20 replies · 758 views
From the storied pages of Encyclopedia Britannica....
R.E.M.
American rock group, the quintessential band of the 1980s. The members were Michael Stipe (b. January 4, 1960Decatur, Georgia, U.S.), Peter Buck (b. December 6, 1956Berkeley, California), Mike Mills (b. December 17, 1958Orange, California), and Bill Berry (b. July 31, 1958Duluth, Minnesota).
Yeah, US Weekly had the same info in their birthday section (Mike Stipe January 4), so perhaps I'll play (a little) REM as well friday
And this is all the order gets...
Joy Division/New Order
Joy Division.
British rock group who, as Joy Division, refined the external chaos of 1970s punk into a disquieting inner turmoil, ushering in the postpunk era. They later, as New Order, pioneered the successful fusion of rock and 1980s African-American dance music styles. The principal members were Ian Curtis (b. July 15, 1956Macclesfield, Cheshire, Eng.—d. May 18, 1980Macclesfield), Bernard Albrecht (later Bernard Sumner; b. Jan. 4, 1956Salford, Manchester), Peter Hook (b. Feb. 13, 1956Manchester), Stephen Morris (b. Oct. 28, 1957Macclesfield), and Gillian Gilbert (b. Jan. 27, 1961Manchester).
I'm surprised JD/NO got that much mention (No such luck in American encyclopedias, I guarentee)
I like REM well enough (though their IRS years were arguably their best), and Stipe's alright enough. at least Barney doesn't share it with Gene Simmons or someone like that :\puke:
So "Blue Monday" is inspired from the Rhythm of The Congo is it then? Wow! Fascinating!!!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha .....I don't believe this!!! 
Todd
I do believe their trips to New York dance clubs inspired their musical growth. Whether that was brought about by African American rythems is up to the indiviual listener, but I'd say there's some definite influence from the early rap scene in there as well as Kraftwerk
:D
actually...I need to issue my apologies to the EB...it appears that I just didn't quite know how to use this new little disk that I acquired....there were about 4 more paragraphs about the order after this little section, I had to click on the title to get there....I'm still not always computer literate....
and I think, on the Story video...there is a reference to this African-american thing as well...
and remember...Qwest, which the order was on here in the states up until this most recent album, was Quincy Jones little pet project, and the vast majority of their roster did include jazz and R&B acts...
Better yet, imagine my horror when consulting the online style guides of the London Times and the Guardian and finding entries for:
Spice Girls Baby Spice, Emma Bunton; Scary Spice, Mel B, aka Melanie Brown (has a daughter, Phoenix Chi, with her estranged husband Jimmy Gulzar); Sporty Spice, Mel C, aka Melanie Chisholm; Posh Spice, Victoria Beckham (has a son, Brooklyn, with her husband David Beckham); former member: Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice)
or how about A Flock of Segulls shat on my hat????
I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but one of our radio stations was playing only music from the 80's on New Year's Day...and I found myself singing along not only to the order and BLTs....but everything they played...including (and please, don't flog me) Flock, Howard Jones, Debbie :\puke: Gibson and perhaps the most horrid one of all....Lisa Lisa and the Cult (?) Jam (or something very similar...I'm just hoping all of you back in the mother land know very little of these people)....
I am familiar with all the acts you mentioned my friend, your shame will be most horrid indeed...just kidding. I'm surprised no one listed "New Year's Day" by U2 as their first song of the year (kind of an obvious choice, and one of their best)
And just in case anyone cares...here's what MSN gives you when you search for our heroes!!!!!
Click to Buy Music!
Music data provided by
Top Albums Technique , 1989 The Best of New Order , 1995 Get Ready , 2001
Sample Songs
Fine Time
All the Way
Let's Go [Nothing for Me]
Dreams Never End
Age of Consent
Crystal
60 Miles an Hour
Turn My Way
MY 992nd POST! Yes, I never thought I'd make it this far! It's great to be a member of the Movement......wha? you mean I got 8 more to go? Damn!....
Anyways, just like to point out Dave Foley also celebrates his birthday on January 4th, so Kids In The Hall fans can rejoice as well Friday.
You don't possibly think that "African-American" was a politically-correct magazine's way of saying "black" do you ?
Also birthday on Friday, my long ago ex Kristine. Happy birthday duck :)
when i was about 11 i skillfully nicked a big book (1500 pages) called the "penguin encyclopedia of popular music". i found it again a while back, in the garage, and was a bit taken a back by some of the entries. youd think that being published in 1988 it would at least attempt a bit of enthusiasm about electronic music. but no... kraftwerks entry is half as long as kc and the sunshine bands entry; and even shorter than men at works entry.
the last few lines are totally indicative of the really narrow-minded attitude pervading the book;
"their studio wizardry infl. human league, ultravox etc. but whether humans can interface is not yet known. it remains to be seen whether worthwile music can be made in anything more than a peripheral way."
when i was about 11 i skillfully nicked a big book (1500 pages) called the "penguin encyclopedia of popular music". i found it again a while back, in the garage, and was a bit taken a back by some of the entries. youd think that being published in 1988 it would at least attempt a bit of enthusiasm about electronic music. but no... kraftwerks entry is half as long as kc and the sunshine bands entry; and even shorter than men at works entry.
the last few lines are totally indicative of the really narrow-minded attitude pervading the book;
"their studio wizardry infl. human league, ultravox etc. but whether humans can interface is not yet known. it remains to be seen whether worthwile music can be made in anything more than a peripheral way."
Originally posted by Grigory Rasputin, the mad mystic of Petrograd From the storied pages of Encyclopedia Britannica....R.E.M. American rock group, the quintessential band of the 1980s. The members were Michael Stipe (b. January 4, 1960Decatur, Georgia, U.S.), Peter Buck (b. December 6, 1956Berkeley, California), Mike Mills (b. December 17, 1958Orange, California), and Bill Berry (b. July 31, 1958Duluth, Minnesota).
Britannica??? amazing...
