Wrote critic Robert Palmer in 1981:
In 1981, King Crimson recorded Discipline in London with producer Rhett Davies , who had previously worked with Belew on Talking Heads’ Remain in Light and with Fripp on Eno’s Another Green World and Before and After Science .
The 1981 their album Allied Forces sold over a million copies in the US, while attaining the highest chart positions any Triumph album would attain; No. 23 in the US and No. 13 in Canada. It included the songs “Fight the Good Fight” and “Magic Power”, the latter of which…
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New Order embarked on a short US tour in early autumn 1980. In these shows, Sumner, Morris and Hook all sang lead vocals on different tracks. Sumner ultimately took the role of frontman even though he struggled to sing while playing guitar. During this tour, the band recorded two tracks…
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In 1981, they signed Gary Grant as their tour manager, who then became co-manager a year later.
After the release of the album and the EP, Henry left to join the Rats , and Koupal moved to Ohio. Sage would rebuild the rhythm section with bassist Brad Davidson and drummer Brad Naish (ex-Stiphnoyds), Wipers recorded a second album for Park Avenue, the last for that label. Youth…
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The group opened and closed the 1981 concert film, Urgh! A Music War . The film, which captured the music scene in the wake of punk , was masterminded by Stewart Copeland’s brothers Ian and Miles. The film had a limited release but developed a mythic reputation over the years.
In 1981, during the recording of Fair Warning , Eddie’s desire for darker, more complex songs in minor keys was at odds with Roth’s pop tastes and style. Nonetheless, Roth and veteran Warner Bros. rock producer Ted Templeman acquiesced to Eddie’s wishes on this album. Doug Messenger recalled how Ed…
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New Order visited New York City again in 1981, where the band were introduced to post-disco , freestyle , and electro . To cheer themselves up, the band started listening to Italian disco while Morris taught himself drum programming . The singles that followed, ” Everything’s Gone Green ” and…
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The success of the single led to Clapton and the band returning to Studios 301 between July and August 1981 to create an album.