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The name is also a nod to the band's anti-conventional rock image; in a 1986 interview, band founder Tony James remembered reading that, after seeing Sputnik pass over the earth, Little Richard gave up rock and roll. James "took that as a good omen" for the band's name choice.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. The following artists have released at least one album in the progressive rock genre. Individuals are included only if they recorded or performed progressive rock as a solo artist, regardless of whether they were a member of a progressive rock band at any point. This is a dynamic list ...
Dire Straits were called "the biggest British rock band of the 80s" by Classic Rock magazine; [12] their 1985–1986 world tour, which included a performance at Live Aid in July 1985, set a record in Australasia. [13] Their final world tour from 1991 to 1992 sold 7.1 million tickets.
A pun of the portmanteau of Phil Lester's and Daniel Howell's names—"Phan"—and the word "fandom". [91] Danny Gonzalez: Greg YouTuber In one of his videos, Gonzalez looked up "Strong Names" on Google and found the name "Gregory," which he shortened to Greg, and declared it a "good, strong name." [92] DAY6: My Day Music group [93] Deadsy: Leigons
Steeleye Span, after the character John "Steeleye" Span in the song "Horkstow Grange"; the song was the inspiration for the band's name, but they only got around to recording it 28 years after first forming. Talk Talk, Mark Hollis had originally written the song for his first group The Reaction, under the name "Talk Talk Talk Talk".
The Call (band) Carabao (band) Carrapicho; Carte de Séjour; Ceramic Hello; Certain General; Chamber Opera Theater of New York; Channel 3 (band) Ché-Shizu; The Chesterfield Musketeers Showband; The Chills; The Church (band) Cleveland Chamber Symphony; HaClique; Collage (American band) Colne Valley Youth Orchestra; Condemned 84; Cook da Books ...
This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the ...
Martini Ranch was an American new wave band conceived in 1982 by Andrew Todd Rosenthal. The band was composed of Rosenthal (vocals and guitar) and actor Bill Paxton (voices and samples), and featured a similar sound to late 1980s Devo. The Martini Ranch track "How Can the Labouring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?" featured two members of Devo.