In May 1988, A-ha released their third studio album, titled Stay on These Roads , which matched the number-two chart peak of its two predecessors on the British album charts. Stay on These Roads has been certified platinum in Brazil and France, and gold in Switzerland, Germany, the UK and…
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On 7 March 1988, with no previous announcement that they would be the headlining act, Depeche Mode played in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle , East Berlin, becoming one of the few Western groups to perform in East Germany .
Dinosaur Jr. had a significant breakthrough in the United Kingdom with their debut single for Blast First , ” Freak Scene “, in 1988. A version with censored lyrics was issued for radio use, reaching number 4 in the UK independent chart. It stayed on the chart for 12 weeks.…
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At the request of a U.S. fan the song “Gruppa krovi” was even translated by Tsoi and recorded with English lyrics by the band in Moscow in January 1988.
Constrictor and Raise Your Fist and Yell were recorded with lead guitarist Kane Roberts and bassist Kip Winger , both of whom left the band by the end of 1988 (although Kane Roberts played guitar on ” Bed of Nails ” on Cooper’s 1989 studio album Trash ).
They also performed concerts in Budapest and Prague in 1988.
Strickland had been composing in 1988. After he played some of his new music for the other band members, they all agreed to try writing together again, with Pierson, Wilson, and Schneider contributing lyrics and melodies. In 1989, the band released Cosmic Thing , their mainstream breakthrough, on Reprise Records…
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Noch was also released on vinyl by Melodiya in 1988.
After the album’s release Pesce left the band and was replaced by Michael Montes . At about the same time, Mann’s two-year relationship with singer-songwriter Jules Shear , whom she had been dating since the release of the Voices Carry album, came to an end. This breakup informed the band’s…
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Cooper recorded a music video for the “Poison” B-side ” I Got a Line on You ” after the song was featured on the soundtrack to Iron Eagle II (1988).