Interest in the song saw the US album re-pressed with " Dear God " included and the new version of the LP sold 250, 000 copies in the USA, reviving the band's commercial fortunes and earning critical accolades.

In the spring of 1939, the band's fortunes improved with a date at the Meadowbrook Ballroom in Cedar Grove, New Jersey, and more dramatically at the Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, New York.

An attempt to repeat the chart-topping performance of the " Hocus Pocus " sound in the single " Harem Scarem " was not successful, and this contributed to the band's declining fortunes at this time.

By the early 80s, the Kinks revived their commercial fortunes considerably by adopting a much more mainstream arena rock style ; and the band's four remaining studio albums for Arista — Low Budget ( 1979 ), Give the People What They Want ( 1981 ), State of Confusion ( 1983 ) and Word of Mouth ( 1984 )— showcased a decidedly canny and opportunistic approach.

However, in 1983, the band's fortunes changed.

In 1992, another world tour followed with former Dio and Whitesnake guitarist Vivian Campbell joining the band, but the band's fortunes began to be affected by the rise of alternative rock, including grunge.

VH1 revived the band's fortunes in the US in 1998 by featuring them on one of the first episodes of Behind the Music.

The band's fortunes changed immensely from this moment on, and Lennox quickly became a pop icon, gracing the covers of numerous magazines including Rolling Stone.

The band's fortunes changed when Chip Douglas returned to work with them in the studio.

But after this, the band's fortunes declined.

The band's fortunes changed in 1997 with the release of their White on Blonde album which entered the UK Albums Chart at number one and became their biggest seller.

A 1974 single " Alabama " / " I'm Alive " failed to resurrect the band's fortunes, and new members Tony Ferguson ( guitar ) and Roger Willis ( drums ) were brought in to join Christie and Flavell.

This change did not lead to a decrease in the band's commercial fortunes however, Return to Forever's jazz rock albums instead found their way onto US pop album charts.

There is little continuity from the first series, and the band's change of fortunes from then until now is only vaguely alluded to.

It reached only # 126 on American charts, as an indication of the band's depleted commercial fortunes at the time, but its later UK release was more popular, reaching # 13.

Though NG La Banda had huge successes in the early 1990s, and is credited with being the first timba band, the band's fortunes have been mixed, partly because they remain highly experimental.

It is the first album in a decade-long association with new label Warner Bros. Records ; the band's first project to be produced by David Foster ; and their first bona fide hit album since 1978's Hot Streets, giving the group a significant and lengthy " second wind " in commercial fortunes, in some ways eclipsing their considerable 1970s successes.

Little Sister continue to do the background vocals and was also included in the live band of Sly & The Family Stone. Little Sister was dissolved when the Family Stone did, in 1975, after the band's fortunes slowly fell due to Sly Stone's drug abuse problems.

One reason why the band's fortunes began to falter might have been their reluctance to relocate to Southern California after being asked to do so by A & M co-head Jerry Moss.

The Romantics ' fortunes began to rise again in the middle of the 1990s, as the band's success in its lawsuit against its former management freed the band to record again ( and ensured that future earnings from the licensing of Romantics songs would go to the band ).

* The Damned-Damned Damned Damned, a limited number of which were deliberately printed with a photo of Eddie and the Hot Rods on the back of the cover, rather than The Damned playing at The Roxy Club, and with an erratum sticker apologising for this " mistake ", and on the front of the LP, on top of the original shrinkwrap, a red food-fight sticker saying ' Damned Damned ', thus completing the LP's title when read underneath the band's name ;

The band's recent video " I Caligvla ", features Caligula and other members of his court that were important in his rule.

The majority of the covers for the band's singles were not designed by Seymour.

The jury and judges also noted, in their words, that Biafra “ lacked credibility ” on the songwriting issue and found from evidence presented by both sides that the songwriting credits were due to the entire band, using a clause in the band's written partnership giving a small share of every Dead Kennedys song royalty directly to the band partnership.

Parsons was frequently indulging in massive quantities of psilocybin and cocaine, so his performances were erratic at best, while much of the band's repertoire consisted of vintage honky-tonk and soul standards with few originals.

The acid jazz flavours and ethnic influences of the first three albums continued with the release of Synkronized, and Jay Kay's interest in funk and disco music were shifting the band's directions towards such.

In a 2002 story for the Chicago Daily Record, Mark Guarino, the newspaper's music critic, wrote that "' Forever Changes ' is a touchstone for serious pop fanatics ..." He added that, "... the band's first three albums were since rediscovered as visionary classics, all three culminating in ' Forever Changes ' ( Elektra ), the band's 1967 masterpiece of ornate pop.

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.

They were still committed to several concerts in Scandinavia, so drummer Jim McCarty and vocalist Keith Relf authorised Page and bassist Chris Dreja to use " The Yardbirds " name to fulfill the band's obligations.

Without the band's consent or under their protest, however, some songs were released as singles, particularly in the US.

After the 23 July show at the Days on the Green festival at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, Bonham and members of the band's support staff were arrested after a member of promoter Bill Graham's staff had been badly beaten during the band's performance.

Many of the band's songs dealt with themes of romance, unrequited love and sexual conquest, which were common in rock, pop and blues music.

The band's first 7 " EPs, Minor Threat and In My Eyes, were released in 1981.

After modifying the spelling slightly, " Mötley Crüe " was eventually selected as the band's name, with the stylistic decision suggested by Neil to add the two sets of metal umlauts supposedly inspired by the German beer Löwenbräu, which the members were drinking at the time.

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.

Curtis committed suicide on 18 May 1980, the day before Joy Division were scheduled to depart for their first American tour, and prior to release of the band's second album, Closer.

Upon signing with 4AD, eight tracks from the Purple Tape were selected for the Come On Pilgrim EP, the band's first release.

During the band's early years, Peart's lyrics were largely fantasy / science fiction-focused, though since 1980 he has focused more on social, emotional, and humanitarian issues.

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.

The band's founding members were Liam Howe and Chris Corner, who then recruited Kelli Dayton ( formerly of Lumieres, now recording under the name Kelli Ali ) for vocal duties and long-time friend Ian Pickering to provide lyrics.

In fact, singing duties on the group's albums were evenly divided among all of the band's members, all of whom wrote or co-wrote their songs.

This proved disastrous in terms of the band's career, in particular as the band were being actively courted by Seymour Stein who thought they could become massive stars in the USA.

The band's early albums, Rattus Norvegicus, No More Heroes and Black and White were highly successful with the record-buying public and singles such as " Peaches ", " Something Better Change " and " No More Heroes " became instant punk classics.