Kiss gets their start performing their first concert at the Coventary Club in Queens, and David Bowie says good bye to ‘Ziggy Stardust’ in front of a stunned crowd at the Hammersmith Odeon. In music theatre, The Rocky Horror Picture Show was born.
The name of the song came from the way they edited songs in the studio back then - by literally cutting and splicing the tape - they had the tape strung all over the studio - wondering if they would ever put it back together again…one of the group said - man this is like Frankenstein - and the name stuck!
I just digg 80’s rock. While I love lots of musical genres, and I enjoy music from many eras, whenever I stumbleupon 80’s rock, I return to that del.icio.us decade with enthusiasm. We all have music that delivers us to a different time and place. Sometimes I’d rather hear hard rock, heavy metal, or easy listening; other times, I prefer punk/pop and Christian rock. Still on occassion, I prefer alternative and new wave. I respect the classics in all genres. But I keep coming back to one era: the 80’s. This is my music.
My boys and I are getting ready to see Hawk Nelson in Rome in a few weeks.
Rome, Georgia that is. You can see a couple of their videos on Rob’s UCTV (my vodpod at right). The new album “Hawk Nelson is my Friend” comes to stores on April 1st (no joke).
The Concert for New York City was a benefit concert, featuring many famous musicians, that took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks. Most of the attendees were families and fellow members of the New York Fire Department and New York Police Department, honoring those lost in the attacks and those who had worked in the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in the weeks since then . . . Musically, the audience responded most fervently to The Who, roaring as they came on stage with a roiling “Who Are You”, drowning out the band on the famous “It’s only teenage wasteland” refrain of “Baba O’Riley”, and reaching a peak of excitement with a stunning rendition of “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. . . . In 2004 Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert, along with the earlier America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon, as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll. It was also voted the #4 greatest moment in the history of Madison Square Garden(Wikipedia).
Personal reflection: I remember watching the benefit concert on vh1. It was an electric experience. I remember waiting for the song “Won’t get fooled again,” and its famous drum crescendo followed by Roger’s long scream (seven minutes and 40 seconds into the song). He can still hit the notes four decades into his career. I’d rate this: my most memorable music experience.
“Friends Like That” is the first video release from the “Hawk Nelson Is My Friend” cd set to be released on April 1, 2008. For the rest of the video click here.
In addition to a large Christian rock fan base, this pop, punk band from Ontario has also achieved mainstream success. They portrayed The Who on an episode of the NBCdrama American Dreams, and they recorded the song “Bring ‘Em Out” for the 2005 motion picture Yours, Mine, and Ours. This song and another hit song “The Show” were used on Sunday Night Football comercials. “Things We Go Through” from Letters to the President was also featured in Yours, Mine, and Ours.
Hawk Nelson Is My Friend” was co-written by Trevor McNevan (Thousand Foot Krutch), along with a few others. The boys just kicked off their headlining Green T Tour, which also features Capital Lights and Run Kid Run.
Hawk Nelson is Jason Dunn - lead vocals, piano (2003-present) . Dunn was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and now lives in Minneapolis, MN.
Daniel Biro - bass, backing vocals (2003-present). He hails from Barrie, Ontario.
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