Gorillaz was released on 26 March 2001 and was a major commercial success, debuting at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 14 on the US Billboard 200 , going on to sell over 7 million copies worldwide, powered by the success of the “Clint Eastwood” single. The…
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a webcast performance of the band opening the new Vallhall Arena in Oslo on 24 and 25 March 2001.
Daft Punk’s second album, Discovery , was released on 12 March 2001. They said it was an attempt to reconnect with the playful, open-minded attitude associated with the discovery phase of childhood. The album reached No. 2 in the UK, and its lead single, ” One More Time “, was…
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In March 2001, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Valentino Hotel in Hamburg to announce the Exciter Tour.
In 2001, Depeche Mode released Exciter , produced by Mark Bell (of techno group LFO ). Bell introduced a minimalist, digital sound to much of the album, influenced by IDM and glitch . ” Dream On “, ” I Feel Loved “, ” Freelove ” and ” Goodnight Lovers ”…
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In 2001, Here Is Christmas was re-released presented by Heart as Heart Presents a Lovemongers’ Christmas .
Daft Punk partnered with the Japanese manga artist Leiji Matsumoto to create Interstella 5555 , a feature-length animation set to Discovery . The first four episodes were shown on Toonami in 2001, and the finished film was released on DVD in 2003. That December, Daft Punk released Daft Club ,…
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Following the release of The Gay Parade , the band signed with Kindercore Records , and in 2001, the concept album Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse was released.
A-ha made a return appearance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 2001, performing a new song, “Differences”, as well as ” Hunting High and Low “.
Their 2001 album Get Ready largely departed from their more electronic style and focused on more guitar-orientated music. According to Sumner, ” Get Ready was guitar-heavy simply because we felt that we’d left that instrument alone for a long time.” Long-time fan Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins played guitar…
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