The Beatles adalah kelompok pemusik Inggris beraliran rock, dibentuk di Liverpool pada tahun 1960, Awalnya 5 orang terdiri dari Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe (bas) dan Pete Best (drum), kelompok ini terdiri dari John Lennon (gitar ritem, vokal), Paul McCartney (gitar bass, vokal), George Harrison (gitar utama, vokal), Ringo Starr (drum, vokal). The Beatles dipandang sebagai perwujudan ide-ide progresif, berpengaruh terhadap revolusi sosial budaya dekade 60-an.

The Beatles hanya terkenal di klub-klub Liverpool dan Hamburg selama 3 tahun mulai tahun 1960. Sutcliffe hengkang tahun 1961, dan Best diganti Starr tahun berikutnya. Beatles ditempa jadi profesional oleh seorang pengusaha toko musik bernama Brian Epstein setelah ia jadi manajer mereka dan potensi musik dipoles oleh produser George Martin. Akhir 1962, Beatles sudah mendapatkan kesuksesan di Britania Raya dengan singel pertama Love Me Do. Sepanjang tahun berikut, mereka melakukan tur internasional sampai 1966 dan berkonsentrasi merekam album di dalam negeri sampai bubar tahun 1970. Karir solo masing-masing dibilang sukses tapi Lennon terbunuh di New York City tahun 1980 dan Harisson meninggal karena kanker tahun 2001. McCartney dan Starr masih aktif bermusik.

Dalam tahun-tahun rekaman album studio, Beatles merilis karya-karya yang dinilai terbaik oleh kritikus, salah satunya Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), dipuji sebagai karya agung. Empat dekade setelah bubar, musiknya masih populer. Mereka memiliki lebih dari satu album nomor 1 di tangga lagu Britania Raya dan bertengger paling lama dibanding pemusik manapun. Berdasarkan RIAA, mereka adalah pemusik yang menjual album terbanyak di Amerika Serikat. Tahun 2008, majalah Billboard merilis daftar musikus dengan penjualan terbesar sepanjang sejarah Hot 100 untuk merayakan 15 tahun hari jadi tangga lagu singel Amerika dimana The Beatles berada di nomor satu. Tujuh kali mendapat Grammy Awards, 15 Ivor Novello Awards dari British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, The Beatles secara kolektif dimasukkan dalam kompilasi majalah TIME sebagai satu dari 100 orang paling berpengaruh di abad ke-20.


Masih berusia 16 tahun, penyanyi dan gitaris John Lennon membentuk grup musik skiffle bernama The Quarrymen dengan teman-teman sekolah asal Liverpool bulan Maret 1957. Paul McCartney berusia lima belas tahun saat mereka bertemu bulan Juli tahun itu. George Harrison bergabung sebagai gitaris utama bulan Februari tahun berikutnya setelah diundang McCartney menonton. Tahun 1960, teman-teman sekolah Lennon keluar dan ia masuk Liverpool College of Art. Ketiga orang itu memainkan musik rock and roll setiap mendapatkan seorang penggebuk drum. Bergabung sebagai bass di Januari, teman sekelas Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe menyarankan untuk mengganti nama grup menjadi The Beetles sebagai bentuk kekaguman terhadap Buddy Holly dan The Crickets, lalu berubah lagi menjadi The Beatals di bulan-bulan pertama tahun itu. Setelah coba-coba nama lain seperti Johnny and the Moondogs, Long John and The Beetles dan The Silver Beatles, grup itu akhirnya menjadi The Beatles di bulan Agustus.

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James Marshal Hendrix lahir pada 27 November 1942 di Seattle, Washington. Leluhurnya adalah kombinasi dari Afrika, Eropa, Cherokee India, dan darah Meksiko dan ia tinggal bersama neneknya di Kanada untuk beberapa waktu.
Pada usia dua belas th, Jimi punya gitar listrik pertama dan mulai mengembangkan minat yang serius dalam bermain musik. Ibunya meninggal ketika ia berusia lima belas tahun dan pada usia enam belas tahun ia dikeluarkan dari sekolah untuk memegang tangan seorang gadis kulit putih selama kelas. Dalam waktu luangnya, ia mulai bermain dengan band-band lokal sampai ia bergabung dengan tentara ketika dia tujuh.
Jimi menghabiskan sedikit lebih dari satu tahun sebagai penerjun payung sebelum ia menderita cedera yang menyebabkan dia untuk dipulangkan. Setelah kembali ke Seattle, ia langsung kembali ke bermain gitar dan mencari posisi di band-band lokal. Selama empat tahun berikutnya, ia bermain sebagai gitaris cadangan untuk sejumlah musisi termasuk Little Richard, Ike dan Tina Turner, dan Raja Curtis. Setelah berkeliling, ia pindah ke New York, di mana ia membuat beberapa rekaman dengan artis populer.
Pada tahun 1965, Jimi memutuskan untuk memulai band sendiri dan menamakannya "Jimmy James dan Blue Flames". Firman bakatnya dengan cepat menyebar ke seluruh setelah band bermain di klub lokal dan bar, akhirnya mencapai seorang pria bernama Chas Chandler. Chas adalah seorang gitaris bass yang sebelumnya bermain dengan "The Animals" dan yakin Jimi untuk datang ke Inggris dengan dia.
Di Inggris, Chas bekerja sebagai manajer Jimi dan dua berhasil mengumpulkan beberapa musisi lain, termasuk Noel Redding dan Mitch Mitchell. Kelompok baru yang disebut dirinya "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" dan mulai tur Eropa. Musik mereka adalah hit instan dan gaya Jimi yang bermain silau orang banyak dengan keunikannya dan keterampilan jelas. Tidak butuh waktu lama untuk kelompok untuk mendapatkan kontrak rekaman dan merilis serangkaian hit single.
Ketika kelompok bermain di Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi membuat kinerja terkenal yang memuncak dengan dia memegang gitar terbakar di atas kepalanya. Kinerja membuatnya terkenal di Amerika Serikat semalam dan album kelompok terjual jutaan eksemplar. Sejak saat itu, wisata kelompok itu selalu habis terjual sepenuhnya dan Jimi terus panggung kejenakaan yang mencakup gitar smashing dan peralatan lainnya di atas panggung.
Meskipun berhasil, Jimi sering ditarik dari teman-temannya dan memiliki temperamen kekerasan. Pada tahun 1968, ia dijebloskan ke penjara saat tur di Swedia ketika dia menghancurkan sebuah kamar hotel. Pada tahun yang sama, kelompok ini merilis "Electric Ladyland", yang diproduksi hits termasuk "Semua Bersama Menara Pengawal" dan "Voodoo Chile".
Pada tahun 1969, Jimi berpisah dari teman band-nya setelah perselisihan artistik. Pada Festival Musik Woodstock, ia bekerja sama dengan Billy Cox dan bermain rendition terkenal dari "Star Spangled Banner", sebagian menggunakan giginya. Setelah itu, ia menyimpan profil rendah dan membentuk sebuah kelompok musik dengan Buddy Miles dan Billy Cox untuk sementara waktu. Album mereka "Band of Gipsy" dirilis pada tahun 1970 dan menjadi hit besar.
Belakangan tahun itu, Jimi pergi ke Inggris dengan Pengalaman drummer Mitch Mitchell bermain di Isle of Wight Festival Ketiga. Mereka terus melakukan tur Eropa dengan Billy Cox pada bass, tapi Billy sampai gila yang memaksa mereka untuk mengakhiri tur awal.
Pada tanggal 15 September 1970, Jimi dijadwalkan bertemu dengan pengacara dan manajer potensial, tetapi tidak muncul untuk pertemuan tersebut. Dia muncul hari itu di sebuah apartemen milik seorang wanita bernama Lorraine James. Dia mengatakan bahwa "Dia jelas menggunakan narkotika dan memiliki banyak ganja pada dirinya Dia dalam keadaan mengerikan, sangat gugup.." Setelah menghabiskan beberapa jam di telepon umum gedung, ia terlibat dalam threesome sampai 5 pagi.
Keesokan harinya, ia mengunjungi beberapa rumah di London dan melakukan banyak obat. Ia menghabiskan banyak hari berjalan di sekitar rumah pacarnya berteriak sebelum pingsan dan tidur sepanjang hari berikutnya. Pada tanggal 18, ia seharusnya kembali ke New York City, di mana dia seharusnya bertemu dengan manajernya tentang rekaman berikutnya. Namun, dia tidak muncul. Sebaliknya, ia tetap tinggal di apartemen pacarnya Monika dan mengambil banyak pil tidur. Monika terbangun dan menemukan Jimi tewas dengan muntahan atas hidung dan mulut. Dia dinyatakan meninggal, meninggal di puncak popularitasnya.

Nama lahir	Johnny Allen Hendrix
Meninggal	18 September 1970 (umur 27) London, Inggris
Genre	Blues-Rock, Psychedelic rock, Hard rock, acid rock
Pekerjaan	Gitaris, Penyanyi, Penulis lagu
Instrumen	Gitar, Bass, Sitar
Tahun aktif	1966 - 1970
Label	MCA Reprise Track Polydor Capitol
Artis terkait	The Jimi Hendrix Experience Gypsy Sun and Rainbows Band of Gypsys

	1 Diskografi 1.1 Singles 1.1.1 The original Reprise singles (1967-1971) 1.1.2 The Back to Back Hits reissues (1970s) 1.1.3 The Experience Hendrix reissues (1998) 1.1.4 The Jimi Hendrix Classic Singles reissues (2005) 1.2 Albums 1.2.1 Studio 1.3 Live 1.3.1 Kompilasi 1.3.2 Soundtracks

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 Stone Temple Pilots' Origins:

Stone Temple Pilots got their start thanks to a chance meeting between singer Scott Weiland and bassist Robert DeLeo in Southern California at a 1986 Black Flag concert. Discovering they were seeing the same girl, they became unlikely friends. Recruiting drummer Eric Kretz and guitarist Dean DeLeo (Robert’s brother), the group dubbed themselves Mighty Joe Young. But after learning that a blues artist already had the name, they changed their moniker to Stone Temple Pilots.

Instant Success ... and Immediate Backlash:

Based out of San Diego, STP signed with Atlantic Records in 1991, releasing their first album, Core, the following year. Coming at the height of grunge, Core demonstrated a departure from the rock albums of the era. Weiland’s vocals, dripping with attitude, recalled the rock-star swagger of older groups like Guns N’ Roses and the Doors, and Dean DeLeo’s metal-tinged guitar riffs drew comparisons to the unapologetically accessible arena rock of the '70s. Core sold an impressive 8 million copies in the U.S., but that didn’t stop critics from accusing the band of being an unimaginative amalgam of popular rock styles.

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No Sophomore Slump:

Those who predicted that STP would be one-trick ponies had to eat their words when Purple, the band’s 1994 follow-up, sold 6 million copies in the U.S. Featuring hits like “Vasoline” and “Interstate Love Song,” which each topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts, Purple focused on hard rock but unlike Core also made room for pop songs like “Still Remains” and the Led Zeppelin-style acoustic number “Pretty Penny.” By this point, Stone Temple Pilots were well on their way to becoming one of the decade’s most divisive bands: Journalists and hipsters did not respect them, but mainstream audiences adored them.

Drug Problems:

Soon, the band had more to worry about than negative reviews. In 1995, Weiland was arrested and later convicted on charges of buying crack cocaine. He received a sentence of probation for one year. Those legal problems caused strife within the band, although their next album, 1996’s Tiny Music ... Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop, didn’t directly address those issues. The album failed to match the sales totals of STP’s previous two records, due in part to Weiland’s debilitating drug addiction and visits to rehab facilities, which forced the band to shorten their tour to support the record.

Diminishing Commercial Power:

A few years of solo albums and side projects concluded in 1999 when Stone Temple Pilots returned with their fourth album, No. 4. Many factors contributed to No. 4 being the band’s weakest-selling effort to that point: The grunge era had passed, Weiland’s drug problems had diminished the band’s commercial standing and focus, and the songs weren’t as dynamic as on previous albums. By this point, extracurricular activities were keeping the band busier than their musical explorations: Weiland survived a heroin overdose but was ordered to serve prison time since possessing the drug was a violation of his probation.

The End ... and the Rebirth:

In 2001, the band released Shangri-La Dee Da, a modest success that was hampered by the same difficulties that contributed to No. 4’s commercial liabilities. Leaving a greatest-hits album, Thank You, in their wake, the members of Stone Temple Pilots ceased their partnership in 2003. It appeared to be the end of the band for good when Weiland became the singer of Velvet Revolver, but STP reunited in 2008, around the same time that Weiland left Velvet Revolver. The band planned a summer tour and discussed working on a new album.

Stone Temple Pilots Return With ... 'Stone Temple Pilots':

Stone Temple Pilots made good on their promise to work on another album when they released Stone Temple Pilots on May 25, 2010. It was the band’s first new studio album in nine years.

Current Members:

Dean DeLeo - guitar
Robert DeLeo - bass
Eric Kretz - drums
Scott Weiland - vocals

Stone Temple Pilots Discography:

Core (1992)
Purple (1994)
Tiny Music ... Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop (1996)
No. 4 (1999)
Shangri-La Dee Da (2001)
Thank You (greatest hits) (2003)
Stone Temple Pilots (2010)

Essential Stone Temple Pilots Album:

Thank You
Stone Temple Pilots never made the same album twice, which is a testament to their willingness to experiment but also makes it difficult when deciding which of their records to choose as a start to your collection. With that in mind, Thank You is the most logical option since this greatest-hits collection distills the group's myriad styles onto one disc. Hard rock, pop ballads and glam are all represented on Thank You, making the argument that STP were such an interesting group because they decided early on that rather than being just one type of band, they'd be several all at the same time.

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Tad adalah sebuah band grunge Amerika dari Seattle, Washington yang dipimpin oleh Tad Doyle. Di antara yang pertama dari banyak band yang datang dari Seattle di era grunge, Tad terkenal karena fakta bahwa musik harus terlihat Black Sabbath dan pengaruh Melvins, bukan punk yang dipengaruhi banyak band grunge lainnya. Meskipun keberhasilan komersial mereka terbatas, musik mereka masih sangat dihormati di kalangan penggemar grunge.

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Dipimpin oleh Tad Doyle (lahir Thomas Doyle) pada vokal dan gitar, Tad dibentuk pada awal 1988 oleh Doyle dan bassist Kurt Danielson, yang bertemu saat di sebuah perjamuan Kristen. Mereka sebelumnya bermain bersama ketika band Bundle Danielson dari Hiss bermain dengan band sebelumnya Doyle (di mana ia memainkan drum) H-Jam. Doyle juga sebelumnya dimainkan dalam Gang of Four cover band called Red Set. Mereka merekrut drummer Steve Wied (sebelumnya dari (formerly of Skin Yard and Death and Taxes) dan gitaris Gary Thorstensen (mantan Treeclimbers) untuk melengkapi lineup asli.
Tad merupakan salah satu band pertama yang menandatangani kontrak dengan Sub Pop Record dan mungkin adalah pelopor pertama dari apa yang harus kemudian disebut grunge sebagai warna. Pada tahun 1987, Doyle telah merilis "Daisy/Ritual Device" tunggal pada Sub Pop, diproduksi oleh produser mani Seattle Jack Endino, yang Doyle menulis dan melakukan semua musik. debutnya Tad album god's ball's muncul pada awal 1989 dan juga diproduksi oleh Endino. Pada bulan Maret 1990 band ini merilis Salt Lick EP, dicatat oleh Steve Albini. Single "Wood Goblins" dirilis pada tahun yang sama, tapi rupanya dilarang oleh MTV. Setelah tur Eropa dengan Nirvana, Tad kembali ke Seattle dan merekam album kedua mereka 8-Way Santa (1991), dinamai jenis asam tinta. Diproduksi oleh grunge yang terkenal 90-an dan alternatif produser Butch Vig (lebih dikenal dengan Nevermind milik Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins yang "Siamese Dream" dan sebagai drummer untuk garbage band, album ini jauh lebih pop berorientasi dari pendahulunya, menampilkan lagu-lagu seperti "Jinx", " Stumblin man '"dan" Jack Pepsi "." Jack Pepsi "dirilis sebagai single, tapi Pepsi mengajukan gugatan terhadap band karena cover art pada tunggal, yang merupakan logo Pepsi dengan" Tad "di tempat" . PEPSI "Namun, yang disebut" logo Pepsi "telah hilang pewarnaan kiri dan kanan di logo Pepsi yang sebenarnya, yang satu dari warna biru muda; mengatakan warna biru muda pernah muncul pada karya seni Tad, membuat ini paling-paling merupakan upaya "seni rakyat", bahkan tidak datang dekat dengan "pelanggaran hak cipta". Gugatan lain diajukan karena sampul 8-Way Santa (yang adalah gambaran menemukan seorang pria cumbuan payudara wanita) Pasangan itu dalam foto. , salah satunya telah sejak menjadi Kristen yang dilahirkan kembali dan menikah kembali, mengambil pengecualian dan digugat. Sub Pop mengubah cover album untuk group shot.
Setelah bertindak sangat singkat di single, Tad ditawari kesempatan dilebel besar pertama, oleh Giant record. Namun, Steve Wied pergi, bergabung Willard, dan kemudian Foil. Rey Washam (sebelumnya dari (Scratch Acid) diisi secara singkat pada drum pada tahun 1991 namun kemudian diganti oleh Josh Sinder, sebelumnya dari Josh Sinder. Sinder debutnya dengan Tad rilisan pada terakhir mereka di Sub Pop, yang " the Salem/Leper" single (which featured "Mud-Man," Josh's apparently mumps-afflicted brother, on the cover), debut mereka yang Inhaler di major label, muncul di akhir tahun untuk review positif. Rekor gagal menembus band Namun, meskipun mereka dipilih untuk band pembuka untuk Soundgarden pada tahun 1994 pada tur Superunknown mereka.
Pada tahun 1994, band ini merilis Alien Broadcasts on Futurist Records, yang merupakan studio rekaman live terbaik . Thorstensen meninggalkan tetapi mereka dijamin kesepakatan besar-label kedua dengan EastWest / Elektra Records pada tahun 1995 merilis album kelima mereka Infrared Riding Hood. Namun, dalam waktu satu bulan rilis, Artis band dan perwakilan repertoar dipecat. Sebagai akibat dari terminasi yang representatif, semua band menandatangani dan album mereka berhenti produksi, terlepas dari konten. Mereka terus manggung untuk sisa tahun sebelumnya Sinder left untuk the Hot Rod Lunatics. Ia digantikan pada drum oleh Mike Mongrain dari Foil. Tad single akhir "Oppenheimer's Pretty Nightmare/Accident on the Way to Church" muncul pada tahun 1998 di Up record. Setahun kemudian band ini dibubarkan.
Setelah perpisahan Tad, Doyle terbentuk Hog Molly pada tahun 2001 dengan Willard bassis Ty Garcia, dan  50 paces guitarist Martin Chandler, merilis album Kung-Fu Cocktail Grip  akhir tahun yang sama. Dia kemudian membentuk Hoof band. Saat ini Tad (2008) Band Saudara dari Sonic cloth telah bermain di klub malam Seattle. Kurt Danielson melanjutkan untuk bergabung Valis, sebuah proyek yang termasuk anggota dari Screaming Trees dan Mudhoney. Kemudian ia membentuk The Quaranteens, sebuah band post-punk/new-wave dengan Craig Paul, sebelum pindah ke Prancis. Dia kembali di Seattle sejak 2008, dan telah mulai menulis novel. Danielson juga bermain di lokal band lainnya yang berbasis di Seattle termasuk Misericords dan Vaporland. Josh Sinder telah pergi untuk bermain drum dalam pemberontakan ini dan juga bermain dengan Marky Felchtone dari Zeke dalam band baru Hellbound For Glory.
Sebuah film dokumenter dari band Busted Circuits and Ringing Ears dirilis pada Februari 2008. Pada bulan Juli 2009 taddoyle.com mengumumkan rencana oleh Brother dari Sonic cloth untuk merilis split 10 "vinyl record dengan Seattle-area sludge metal band, Mico de noche, the brother Sonic cloth / Mico de Noche membagi 10" vinyl record dirilis pada bulan Oktober 2009 sebanyak 500 eksemplar dan menampilkan dua lagu oleh Mico de Noche dan satu lagu dengan Bruder dari Sonic cloth. "Fires Burn Dim in the Shadows of the Mountain" Rekor ini mendapat review positif beberapa daftar best of 2009.


Personil :

• Tad Doyle – vocals, guitar (1988–99)
• Joel Elman – guitar (1988)
• Joe Garner – guitar (1988)
• Gary Thorstensen – guitar (1988–94)
• Kurt Danielson – bass (1988–99)
• Steve Wied – drums (1988–91)
• Rey Washam – drums (1991)
• Josh Sinder – drums (1992–96)
• Mike Mongrain – drums (1996–99)

Discography

Albums

• God's Balls (1989) Sub Pop Records
• Salt Lick/God's Balls (1990) Sub Pop Records
• 8-Way Santa (1991) Sub Pop Records
• Inhaler (1993) Giant/Warner Bros. Records
• Live Alien Broadcasts (1994) Futurist Records
• Infrared Riding Hood (1995) EastWest/Elektra Records

Extended plays and singles

• Daisy/Ritual Device (1988) Sub Pop Records
• Damaged I (1989) Sub Pop Records (split w/ Pussy Galore)
• Wood Goblins (1989) Glitterhouse Records
• Loser/Cooking with Gas (1990) Sub Pop Records
• Salt Lick (1990) Sub Pop Records
• Jinx/Pig Iron (1990) Sub Pop Records
• Jack Pepsi (1991) Sub Pop Records
• Salem/Welt/Leper (1992) Sub Pop Records
• Lycantrope/Just Bought the Farm (1992) Pusmort Records
• Leafy Incline/Pale Corkscrew (1993) Giant/Warner Bros. Records
• Dementia (1995) EastWest/Elektra Records
• Red Eye Angel/Bludge (1995) EastWest/Elektra Records
• Obscene Hand/Kevorkian's Holiday (1997) Amphetamine Reptile Records
• Oppenheimer's Pretty Nightmare/Accident On the Way to Church (1998) Up Records

Compilations and soundtracks

• Sub Pop 200 (1988) Sub Pop Records – "Sex God Missy"
• Sub Pop Rock City (1989) Glitterhouse Records – "Sex God Missy"
• Crunchhouse (1989) Glitterhouse Records – "Behemoth"
• Dope, Guns 'N Fucking in the Streets, Vol. 1–3 (1989) Amphetamine Reptile Records – "Habit & Necessity"
• Fuck Me I'm Rich (1990) Sub Pop Records – "Ritual Device" and "Daisy"
• The Grunge Years (1991) Sub Pop Records – "Stumblin' Man"
• Revolution Come 'N' Gone (1992) Sub Pop Records – "Jinx"
• Mesomorph Enduros (1992) Big Cat Records – "Pig Iron"
• 1989-1993: The John Peel Sub Pop Sessions (1993) Sub Pop Records – "Helot"
• Brainscan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994) Ruffhouse Records – "Grease Box"
• Insanity (1994) Sony Music Entertainment – "Luminol"
• Bite Back: Live at the Crocodile Cafe (1996) PopLlama Records – "Just Bought the Farm" (live)
• Hype! The Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) Sub Pop Records – "Giant Killer"
• Up Next: The Up Records Compilation (1998) Up Records – "Oppenheimer's Pretty Nightmare"

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Silverchair is an Australian alternative rock band. The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992, with their current lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Silverchair has been highly successful in the Australian recording industry, receiving the industry's flagship awards, the ARIA Awards, a record 21 times. The band has also received six APRA Awards.

Silverchair found early success when one of their first songs, "Tomorrow", won a local music competition run by Australian television network SBS. The band was soon signed by Murmur, and were successful on the Australian and international rock stages. In 2003, following the release of Diorama, the band announced a hiatus, during which time members recorded with side projects The Dissociatives, The Mess Hall, and Tambalane. Silverchair were reunited at the 2005 Wave Aid concerts, and went on to release Young Modern and play the Across the Great Divide tour with Powderfinger.

Silverchair's sound has evolved throughout their career, differing sounds on specific albums steadily growing more ambitious over the years, from post-grunge on their debut to their more recent orchestral prog-infused chamber-pop. The songwriting and singing of Daniel Johns has been noted as improving steadily while the band has developed an increased element of complexity in later works. Silverchair have sold in excess of six million records to date.

History

Formation and early releases (1992?1996)
In 1992, teenage singer/guitarist Daniel Johns and his school friend, drummer Ben Gillies, started playing music together at their primary school. When they moved on to Newcastle High School, schoolmate Chris Joannou joined the pair on bass. They formed the band "Innocent Criminals". They played numerous shows around the Hunter Valley region in their early teens, as well as unsuccessfully participating in Youthrock in 1994, a competition for school-based bands.

The band's mainstream breakthrough came in 1994, when they won a national competition called "Pick Me", conducted by the SBS TV show Nomad and alternative radio station Triple J) with a demo of their original song "Tomorrow". As part of the prize, Triple J recorded the song and ABC filmed a video for it. Innocent Criminals were then given the opportunity to change their name before the release of "Tomorrow" as a single. There are a number of stories as to how the name 'Silverchair' came about - from a list of possible band names given to them by management; from the Narnia book "The Silver Chair"; or from a combination of You Am I's "Berlin Chair" and a misspelling of Nirvana's "Sliver."

Following a bidding war between rival labels, Silverchair signed a three-album recording contract with Sony Music subsidiary Murmur Records; Sony A&R manager John Watson, who was jointly responsible for signing the group, subsequently left the label to become the group's manager. Their Triple J recording was released in August 1994 and the single spent six weeks at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart. In 1995, a re-recorded version of "Tomorrow" (and a new video) was made for the US market, becoming the most played song on US modern rock radio that year.

Silverchair?s debut album, Frogstomp, was recorded in just nine days, and released in 1995. At the time of recording, the band members were only 15 years old, and still attending high school. Frogstomp's lyrical concepts were fiction-based, drawing inspiration from television, hometown tragedies, and perceptions of the pain of friends. The album was well received; Allmusic and Rolling Stone rated it in four and four-and-a-half stars respectively, praising the intensity of the album, especially "Tomorrow". A #1 hit in Australia and New Zealand, Frogstomp went on to hit the Billboard 200 Top 10, making Silverchair the first Australian band to do so since INXS. The album sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. As Frogstomp and "Tomorrow" continued to gain popularity through that year, the group toured with Red Hot Chili Peppers and played on the roof of Radio City Music Hall, while also continuing with their education in Newcastle that year.

In a January 1996 murder case, the defendant counsel for Brian Bassett, 16, and Nicholaus McDonald, 18, claimed that the pair listening to "Israel's Son", from Frogstomp, caused the murder of Bassett's parents to take place. The band issued a statement denying that they condoned any such acts of violence, and the defense case was rejected.

Critical and commercial success (1997?2001)
While experiencing the success of Frogstomp in Australia and the United States, Silverchair began recording their second studio album, Freak Show, which they released in 1997. The album yielded three Top 10 singles in Australia ? "Freak", "Abuse Me", and "Cemetery". The fourth single, "The Door", reached #25. The songs focused on the anger and backlash that the expectations of Frogstomp brought upon the band. Freak Show was certified gold in the United States, and global sales eventually exceeded 1.5 million copies.

After graduating from school the band was able to spend much more time creating their next album, Neon Ballroom, released in 1999. The band originally intended to take a 12-month-break, but in the end decided to devote their time to making music. Neon Ballroom produced four singles; "Anthem for the Year 2000", "Ana's Song (Open Fire)", "Miss You Love", and "Paint Pastel Princess", three of which reached the top 50 of the ARIA Charts.

Both Freak Show and Neon Ballroom topped the ARIA Albums Chart, making them the band's second and third, respectively, to do so. The albums charted well overseas; Freak Show reached #2 in Canada, and Neon Ballroom reached #5. "Freak", "Abuse Me", and "Cemetery" all made the top 10 in Australia, and "Abuse Me" reached #4 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. "Anthem for the Year 2000" was the highest charting single from Neon Ballroom, at #3, while "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" peaked at #12 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks.

In 1999, Johns announced that he had developed an eating disorder due to anxiety. Johns noted that the lyrics to "Ana's Song (Open Fire)" dealt with his disorder, where he would "eat what he needed ? to stay awake". Johns later revealed that he had written Neon Ballroom while he was suffering from the disorder, and that he "hated music, particularly, my own" at the time, but felt that he had to disappoint music fans nonetheless.

Silverchair toured extensively in support of Neon Ballroom, propelling it to stronger worldwide sales than they had achieved with Freak Show. Rolling Stone's Neva Chonin attributed the success to the album's more "mature" sound. In Europe and South America it became the group's most successful album to date, with Silverchair touring live and making appearances at festivals in Reading and Edgefest, amongst others. Silverchair's only live performance in 2000 was at the Falls Festival on New Year's Eve. On 21 January 2001, the band played to 250,000 people at Rock In Rio, a show they described as the highlight of their career. Following the tour, the band announced that they would be taking a 12-month-break.

After the release of Neon Ballroom, Silverchair's three album contract with Sony Music ended. The band were subsequently pursued by record labels during their hiatus. At the end of the break, they announced that they would be signing with Atlantic Records for North and South America, as well as forming their own label, Eleven: A Music Company, for Australia and Asia. After the announcement, Sony released The Best of Volume 1 without the band's consent.

Diorama (2001?2002)
"Luv Your Life"
"Luv Your Life" was typical of Johns' new-found method of writing songs on piano, and also featured an orchestral arrangement by Van Dyke Parks.
In June 2001, Silverchair entered a studio in Sydney with producer David Bottrill (Tool, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson) to start work on their fourth album, Diorama. This time, Daniel Johns formally assumed the role of a co-producer. The album, which Johns described as "a world within a world", came from his newfound method of writing most of the material on the piano, a technique he had developed during the band's break. In order to complete his vision for Diorama, several other musicians were drawn in to contribute to the album, including Van Dyke Parks, who contributed orchestral arrangements to "Tuna in the Brine", "Luv Your Life", and "Across the Night". Paul Mac and Jim Moginie also collaborated with the band. While recording Diorama, Johns referred to himself as an artist, rather than simply being in a "rock band". Upon the album's release, critics commented that the album was more artistic than previous works.

The first single from Diorama, "The Greatest View" was released to radio networks in Australia in early December. The single was then released to coincide with the band's appearance on the Big Day Out tour. During the tour, Johns' reactive arthritis made it difficult for him to play the guitar.

Diorama topped the ARIA Albums chart, and spent 50 weeks in the top 50. Five singles were released; "The Greatest View", "Without You", "Luv Your Life", "Across the Night", and "After All These Years". Of these, "The Greatest View" charted strongest, reaching #3 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Diorama was successful at the 2002 ARIA Awards, winning five awards including "Best Rock Album" and "Best Group". The band played "The Greatest View" at the ceremony; the song was also nominated for "Best Video". The album, and singles from it, were nominated for several awards in 2003. Following the 2002 ARIA Awards, the band announced an indefinite hiatus. Johns says it was necessary "given the fact the band were together for over a decade and yet were only, on average, 23 years old".

Extended break and side projects (2003-2005)
In 2000, while also working with Silverchair, Johns and Paul Mac released an internet-only EP titled I Can't Believe It's Not Rock. After the announcement of Silverchair's hiatus, the pair re-united and formed The Dissociatives, releasing a self-titled album in 2004 as well as providing the theme music for the popular ABC-TV music quiz show Spicks and Specks (a reworking of The Bee Gees' 1966 hit of the same name).

Johns also collaborated with then-wife Natalie Imbruglia on her Counting Down the Days album, released in April 2005. Meanwhile, Joannou worked with side project The Mess Hall, producing their second album Feeling Sideways. The album was nominated for the ARIA Award for "Best Independent Release" in 2003. Gillies also worked with a side project; releasing a self titled album with Tambalane, and touring across Australia.

Following the Boxing Day Tsunami, Silverchair reformed for one show at the Wave Aid fundraising concert in Sydney in 2005, to raise funds for aid organisations working in disaster affected areas. At the same time, the band decided to reunite. Reflecting on the occasion, Gillies put the band's reuniting down to a special "chemistry" between band members, telling The Sydney Morning Herald "It only took us 15 years, but recently we've realised, 'We've really got something special and we should just go for it.'"

Return from hiatus (2006?present)
Silverchair performing on the Across the Great Divide Tour in September 2007
After performing at Wave Aid, Silverchair reunited and began preparations for their next album. In 2006, Young Modern was demoed in the Hunter Valley, and recorded at Los Angeles' Seedy Underbelly Studios with producer Nick Launay. Van Dyke Parks again worked with the band, who travelled to Prague to record with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Silverchair produced the album independently, to ease the pressures faced previously when working with a record label.

The band toured extensively before releasing the album, performing at Homebake and numerous other shows. They performed a cover of Midnight Oil's "Don't Wanna Be the One" at the 2006 ARIA Awards as part of Midnight Oil's induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame. During the performance Johns spray painted PG4PM (Peter Garrett for Prime Minister) on a stage wall, paying tribute to the band's frontman, now a Federal Member of Parliament and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. On 12 June 2007, Silverchair and fellow rock group Powderfinger announced the Across the Great Divide Tour. The tour aimed to promote the efforts of Reconciliation Australia in mending the 17-year gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children.

Silverchair on stage at the 2008 Big Day Out
The album was released in 2007, as was the first single, "Straight Lines". "Reflections of a Sound", "If You Keep Losing Sleep", and "Mind Reader", were subsequently released. Young Modern became the fifth Silverchair album to top the ARIA Albums chart. "Straight Lines" also became the band's third #1 single in Australia. The album and song each won three awards at the 2007 ARIA Awards, taking Silverchair to a total of 20. Silverchair won three APRA Awards for their song "Straight Lines", including Songwriter of the Year, which Johns was awarded for a record third time.

According to Silverchair's website, as of 7 June 2009, Silverchair has begun work on the follow-up to Young Modern, having spent three weeks recording in Australia with future sessions earmarked for the summer. No release date has been set, but the band uploaded in-studio videos working on several tracks to their official website.

Musical style

"Straight Lines"
"Straight Lines", ARIA's 2007 Song of the Year, was described as an "instant rock classic" by Allmusic, with reviewer Clayton Bolger asserting Young Modern was drastically different to the straight-forward grunge on early albums, and the "few musical surprises" on Neon Ballroom and Diorama.
Silverchair are generally classified as an alternative rock/post grunge band, although their loyalty to specific genres has changed as they have matured. Much of the band's early post-grunge work was inspired by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Black Sabbath. Gillies agreed, noting the band were inspired by the "Seattle Sound", as well as The Beatles and The Doors, and were highly impressionable in their youth. In their early years the perceived stylistic similarities led to silverchair being derisively dubbed "Nirvana in Pyjamas" by the Australian media (a sarcastic conflated reference to the band's youth and the popular Australian childrens TV series Bananas in Pyjamas).

In writing Young Modern, Johns tried to make the music sound very simple, in spite of a complex musical structure. The lyrics were written after the music was produced, sometimes as late as the day of recording. As Johns has said he dreads writing lyrics, he suggested that the band could produce an instrumental album at some stage in the future. Johns is the band's primary songwriter, and notes that while Joannou and Gillies do not have significant influence on what he writes, they are key to the band's overall sound.

Joannou believed that Young Modern was simpler than Diorama but "still as complex underneath with simple pop song elements". He said that much of the success of him and the band resulted from silverchair trying to push themselves harder in recording and writing. Self-producing allowed the band to do so without the pressures of a record label.

Gillies notes that silverchair will often "run the risk of losing fans" in their work, and this was evident in the changes in musical direction in Diorama and Young Modern. However, he described this as a good thing, describing the fact "that we haven?t been pigeonholed, and people really don?t know what to expect" as one of the attractive elements of the band. Despite the ups and downs of success at a young age, Gillies says the band "appreciate what we?ve achieved and what we?ve got" in their careers.

Reception
Frogstomp was described as similar to Nirvana and Pearl Jam; Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine noting it followed in "the alternative rock tradition" of the bands. The band's songwriting was poor at that stage, with Erlewine stating that "their songwriting abilities aren't as strong" as those of their peers. Rolling Stone however, claimed that the band had risen above their peers, applauding Johns' "ragged vocals". Freak Show saw the band show more of their own musical style, rather than copying others, and thus received more praise for its songwriting than its predecessor. Yahoo! Music's Sandy Masuo described the lyrics as "moving" and "emotional".

Entertainment Weekly approved of the further advancement in Neon Ballroom, commenting on "plush strings on these adult arrangements". There were once again significant advancements in songwriting; Johns was described as "furious, motivated, and all grown up". However, Rolling Stone said the album seemed confused, commenting that Silverchair "can't decide what they want to do" with their music. Meanwhile, Diorama was seen as an extension of the band's originality, with its "eavy orchestration, unpredictable melodic shifts and a whimsical pop sensibility". According to PopMatters' Nikki Tranter, the album stood out in an otherwise dull Australian music market.

Allmusic's Clayton Bolger described Young Modern as an improvement by the band, praising "catchy melodic hooks, inspired lyrical themes, and stunning string arrangements". He claimed the album was the pinnacle of the band's development. PopMatters' Nick Pearson saw the opposite, claiming that "nce you reach the level of intellectual maturity where you can tell the difference between cryptic but poetic lyrics and nonsensical crap, you have outgrown Silverchair". Pearson called the album an attempt to secure a safer territory and assure sales, after the success of past works, calling it more boring than its predecessors. Other reviewers noted influences from cult British band XTC.

In July 2009 "Tomorrow" was voted number 33 by the Australian public in Triple J Hottest 100 of all time.

Source: www.lyricsfreak.com

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Pearl Jam (dibentuk pada 1990 di Seattle, Washington, Amerika Serikat) adalah salah satu kelompok musik rock yang paling berhasil pada tahun 1990-an. Mereka adalah salah satu pelopor musik grunge, dan dianggap salah satu dari empat besar bersama dengan Alice in Chains, Nirvana, dan Soundgarden.

Daftar isi 1 Sejarah Awal 2 Rilisan Audio 3 Video 4 Anggota 5 Diskografi 6 Lihat pula 7 Pranala luar

   Pearl Jam berdiri di atas fondasi sejarah panjang kultur Seattle Sounds yang populer di akhir 80-an. Pemain gitar Stone Gossard dan pembetot bass Jeff Ament lebih dahulu populer di ruang kultur tersebut melalui band bernama Green River, bersama dengan dua pentolan grup Mudhoney, Mark Arm dan Steve Turner. Gossard dan Ament lantas mendirikan Mother Love Bone, selepas pecahnya Green River, bersama vokalis flamboyan bernama Andrew Wood. Jelang rilis album mainstream perdana bersama major label, Andrew Wood meninggal dunia lantaran overdosis heroin. Untuk meneruskan karier bermusiknya, Gossard dan Ament lantas menggaet gitaris Mike McCready yang notabene merupakan teman se-almamater ketika sekolah menengah tingkat atas dengan Stone Gossard.
Ketiganya kemudian membuat beberapa demo lagu dengan bantuan penabuh drum dari band Soundgarden, Matt Cameron (saat ini menjadi drummer Pearl Jam). Untuk audisi vokalis, rekaman demo tersebut dikirimkan kepada remaja San Diego bernama Eddie Vedder melalui mantan drummer band Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack Irons, yang nantinya juga sempat menjadi anggota Pearl Jam. Vedder kemudian mengisi tiga buah lagu, sebuah mini-opera dikenal dengan "Mamasan Trilogy" (di masa depan menjadi lagu Alive, Once dan Footsteps). Ketiga lagu tersebut akhirnya mengantarkan Vedder terbang ke Seattle, untuk menjalani sejumlah rehearsal bersama calon rekan band-nya. Salah satu di antara rehearsal tersebut adalah pada proyek vokalis Soundgarden, Chris Cornell untuk mengenang Andrew Wood, berupa album Temple of the Dog. Cornell mengajak Gossard dan Ament, sebagai rekan band Wood, beserta Mike McCready dan Matt Cameron. Eddie Vedder turut menyumbangkan vokal, salah satunya di hits Temple of the Dog berjudul Hungerstrike.
Selepas proyek tersebut, Eddie Vedder resmi menjadi vokalis dari band baru yang diberi nama Mookie Blaylock (merujuk pada nama bintang basket NBA pada saat itu). Karena permasalahan legalitas, tepat sebelum menandatangani kontrak dengan Epic Records, band berganti nama menjadi Pearl Jam.

Rilisan Audio

Pearl Jam pertama kali mengeluarkan album pada tahun 1991, berjudul Ten, dan langsung melejit sebagai ikon musik rock alternatif di Amerika. Pada tahun 1993, Pearl Jam kembali merilis album kedua yang berjudul Vs yang memopulerkan sejumlah lagu macam Daughter, Go atau Rearviewmirror. Setahun kemudian, album ketiga, Vitalogy dirilis, sekaligus menjadi album terakhir bersama drummer Dave Abruzzese. Dave digantikan oleh mantan drummer Red Hot Chilli Pepper, Jack Irons. Tahun 1994 juga menjadi tahun yang dikenang dalam sejarah musik rock ketika Pearl Jam mengeluarkan antitrust terhadap dugaan monopoli yang dilakukan promotor konser, Ticketmaster. Perkara ini dimenangkan Ticketmaster dan membuat Pearl Jam tidak bisa tampil di venue besar di seluruh Amerika.
Pada tahun 1996, Pearl Jam kembali merilis album berjudul No Code. Secara penjualan, album ini mengalami penurunan yang signifikan dibandingkan dengan album pertama. Hal ini juga disebabkan oleh surutnya pamor musik grunge pada saat itu. Dua tahun kemudian, Yield menyusul sebagai album kelima mereka sekaligus menjadi album terakhir dari Jack Irons yang keluar karena permasalahan kesehatan. Jack digantikan mantan drummer Soundgarden, Matt Cameron yang sampai sekarang menjadi penabuh drum untuk band yang sempat meraih Grammy Awards pada 1996. Bersama Matt Cameron, Pearl Jam merilis 3 buah album, yaitu Binaural pada tahun 2000, Riot Act pada 2003 dan album terakhir mereka yang diterbitkan pada 2006 berjudul Pearl Jam.

Salah satu sampul rilisan bootleg 2003

Selain delapan buah album, Pearl Jam juga merilis beberapa rekaman konser dan kompilasi. Pada tahun 2000, Pearl Jam merilis lebih dari 70 buah rekaman konser mereka di Amerika dan Eropa. Masing-masing rekaman konser dari setiap kota dirilis dalam format Audio CD. Hal itu diulangi pada tahun 2003 ketika mereka kembali merilis sejumlah album konser mereka dari Amerika, Asia dan Australia. Sebelumnya, pada tahun 1999 Pearl Jam mengeluarkan album Live on Two Legs yang berisi kompilasi tur tahun sebelumnya. Untuk tahun 2005 dan 2006, Pearl Jam merilis album konsernya dalam format digital yang bisa dibeli dan diunduh dari situs resmi mereka PearlJam.com. Tahun 2003, band kembali merilis satu album akustik dari penampilan mereka yang diberi judul Live at Benaroya Hall. Pada tahun 2006, sebuah CD khusus dirilis Pearl Jam yang berisi rekaman konser mereka di sebuah toko CD legendaris kota Seattle bernama Easy Street. Rilisan Live at Easy Street dibuat dan didistribusikan secara independen oleh Easy Street. Pertengahan tahun 2007, Pearl Jam kembali merilis album kompilasi konser yang berisi performance mereka di Gorge pada tahun 2005 dan 2006 dalam rilisan yang bertajuk Live at the Gorge. Album tersebut dirilis dalam format audio CD, dalam satu paket berisi 7 buah keping cakram padat.
Untuk rilisan kompilasi, pada tahun 2004 Pearl Jam mengeluarkan Lost Dogs yang berisi kumpulan lagu-lagu dari B-Sides, bonus natal, dan lagu-lagu yang sebelumnya tidak pernah dirilis. Kerjasama terakhir Pearl Jam dengan Epic Records ditandai dengan rilisnya kompilasi A-Sides mereka bertajuk Rearviewmirror yang konsepnya mirip dengan kompilasi lagu terbaik Pearl Jam. Selepas album tersebut, Pearl Jam berpindah ke J Records untuk merilis album selanjutnya.

Video

Sampul rilisan video Live at the Showbox

Pearl Jam juga merilis dokumentasi visual berupa video, meski jarang membuat video musik. Video musik yang pertama kali dibuat oleh Pearl Jam adalah Jeremy. Video yang disutradarai oleh Mark Pellington itu juga merupakan satu-satunya video musik komersial dari debut album Pearl Jam, Ten. Dua video lain, Alive dan Even Flow hanya menampilkan live performance mereka. Mereka kemudian absen membuat video sampai tahun 1998 untuk lagu Do the Evolution dari album Yield. Lagu Ocean dari album pertama kemudian menambah katalog video musik Pearl Jam, ketika pada tahun 2000 dirilis sebagai bonus dari DVD konser mereka. Untuk mempromosikan album Riot Act, Pearl Jam merilis beberapa video musik yang berisi penampilan mereka di klub bernama Chop Suey. Dan untuk album terbaru mereka, Pearl Jam merilis dua buah video musik untuk lagu Life Wasted dan World Wide Suicide.
Selain video musik, dokumentasi visual dalam bentuk home video juga dirilis. Single Video Theory yang berisi dokumentasi pembuatan album Yield tercatat sebagai video pertama yang dirilis Pearl Jam pada tahun 1999. Menyusul kemudian Touring Band 2000, yang merupakan kompilasi konser mereka di Amerika Serikat sepanjang tahun 2000. Live at the Garden merupakan video ketiga yang berisi penampilan Pearl Jam di Madison Square Garden, New York. Sementara pada September 2007 lalu, Pearl Jam merilis video terbaru mereka berjudul Immagine in Cornice yang berisi dokumentasi tur mereka di Italia pada tahun 2006. Keempat video tersebut dirilis secara luas. Live at the Showbox, video kelima yang dirilis pada tahun 2003, menampilkan konser pemanasan sebelum tur promosi album Riot Act hanya dijual di situs resmi Pearl Jam.

Anggota

• Jeff Ament - bass guitar (1990—)
• Eddie Vedder - lead vocals, guitar (1990—)
• Stone Gossard - rhythm guitar (1990—)
• Matt Cameron - drums (1998—)
• Mike McCready - lead guitar (1990—)

Additional:

• Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar - kibor (2001—)

Mantan:

• Dave Krusen - drums (1990–1991)
• Matt Chamberlain - drums (1991)
• Dave Abbruzzese - drums (1991–1994)
• Jack Irons - drums (1994–1998)

Diskografi

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  Ten
  August 27, 1991
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  Vs.
  October 19, 1993
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  Vitalogy
  December 6, 1994
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  No Code
  August 27, 1996
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  Yield
  February 3, 1998
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  Binaural
  May 16, 2000
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  Riot Act
  November 12, 2002
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  Pearl Jam
  May 2, 2006
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