty also became quite an accomplished producer, with albums by Twila Paris and Sheila Walsh to his credit.

Minutes to Midnight sold over 600, 000 copies in its first week, making it one of the most successful debut week albums in recent years.

Despite credits as an ' official band member ' being included in any group photos on the four Eighties studio albums from " Long Distance Voyager " to " Sur La Mer " in recent years Moodies compilations now refer to Moraz as merely being an ' Additional keyboardist '.

They have released five studio albums, and their most recent E. P.

Some of his recent albums, such as Renaissance, have returned to his older style and achieved success in Europe but only modest notice in the United States.

Used on solo albums ( most notably on Curtains ) and albums with the band ( like the recent Stadium Arcadium ), Frusciante's O-15s can be seen in action during live performances of songs, including Venice Queen ( most memorably at Slane Castle ) and Desecration Smile.

The band then signed with Columbia Records in 1996 ( although Dexter claims that Brett Gurewitz, owner of Epitaph and guitarist for Bad Religion, sold the contract to Columbia ) for whom they released their next six albums, Ixnay on the Hombre ( 1997 ), Americana ( 1998 ), Conspiracy of One ( 2000 ), Splinter ( 2003 ), Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace ( 2008 ), and their most recent, Days Go By ( 2012 ).

An American Songwriter article in 2012 suggested that Cooder's recent string of solo albums have often taken on an allegorical, sociopolitical bent.

" Rock critic Jim Farber observed: " Lowe's recent albums, epitomised by the new At My Age, moved him out of the realms of ironic pop and animated rock and into the role of a worldly balladeer, specialising in grave vocals and graceful tunes.

Lowe's four most recent solo albums mine the wealth of American roots music, drawing on vintage country, soul and R & B to create an elegant mix of his own.

Vico C's recent albums include Desahogo, in early 2005.

Brown's daughter, Sam Brown, is also a singer and his son, Pete Brown, is a record producer, who produced all but one of Brown's nine most recent albums and also tours with Joe.

Various albums ( e. g. from the early State of Mind to the recent Artificial Soldier ) spell the name in compound form (" Frontline Assembly ") while the majority spell it in three words.

Despite receiving lukewarm reviews and not being as commercially successful as the Lemonheads ' previous two albums, It's a Shame About Ray and Come On Feel the Lemonheads, Car Button Cloth has gained a minor cult following in recent years.

Formed in 1997, the group has released six full-length albums, their most recent being No Devolución, which was released in April 2011 on Epitaph Records.