It’s Hard (1982)
In 1982, the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper sponsored a competition for young musicians called Zolotoy Kamerton ( lit. ‘ Golden Tuning Fork ‘ ). DDT submitted three compositions – ” Inoplanetyane ” (Aliens), ” Chyornoye solntse ” (Black Sun), and ” Ne streliaj! ” (‘Don’t Shoot!’). During the long-running competition, the…
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After a split, October put together a new line-up, including guitarist and songwriter Nic Austin, which recorded the critically acclaimed second album Evacuate (1982). Austin wrote or co-wrote the majority of the album’s material..
By the end of the year, the Stones had signed a new four-album recording deal with a new label, CBS Records , for a reported $50 million, then the biggest record deal in history.
The original Steeler lineup comprised Ron Keel on vocals and rhythm guitar, Michael Dunigan on lead guitar, Bobby Eva on drums, and Tim Morrison on bass which soon moved from Nashville to Los Angeles. In 1982, they released the ” Cold Day in Hell ” b/w “Take Her Down” 7″…
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and It’s Hard (1982).
Townshend briefly became addicted to heroin before cleaning up early in 1982 after treatment with Meg Patterson .
In 1982, the Damned released their only studio album for Bronze Records , Strawberries . The band had now expanded to a quintet with the addition of full-time keyboardist Roman Jugg . At the time, Sensible was splitting his time between the Damned and his own solo career, having reached…
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In mid-1982, to commemorate their 20th anniversary, the Rolling Stones took their American stage show to Europe. The European tour was their first in six years and used a similar format to the American tour. The band was joined by former Allman Brothers Band keyboardist Chuck Leavell , who continues…
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A demo brought them exposure on the Friday Rock Show in 1982.