Soundstage
Coming up on Soundstage:
A fan of the Sex Pistols, Billy Idol (shown) was inspired to front the British punk band Generation X from 1976 until the band’s break-up in 1981. From there, he tried his luck in America. “I took punk with me wherever I’ve gone,” Idol says. “That was the whole idea, really. I wanted to transform my music, but I didn’t want to lose sight of that punk rock attitude.” On Soundstage, Idol performs classic hits like “Dancing with Myself,” “Rebel Yell,” "Eyes Without a Face," and “White Wedding.”
Counting Crows perform songs off their fifth studio release, Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, a concept album combining emotional highs and lows. The Saturday Nights songs are upbeat, pairing subtle but expressive lyrics with fast-paced, brazen electric guitar; the Sunday Mornings selections have a more reflective, subdued tone. Lead singer Adam Duritz starts the night off right with a raucous version of the CD opener “1492,” then sings of loss in the moody “Washington Square,” accompanied by piano and acoustic guitar. His no-holds-barred emotion also resonates in slower songs like “Le Ballet d'Or” and “When I Dream of Michelangelo.”
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