In 1997, the band released a compilation album, My Body, The Hand Grenade, which featured material from the band's earliest recordings in 1989 up until 1995, and, in September 1998, released their third studio album, Celebrity Skin, which featured a stark power pop sound as opposed to the group's earlier punk rock influences.

The Kinks ' early recordings of 1964 ranged from covers of R & B standards like " Long Tall Sally " and " Got Love If You Want It "; to the chiming, melodic beat music of Ray Davies ' earliest original compositions for the band, " You Still Want Me " and " Something Better Beginning "; to the more influential proto-metal, protopunk, power chord-based hard rock of the band's first two hit singles, " You Really Got Me " and " All Day and All of the Night ".

Future material would be released on Too Pure, the same label which had released some of the band's earliest material.

In the band's earliest period, Smith used a soft vocal style on the demos of " 10: 15 Saturday Night " and " Boys Don't Cry ", and a frenetic punk style on " I Just Need Myself ".

Dating to 1984, this provided an interesting insight into the band's earliest work and " rougher " sound.

Many fans have suggested once " Celebration of the Lizard " was shelved, two of the band's earliest tracks were resurrected and re-recorded for use to fill in the void, those tracks being " Hello, I Love You " and " Summer's Almost Gone ".

Around 1992 Pavement became a full-time band, with the addition of bassist Mark Ibold, who had been one of the band's earliest fans, and extra percussionist Bob Nastanovich to help Young keep time.

Included was extensive footage, both professionally shot and taped by fans on camcorders, from the band's earliest shows in 1989 forward.

In the band's earliest years Banks would play acoustic guitar for some of the mellow and pastoral songs.

It was intended to be a return to the band's earliest sound.

The songs " Stranded " and " Flea Fly " are two of the band's earliest recordings from 1983 when they went under the name Tony Flow And The Miraculously Majestic Masters Of Mahyem.

The band's earliest incarnation was as The Waves, a group that played in and around Cambridge, England from 1975 to 1977 and featured guitarist Kimberley Rew and drummer Alex Cooper.

The duo released an EP, Loops of Fury in January 1996, of new material and a remix of one of the band's earliest and signature tracks, " Chemical Beats ".

It includes one of the band's earliest concerts with guitarist Adrian Smith as well as a very early version of " Killers ," with lyrics that differ from the album version that would be released in 1981.

The band's earliest incarnation consisted of guitarist and vocalist Jon Spencer, guitarist and occasional vocalist Julia Cafritz and drummer John Hammill, though this line-up would be subject to both change and expansion in later years.

While some of these bands have been considered as contributors to the birth of emo, with Rites of Spring sometimes being named as the first or one of the earliest emo acts, musicians such as the band's former frontman Guy Picciotto and MacKaye himself have voiced their opposition against the term.

Tabakin, who quickly became a fan favorite and the de facto band leader, demonstrated even in the band's earliest work the breadth of his performance ability, as the vocalist singing, rapping, and beatboxing, but in addition playing the saxophone and increasingly in later work, DJing.

While the band's earliest releases were rooted mostly in punk rock and funk, their subsequent studio albums have since incorporated elements from many diverse genres of popular music and Americana into their sound, including rockabilly, rhythm and blues, soul and world music.

It established them as cult favourites while " Cattle and Cane " was released as a single and was " rguably the band's absolute highlight of its earliest years ".

Although long associated with Premier, The Who's Keith Moon played Ludwig's during the band's early days, as did ZZ Top's Frank Beard in that band's earliest days ; he has since been long associated with Tama.

The album is a compilation of live performances by the band, dating from the band's earliest years as a local independent band in Toronto to their 1990s tours as international rock stars.

The band's earliest studio release was a cover of Phish's " Axilla II " for the charity tribute album Sharin in the Groove.

His younger brother Michael Schenker was a member of Scorpions in the band's earliest inception, before joining the band UFO.

This unique sound is the backdrop for the band's message of dignity for indigenous people, all of humanity, and Earth.

The band played regularly on a Tulsa, Oklahoma radio station, and added Leon McAuliffe on steel guitar, pianist Al Stricklin, drummer Smokey Dacus, and a horn section that expanded the band's sound.

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.

As the primary songwriter for the band, Neil Finn has always set the tone for the band's sound.

Barcus Berry pick-ups, now sported by the band's string trio, allowed them to have proper amplification on stage for their instruments, which had previously been all but drowned out by all the sound of the other electrified instruments.

The result was a more acoustic sound that was strongly influenced by folk and Celtic music, and showcased the band's versatility.

Jones ' basslines have been described as melodic and his keyboard playing added a classical touch to the band's sound.

The band's sound appealed to both Lemmy's original fans and, eventually, to fans of the punk rock scene.

Though the band's early years were shadowed by the legacy and basic sound of Joy Division, their experience of the early 1980s New York City club scene increased their knowledge of dance music and saw them incorporate elements of that style into their work.

The band's 1983 hit " Blue Monday ", the best-selling 12-inch single of all time, is one example of how the band transformed their sound.

Posters for SLAW were headlined " Deep Slacker Jazz " ( a parody of The Who's slogan " Maximum R & B "), which became an enduring description of the band's sound.

They continue to be in huge demand, often selling out very large venues, despite criticism of selling out, and claims that arenas and festivals do not suit the band's sound.

The Raven saw a definite transition in the band's sound.

Oldham, who despite no recording experience had made himself the band's producer, said at Regent that " The sound leaked, instrument to instrument, the right way " creating a " wall of noise " conducive to the band.

) Another strong influence on the band's final sound was Zolar X, a theatrical glitter rock band popular in the Los Angeles area circa 1972 – 1980.

With the sound moving away from punk rock, the band's rockabilly influence became even more noticeable, along with some new elements: funk on the track " True Love pt.

It featured a drastic change in sound, especially in the polished and layered production, while the band's punk roots were little in evidence, replaced by a countrified version of hard rock.

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.

The album marked somewhat of a retreat from the increasingly roots-rock direction that the band's past few records had gone in, instead featuring an eclectic alternative-rock sound that fit in well with the then-current musical climate.

Despite being unpolished, the album established the band's sound and attitude, as AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that it's filled with " fuzzy guitars, barrelhouse rhythms, dirty jokes, and Texan slang ".

Unhappy with the results, and with the band's sound changing, it was shelved ( it was later released as Garage Flower ).

The album is the first real testament to the band's distinctive layered sound, and features long complex instrumental passages, fantasy-themed lyrics, and musical virtuosity.