"Night of Fear ""Night of Fear"" is the title of The Move's debut single. It was written by Roy Wood. The main riff and the bass line in the chorus is derived from Tchaikovsky's ""1812 Overture"". At one point, it was intended that its B-side ""Disturbance"" would be The Move's first A-side, but ""Night of Fear"" was eventually chosen as it was deemed to be more commercial. It was released in December 1966, and reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart on 26 January 1967, staying for ten weeks in the charts. The song features all four of The"
"Fear (band) Fear is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of Californian hardcore punk. The group gained national prominence after an infamous 1981 performance on ""Saturday Night Live"". Frontman Lee Ving has been the band's only constant member. Since its formation, the band has gone through various lineup changes, and at one point, featured Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers on bass. Fear was formed in 1977 by vocalist/guitarist Lee Ving and bassist Derf Scratch. They recruited guitarist Burt Good and"
"1967 in music The year 1967 was an important one for psychedelic rock, and was famous for its ""Summer of Love"" in San Francisco. It saw major releases from The Beatles (""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" and ""Magical Mystery Tour""), Small Faces (""Itchycoo Park""), Eric Burdon & The Animals (""Winds of Change""), Big Brother and The Holding Company (""Big Brother and The Holding Company""), The Doors (""The Doors"" and ""Strange Days""), Jefferson Airplane (""Surrealistic Pillow"" and ""After Bathing at Baxter's""), Moby Grape (""Moby Grape)"", Traffic (""Mr. Fantasy""), Pink Floyd (""The Piper at the Gates of Dawn""), Love (""Forever Changes)"","
"The Cryan' Shames, Ides of March, The Mauds, Mason Proffit, H.P. Lovecraft, most notably The Buckinghams, among others. The Buckinghams topped the Hot 100 charts in 1966 with their song 'Kind of a Drag'. The Shadows of Knight's cover of Van Morrison's ""Gloria"" is still a classic 40 years later. The Ides of March (band) topped the chart with ""Vehicle"". This was a great period during the 1960s where Chicago was a very happening place both musically and nationally with the 1968 Democratic National Convention and the Sly and the Family Stone riot. This fad died with the growth of"
"of Art, but was expelled in 1964. From this basis, and other Birmingham-based groups, was formed the Move, and they quickly entered the UK Singles Chart. Their single ""Night of Fear"" climbed to No. 2 in early 1967. Their third hit, ""Flowers in the Rain"", was the first song played at the launch of BBC Radio 1 in 1967, and the band evolved over a three-year period. After the departure of the Move's lead singer Carl Wayne, Wood's influence became more prominent. In 1967 Wood (and fellow Move member Trevor Burton) supplied backing vocals on the track ""You Got Me"
"Black Night ""Black Night"" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ""In Rock"". The song became a hit following its release, peaking at No. 2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single. It topped the charts in Switzerland, and is one of only two singles from the band to chart in Ireland, peaking at No. 4, thus making it the group's only Irish Top 10 hit. It was also the"
"There are many versions of the song available on Deep Purple live albums. In addition, the song is played at the beginning of the French Movie ""Les Lyonnais"" (Which is known in English as ""A Gang Story ""). Black Night ""Black Night"" is a song by British hard rock band Deep Purple, first released as a single in June 1970 and later included on the 25th Anniversary version of their 1970 album, ""In Rock"". The song became a hit following its release, peaking at No. 2 on UK charts, and to this day remains Deep Purple's highest charting UK single."
"picked up as the opening live act for popular English bands such as the Move, the Who, and the Moody Blues. In addition, the Flies held a prominent slot alongside the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the popular club, the Roundhouse, in February 1967. The band became notorious for their sometimes outrageous stage acts, particularly their April 1967 appearance at the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream psychedelic festival where the group arranged hundreds of bags of flour to explode and consequently cover the unsuspecting audience. A follow-up single in mid-1967 included the heavy rocker ""House of Love"" and the pop standard ""It Had"
"""Girl from the City"". Strawberry Alarm Clock Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967 in Los Angeles best known for their 1967 hit single ""Incense and Peppermints"". Strawberry Alarm Clock, who have been also categorized as acid rock, psychedelic pop and sunshine pop, charted five songs, including two Top 40 hits. A history of the band written by George Bunnell stated that ""The Strawberry Alarm Clock came about by parts of two bands, Thee Sixpence and Waterfyrd Traene, morphing into one."" The group originally named Thee Sixpence initially consisted of Ed King (lead guitar, vocals), Michael"
"7-Rooms of Gloom ""7-Rooms of Gloom"" is a song recorded by the Motown Records vocal quartet The Four Tops. It was released as a single in 1967 on the Motown label and reached #14 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and was a Top 10 R&B Hit, charting at #10. It was also a hit in the UK, their seventh, staying for nine weeks in the UK Singles Charts and reaching #12 and in the Netherlands where it made #23 in the Dutch Top 40. Described as ""throbbing with dread over a racing minor key dominated arrangement"" it was written by"
"with bubblegum. Garage and bubblegum groups were also both generally singles acts. Several garage punk bands, including Shadows of Knight, later recorded bubblegum tracks, while Ohio Express, one of the major 1960s bubblegum bands, began their recording career with punk-rooted tunes. Between those two camps emerged Florida group The Royal Guardsmen, who scored a US No. 2 hit in 1966 with their novelty hit ""Snoopy vs. the Red Baron"", and The Fifth Estate, whose 1967 song ""Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"" reached No. 11 in the US. Tommy James and the Shondells are also seen as a major influence, with"
"was released in November 1967 and reached the Top 5 in the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced by Felix Pappalardi (who later co-founded the Cream-influenced quartet Mountain) and engineer Tom Dowd, it was recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York. ""Disraeli Gears"" is often considered to be the band's defining effort, successfully blending psychedelic British rock with American blues. In addition to ""Strange Brew"" and ""Tales of Brave Ulysses"", ""Disraeli Gears"" features ""Sunshine of Your Love,"" which became the group's unofficial anthem. Bruce and Pete Brown came upon the idea in a state of near desperation in"
"number 6. The cover art is an homage to James Stewart's dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock's film ""Vertigo"". Fear (of the Unknown) ""Fear (of the Unknown)"" is a U.S.-only single written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees and produced by Stephen Hague. It was released in late 1991 as the second U.S. single from the band's 10th studio album, ""Superstition"". It was not released in the UK and was the only Siouxsie and the Banshees single not to be issued in that country. The track, in its original form, was an uptempo dance-oriented number with heavy"
"Night of the Living Dead (song) ""Night of the Living Dead"" is the fourth single by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released on October 31, 1979, on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records. 2,000 copies of the single were pressed on black 7"" vinyl. The night of its release the band performed at Irving Plaza in New York City and sold the single at the door. ""Night of the Living Dead"" is titled after the 1968 horror film of the same name, and the song's lyrics address the zombie plot of the film: """"You think you're"
"riffs played in odd scales and was backed with ""Here Today Gone Tomorrow"". The session proceeded rapidly. According to Dougherty: ""We were there 'til about four o'clock in the morning! We started about nine o'clock at night - or eight thirty - and were done by four o'clock in the morning"". The record was released in July 1967. ""Shame"" became a hit in Milton, Pennsylvania and received airplay in Michigan, but the record company did not have the means to distribute it nationally, except in certain regions. The group followed it up with ""Shadows of Dawn"" b/w ""Streetcar"" in November"
"Afraid (Mötley Crüe song) ""Afraid"" is a song by the American hard rock band Mötley Crüe, released on their 1997 album ""Generation Swine"". A two-track ""pig promo"" picture CD includes the 3:56 Swine Mix and 4:10 Rave Mix. Written by bassist Nikki Sixx, the lyrics were inspired by the early stages of his relationship with Donna D'Errico, when he felt she was running away from him from fear of getting too close. The song charted at number 10 on the Mainstream rock charts. This is the first single featuring Vince Neil on lead vocals since their cover of Anarchy in"
"The Beach Boys (""Smiley Smile""), Cream (""Disraeli Gears""), The Byrds (""Younger Than Yesterday""), The Rolling Stones (""Between the Buttons"" and ""Their Satanic Majesties Request""), The Who (""The Who Sell Out""), The Velvet Underground (""The Velvet Underground & Nico""), Procol Harum (""Procol Harum""), The Monkees (""Headquarters"" and "" Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.""), and The Jimi Hendrix Experience (""Are You Experienced?"" and "")"". The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1967. w. = words, m. = music 1967 in music The year 1967 was an important one for psychedelic rock, and was famous for its"
"Fever (band) Fever was a disco trio from San Francisco who scored a number of hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play Chart, the most successful being ""Beat of the Night"" / ""Pump It Up,"" which hit #1. The band consisted of Dale Reed, Joseph ""Joe"" Bomback and Dennis Wadlington. The single ""Beat of the Night"" was the most successful of the group's three releases on the disco/dance chart. Along with the track ""Pump it Up"", ""Beat of the Night"" hit number one on the disco chart for one week. The single also peaked at number ninety-three on the soul"
"in 2005, Jim Irvin of ""Mojo"" said that its arrival at number 1 on 8 June 1967, on the same day that the Beatles' ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" topped the national albums chart, marked the start of the Summer of Love in Britain. According to music historian Harvey Kubernik, in the context of the Summer of Love, ""A Whiter Shade of Pale"" was the ""one song [that] stood above all others, its Everest-like status conferred by no less than John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who were enthralled by the Chaucerian wordplay and heavenly Baroque accompaniment"". Kubernik also writes"
"Kingdom of Fear (Shitdisco album) Kingdom of Fear is the first album by Glaswegian dance-punk/new rave band Shitdisco released on the 16 April 2007 on Fierce Panda Records. It contains newly recorded versions of tracks from their double A-side ""Disco Blood""/""I Know Kung Fu"", their second single ""Reactor Party"" and 7 new tracks, including new single ""OK"" (released 23 April). The title is taken from the last book by American author Hunter S. Thompson. In its first week of release it reached #4 in the UK Indie Album chart. The album was released in the US on September 23, 2008"
"San Franciscan Nights ""San Franciscan Nights"" is a 1967 song performed by Eric Burdon and The Animals. Words and music were composed by the group's members, Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, and Danny McCulloch. A paean to San Francisco, it was the biggest hit that the new band – as opposed to the first-incarnation Animals of the mid-1960s – would have. It reached a peak position of number 1 on the Canadian RPM charts, number 9 on the U.S. pop singles chart, and number 7 on the UK pop singles chart. The band wrote ""San Franciscan Nights"""
"EP charts : #3) The Stranglers recorded a cover in 1988, reaching No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart. All Day and All of the Night ""All Day and All of the Night"" is a song by the English rock band The Kinks from 1964. It reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 7 on ""Billboard""s United States chart in 1965. The song was released on the American studio album ""Kinks-Size"". Like their previous hit ""You Really Got Me"", the song relies on a simple sliding power chord riff, although this song's riff is slightly more complicated,"
"Fear of the Dark (Iron Maiden album) Fear of the Dark is the ninth studio album released by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Released on 11 May 1992, it was their third studio release to top the UK albums chart and the last to feature Bruce Dickinson as the group's lead vocalist until his return in 1999. It was also the first album to be produced by bassist and band founder Steve Harris, and the last to feature the work of producer Martin Birch (who retired after its release). After recording its predecessor (1990's ""No Prayer for the Dying"")"
"Of the Night ""Of the Night"" is a song by British indie rock band Bastille, released on 11 October 2013 as the lead single from ""All This Bad Blood"" (2013), a reissue of their debut studio album ""Bad Blood"" (2013). The song debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and has also charted in several other countries. The song was covered by Ellie Goulding at BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. ""Of the Night"" is a mash up of two 1990s Eurodance songs, the 1993 hit ""The Rhythm of the Night"" by Italian act Corona and the 1992 hit"
"Dog Night"": Three Dog Night (album) Three Dog Night (also known as One) is the self-titled debut album by American rock band Three Dog Night. The album was originally released by Dunhill Records on October 16, 1968. The album is known for featuring the band's top 5 hit single, ""One"", although it was not on the original releases of the album. The album made the Top 20 on the albums charts in the United States and Canada. It has been reissued multiple times by Dunhill, MCA, and Geffen record labels. In 1967, Three Dog Night was founded by Danny Hutton,"
"1967 in the ""summer of love"" as their top ten hit ""Let's Live For Today"" was hitting the airwaves. This music festival is important because it occurred before the Monterey Pop Festival but did not have a movie to document it for the ages (see List of electronic music festivals). On Sunday October 27, 1968 they played at the San Francisco Pop Festival and then played at the Los Angeles Pop Festival and Miami Pop Festival in December of that year as their top ten hit ""Midnight Confessions"" was hitting the airwaves. Entner and his group The Grass Roots played"
"Burning of the Midnight Lamp ""Burning of the Midnight Lamp"" is a song recorded by English-American rock trio the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Written by frontman Jimi Hendrix and produced by band manager Chas Chandler, it features R&B group Sweet Inspirations on backing vocals. The song was released in August 1967 as the group's fourth single in the United Kingdom and later included on the 1968 British edition of their compilation, ""Smash Hits"". In the United States, it first appeared on ""Electric Ladyland"" (1968). Work on ""Burning of the Midnight Lamp"" began in May 1967, when the band recorded four demo"
"fourth Christmas number 1 single in five years. For three weeks from 27 December 1967, the band held the top two positions in the UK, with the ""Magical Mystery Tour"" soundtrack EP trailing ""Hello, Goodbye"". The single was released on 27 November in the United States, as Capitol 2056. It peaked at number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 for three weeks and became the band's fifteenth American chart-topper. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on 15 December 1967. It was later listed by ""Billboard"" magazine as the band's seventh biggest US chart hit."
"Fear of a Black Planet Fear of a Black Planet is the third studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy. It was released on April 10, 1990, by Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records. For the album, Public Enemy's Bomb Squad production team sought to expand on the dense, sample-layered sound of the group's 1988 record ""It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back"". Having fulfilled their initial creative ambitions with that album, Public Enemy aspired to create what lead rapper Chuck D called ""a deep, complex album"". Their songwriting was partly inspired by the controversy"
"at the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival on Sunday, June 11, 1967 during the ""Summer of Love"" as their top ten hit ""Let's Live for Today"" was hitting the airwaves. This music festival occurred before the Monterey Pop Festival, but did not have a movie to document it for the ages (see List of electronic music festivals). On Sunday, October 27, 1968, the group played at the San Francisco Pop Festival and then played at the Los Angeles Pop Festival and Miami Pop Festival in December of that year as top ten hit ""Midnight Confessions"" was hitting the"
"Beware of Darkness (band) Beware of Darkness is an American rock band consisting of vocalist/guitarist Kyle Nicolaides, bassist Daniel Curcio, and drummer Lionel Forrester Jr. Their debut album, ""Orthodox"" was released May 7, 2013. Their second album Are You Real? was released on September 16, 2016. Beware of Darkness, named after George Harrison's 1970 song ""Beware of Darkness,"" formed in 2010 after Kyle Nicolaides met Tony Cupito at one of Kyle's acoustic solo shows in downtown Los Angeles at an RnB club called First and Hope. The two began playing shows with various bass players until they met Daniel Curcio,"
"Carnival of Light ""Carnival of Light"" is an unreleased experimental piece recorded by the Beatles on 5 January 1967 for ""The Million Volt Light and Sound Rave"", an event held at the Roundhouse Theatre on 28 January and 4 February 1967. The track is nearly 14 minutes long and contains distorted sounds of percussion, keyboards, guitar, vocals, and various effects. The piece has not yet appeared on any official Beatles release. In 1996, Paul McCartney tried to release the track on the Beatles' outtakes compilation ""Anthology 2"", but its inclusion was vetoed by his former bandmates, with George Harrison said"
"The Mirage (band) The Mirage is a late 1960s psychedelic pop band from London, England. They released seven singles in the UK. Their most notable release was their 1967 single, ""The Wedding of Ramona Blair"". The Mirage were under contract as house band to Dick James Publishing and backed Elton John at some of his early concerts. Bassist Dee Murray later worked Elton John's band. Dave Hynes and Murray replaced Pete York and Eddie Hardin in The Spencer Davis Group in October 1968. Hynes and other members of the Mirage formed the Portobello Explosion. That band then changed into the"