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Left Of The Dial by The Replacements

Biografia dell'artista The Replacements

The Replacements Fu Una Band Hardcore/alternative Rock Statunitense Che Si Formò Nel 1979 A Minneapolis Minnesota. La Line-Up Della Band Per La Maggior Parte Della Sua Esistenza Fu Composta Dalla Voce E Chitarra Paul Westerberg Il Chitarrista Bob Stinson Il Bassista Tommy Stinson E Il Batterista Chris Mars. Nei Primi Album Si Ritrovano Principalmente Sonorità Tipicamente Hardcore Caratteristico Del Movimento Punk-Rock Americano Dei Primi Anni Ottanta Il Periodo "hardcore" Regala Al Rock'n'roll Album Quali "Sorry Ma Forgot To Take Out The Trash" E "Stink" Preceduti Da Un EP Di 4 Canzoni "Raised In The City". Sviluppano Già Dall'album "Hootenanny" 1983 Un Suono Più Eterogeneo Ma Sempre Contaminato Dal Punk Ottenendo Un Discreto Successo Con L'album Let It Be 1984 Ad Oggi Considerato Il Loro Capolavoro E Che Li Porterà A Firmare Un Contratto Con Una Major L'etichetta Sire Record. Di Ottimo Livello Anche I Successivi "Tim" 1985 E "Pleesed To Meet Me" 1987 . Gli Ultimi Due Album Della Band "Don't Tell A Soul" E "All Shook Down" Rappresentano Già Gli Indizi Di Quella Che A Breve Diventerà La Carriera Solista Di Paul Westerberg. Considerato Negli Anni Novanta Un Padrino Del Nuovo Movimento Grunge Westerberg Suonerà La Colonna Sonora Del Film Generazionale "Singles" Del 1992.

Frogtoon Musica - Informazioni sulla canzone: Left of the Dial

The Left Side Of The FM Radio Dial Is Where You'll Find College Radio Stations Which In The Early And Mid-'80s Were The Only Places You Could Hear Indie Artists - It Was Truly "alternative." One Such Band Was Let's Active Whose Guitarist Lynn Blakey Got To Know Replacements Frontman Paul Westerberg. She Asked Him To Write Her A Letter But He Doesn't Write Letters So He Lost Touch With Her. Instead He Kept The Radio Tuned Left Of The Dial When The Band Was On Tour Hoping To Hear Her Music. One Night He Did - She Was Doing An Interview On One Of The College Stations. Unfortunately These Stations Have Low Power And A Limited Range So He Wasn't Able To Hear Her For Very Long. "I Heard Her Voice For The First Time In Six Months For About A Minute " Westerberg Told Rolling Stone. "Then The Station Faded Out." A Little Background On What You'll Find "left Of The Dial." In America The FM Frequencies From 88.1 To 91.9 MHz Are Reserved For Non-Commercial Stations Which Tends To Be A Mix Of National Public Radio NPR Affiliates Community Radio And College Radio. As Commercial Radio Got More Homogenized In The Early '80s College Radio Became Vital For Emerging Artists That Didn't Hew To Popular Taste. Most Of These Acts Stayed Underground But A Few Broke Through - R.E.M. For Example. The Stations Were Run By Students Who Could Typically Play Whatever They Liked Often Records From Their Own Collections. When Record Labels Tried To Build A Buzz For These Up-And-Coming Artists They Would Often Send Music And Other Goodies To These Stations Hoping For Airplay.

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