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Hardknox is an English electronic music duo consisting of producer and instrumentalist Steve Proctor and vocalist Lindy Layton. They have released two singles and a self-titled album. Their musical style features heavy beats with powerful vocal samples and unusual loops and sound effects.
Hardknox – Attitude; Kill Transmission – Dying Wish; Rob Zombie – Subliminal Seduction – Living Dead Girl (remix) Original music composed by Sean Callery: Everything Happened So Fast; Episode 12: "Hell Hath No Fury" Original music composed by Sean Callery; Episode 13: "Kiss The Past Good-bye" Original music composed by Sean Callery
Richard Gilliam (also of AllMusic) said, "Favorably reminiscent of the best songs of their British Invasion days, 'Attitude' is a straight-forward, hard-rock effort, laced, of course, with front man Ray Davies’s energetically satirical vocals. The lead track on their 1979 Low Budget album, the song mocks the superficiality of the emerging ...
It also described the song as a "standout," praising its "strong vocals and lyrics" and "neat saxophone work" while describing the guitar riff as being influenced by the Rolling Stones. [10] Author Bob Cianci described it as an "FM radio hit." [11] But music critic Robert Christgau criticizes the song for lacking irony. [12]
In 1989, New jack swing/contemporary R&B group Troop released a cover version on their album, Attitude. [5] Produced by Chuckii Booker, their version was released by Atlantic Records and reached number-one on the R&B singles chart on June 30, 1990. [6] It peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7]
Mick Avory said of the album's lyrics, "Ray's writing was [previously] too subtle. When we did the big arenas in the late seventies he was writing harder stuff that would come across. When we signed with Arista, Clive Davis would always talk about getting us into the bigger venues and the music changed so we could get them across in the large ...
Actor Liev Schreiber has been the narrator of HBO's 'Hard Knocks' since 2001, and he once again lends his voice to Season 20, centered on the New York Jets.
The song, inspired by Superman: The Movie, employs a disco beat and lyrics that describe the singer's wish to be like the fictional character Superman. The song's disco style was created as a response to Arista Records founder Clive Davis's request for "a club-friendly record", despite Ray Davies' hatred of disco.