Released in March 1980, Duke was the band’s biggest commercial success at the time of release, spending two weeks at No. 1 in the UK and peaking at No. 11 in the US. The album spawned three singles; ” Turn It On Again ” went to No. 8 in the…
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In 1980, the band released their second album Stagefright . Like their debut, it was recorded at Fairview Studios in Willerby, East Riding of Yorkshire , and is considered their most experimental work to date. During the period the album was released, bassist Andro Coulton was replaced by the more…
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True Colours , released in 1980, further marked the band’s shift to a power-pop style. The hit single ” I Got You ” reached No. 1 in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, No. 12 in the UK and No. 53 in the US. True Colours reached No. 1 on the…
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Daltrey took a break in 1980 to work on the film McVicar , in which he took the lead role of bank robber John McVicar . The soundtrack album is a Daltrey solo album, though all members of the Who are included in the supporting musicians, and was his most…
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In 1980, Queen also released the soundtrack they had recorded for Flash Gordon .
During the 1980s, each of the future members of Tool moved to Los Angeles. Both Paul D’Amour and Adam Jones wanted to enter the film industry, while Maynard James Keenan, who had studied visual arts in Michigan, worked as a pet store remodeler. Danny Carey and Keenan performed for Green…
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In the late autumn of 1980, having spent several years on spiritual pursuits and then gradually returning to music (including playing guitar for David Bowie , Brian Eno , Peter Gabriel and Daryl Hall ; pursuing an experimental solo career; and leading the instrumental new wave band The League of…
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On 26 December 1979, Queen played the opening night at the Concert for the People of Kampuchea in London, having accepted a request by the event’s organiser, Paul McCartney . The concert was the last date of their Crazy Tour of London.
On 3 December 1979, a crowd crush at a Who gig at the Riverfront Coliseum , Cincinnati killed 11 fans. This was partly due to the festival seating , where the first to enter get the best positions. Some fans waiting outside mistook the band’s soundcheck for the concert, and…
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The Wall was supported by Pink Floyd’s first single since “Money”, ” Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) “, which topped the charts in the US and the UK. The Wall was released on 30 November 1979 and topped the Billboard chart in the US for 15 weeks, reaching…
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