Soda Stereo presented their debut album at El Teatro Astros on 14 December 1984, their first show at the venue. The TVs there were turned on and out of sync with each other to the theme of “Sobredosis de TV” (TV Overdose), creating a captivating visual effect.
In October 1984, Kantner took legal action over money he claimed he was owed and to prevent the remaining members from continuing to use the name Jefferson Starship. The lawsuit was settled in March 1985. Kantner received a cash settlement, the name Jefferson Starship became the property of Grace Slick…
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In 1984, the band returned to BOSS Studios to record enough material for two full-length albums. Both were originally offered to Alternative Tentacles, with the first being Psychic… Powerless… Another Man’s Sac . Before either album could be released, though, Alternative Tentacles had to acquire the master tapes from Bob…
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While Balin and Slick had come and gone over the years, in June 1984, after the release of Nuclear Furniture , Kantner, the last remaining founding member of Jefferson Airplane, left the band due to disputes over the group’s artistic direction. “I think we would be terrible failures trying to…
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In mid-1983, after the recording of DaDa was completed, Cooper was hospitalized for alcoholism again, and cirrhosis of the liver. He credits his Christian faith for a recovery doctors described as “miraculous” and he talks of how he did not “recover” but how his addiction was “taken away” by Jesus…
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At the end of the 1970s Farren again concentrated on his writing and relocated to New York City . He would resurrect The Deviants name for occasional live performances, such as in February 1984 when he teamed up with Wayne Kramer and Wallis’ band which featured Sanderson and drummer George…
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Cooper spent a lengthy period away from the music business dealing with personal problems. His divorce from Sheryl Cooper was heard at Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona, on January 30, 1984, but a decision was made by the couple not to move forward with the divorce. The following month he…
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Soundgarden was formed in 1984 and included Chris Cornell (drums and vocals), Hiro Yamamoto (bass), and Kim Thayil (guitar). Yamamoto and Cornell had been jamming together, and after trying several guitarists, were joined by Thayil. The band named themselves after a wind-channeling pipe sculpture titled A Sound Garden , on…
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Behind the scenes Cooper kept busy musically, working on material with Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry . The spring of 1984 was taken up with filming, Cooper acting in the B-grade horror movie Monster Dog , filmed in Torrelodones , Spain. Shortly thereafter he reconciled with Sheryl.
By this time, the Jagger/Richards rift had grown significantly. To Richards’ annoyance, Jagger signed a solo deal with CBS Records and spent much of 1984 writing songs for his first album. He also declared his growing lack of interest in the Rolling Stones.