"Aerosmith. Collen also produced and played on the 1991 album ""On The Edge"" from Australian band BB Steal. Joe Elliott sang lead vocals on two tracks on Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood's 1992 solo album, ""Slide on This"". His then-wife Karla appeared in the videos for ""Always Wanted More"" and ""Somebody Else Might"". Various members of Def Leppard have played on tribute records for Jeff Beck, AC/DC and Alice Cooper. A fan of his local football club Sheffield United F.C., Elliott performed on two tracks to the soundtrack of the 1996 Sheffield-set motion picture, ""When Saturday Comes"" (featuring fellow Sheffield"
"The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ""Dare"" in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit ""Don't You Want Me."" The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including ""Mirror Man,"" ""(Keep Feeling) Fascination,"" ""The Lebanon,"" ""Human"" (a US No. 1) and ""Tell Me When."" The only"
"The history of The Human League's Fast Product era is covered in the 2015 documentary, Big Gold Dream. The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ""Dare"" in 1981. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit ""Don't You Want Me."" The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including"
"the mainstream pop and saw The Human League as the perfect opportunity. In February 1986, The Human League were flown out to Minneapolis to work at Flyte Time Studios with Jam and Lewis. After initial enthusiasm on both sides the working relationship began to break down. Jam and Lewis had total control over the final album and insisted that their own tracks take precedence over the band's material. Jam and Lewis were also intolerant of the band's laid back working methods and their lack of musical technical ability. After four months in Minneapolis, a sidelined Oakey pulled the band out"
"Human League and Belinda Carlisle. Dallin and Woodward have continued to play live since 2002, with highlights including headlining the festival of the hand over of Hong Kong, The Isle of Wight Festival and the Singapore Grand Prix. In 2012, they embarked upon a 10 date USA tour for the Pinktober Hard Rock charity and released and EP 'Now or Never'. In 2016, they played a sell out tour of Australia and some dates in Japan. On 9 July 2012, Warner Music imprint Rhino Records released a greatest hits CD and DVD Collection ""30 Years of Bananarama"" (UK #61) to"
"in the series ""All Creatures Great and Small"". A number of popular bands hail from Yorkshire and have distinctive Yorkshire accents. Joe Elliott and Rick Savage, vocalist and bassist of Def Leppard; Alex Turner, vocalist of the Arctic Monkeys; Jon McClure, of Reverend and The Makers; Jon Windle, of Little Man Tate; Jarvis Cocker, vocalist of Pulp; and Joe Carnall, of Milburn and Phil Oakey of The Human League are all known for their Sheffield accents, whilst The Cribs, who are from Netherton, sing in a Wakefield accent. The Kaiser Chiefs originate in Leeds, as does the Brett Domino Trio,"
"2008, the band headlined the US Regeneration Tour supported by ABC, A Flock of Seagulls, Naked Eyes, and at some venues, Belinda Carlisle. In November and December 2008, the Human League got together with Martin Fry's ABC and Heaven 17 for 'The Steel City Tour' of the UK. This was Philip Oakey's concept of a joint tour of all three bands celebrating the original electronic music of early 1980s Sheffield (the titular Steel City). Much had been made in the UK media of the history between Heaven 17 and the Human League, the original events of 1980 and the fact"
"from Paris. The concerts were all released on CD, iTunes and DVD (as a box set or individually) in 2013 by SHOUT! Factory. Human rights concerts The Human Rights Concerts is the collective name informally used to describe the series of 28 rock concerts presented worldwide 1986-1998 to raise funds for – and awareness of - the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights organization Amnesty International. The series featured many of the world’s leading contemporary musicians including: Bands: U2, The Police, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, The Neville Brothers, The Hooters,"
"The Human League and Martha and the Vandellas amongst others. On 13 April 2015 the band released ""Shoulder to Shoulder"" - the first single from their forthcoming EP produced by Grammy and Brit Award-winning producer Steve Levine. The band disbanded in late 2015. The band attracted much favourable attention early on, being compared to fellow indie bands Vampire Weekend and Bombay Bicycle Club. When ""First to Know"" was released in 2012 the comparisons continued, with music magazine Manifesto comparing them to Little Comets. The review also noted that 'any similarities are inconsequential, however, as this is a pop song so"
"they were now working together. Both Oakey and Martyn Ware at pains to explain that any acrimony from that period had long since been forgotten. The Human League were one of the headline acts in the line-up at Spillers Wharf on 30 May 2009, in the Newcastle/Gateshead Evolution festival, and were one of the headline bands for Dubai's first music festival, the 'Dubai Sound City' festival, between 5 and 7 November 2009. On 11 December 2009, The Human League signed a new recording contract with UK based Wall of Sound. They also have their own studio in Sheffield, and are"
"talking about the creative process in the reworking of the original Human. Human (The Human League song) ""Human"" is a song recorded by British synthpop band The Human League, and released as the first single from their 1986 album ""Crash"". The track, which deals with the subject of infidelity, was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The song topped the charts of the United States and Canada upon release, while also reaching number five in Germany and number eight in the band's native United Kingdom. In 1985, the recording sessions for the Human League's fifth album were"
"Human League, Daniel Miller, and Fad Gadget. In the late-1970s, Clarke and schoolmate Andy Fletcher formed a short-lived band called No Romance in China. In 1980, he teamed up with Robert Marlow and Martin Gore to form French Look. Another band, named Composition of Sound, followed in 1980 with another addition of Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher. Clarke provided vocals until singer Dave Gahan joined the band, which was renamed Depeche Mode. At that time, he adopted the stage-name Vince Clarke, by which he is currently known. The band initially adopted a slick synthesized electropop sound, which produced the album"
"The Very Best of The Human League (1998 album) The Very Best of the Human League is a greatest hits compilation by British band The Human League. It was released in the US only in July, 1998 by Ark 21 Records independently of The Human League, who were at the time signed to Eastwest Records The album includes the greatest hits released from the band, spanning from their debut album 1979's ""Reproduction"", to their (then) most recent album ""Octopus"". The cover reuses the album cover from the 1995 version of ""Greatest Hits"". In 2003 a compilation album of the Human"
"the band. Marsh is now a music teacher. Ian Craig Marsh Ian Craig Marsh (born 11 November 1956) is an English musician and composer. He was a founding member of the electronic band the Human League, writing and playing on their first two albums and several singles, until leaving in 1980 to form the British Electric Foundation and later Heaven 17. Marsh began in music at Sheffield's council-sponsored community theatre group Meatwhistle. There he met Mark Civico; they formed a performance art band called Musical Vomit, taking the name from a music paper's hostile review of the band Suicide. Musical"
"the British synthpop band The Human League. Because of this, ""Together in Electric Dreams"" is often erroneously credited as a Human League single. It was also released at the height of the band's international fame and success; because of this popularity the single has been included in the band's various ""Greatest Hits"" compilation albums released later. Although the Human League have never recorded their own version, due to the song's popularity the band frequently play a unique Human League version when they perform live, often as an encore. The Human League version differs considerably from the Giorgio Moroder produced original"
"Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder and Mick Woodmansey; together they recorded ""Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"", an album considered by a magazine article as one of a 100 greatest and most influential of all time. In the following decade, Def Leppard, from Sheffield, achieved worldwide fame, particularly in America. Their 1983 album ""Pyromania"" and 1987 album ""Hysteria"" are among the most successful albums of all time. Yorkshire had a very strong post-punk scene which went on to achieve widespread acclaim and success, including: The Sisters of Mercy, The Cult, Vardis, Gang of Four, ABC, The Human League, New Model"
"J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League J.U.S.T.I.C.E. (Just Undeniably Some of The Illest Composers Ever) League is an American record production team composed of producers and instrumentalists from Tampa, Florida. The group is made up of members Erik ""Rook"" Ortiz, Kevin ""Colione"" Crowe. The group takes their name from the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League. A musical signature of a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production is a female voice echoing the words ""Justice League"" twice at the beginning of most of their songs. A trademark of theirs is taking a sample and replaying parts of it themselves while changing it (almost like making a"
"chord progression from D-E-f. ""Human"" became the second million-selling and final number-one single for The Human League on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 (after ""Don't You Want Me"") and their second chart-topper on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart (after ""(Keep Feeling) Fascination""). Jam and Lewis' R&B-based production was also popular on American urban radio, bringing the Human League into the top ten of the U.S. R&B chart for the first time. The song also reached number one in Canada, giving the band their second and last number one there as well. In the United Kingdom, where R&B was"
"Human League DVD. The video is now rarely seen compared to the band's other music videos. In 2016, a remastered version of the video was featured on a DVD included with the deluxe version of the box set A Very British Synthesizer Group. Filling Up with Heaven ""Filling Up with Heaven"" is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League. It is taken from the "" Octopus"" album of 1995. ""Filling Up with Heaven"" was the third and final single to be taken from the Octopus album. It was jointly written by lead singer Philip Oakey and Producer"
"The meticulous joint production of Q, Kerry Hopwood and Dave Clayton produced a modern sounding electronica track that was critically well received. It was released in July 2001 and stalled at number 47 in the UK Singles Chart. The Human League had recently signed to Papillon Records, a subsidiary of the Chrysalis Group. Papillon were set up to capitalize on so called 'heritage acts' (bands with a large and established fan base) and the Human League were to become their headline band. However the label was in financial difficulties as previous releases had failed to realize Papillon Records' investments and"
"albums. They have had five albums and eight singles in the UK Top 10 and have sold more than 20 million records worldwide. Before adopting the name the Human League, the band briefly had two previous incarnations. In early 1977, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, who had met at youth arts project ""Meatwhistle"", were both working as computer operators. Their musical collaboration combined pop music (such as glam rock and Tamla Motown) with avant-garde electronic music. With the price of electronic components dropping in the mid-1970s, equipment became more affordable for the average consumer; Ware and Marsh purchased a"
"League's greatest hits with the same name was released by Virgin Records. The Very Best of The Human League (1998 album) The Very Best of the Human League is a greatest hits compilation by British band The Human League. It was released in the US only in July, 1998 by Ark 21 Records independently of The Human League, who were at the time signed to Eastwest Records The album includes the greatest hits released from the band, spanning from their debut album 1979's ""Reproduction"", to their (then) most recent album ""Octopus"". The cover reuses the album cover from the 1995"
"This was expected, and as Michiel van Bokhorst states, ""it was released for the satisfaction of working with the Human League and releasing a great record."" Love Me Madly? ""Love Me Madly?"" is a song by the British synthpop group The Human League. It was released as the second single from their 2001 album ""Secrets"". ""Love Me Madly?"" is the third track on the Human League album ""Secrets"". It was written jointly by lead singer Philip Oakey and keyboard player Neil Sutton. The album was produced by Q, Kerry Hopwood and Dave Clayton and recorded at Human League Studios, Sheffield,"
"January 1981 the Human League consisted of just Oakey and Philip Adrian Wright with newly recruited teenage dancers/backing vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley. After the acrimonious split of the original band in October 1980 and the subsequent recruitment of Sulley and Catherall, the new band had only just survived a European tour by bringing in session keyboardist Ian Burden to temporarily assist. The band were deeply in debt and only barely commercially viable. Under pressure to produce results from Virgin Records, original members Oakey and Wright returned to Monumental Studios in Sheffield to start recording demo tracks. They"
"the lead singer and frontman of the American Pop project, Commūnion who is set to release their largely awaited debut in early 2017. Drummer Luke Smartnick currently plays drums for former tourmates, Have Mercy. Major League (band) Major League was an American rock band from Mantua Township, New Jersey. They were signed to No Sleep Records. Major League began in 2009. In July 2012, the group performed a few shows in Canada in July with The Swellers. They signed to No Sleep Records in September. They supported Man Overboard on their four date east coast tour in 2012. They partook"
"Human (The Human League song) ""Human"" is a song recorded by British synthpop band The Human League, and released as the first single from their 1986 album ""Crash"". The track, which deals with the subject of infidelity, was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The song topped the charts of the United States and Canada upon release, while also reaching number five in Germany and number eight in the band's native United Kingdom. In 1985, the recording sessions for the Human League's fifth album were not going well, and the band did not like the results, which"
"in Sheffield. The city is also home to Gatecrasher, one of the most popular nightclubs in the north of England (although the club is currently closed after a fire in 2007). Sheffield also plays host to ""Made in Sheffield"" home to many successful local bands. Sheffield has also seen the birth of Pulp, Babybird, Def Leppard, Joe Cocker, The Longpigs, and the free improvisers Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. 1998 Mercury Music Prize award winners Gomez are also connected to Sheffield as some of the founding members went to Sheffield Hallam University together. The immensely successful Arctic Monkeys are currently"
"gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. Bonus CD The Very Best of The Human League (2003 album) The Very Best of the Human League is a greatest hits compilation by British band The Human League. It was released in the UK on 15 September 2003 and went into the UK album charts at #24. The album includes the greatest hits released from the band, spanning from their debut album 1979's ""Reproduction"", to the 2001 album ""Secrets"". A bonus remix CD is also included. A DVD also called ""The Very Best of the Human League"" was released to coincide"
"cover of the music). They have a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for their work on ""The Breakthrough"", by Mary J. Blige. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League J.U.S.T.I.C.E. (Just Undeniably Some of The Illest Composers Ever) League is an American record production team composed of producers and instrumentalists from Tampa, Florida. The group is made up of members Erik ""Rook"" Ortiz, Kevin ""Colione"" Crowe. The group takes their name from the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League. A musical signature of a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production is a female voice echoing the words ""Justice League"" twice at the beginning of most of"
"Steve Clark Stephen Maynard Clark (23 April 1960 – 8 January 1991) was an English musician. He was the principal songwriter and lead guitarist for the British hard rock band, Def Leppard, until 1991, when he died from alcohol poisoning. In 2007, Clark was ranked No. 11 on ""Classic Rock Magazine's"" ""100 Wildest Guitar Heroes"". In December 2018 it was announced that Clark would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Def Leppard Stephen Maynard Clark was born and raised in Hillsborough, South Yorkshire, a suburb of Sheffield, England to Barrie & Beryl"
"labels. At the time, Ultravox’s singles had never dented to UK Top 20, while the Human League, had never featured in the Top 50. The following year, Ultravox reached number 2 with Vienna, while the Human League reached number one in both the singles and albums chart. This is significant because it proves that the skills and ability that Charles and the Asgard agency had deployed during the initial punk moment were still available to develop the post-punk talent. The commercial impact of punk on the post-punk acts that enjoyed success in the US has never been fully measured, or"
"the first note played, I was hooked! After that, I saw pretty much every show that came to (Phoenix)"". David was a member of the Scottsdale, AZ based hard rock cover band The Schoolboys at the end of high school in 1979. In the summer of 1980, the band had decided to start writing and performing original songs, grooming themselves to be America's version of Def Leppard, a Sheffield, England band of similar musical genre who were just starting to gain international notoriety. They released a 12"" EP Singin', Shoutin' and were featured on two compilation albums by local FM"
"constant band member since 1977 has been lead singer and songwriter Philip Oakey. Keyboard players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh both left the band in 1980 to form Heaven 17. Under Oakey's leadership, The Human League then evolved into a commercially successful New Pop band with a new line-up including female vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley. Since the mid-1990s, the band has essentially been a trio of Oakey, Catherall and Sulley with various sidemen. Since 1978, the Human League have released nine studio albums, two remix albums, one live album, six EPs, 30 singles and several compilation"