In March 1983, Bon Jovi called David Bryan, who in turn called bassist Alec John Such and an experienced drummer named Tico Torres , both formerly of the band Phantom’s Opera. Tapped to play lead guitar for a short tour supporting “Runaway” was Bon Jovi’s friend and neighbor, Dave Sabo…
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Metallica’s first live performance with Burton was at the nightclub The Stone in March 1983
INXS undertook their first US performance in San Diego in March 1983 to a crowd of 24 patrons.
Released in March 1983, The Final Cut went straight to number one in the UK and number six in the US. Waters wrote all the lyrics, as well as all the music. Rolling Stone gave the album five stars, with Kurt Loder calling it “a superlative achievement … art rock’s…
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Work on the twelfth Genesis album, Genesis , began in March 1983 with Padgham returning as engineer.
Gibbons pushed ZZ Top in a more modern direction for Eliminator , released in March 1983. It featured two top-40 singles (” Gimme All Your Lovin’ ” and ” Legs “), and two additional Top Rock hits (” Got Me Under Pressure ” and ” Sharp Dressed Man “), with…
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The Pyromania tour began in England at the Marquee Club on Wardour Street, Soho, London in February 1983.
Eva left the band after a short while and was replaced by drummer Mark Edwards. Morrison and Dunigan would soon exit as well and were replaced by bassist Rik Fox who was recruited after he had placed an ad in Music Connection magazine’s classifieds, and 19-year-old Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen…
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With millions of records, hit singles, and tickets sold, the band entered Fantasy Studios again in the middle of their 1982 tour to record their eighth studio album, Frontiers . Released in February 1983, the band’s second-best selling album sold over six million copies, peaking at number two on the…
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This personnel change took place during the recording of their third album, Pyromania , which was released on 20 January 1983 and also produced by Lange.