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Alice Cooper

## Genres

* shock rock
* glam rock
* glam metal
* hard rock
* shock metal

## Significance

* He had six platinum studio albums and three gold.
* He had numerous hit singles. *School's Out* and *Poison* are his biggest hits at number seven.
* His *Greatest Hits* went platinum.
* He had two gold video albums.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Trivia

* His early song *Reflected* would become more popular later when re-recorded as the more politically-themed *Elected.*
* He helped pioneer shock rock.
* He is often noted for his unique, macabre image.
* Some of his hits have since become classic rock staples.
* He is featured in the popular film *Wayne's World*, in which the protagonists get backstage passes to an Alice Cooper concert.
* He was born Vincent Furnier, but legally changed his name to Alice Cooper in the sixties. However, he has never held the rights to the name and thus continues to pay royalties to his band.

## Note

The *band* Alice Cooper was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame, not just Vincent.

## Recommended Albums

* Constrictor
* Trash
* Welcome to My Nightmare
* From the Inside
* Lace and Whiskey
* DaDa

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Poison
* School's Out
* I'm Eighteen
* No More Mr. Nice Guy
* Hey Stoopid
* Teenage Frankenstein
* Bed of Nails

### Other

* Be My Lover
* Feed My Frankenstein
* Muscle of Love
* (We're All) Clones
* Billion Dollar Babies
* Reflected
* I Love the Dead
Damn Yankees

## genres

* hard rock
* glam metal
* glam rock

## significance

* members include Ted Nugent
* Their debut album went double platinum. *Don't Tread* went gold.
* Numerous rock hits with *High Enough* making it to number three on the pop charts and *Where You Goin' Now* making it to number twenty.
* Their song *Damn Yankees* is one of only a few examples where the artist name, song title, and album title are all the same. Other examples include Black Sabbath, Bad Company, Iron Maiden, and Motörhead.
* member Tommy Shaw also played for Styx
* member Jack Blades also played for Night Ranger
* member Michael Cartellone also played for Lynyrd Skynyrd and Accept

## recommended songs

* Don't Tread on Me
* (Can you take me) High Enough
* Come Again
* Coming of Age
カポーティ

30-552：名無シネマさん ：2007/04/12(木) 15:43:38 ID:nENecQHQ

｢カポーティ｣始めの方、主人公が周りから変な目で見られてたのはなぜ？
喋り方が変なだからって自分で言ってたけどそんだけ？
あと、あの喋り方はどういうふうに変に見えるの？
30-555：名無シネマさん ：2007/04/12(木) 19:54:35 ID:e+dxJG1b

＞５５２
変な目で見られてたっけ？そんな印象派ないが・・・
喋り方が変だって自分で言ってたっけ・・・
オカマっぽくて弱々しい印象を与えるよね。
ちなみに、隣の専用板の方が詳しいよ。
34-590：名無シネマさん ：2008/04/12(土) 23:30:32 ID:hF/DpwxO

「カポーティ」
１、結局殺人鬼２名の内作家がコンタクトを頻繁にとっていたやつの
殺人の動機ってなんだったのでしょうか？
２、作品の題名をすでに冷血として発表してるのに作品の題名を隠して取材していたのはなぜですか？
３、カポーティは心底殺人鬼ペニーの友人だったのそれとも偽りの友人だったの？
４、なぜカポーティは冷血を書いたあと作家活動を閉じざるを得なかったの？
34-599：名無シネマさん ：2008/04/13(日) 02:05:40 ID:jtEWVXL3

>>590
カポーティの回答
1,金銭目的
2,インタビュー対象者とまず親しくなるのがカポーティの秘技。商売を匂わせては親しくなりにくい｡
3,犯人ペリー･スミスに、彼が異常なまでの感情移入をした事は 有名。生い立ちが似ている事も関係しているかも…
4,｢冷血｣出版の66年を境にカポーティの私生活は荒れ始める。
次作への過剰な期待、親しくしたペリーの最後を看取った衝撃と 色々考えられる。
結局本人にしか分からない…
34-600：名無シネマさん ：2008/04/13(日) 02:31:34 ID:jtEWVXL3

>>599補足
インタビュアーとしてのカポーティの力量は超一流。
文献を当たると、その精密機械のごとき超人的テクに驚く事しきり
精密すぎたが故に 晩年壊れたとも言える。
Blues Traveler

## genres

* blues rock
* neo-psychedelia

## significance

* three gold albums, *Straight on Till Morning* going platinum, and *four* going six times platinum and three other minor hit albums
* *Live from the Fall* was a minor hit album
* several rock hits with *Run-Around* being a pop hit at number eight and *Hook* at number 23
* performed at the Woodstock silver anniversary festival

## recommended songs

But Anyway

Run-Around

The Mountains Win Again
Albert King

## significance

* influenced Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones, Michael Bloomfield of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Joe Walsh
* Inspired the Cream hit *Strange Brew*
* noted for a performance with then up-and-coming legend Stevie Ray Vaughan
* four albums were R&B hits
* *Live Wire/Blues Power* was an R&B hit
* live album *In Session* made it to the top of the blues charts
* *The Very Best*  was a blues hit
* several R&B hit singles
Brooks and Dunn

## significance

* album *Tight Rope* went gold, three went platinum, *Borderline* went double platinum, *Waitin' on Sundown* went triple platinum, *Hard Workin' Man* went five-times-platinum*, Brand New Man* went six-times-platinum, and *Cowboy Town* was a hit
* two platinum compilations with *The Greatest Hits Collection* going four-times-platinum
* numerous hit singles, especially on the country charts
Eric Clapton

## Genres

* blues rock
* folk rock
* soft rock
* hard rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* He was also a member of Cream and The Yardbirds.
* Several of his solo albums have gone at least gold.
* He had three gold live albums, *Live from Madison Square Garden* going double platinum, and his acoustic *Unplugged* going diamond.
* Several compilations went platinum, with *Blues* going gold. Several others were hits.

## Trivia

* He is the only artist to be inducted into the actual Hall of Fame three times.
* Some of his hits have since become classic rock staples.
* He was a member of the shortlived group Derek and the Dominos, who had one platinum album and one platinum live album.
* His acoustic album *Unplugged* features the most popular version of *Layla*, which was already a Dominos hit.
* He was a member of the shortlived group Blind Faith, whose only album went platinum. They were nominated for the actual Hall of Fame, but were not inducted. Blind Faith also featured Steve Winwood.
* He is featured in The Who film *Tommy.*

## Recommended Albums

* Unplugged
* Slowhand
* 461 Ocean Boulevard
* Journeyman

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Cocaine
* Let it Rain
* Forever Man
* After Midnight
* I Shot the Sherrif
* Layla
* Knockin' on Heaven's Door
* Before You Accuse Me
* Lay Down Sally
* Higher Ground
* Eyesight to the Blind

### Other

* Tears in Heaven
* Wonderful Tonight
* Key to the Highway
* Blues Power
* Next Time You See Her
* Motherless Children
* Opposites
* Another Ticket
* Run (Something Inside of Me)
* I Can't Stand It
Aerosmith

## Genres

* blues rock
* glam rock
* Hard rock
* glam metal

## Significance

* They had three gold albums, two platinum, three double platinum, *Get Your Wings* went triple platinum, *Rocks* went four times platinum, *Permanent Vacation* went five times platinum, two went seven times platinum, and *Toys in the Attic* went eight times platinum.
* Almost every live album they have released went at least gold.
* Several of their compilations went at least gold, with 1980's *Greatest Hits* going diamond.

## Trivia

* They collaborated with Run-DMC on a rap-rock remix of *Walk This Way*, which is often considered a breakthrough in popularizing the genre.
* They participated in the rockabilly revival of the eighties.
* They performed at the Woodstock silver anniversary festival.
* Most of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They were a part of the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show.
* they were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## Recommended Albums

* Toys in the Attic
* Pump
* Permanent Vacation
* Get a Grip
* Rocks
* Get Your Wings
* Aerosmith
* Night in the Ruts
* Just Push Play
* Nine Lives
* Music from Another Dimension
* Done With Mirrors
* Rock in a Hard Place

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* Walk This Way
* Sweet Emotion
* Same Old Song and Dance
* Train Kept A-Rollin'
* Helter Skelter
* Lord of the Thighs
* Back in the Saddle
* Last Child
* Come Together
* Dream On

### Favorites

* Amazing (I kept the right ones out, and let the wrong ones in)
* I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
* Cryin'
* Janie's Got a Gun
* Livin' on the Edge
* Love in an Elevator
* Rag Doll
* The Other Side
* (Dude) Looks Like a Lady

### Other

* Let the Music Do the Talking
* What it Takes
* Mama Kin
* Walkin' the Dog
* Sick as a Dog
* Lightning Strikes
* Toys in the Attic
* (You're My) Angel
Blood, Sweat, and Tears

## Genres

* blue eyed soul
* hard rock
* country rock
* soft rock
* folk rock
* jazz rock

## Significance

* Three gold albums with *Blood, Sweat & Tears* going four times platinum and *New Blood* being a hit.
* *Greatest Hits* went double platinum.
* several hit singles with *Spinning Wheel* being a chart-topper. Some have become classic rock staples.
* Woodstock performer.
* Their member Al Kooper also performed for The Blues Project. He also performed solo at the Monterey Pop Festival.

## Recommended Songs

* You've Made Me So Very Happy
* Spinning Wheel
* And When I Die
* Lucretia MacEvil
* Go Down Gamblin'
* Smiling Phases
* I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
* I Can't Quit Her
* God Bless the Child
Elvis Presley

## Genres

* rockabilly
* country rock
* soft rock
* pop rock
* blues rock
* folk rock
* rock and roll
* doo wop

## Significance

* He had numerous hit singles, with many being chart toppers.

* He has been covered by many artists over the generations.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* He was a Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee.

## Trivia

* He was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inaugural inductee.
* He was referenced in the Billy Joel hit *We Didn't Start the Fire.*
* He has been referenced often in pop culture for decades.
* He was often noted for his films during the fifties and sixties.
* He was often labeled as the King of Rock and Roll, a title he has retained even past his death.
* Impersonators have existed for decades, some with impressive skill. This has been combined with rumors that reports of his death were false.
* Sirius has a station dedicated entirely to his work.
* He was often mocked for his glamorous outfit and pompadour hairstyle.

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* Hound Dog
* Jailhouse Rock
* Good Luck Charm
* Return to Sender
* Don't Be Cruel
* All Shook Up
* Good Rockin' Tonight
* That's All Right Mama
* Stuck on You
* Devil in Disguise

### Favorites

* Are You Lonesome Tonight?
* Hard Headed Woman
* His Latest Flame
* Blue Moon of Kentucky
* Peace in the Valley
* Teddy Bear
* It's Now or Never
* Little Sister
* Can't Help Falling in Love

### Other

* Love Me Tender
* Burning Love
* Blue Christmas
* Suspicious Minds
* In the Ghetto
* Mystery Train
* Viva Las Vegas
* I Need Your Love Tonight
Chuck Berry

## Genres

* blues rock
* rock and roll
* country rock
* rockabilly

## Significance

* His studio album *The London Chuck Berry Sessions* made it to number eight.
* His compilation *Greatest Hits* made it to number 34.
* He had numerous hit singles, many of which have inspired or been covered by other artists. His only chart-topper is the controversial *My Ding-A-Ling.*
* He was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inaugural inductee.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* He was a Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee.

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Johnny B. Goode
* You Never Can Tell
* Maybelline
* Sweet Little Sixteen
* Rock and Roll Music
* No Particular Place to Go
* Roll Over Beethoven

### Other

* My Ding-A-Ling
* School Day
* Brown Eyed Handsome Man
* Reelin' and Rockin'
* Run Rudolph Run
* You Can't Catch Me
A Flock of Seagulls

## genres

* post punk
* alternative
* new romantic
* pop rock

## significance

* two hit albums with their debut album going gold
* three hit singles with *I Ran* as their biggest at number nine
* *The More You Live, the More You Love* and *Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)* were rock hits
* *Telecommunication* was a dance hit

## recommended songs

* I Ran
* The More You Live, the More You Love
* Space Age Love Song
* Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
* DNA

## note

although often featured on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Devo, The B-52's, or Talking Heads
Counting Crows

## genres

* alternative
* pop rock
* folk rock
* blues rock
* roots rock
* country rock

## significance

* three platinum albums with *Hard Candy* going gold and three others being hits
* compilation *Films About Ghosts...* went gold
* live album *Across a Wire* went platinum
* two pop hits
* their music has been used in film

## recommended songs

* Mr. Jones
* Rain King
* Hanginaround
* Mrs. Potter's Lullaby
* Anna Begins
* Untitled (Throw Your Arms Around My Neck)
* Sullivan Street
* Friend of the Devil
Foghat

## Genres

* blues rock
* hard rock

## Significance

* They had seven hit albums, two reaching gold status.
* They had five hit singles with *Slow Ride* being their biggest at number twenty.
* Eight gold records in total

## Recommended Songs

* Slow Ride
* I Just Want to Make Love to You
* Drivin' Wheel
* Fool for the City
* Stone Blue
* Boogie Motel
* Easy Money
* Third Time Lucky (First Time I Was A Fool)
* Full Time Lover
311

## genres

* alternative
* reggae rock
* rap rock
* funk rock
* alternative metal
* hard rock

## significance

* four gold albums, one platinum, *311* going triple platinum, and five more also hits
* *Greatest Hits '93-'03* went gold
* two platinum video albums with *Enlarged to Show Detail 2* going gold
* numerous rock hits

## recommended songs

Down

Beautiful Disaster
Four Tops

## genres

* rock and roll
* psychedelic rock
* pop rock

## significance

* numerous hit singles with two chart toppers
* six hit albums
* their greatest hits made it to number four
* their first concert album made it to number seventeen

## recommended songs

* I Can't Help Myself
* Reach Out I'll Be There
* Baby I Need Your Loving
* It's the Same Old Song
* Bernadette
* Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)
* Standing in the Shadows of Love
Bad Brains

## genres

* hardcore punk
* hard rock
* funk rock
* ska punk
* alternative
* reggae rock

## significance

* Widely considered a pioneer of hardcore punk
* noted for their inclusion of reggae, rap, soul, and funk in their music
* influenced Sublime
* Their debut album was praised by Beastie Boys
* Album *I Against I* was praised by critics
* Album *I & I Survived* was praised by Allmusic
* Album *Build a Nation* was a minor hit and produced by Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys
* Member Chuck Mosley was also a member of Faith No More
Alan Jackson

## significance

* most of his albums have gone at least gold
* two compilations went six times platinum with *34 Number Ones* going gold and several others also being hits
* two hit gospel albums with *Precious Memories* going platinum
* *Honky Tonk Christmas* went platinum while *Let it be Christmas* went gold
* *Live at Texas Stadium* was a hit
* three platinum video albums and two gold
* numerous hit singles, especially dominating the country charts for decades
Def Leppard

## Genres

* glam metal
* hard rock
* glam rock

## Significance

* They had three platinum studio albums, two gold, and two diamond.
* All of their compilations went platinum.
* Both of their live albums were hits.
* They had numerous hit singles, *Love Bites* being their sole chart-topper.
* Their song *Pour Some Sugar on Me* went gold.
* The Arkansas School for the Deaf's mascot is the leopard.

## Trivia

* The font for the logo of the Sirius XM Satellite Radio station *Hair Nation* is based on the Def Leppard logo.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* The opening line to *Rock of Ages* is in mock German and was sampled in The Offspring song *Pretty Fly for a White Guy*.
* They were previously known as Girl.

## Recommended Albums

* Hysteria
* Pyromania
* On Through the Night
* High 'n' Dry

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Pour Some Sugar on Me
* Rock of Ages
* Photograph
* Hysteria
* Animal
* Rock Brigade
* Let's Get Rocked
* Comin' Under Fire (Is It Any Wonder?)
* Rocket
* Foolin'
* Armageddon it
* Don't Shoot Shotgun

### Other

* Too Late for Love
* Promises
* Let it Go
* High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)
* Stagefright
* Getcha Rocks Off
* Two Steps Behind
* Love and Affection
* Love Bites
* Bringin' on the Heartbreak
* Billy's Got a Gun
* Women
Is it just a bunch of mates or can anyone join?

The books stress the fellowship between the characters. Just like soldiers in the real world ‘Foreign Legion’, the Unit is their family and everyone is a brother or sister. It doesn't matter what your character did before you joined the Company, once you have been initiated you’re one of the family no matter what. As the years have passed, players have come and gone and so these days not everyone in the group knows each other. But the Company ethos is such, that once you are in, you as much part of the group as any of the veterans.

If you desperately want to play a new recruit who is a malinger, malcontent or mutineer, let the sergeants know in advance to talk you through what to expect and how your character concept can be best accommodated. We want everyone to have fun and don’t want to curb anyone’s play, but such characters do require some forethought, to ensure that you don’t get disappointed by getting executed in the first five minutes or spoil the game for anyone else.

At the end of the day, we are looking for a game that has strong camaraderie and this does mean there is strong emphasis on team building and group activities. If you really want to be a loner then you should consider just being an associate member, which is much more suited to individual rather than team play..

In the Curious Pastimes events, it is possible to play non-human characters. We ask that should you wish to play a non-human and be with the Black Company group, that you play an Associate.

Back to: All You Need to Know About the Black Company
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks

## genres

* folk rock
* pop rock
* jazz rock

## significance

* member of The Charlatans, considered the first acid rock band and the first San Francisco sound band
* Hot Licks member David LaFlamme went on to form It's a Beautiful Day
* Appeared on the cover of *Rolling Stone* magazine
* His *I Scare Myself* was covered by Thomas Dolby
* part of the San Francisco sound
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

## Genres

* heartland rock
* country rock
* blues rock
* hard rock
* folk rock
* soft rock
* blue eyed soul
* roots rock

## Significance

* Most of his studio albums with the SBB went platinum except for *It's a Mystery*, which went gold.
* Both of his live albums went gold.
* He had three platinum compilations.
* He had numerous hit singles. *Shakedown* is his sole chart-topper.

## Trivia

* His song *Like a Rock* was the jingle for Chevrolet truck commercials for many years.
* He can be considered a definitive heartland rock musician.
* His song *Turn the Page* was successfully covered by the thrash metal band Metallica.
* He is formerly of The Bob Seger System.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* Many of his hits have since become classic rock staples.

## Note

Only Seger was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame, without the SBB.

## Recommended Albums

* Stranger in Town
* Night Moves
* Back in '72
* Smokin' O.P.'s
* Brand New Morning
* Beautiful Loser
* Against the Wind
* Seven

## Recommended Songs

### Top Ten

* Night Moves
* Like a Rock
* Hollywood Nights
* Old Time Rock and Roll
* Against the Wind
* You'll Accomp'ny Me
* We've Got Tonite
* Mainstreet
* Her Strut
* Rock and Roll Never Forgets

### Favorites

* Betty Lou's Gettin' Out Tonight
* Still the Same
* Roll Me Away
* Katmandu
* Come to Poppa
* Back in '72
* The Fire Down Below
* Feel Like a Number

### Other

* Shame on the Moon
* Hummin' Bird
* Love the One You're With
* Travelin' Man
* Need Ya
* Get Out of Denver
* Beautiful Loser
* Mongrel Too
Derek and the Dominos

## genres

* blues rock
* hard rock
* soft rock

## significance

* Their one album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and was dubbed one of the "greatest albums of all time" by *Rolling Stone Magazine.* A remix of the album won a Grammy for best surround-sound album.
* *In Concert* went gold.

## trivia

* *Layla* has become a classic rock staple.
* *Bell Bottom Blues* is about Clapton's unrequited love for Pattie Boyd
* Their *Layla* was famously done in acoustic solo form by Clapton
* Members include Eric Clapton and Duane Allman of The Allman Brothers Band

## recommended songs

* Layla
* Bell Bottom Blues
* Key to the Highway
* Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad?
Faith Hill

## significance

* album *Joy to the World* went gold, two went double platinum, *Take Me as I Am* went triple platinum, *It Matters to Me* went four-times-platinum, *Faith* went six-times-platinum, *Breathe* went eight-times-platinum, and *The Rest of Our Life* with Tim McGraw was a hit
* *The Hits* was a hit compilation
* numerous hit singles, especially on the country charts. Her biggest hit is *Breathe* at number two
* has also collaborated with Garth Brooks and Olivia Newton-John
Dolly Parton

## significance

* numerous awards and accolades
* dominated the country charts for decades in both albums and singles
* three platinum albums and four gold
* *Once Upon a Christmas* went double platinum. *Home for Christmas* went gold.
* two gold collaboration albums with *Trio* going platinum
* *Best of* went gold
* *Greatest Hits* went platinum
Billy Ray Cyrus

## significance

* His debut album went nine times platinum with *It Won't Be the Last* going platinum and *Storm in the Heartland* going gold. *Home At Last* was a hit and *Back to Tennessee* was nearly a hit.
* numerous country hits with two pop hits
* father of pop superstar Miley Cyrus
* three platinum video albums
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

## genres

* rock and roll
* pop rock

## significance

* They had numerous hit singles with seven chart toppers.
* the musical *Jersey Boys* was based around their music
* Valli would go on to have a successful solo career

## recommended songs

* Sherry
* Big Girls Don't Cry
* Walk Like a Man
* Dawn
* Rag Doll
* Let's Hang On!
* Working My Way Back to You
* December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)
Al Kooper

## genres

blues rock

pop rock

## significance

* worked with Michael Bloomfield, The Blues Project, Blood, Sweat, and Tears, and Bob Dylan
* part of the Greenwich Village sound
* played for B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Alice Cooper, and Cream
* discovered Lynyrd Skynyrd and produced and performed on their first few albums, including the hits *Sweet Home Alabama* and *Free Bird*
* performed at the Monterey Pop Festival
Blink-182

## genres

* alternative
* pop rock

## significance

* *California* went gold, two platinum albums, *Take Off Your Pants and Jacket* went double platinum, and *Enema of the State* went five-times-platinum with *Neighborhoods* also a hit
* their live album went gold
* their compilation was a hit
* extended play *Dogs Eating Dogs* was a hit
* numerous rock hits with *All the Small Things* a pop hit

## recommended songs

* All the Small Things
* What's My Age Again?
Don Henley

## genres

* soft rock
* pop rock

## significance

* his debut album went gold with the next three albums going platinum
* formerly of Eagles
* compilation *Actual Miles* went platinum
* numerous hit singles with *Dirty Laundry* being his biggest at number three
* *The Boys of Summer* became a classic rock staple
* parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## recommended songs

* The Boys of Summer
* Dirty Laundry
* End of the Innocence
* All She Wants to Do is Dance
* Sunset Grill
Black Sabbath

## Genres

* stoner metal
* power metal
* hard rock
* doom metal

## Significance

* They had four gold albums, three platinum, *Master of Reality* went double platinum, and *Paranoid* went four times platinum.
* Their 1998 live album *Reunion* went platinum.
* Their compilation *We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll* went double platinum.
* They had several hit singles, with *Paranoid* being their biggest hit at number four.
* Their video album *The Black Sabbath Story* had part one go platinum and part two go gold.

## Trivia

* Their original frontman Ozzy Osbourne would go on to have a successful solo career and is best known for his hit *Crazy Train.*
* Their work has been used in gaming and in film.
* In the eighties, Ronnie James Dio replaced Osbourne and turned the group into a power metal band. Despite this change, they continued to have success. Osbourne returned in 1997 and stayed until 2006, replaced again by Dio. He returned again in 2010 after Dio passed away.
* They provided the Vietnam protest song *War Pigs.*
* Their song *Black Sabbath* is one of only a few examples where the song title, album title, and artist name are all the same. Other examples include Iron Maiden, Damn Yankees, Bad Company, and Motörhead.
* Their song *Sweet Leaf* is often noted for its tape loop at the start of a band member choking on a blunt.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They have provided an influence on sludge metal.
* Osbourne was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* They helped pioneer black metal.
* They are often considered to be the ancestor to doom metal and speed metal.

## Recommended Albums

* Paranoid
* Black Sabbath
* Master of Reality
* Sabotage
* Never Say Die!
* Sabbath Bloody Sabbath

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Paranoid
* Iron Man
* War Pigs
* The Wizard
* Sweet Leaf
* Electric Funeral
* NIB

### Other

* Fairies Wear Boots
* God is Dead?
* Black Sabbath
* The Mob Rules
* Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
* Behind the Wall of Sleep
* Neon Knights

## Note

When inducted into the actual Hall of Fame, the classic lineup featuring Osbourne was inducted. Ronnie James Dio was not included and has not even been considered.
Anthrax

## genres

* thrash
* hard rock
* rap metal
* rap rock

## Significance

* Noted for their collaboration with Public Enemy, considered a breakthrough for the popularization of rap metal
* four gold albums with *For All Kings* also being a hit
* compilation *Attack of the Killer B's* went gold
* *N.F.V.: Oidivnikufesin* went gold and *The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria* went double platinum
* Extended play *I'm the Man* went platinum
* six rock hits
Buddy Holly and the Crickets

## Genres

* rockabilly
* country rock
* pop rock
* rock and roll
* doo wop

## Significance

* He had several hit singles, with *That'll Be the Day* being a chart topper.
* The compilation *The Buddy Holly Story* made it to number eleven and went gold. Part two nearly made the top forty. *Reminiscing* made it to number forty. *20 Golden Greats* also went gold.
* "Crickets" was the inspiration for the name The Beatles.
* Buddy Holly was the inspiration for the name of the band The Hollies.
* He was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

## Trivia

* Killed in 1959 with The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in a plane crash immortalized in McLean's song as "The Day the Music Died".
* He was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inaugural inductee.
* The college rock band Weezer did a song entitled *Buddy Holly.*
* He was referenced in Don McLean's hit *American Pie.*
* Member Sonny Curtis wrote *I Fought the Law*, which was a hit for The Bobby Fuller Four and later other artists

## Note

Initially only Buddy Holly was inducted. The Crickets were inducted many years later in a special committee.

## Recommended Songs

* Peggy Sue
* That'll Be the Day
* Not Fade Away
* Rave On
* Oh Boy!
* It's So Easy
* Maybe Baby
Asia

## Genres

* hard rock
* progressive rock

## Significance

* Their first two studio albums went platinum.
* They had numerous hit singles with *Heat of the Moment* being their top hit at number four.
* Their compilation *Then & Now* went gold.

## Trivia

* They can be considered the definitive eighties progressive rock band.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* Almost all of their albums have titles that begin and end with the letter A.
* *Heat of the Moment* has the line "And now you find yourself in Eighty Two". The song was released in the year 1982, so most people assume this refers to the year, but the band insists that "Eighty Two" is a place. It is always written out in the lyrics and never hyphenated.

## Recommended Albums

* Asia
* Alpha
* Astra
* Aqua
* Aura
* Aria
* Arena
* Aurora

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Heat of the Moment
* Only Time Will Tell (Now)
* Don't Cry
* Sole Survivor
* True Colours
* Here Comes the Feeling
* Daylight
* Too Late

### Other

* Wildest Dreams
* Time Again
* Without You
* Days Like These
* The Heat Goes On
* The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
* Go
Blondie

## Genres

* power pop
* alternative
* hard rock
* pop rock
* punk
* post punk

## Significance

* They had three platinum albums with two others being hits.
* *The Best of Blondie* went double platinum and *Sight + Sound* went gold.
* They had numerous hit singles, several chart-toppers, and several going gold.

## Trivia

* The song *Rapture* features a rap-rock segment.
* *Heart of Glass* features a line which had to be censored, making the original releases rare and valuable.
* Debbie Harry was born Angela Tremble.
* At first, many people believed that "Blondie" referred simply to Debbie Harry rather than the entire band.

## Recommended Songs

* Call Me
* Heart of Glass
* Rapture
* The Tide is High
* One Way or Another
* Dreaming
* Atomic
* Island of Lost Souls
* Look Good in Blue
.38 Special

## Genres

* Southern rock
* hard rock
* Country rock

## Significance

* They had three platinum albums with *Strength in Numbers* going gold.
* Their compilation *Flashback* went platinum.
* They had numerous hit singles. Their biggest hit was *Second Chance* at number six.

## Trivia

* Their founder Donnie Van Zant is related to the late Ronnie Van Zant, lead vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
* Many of their hits have become classic rock staples.
* They were named after a type of gun.

## Recommended Songs

* Hold on Loosely
* Caught Up in You
* Back Where You Belong
* If I'd Been the One
* Rockin' into the Night
* Fantasy Girl
* Somebody Like You
* Second Chance
Chicago

## Genres

* soft rock
* jazz rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* Their first ten albums went platinum. Four straight went platinum four years later. Two went gold.
* Their *Chicago at Carnegie Hall* went platinum.
* Three of their compilations went platinum and two gold.
* They had numerous hit singles. Three were chart-toppers.

## Trivia

* Their cover of The Spencer Davis Group's *I'm A Man* is considered a notable development in metal.
* Their frontman Peter Cetera went on to have a successful solo career.
* They were awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* Several of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* They are often noted for their power ballads.

## Recommended Albums

* Chicago
* Chicago 16
* The Chicago Transit Authority
* Chicago 17
* Chicago III
* Chicago X
* Chicago V
* Chicago XI
* Hot Streets
* Chicago 13
* Chicago XIV
* Chicago 19
* Chicago 18
* Chicago VI
* Chicago VII
* Hot Streets

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* 25 or 6 to 4
* Saturday in the Park
* (Only the) Beginnings
* Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?
* Baby, What a Big Surprise
* Feelin' Stronger Every Day (Oh Yeah)
* Make Me Smile (Children Play in the Park)
* You're the Inspiration

### Other

* If You Leave Me Now
* Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away
* Questions 67 and 68 (Can This Feeling That We Have Together)
* Just You N Me
* I'm a Man
* I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
* (I've Been) Searchin' So Long
Brenda Lee

## genres

* rockabilly
* pop rock
* rock and roll
* country rock

## significance

* numerous hit singles, some becoming chart toppers
* numerous country hits
* *Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree* was a holiday hit
* collaborated with Willie Nelson
* Holiday album *Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee* was a hit

## recommended songs

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Fool #1
Elmore James

## significance

* King of the Slide Guitar
* noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice
* his song *The Sky is Crying* was successfully covered by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
* best known for his song *Dust My Broom*
* influenced The Rolling Stones, Canned Heat, Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall, The Allman Brothers Band, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, and Frank Zappa
Cinderella

## genres

* glam metal
* hard rock
* glam rock

## Significance

* they had two triple platinum albums with *Heartbreak Station* going platinum
* numerous rock hits and several pop hits with *Don't Know What You Got* being their biggest at number twelve
* two video albums went gold

## Recommended songs

* Don't Know What You Got ('til It's Gone)
* Nobody's Fool
* Shake Me
* Push, Push
* Somebody Save Me
* Gypsy Road
* Coming Home
* Night Songs
Dire Straits

## Genres

* pub rock
* hard rock

## Significance

* The album *Love Over Gold* went gold, two albums went platinum, their debut album went double platinum, and *Brothers in Arms* went nine-times-platinum.
* Their live album *Alchemy* went gold.
* The compilation *Money for Nothing* went platinum.
* They had numerous hit singles. *Money for Nothing* was a chart topper.

## Trivia

* The music video for *Money For Nothing* is often noted for its unique 3D animation. It also starts with the line "I want my MTV", the slogan for MTV in the station's early years.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* The music video for *Walk of Life* is often noted for its use of baseball bloopers.
* *Money for Nothing* originally had the word "faggot" in it, but this was censored to "mother" for the international release. This makes the original rare and valuable.
* They were parodied by Weird Al Yankovic

## Recommended Albums

* Brothers in Arms
* Communiqué
* Dire Straits
* Making Movies
* Love Over Gold
* On Every Street

## Recommended Songs

* Sultans of Swing
* Money for Nothing
* Walk of Life
* So Far Away
* Lady Writer
* Skateaway
* Down to the Waterline
* Romeo and Juliet
What roles can I play?

Tell first off, only humans are recruited into the Company. That doesn’t mean the Company is vehemently specialist, or has some hatred for non-humans, it is just the way it has always been. If you want to play a non-human, that's fine but we ask that you play an 'Associate'.

There is plenty of diversity to be had in playing human though, not only are their all the ethnicities of the Glen Cook books to choose from, their are the nations of the Curious Pastimes Game world too. After all your character had to have come from somewhere before they started their life as a mercenary in the Black Company.

All **new** players to Black Company must start as Recruits or Associates. Once a recruit has passed their basic training and been 'Badged' they can become a Soldier or a Specialist. All recruits start with the rank of Private. Associates are outside of the military hierarchy and therefore do not have rank.If you have played in Black Company its up to you if you want to start your new character as a recruit or not.

* **Playing the Role of a Recruit**- everybody who wants to be a soldier or a specialist starts as a recruit. You have not earn't your badge yet and are not yet fully initiated into the Company.

* Solider- You a 'Badged' member of Black Company and are a Mercenary who fights for pay.
* **Playing the Role of a Specialist**- You are a 'Badged' member of Black Company and you are Mercenary who uses Magic or other talents for your pay.
* Associate- You are not a 'Badged' member of Black Company. You have a contract with them and you either supply a service to the Company or the Company works for you in some way.

Back to All You Need to Know About the Black Company
Cyndi Lauper

## Genres

* pop rock
* soft rock

## significance

* numerous hit singles, four of them going gold and two going platinum
* part of the charity supergroup USA for Africa
* her concert album *Live...At Last* went gold

## recommended songs

* Girls Just Want to Have Fun
* Time After Time
* She Bop

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, she is not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Talking Heads, The B-52's, or Devo
Big Joe Turner

## genres

* rockabilly
* country rock
* rock and roll

## significance

* dominated the R&B charts throughout the fifties
* his *Shake, Rattle, & Roll* was successfully covered by Bill Haley and His Comets
* considered important in the development of what would become rock and roll
* his *Corrine, Corrina* was nearly a top forty hit
Eddy Grant

## significance

* album *Killer on the Rampage* went gold
* single *Electric Avenue* went platinum while *Romancing the Stone* was also a hit
* phenomenal in Europe and New Zealand

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, he is not categorized as such here because I define new wave as bands which have a style similar to that of Talking Heads, Devo, or The B-52's
Billy Idol

## Genres

* punk
* power pop
* hard rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* His debut album went gold, two albums went platinum, *Rebel Yell* went double platinum, and two others were also hits
* he had two platinum compilations.
* Numerous hit singles with his live cover of *Mony Mony* being his lone chart-topper.

## Trivia

* His original band Generation X, named after a book documenting the then-current generation, helped popularize the name.
* His cover of the Ritchie Valens hit *Mony Mony* was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic.
* He helped popularize punk

## Recommended Songs

* White Wedding
* Rebel Yell
* Eyes Without a Face
* Mony Mony
* Dancing With Myself
* Cradle of Love
* Flesh for Fantasy
Dinah Washington

## genres

* jazz
* blues
* gospel
* traditional pop

## significance

* Queen of the Blues
* Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame
* *What a Difference a Day Makes* won a Grammy
* three songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
* *TV is the Thing (This Year)* was declared "one of the songs that shaped rock and roll"
* nine hit singles with *Baby (You've Got What It Takes)* being her biggest at number five
* numerous R&B hits

## recommended songs

What a Difference a Day Makes

TV is the Thing (This Year)
Cat Stevens

## significance

* four gold albums and five platinum
* Live album *Saturnight* was a hit while *Majikat* went platinum
* three gold compilations with *Greatest Hits* going four times platinum
* After his conversion to Islam and name change to Yusuf Islam, album *Tell 'Em I'm Gone* was a hit and *Roadslinger* nearly made the top forty.
* Numerous hit singles
Alison Krauss

## genres

* country rock
* folk rock
* soft rock

## significance

* solo album *Forget About It* went gold
* three albums with Union Station went gold with *Paper Airplane* also a hit
* compilation *Now That I've Found You* went double platinum while *A Hundred Miles or More* went gold
* their live album went double platinum
* collaborative album with Robert Plant went platinum
* numerous country hits with *Buy Me a Rose* a pop hit and *Hard Candy Christmas* with Cyndi Lauper a rock hit
* Contributed to the *O Brother Where Art Thou?* soundtrack
Chris Isaak

## genres

* rockabilly revival
* roots rock revival
* surf rock revival

## significance

* participated in the rockabilly revival, roots rock revival, and surf rock revival
* Album *Heart Shaped World* went triple platinum, *Forever Blue* went platinum, two went gold, and three others were also hits
* compilation *Wicked Game* went gold
* eight rock hits with *Wicked Game* being a pop hit
* *Wicked Game* is noted for its sexual music video
Chubby Checker

## Significance

* He provided the most popular version of *The Twist*, the longest lasting dance craze in history
* numerous other hit singles
* he has discussed the possibility of his induction with the actual Hall of Fame many times
* performed the Super Bowl XXII Halftime Show, the first major artist to provide a performance

## Recommended Songs

* The Twist
* Let's Twist Again
* Limbo Rock
Duran Duran

## Genres

* power pop
* post punk
* pop rock
* glam rock
* new romantic
* alternative
* synthrock
* hard rock

## Significance

* Most of their albums have gone at least gold.
* Two platinum compilations
* Their debut live album went double platinum.
* numerous hit singles with two chart toppers
* Hollywood Walk of Fame
* Provided the theme song to Bond film *A View to a Kill.*
* two members went on to become parts of The Power Station

## Note

although often featured on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Devo, Talking Heads, or The B-52's
Dave Mason

## genres

* folk rock
* pop rock
* psychedelic rock
* soft rock
* country rock
* blues rock

## significance

* has performed for Traffic, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Derek and the Dominos, and Fleetwood Mac
* has collaborated with Cass Elliot of The Mamas and the Papas
* three hit albums
* *We Just Disagree* was a hit single
Clint Black

## genres

country rock

Southern rock

## significance

* album *D'Lectrified* went gold, four went platinum, and two triple platinum
* album *Spend My Time* was a hit with two others country hits
* *Greatest Hits* went double platinum with four others also hits
* *Looking for Christmas* was a hit
* numerous hit country singles, most of them chart toppers
* collaborated with other country musicians
* a part of the Super Bowl XXVIII halftime Show
* numerous awards and accolades
* his work has been used in film
Barenaked Ladies

## genres

* alternative
* pop rock
* college rock

## significance

* two gold albums, two platinum, and four other hits
* Compilation *Disc One* went gold
* Live album *Rock Spectacle* went platinum
* numerous hit singles with *One Week* a chart topper
* They did the theme song to the popular sitcom *The Big Bang Theory*

## recommended songs

* One Week
* Pinch Me
* If I Had $1,000,000
Garth Brooks

## significance

* four diamond albums with five platinum
* *The Garth Brooks Collection* went triple platinum. *The Hits* went diamond. *Double Live* went double diamond.
* *The Lost Sessions* went triple platinum. *The Ultimate Hits* went diamond.
* *Beyond the Season* went triple platinum. *Magic of Christmas* went platinum. *Christmas Together* was also a hit.
* Box set *Blame it All on My Roots* went four times platinum with three others also hits
* numerous country hits, two rock hits, and *Voices That Care* making it to number eleven
* promo *Hard Luck Woman* was a hit
* two platinum video albums
* holds the record for most diamond albums
Falco

## genres

* pop rock
* synthrock

## significance

* Album *Falco 3* was a hit
* Two hit singles with *Rock Me Amadeus* a chart-topper
* Phenomenal in Europe, especially his native Austria

## recommended songs

* Rock Me Amadeus
* Der Kommissar
* Vienna Calling

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, he is not categorized as such here because I define new wave as bands with a style similar to that of Talking Heads, Devo, or The B-52's
Foreigner

## Genres

* hard rock
* soft rock
* pop rock

## Significance

* Most of their studio albums have gone platinum with *Can't Slow Down* also being a hit.
* They had three platinum compilations.
* They had numerous hit singles with *I Want to Know What Love Is* being a chart-topper.

## Trivia

* Their member Mick Jones was previously of Spooky Tooth.
* Their member Ron Wisko also played for Player.
* Their frontman Lou Gramm went on to have a successful solo career and is best known for his hit *Midnight Blue*.
* Many of their hits have since become classic rock staples.
* *Hot Blooded* is sampled in the Tone Lōc song *Funky Cold Medina.*

## Recommended Albums

* Agent Provacateur
* 4
* Double Vision
* Head Games

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* Cold as Ice
* Feels Like the First Time
* Juke Box Hero
* Hot Blooded
* Head Games
* Double Vision
* Long, Long Way from Home (I'm Looking Out for the Two of Us)

### Other

* I Want to Know What Love Is
* Waiting for a Girl Like You
* Dirty White Boy
* Say You Will
* I Don't Want to Live Without You
* Blue Morning, Blue Day
* Urgent
Free

## Genres

* hard rock
* blues rock

## Significance

* They are phenomenal in their native Britain
* *Fire and Water* was a hit album
* *All Right Now* made it to number four
* Two members went on to become a part of Bad Company
* *All Right Now* is sampled in the Tone Lōc song *Funky Cold Medina*

## recommended songs

* All Right Now
* The Highway Song
* Fire and Water
* I'm a Mover
Bachman-Turner Overdrive

## Genres

* country rock
* blues rock
* blue-eyed soul
* hard rock

## Significance

* They had three hit studio albums.
* They are phenomenal in their native Canada.
* They had five hit singles with *You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet* being their lone chart-topper.

## Trivia

* Their members include Randy Bachman of The Guess Who.
* Several of their songs have since become classic rock staples.
* *You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet* is sampled in the Tone Lōc song *Funky Cold Medina.*

## Recommended Albums

* Not Fragile
* Four Wheel Drive
* Bachman-Turner Overdrive II

## Recommended Songs

* Takin' Care of Business
* You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
* Let it Ride
* Roll on Down the Highway
* Gimme Your Money Please
* Hey You
* Take it Like a Man
* Don't Let the Blues Get You Down
Big Brother and the Holding Company

## genres

* blues rock
* psychedelic rock
* hard rock
* garage rock

## Significance

* *Cheap Thrills* was a chart-topping album.
* Single *Piece of My Heart* made it to number twelve.
* Member Janis Joplin went on to have a successful solo career, including a famous performance at the Woodstock Festival. She was inducted into the actual Hall of Fame as a solo artist, but not with Big Brother.
* they performed at the Monterey Pop Festival.
* Part of the Haight-Ashbury sound, although Joplin herself was from Texas.

## recommended songs

* Piece of My Heart
* Ball and Chain
* Down on Me
* Women is Losers
* Bye, Bye Baby
Emmylou Harris

## genres

* folk rock
* country rock

## significance

* almost all of her albums in the sixties and seventies went gold, two in the eighties. Two other albums were hits
* collaboration *Trio* went platinum while the sequel went gold. Two others were hits
* compilation *Profile* went gold while three others were hits
* numerous country hits with *Mr. Sandman* also a pop hit
* numerous collaborative hits
* her work has been used in film
Boston

## Genres

* hard rock
* progressive rock

## Significance

* Their first four studio albums went platinum with their debut album going diamond.
* Their compilation *Greatest Hits* went double platinum. The majority of the compilation is taken from their debut album.
* They had numerous hit singles, with *Amanda* being a chart topper.

## Trivia

* They had one of the fastest bestselling debut albums of all time.
* Many of their songs have since become classic rock staples, including the entirety of their debut album.

## Recommended Albums

* Boston
* Third Stage
* Don't Look Back
* Walk On
* Corporate America
* Life, Love & Hope

## Recommended Songs

### Favorites

* More Than a Feeling
* Amanda
* Rock and Roll Band
* Smokin'
* Something About You (It Isn't Easy)
* Don't Look Back
* Hitch a Ride
* Peace of Mind (I Understand About Indecision)
* We're Ready

### Other

* Cool the Engines
* Long Time
* Feelin' Satisfied
* Let Me Take You Home Tonight
* Can'tcha Say
* It's Easy
* Party
* A Man I'll Never Be
Culture Club

## genres

* pop rock
* new romantic
* post punk
* blue eyed soul
* alternative

## significance

* numerous awards and accolades
* three straight platinum albums with *From Luxury to Heartache* also a hit
* numerous hit singles with *Karma Chameleon* a chart topper

## note

although often found on 80s new wave compilations, they are not categorized as such here because I define new wave as any band with a style similar to that of Devo, Talking Heads, or The B-52's

## recommended songs

* Karma Chameleon
* Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
* Miss Me Blind
* I'll Tumble 4 Ya
(Small) Faces

## genres

* blues rock
* pop rock

## significance

* members include Rod Stewart, who would go on to have a successful solo career, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
* three hit albums
* *Stay With Me* and *I Know I'm Losing You* were hit singles
* Part of the British Invasion
* members include Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones

## note

When inducted, members of Small Faces (the name of the band before Stewart joined) and Faces were inducted as a whole. They are usually listed as "Small Faces/Faces". They are listed as (Small) Faces here because they are observed as the same band.

## recommended songs

* Stay With Me
* Ooh La La (I wish that I knew what I know now)
* Long Agos and Worlds Apart
* Have You Ever Seen Me
* Afterglow of Your Love
* Flying