Music!!!!!!
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From: Cypress, TX
Pantera
Killing Joke
Rush
Damageplan
Metallica
Apocalyptica
Lord's of Acid
KMFDM
Dwight Yoakam
Boots Randolph
Maynard Ferguson
right now, that is what is getting about 90% of the play on my iPod
Killing Joke
Rush
Damageplan
Metallica
Apocalyptica
Lord's of Acid
KMFDM
Dwight Yoakam
Boots Randolph
Maynard Ferguson
right now, that is what is getting about 90% of the play on my iPod
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From: Rain Pit, Oregon
Originally Posted by TexEdition
Hmm.. Is he still alive? You're saying he made more albums after the one with "Stroke Man"?
Does he tour with Loverboy? Or April Wine?.. I actually like those bands, but didn't they all fade away like 20 years ago?
Does he tour with Loverboy? Or April Wine?.. I actually like those bands, but didn't they all fade away like 20 years ago?
Recent activity and influence:
Squier played a special acoustic show at BB King's in NYC on November 30, 2005. Highlights of the show were acoustic versions of "Everybody Wants You", "Nobody Knows", "Learn How to Live", "The Stroke", "Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You", and most of the 1998 Happy Blue CD. VH1 Classic and New York classic rock icon Eddie Trunk introduced Squier that night as "one of the great singer/songwriters in the history of rock."
Squier now lives in New York's Upper West Side. Sampling of "The Big Beat" continues. The late Jam Master Jay's reference to the song as a classic beat in the early days of hip hop has paid great dividends for Squier. Jay Z's "99 Problems," a massive hit in 2004, is based on that beat, as well as British grime/hip-hop MC Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp".
Squier's hobbies include such disparate activities as mountain climbing and gardening. He also has written an award-winning screenplay (Sundance Film Festival).
In 2006, Squier joined Rod Argent, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, and Sheila E touring with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band.
"The Stroke" can be heard in the film Billy Madison.
RZA referenced Billy on Masta Killa's "Iron God Chamber." On the 2006 song, RZA said: "I got a 'big'ger 'beat' than Billy Squier" at about 1:22. The song appeared on Masta Killa's Made In Brooklyn.
Hard rock band Buckcherry cover "the Stroke" frequently in live concerts, while Damone have recorded a version of "Everybody Wants You" for the CW Network.
Squier's "The Big Beat" was sampled by Kanye West on the track "Addiction" in his 2005 album, "Late Registration".
The drum track from "The Stroke" can be heard throughout the song "Opticon" by Orgy (band)
"The Stroke" can be heard in the film "Blades Of Glory" with Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, during a performance routine by Ferrell.
"Lonely Is the Night" is one of the tracks on the upcoming Activision game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
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From: Buffalo NY
Originally Posted by Dr. Franko
Good God he is still out there lurking--
Recent activity and influence:
Squier played a special acoustic show at BB King's in NYC on November 30, 2005. Highlights of the show were acoustic versions of "Everybody Wants You", "Nobody Knows", "Learn How to Live", "The Stroke", "Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You", and most of the 1998 Happy Blue CD. VH1 Classic and New York classic rock icon Eddie Trunk introduced Squier that night as "one of the great singer/songwriters in the history of rock."
Squier now lives in New York's Upper West Side. Sampling of "The Big Beat" continues. The late Jam Master Jay's reference to the song as a classic beat in the early days of hip hop has paid great dividends for Squier. Jay Z's "99 Problems," a massive hit in 2004, is based on that beat, as well as British grime/hip-hop MC Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp".
Squier's hobbies include such disparate activities as mountain climbing and gardening. He also has written an award-winning screenplay (Sundance Film Festival).
In 2006, Squier joined Rod Argent, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, and Sheila E touring with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band.
"The Stroke" can be heard in the film Billy Madison.
RZA referenced Billy on Masta Killa's "Iron God Chamber." On the 2006 song, RZA said: "I got a 'big'ger 'beat' than Billy Squier" at about 1:22. The song appeared on Masta Killa's Made In Brooklyn.
Hard rock band Buckcherry cover "the Stroke" frequently in live concerts, while Damone have recorded a version of "Everybody Wants You" for the CW Network.
Squier's "The Big Beat" was sampled by Kanye West on the track "Addiction" in his 2005 album, "Late Registration".
The drum track from "The Stroke" can be heard throughout the song "Opticon" by Orgy (band)
"The Stroke" can be heard in the film "Blades Of Glory" with Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, during a performance routine by Ferrell.
"Lonely Is the Night" is one of the tracks on the upcoming Activision game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Recent activity and influence:
Squier played a special acoustic show at BB King's in NYC on November 30, 2005. Highlights of the show were acoustic versions of "Everybody Wants You", "Nobody Knows", "Learn How to Live", "The Stroke", "Christmas is the Time to Say I Love You", and most of the 1998 Happy Blue CD. VH1 Classic and New York classic rock icon Eddie Trunk introduced Squier that night as "one of the great singer/songwriters in the history of rock."
Squier now lives in New York's Upper West Side. Sampling of "The Big Beat" continues. The late Jam Master Jay's reference to the song as a classic beat in the early days of hip hop has paid great dividends for Squier. Jay Z's "99 Problems," a massive hit in 2004, is based on that beat, as well as British grime/hip-hop MC Dizzee Rascal's "Fix Up, Look Sharp".
Squier's hobbies include such disparate activities as mountain climbing and gardening. He also has written an award-winning screenplay (Sundance Film Festival).
In 2006, Squier joined Rod Argent, Richard Marx, Edgar Winter, and Sheila E touring with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band.
"The Stroke" can be heard in the film Billy Madison.
RZA referenced Billy on Masta Killa's "Iron God Chamber." On the 2006 song, RZA said: "I got a 'big'ger 'beat' than Billy Squier" at about 1:22. The song appeared on Masta Killa's Made In Brooklyn.
Hard rock band Buckcherry cover "the Stroke" frequently in live concerts, while Damone have recorded a version of "Everybody Wants You" for the CW Network.
Squier's "The Big Beat" was sampled by Kanye West on the track "Addiction" in his 2005 album, "Late Registration".
The drum track from "The Stroke" can be heard throughout the song "Opticon" by Orgy (band)
"The Stroke" can be heard in the film "Blades Of Glory" with Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, during a performance routine by Ferrell.
"Lonely Is the Night" is one of the tracks on the upcoming Activision game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
Wow, the way that article was wrote it's like theyre trying to make it look like the last copies of anysongs by squier were burned and sent to the bottom of the ocean, people still listen to his Cassettes, id imagine his greatest hits got put onto cd, at least thats what i did.
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From: Austin
LOL...
Honestly, no offense to any of y'all, or Billy Squier, I truly didn't know he was still performing. Thought he'd gone the way of Aldo Nova.
He did put on a good show the one time I saw him.. I had his 8-track.
I just thought he was dead or retired or something. It's not like he's made anything new that anyone's heard in this century. And he has a couple of nice little songs, but hardly anything that could be called "classics".
"My Sharona" gets more airplay.
Honestly, no offense to any of y'all, or Billy Squier, I truly didn't know he was still performing. Thought he'd gone the way of Aldo Nova.
He did put on a good show the one time I saw him.. I had his 8-track.
I just thought he was dead or retired or something. It's not like he's made anything new that anyone's heard in this century. And he has a couple of nice little songs, but hardly anything that could be called "classics".
"My Sharona" gets more airplay.