The band's album debut, Tin Machine ( 1989 ), was initially popular, though its politicised lyrics did not find universal approval: Bowie described one song as " a simplistic, naive, radical, laying-it-down about the emergence of neo-Nazis "; in the view of biographer Christopher Sandford, " It took nerve to denounce drugs, fascism and TV [...] in terms that reached the literary level of a comic book.

Early lyrics drew on the band's blues and folk roots, often mixing lyrical fragments from different songs.

In the later part of the band's career Plant's lyrics became more autobiographical, and less optimistic, drawing on his own experiences and circumstances.

MacKaye was allegedly skipping practice sessions towards the end of the band's career, and he wrote the lyrics to the songs on the Salad Days EP in the studio.

In addition to becoming the band's drummer, Peart assumed the role of principal lyricist from Lee, who had very little interest in writing, despite penning the lyrics of the band's first album.

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.

In the early stages of ABBA, Anderson co-wrote many of the songs ' lyrics, among them some of the band's biggest hits, such as " Ring Ring " ( 1973 ), " Waterloo " ( 1974 ), " Honey, Honey " ( 1974 ), " I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do " ( 1975 ), " Mamma Mia " ( 1975 ), " S. O. S " ( 1975 ), " Fernando " ( 1976 ), " Dancing Queen " ( 1976 ), " Knowing Me, Knowing You " ( 1977 ), and " The Name of the Game " ( 1977 ).

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.

Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed whimsical, esoteric lyrics to the band's songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances.

Their lyrics often gave evidence of band's humor and thematically focus on personal experiences and sexual innuendos.

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.

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

The band's debut album warranted a Parental Advisory label solely because of the album's lyrics.

Aerosmith's Steven Tyler has made scatting a part of many of the band's recordings and live shows, sometimes performing extended scat solos which work to complement extend guitar solos, act as solos themselves, even to replace forgotten lyrics.

Lake, besides providing vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar and lyrics, also produced the band's first five albums.

The early works of Marillion contained Fish's poetic and introspective lyrics melded with a complex and subtle musical tapestry to create a sound that reflected the band's influences, notably Queen, early Genesis, Pink Floyd, Van der Graaf Generator, Rush ( specifically from the late 1970s ), and Yes.

The band's founding members in March 1974 were Chris Difford ( guitar, vocals, lyrics ), Glenn Tilbrook ( vocals, guitar, music ), Jools Holland ( keyboards ), and Paul Gunn ( drums ).

Hanneman, King, and bassist / vocalist Tom Araya, contribute to the band's lyrics.

The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, Satanism, religion and warfare, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the public.

" Their lyrics are sung exclusively in Swedish instead of the Finnish language " apparently because this language was better to evoke the trollish spirit ", even though the real reason for this lies in the band's original vocalist belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority.

Other lyrics were inspired by the band's past experiences with drug abuse.

His style has changed with the band's evolution ; much of the lyrics on Core were written about societal issues such as religion, abuse of power, and isolation.

The band's breakthrough single " Sex Type Thing " polarized critics with its lyrics, some interpreting it as advocacy of date rape.

The lyrics of the band's fourth album were written to provide closure to his marriage and addiction to heroin.

Almost all songs on the band's albums are credited to " Woolfson / Parsons ".

No mention of this album has been made on the band's official website or Twitter page, which suggests that they are not involved with its release.

Recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now regularly represented in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and 25 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums.

Among the band's awards are an American Music Award in 2005, and the Polar Music Prize in 2006.

" The band's music incorporates extreme dynamic shifts ; Francis explained in 1991, " Those are the two basic components of rock music.

In a recent webisode posted on the band's website, Lewis stated that eight songs are written and that " every one of them is as heavy or heavier than the heaviest song on the last record ".

A joint statement between Williams and the group said " The rumours are true ... Take That: the original lineup, have written and recorded a new album, to be called, Progress for release later this year ," read the band's statement.

Brian May confirmed that he and Taylor are working their way through the band's old material to compile a selection of unreleased songs for the forthcoming album.

Due to the high sales for Kurt Cobain's Journals and the band's best-of compilation Nirvana upon their releases in 2002, The New York Times argued Nirvana " are having more success now than at any point since Mr. Cobain's suicide in 1994.

The band's compositions are heavily influenced by classical music in addition to jazz and – at least in their early years – hard rock.

The Beach Boys are probably the best example of this trend-within two years of the band's commercial breakthrough, group leader Brian Wilson had taken over from his father Murry, and he was sole producer of all their recordings between 1963 and 1967.

Reviews of B-Sides and Rarities were generally good ; Devin Grant of The Post and Courier wrote that " For an album full of odds and ends, this Cake release is every bit as good, and every bit as fun, as the band's previous studio releases ", while Catherine P. Lewis of The Washington Post noted that, although several live tracks reduced the album's strength, " there are still enough charming nuggets to make this album less disposable than the typical rarities compilation ".

Two of the band's four members ( Markus Mustonen and Sami Sirviö ) are Sweden Finns.

The band's albums are Back to the Front ( on the London-based ATP Recordings, 2003 ) and 21st Century Mirror Men ( 2005 ).

The band's frontman Fred Durst claimed the band had attempted to take precautions that fell on deaf ears, " We begged, we screamed, we sent letters, we tried to take precautions, because we are Limp Bizkit, we know we cause this big emotional blister of a crowd ".

The band's most successful records are Under the Influence ( 1988 ), The Years of Decay ( 1989 ) and I Hear Black ( 1993 ), which debuted at No. 142, No. 155 and No. 122 respectively on the Billboard 200 charts.

According to a post made on the 25 May 2010 on the band's Myspace page, Barry, Diani and Fiocco are recording new material with new drummer Martin Davies.

Perhaps most significantly, the band's acclaimed 1968 concept album The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society gave an affectionate embrace to " Merry England " nostalgia and advocated for the preservation of traditional English country village and hamlet life.

The band's album art ( most often done by Vincent Locke ) and its lyrics, which draw heavily on horror fiction and horror films, are highly controversial.

The band's members are Jon Foreman ( lead vocals, guitar ), Tim Foreman ( bass guitar, backing vocals ), Chad Butler ( drums, percussion ), Jerome Fontamillas ( guitar, keyboards, backing vocals ), and Drew Shirley ( guitar, backing vocals ).

Slocum and Leigh formed Sixpence None the Richer ; he and Nash are the band's only constant members.

Although exact details surrounding the band's demise are sparse, Navarro claimed on his website, in June 2004, that the reasons for the breakup were essentially the same as they were in 1991.

" Shields later said to Magnet magazine, " We are 100 percent going to make another My Bloody Valentine record unless we die or something ", and attributed the band's sparse output to a lack of inspiration.