art rock

1982
Genesis (band) tour of North America and Europe

A tour of North America and Europe followed that ran from August to September 1982, featuring guest appearances from Bill Bruford and the Phenix Horns.

Pink Floyd premièred in the UK

Pink Floyd – The Wall premièred in the UK in July 1982.

Genesis (band) released Three Sides Live

In June 1982, Genesis released the double live album Three Sides Live in two different versions.

King Crimson followed Discipline with Beat

In June 1982, King Crimson followed Discipline with Beat , the first King Crimson album recorded with the same line-up as the album preceding it. Beat was also the group’s only album where Fripp had no involvement in the original mixing, with Davies and Belew undertaking production duties. The album…
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Genesis (band) released as an EP

In May 1982, three tracks recorded during the Abacab sessions – ” Paperlate “, “You Might Recall” and “Me and Virgil” – were released as an EP in Europe, 3×3 , which peaked at No. 10 in the UK.

Pink Floyd Screened at the Cannes Film Festival

Screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1982

Queen (band) Hot Space

In 1982, the band released the album Hot Space , a departure from their trademark seventies sound, this time being a mixture of pop rock , dance, disco, funk , and R&B . Most of the album was recorded in Munich during the most turbulent period in the band’s history.…
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Boston (band) While Scholz and Delp were recording new material for the third

While Scholz and Delp were recording new material for the third Boston album, CBS filed a $60 million lawsuit against Scholz, alleging breach of contract for failing to deliver a new Boston album on time. During this same period, Scholz founded his high-tech company Scholz Research & Development (SR&D), which…
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Queen (band) Japanese tour

The group finished the year with a Japanese tour.

Pink Floyd suggested a project

In 1982, Waters suggested a project with the working title Spare Bricks , originally conceived as the soundtrack album for Pink Floyd – The Wall. With the onset of the Falklands War , Waters changed direction and began writing new material. He saw Margaret Thatcher ‘s response to the invasion…
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