Receiving unknown signal.. Place New York, New York.. Madison Square Garden.. The crowd is screaming.. All hands Raised.. the artist appears.. let there be music.. Sold out at the garden.

Headliners and Legends..

Prince..



Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American funk musician. He uses the stage name Prince but has also been known by various other monikers, among them an unpronounceable symbol and The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.
His music has spanned several styles: From his early material, rooted in R&B, funk, and soul, he has constantly expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including New Wave, pop, rock, jazz, and hip hop. The distinctive characteristics of the early-to-mid 1980s work which brought him to super-stardom (including sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements, and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music) became known as the "Minneapolis sound," which proved heavily influential.
Prince has been a prolific artist, having released several hundred songs, both under his own name and through other artists. Regarded as a perfectionist, Prince is known for being highly protective of his music. He produces, composes, arranges and performs nearly all of the songs on his albums.
~Information Source Wikipedia.com~

The List… Pt One.
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Prince:- Scandalous / Lets Go Crazy / Partyman.
Peter Gabriel:- Sledgehammer / Red Rain / Shock The Monkey.
Michael Jackson:- Billie Jean / Thriller / Beat It.
Stevie Wonder:- Higher Ground / Superstition / Signed, Sealed delivered (I’m Yours)

Madonna..



Madonna.
Raw.. Raunchy.. Sexual… HOT!
I got this one.. Oh yeah! What can anybody say about this woman?? Whether you loved her stuff or absolutely hated the woman, no one can deny her her place in music history. Born Madonna Louise Ciccone on
August 16 1958, later simply known as Madonna, she stormed onto the pop music scene first in 1982, and has been pushing the boundaries of music, sexuality and fashion ever since. She remains one of the top selling music artists of all time. (According to Wikipedia.com.)

The List.. Part Two..
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Madonna:- Live To Tell / Papa Don’t Preach / Ray Of Light.
David Bowie:- Changes / Heroes / China Girl.
Genesis:- Abacab / Misunderstanding / No Reply At All.
Robert Palmer:- Addicted To love / Bad Case Of Loving You. /Every Kinda People.



Rolling Stones..



The Rolling Stones are an English band whose blues, rhythm and blues and rock and roll-infused music became popular during the "British Invasion" in the early 1960s. The band was formed in London in 1962 by original leader Brian Jones, but eventually led by the songwriting partnership of singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Pianist Ian Stewart, drummer Charlie Watts and bassist Bill Wyman completed the early lineup. Jones died in 1969 shortly after being fired from the band and was replaced by 20-year-old Mick Taylor. After Taylor quit in 1974, former Faces guitarist Ron Wood took over. Wyman retired in 1993 being replaced by Darryl Jones who has played bass on subsequent recordings, but is not an official member of the band. The band has released 55 albums of original work and compilations, and have had 32 U.K & U.S top-10 singles. They have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. 1971's Sticky Fingers began a string of eight consecutive studio albums at number one in the United States. In 1989 the Rolling Stones were inducted into the American Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 they were ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Their latest album, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005 and accompanied by their highest-grossing tour, which lasted into late summer 2007. During the 1969 American tour, tour manager Sam Cutler introduced them as "The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World". Their image of unkempt and surly youth is one that many musicians still emulate.

~Information Source Wikipedia.com ~

The List….. Part Three
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Rolling Stones:- Parachute Woman / Start Me Up / Waiting On A Friend.
Dire Straits:- Money For Nothing / Sultans Of Swing / Telegraph Road.
Journey:- Wheel In The Sky / Don’t Stop Believing’ / Separate Ways.
Steve Winwood:- Back In The High Life / Roll With It /Higher Love.

U2..



U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. The band consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen Jr. (drums and percussion). U2 have been one of the most popular acts in the world since the mid-1980s. The band has sold more than 170 million albums worldwide, and has won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other rock band.
U2 formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency. By the mid-1980s, however, the band had become a top international act, noted for its anthemic sound, Bono's impassioned vocals, The Edge's textural guitar playing, and it's toned and in-time rhythm section. Their success as a live act was greater than their success as a record-selling act until their 1987 album, The Joshua Tree, brought them mega-stardom. Their 1991 album Achtung Baby and the accompanying Zoo TV Tour were part of a significant reinvention for the band; it was a response to their own sense of musical stagnation, the dance and alternative rock revolutions, and criticism of their image. This experimentation continued for the rest of the 1990s.
In the early years of the 21st century, U2 have pursued a more traditional sound while maintaining influences from their previous musical explorations. They continue to enjoy high levels of commercial and critical success. The band is active in human rights, international development, and social justice causes, such as Amnesty International, Make Poverty History, the ONE Campaign, Live Aid, Live 8, Bono's #HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DATA"DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa) campaign, and Music Rising.

~Information Source Wikipedia.com~

The List…… Part Four.
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U2:- New Years Day / With Or Without You / Pride In The Name Of Love.
Rod Stewart:- Maggie May / Handbags And Glad rags / You Wear It Well.
The Police:- Spirits In The Material World / Synchronicity / Wrapped Around Your Finger.
Rem:- it’s the End Of The World As We Know It. (And I Feel Fine.) / Losing My Religion / The Great Beyond

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Giving credit where credit is due..

Rem..



Or in this case I guess you could contend credit where credit is long over due. Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry. Excuse me while I scratch my head. (So to speak.) Follow me here Folks.. Lets start with:
“Man On The Moon.”
“The Great Beyond.”
“Bad Day.”
“What’s The Frequency Kenneth?”
“Losing My Religion.”
“Orange Crush”
“Imitation Of Life”
“Everybody Hurts.”
“At My Most Beautiful.”
Trust me.. The list gets much bigger from there. Seriously one of the most under rated bands ever. ( in my humble opinion of course.)

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Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

The term 'reggae' is sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, although the word specifically indicates a particular music style that originated after the development of ska and rocksteady. Reggae is based on a rhythm style characterized by regular chops on the off-beat, known as the skank. The tempo is generally slower than that found in ska and rocksteady. Reggae is often associated with the Rastafari movement, which influenced many prominent reggae musicians in the 1970s and 1980s. Reggae song lyrics deal with many subjects, including faith, love, relationships, poverty, injustice and other broad social issues. Reggae usually has accents on the 2nd and 4th beat in each bar, there being four beats in a bar.

~Information Source Wikipedia.com~

Bob Marley.




Heart and soul.. Musician.. Rasta Man.. Nobody personified reggae music in the same way that Bob Marley did. Born Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley on February 6Th 1945 in the small village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parrish Jamaica. He rose to become a singer and Songwriter and guitarist and was a true Pioneer in the world of reggae music, some of his greatest hits were “I Shot The Sheriff.” (later covered successfully by Eric Clapton.) as well as other hits like “No Woman, No Cry” and “One love” Marley was one of the most successful Reggae Musicians ever recorded until his death. He remains as one of the most recognizable and influential figures in music today.

The List Part One.
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Bob Marley:- Concrete jungle / No Woman, No Cry / One Love
Bob Marley& The Wailers:- Natural Mystic / Stir It Up.
Black Uhuru:- Freedom Fighter / Sinsemilla / Take Heed.
Augustus Pablo:- King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown / Stop Them Jah / Young Generation Dub.
Aswad:- Ethiopian Rhapsody / Give A Little Love. / Love Fire.

Burning Spear.



Winston Rodney, OD (born March 1, 1948), also known as Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages. In 2002, Burning Spear and his wife, Sonia Rodney who has produced a number of his albums, founded Burning Spear Records.
Burning Spear advocates messages of honesty, peace, and love, which tie in with his religious and political messages of Rastafarianism and black unity. Along with his musical message, the Spear continues to tour all over the world. His concerts often last 2 hours long with several bongo drum solos by Burning Spear himself. Burning Spear was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer on October 15, 2007.
~Information Source Wikipedia.com~

The List Part Two.
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Burning Spear:- Any River / Estimated Prophet / The Fittest of The Fittest.
Inner Circle:- Bad Boys / Broken Glass / Signs, I can’t Take It.
John Holt:- I Don’t Want To See You Cry / Strange Things / The Pillow.
Lee “Scratch” Perry:- Dreadlocks In Moonlight / I chase The Devil.
Lee Perry:- Chicken Scratch / Don’t Blame The Bald Head / Sugar Bag.





Jimmy Cliff



Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want It" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularize reggae across the world.
~Information Source.. Wikipedia.com~

The List Part Three
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Jimmy Cliff:- Many Rivers To Cross / Sittin In Limbo / The Harder They Come.
Steel Pulse:- Babylon Makes The Rules / Chant A Psalm /Man No Sober.
Third World:- Arise / De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da. / Uptown Rebel.

Peter Tosh.



Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was the guitarist in the original Wailing Wailers, a pioneer reggae musician, and a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement.
Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, he grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown. His short-fuse temper and unveiled sarcasm usually kept him in trouble, earning him the nickname Stepping Razor after a song written by Joe Higgs, an early mentor. He began to sing and learn guitar at a young age, inspired by the American stations he could pick up on his radio. After an illustrious career with the Wailers and as a solo musician, his life was cut short when he was brutally murdered at his home. Though robbery was officially said to be the motivation behind Tosh's death, many believe that there were ulterior motives to the killing, citing that nothing was taken from the house.
~Information Source Wikipedia.com~

The List Part Four
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Peter Tosh:- Johnny B Goode / Maga Dog / That’s what They will do.
Toots and The Maytals:- Freedom Train / Love so strong / See the Light.
UB40:-Burden Of Shame / Sins of The Fathers / Red Red Wine.

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Electronica: second Sighting.

Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing. The term was first used in the United States in the early 1990s with regards to post-rave global-influenced electronic dance music. Genres such as techno, drum and bass, downtempo, and ambient are among those encompassed by the umbrella term, entering the American mainstream from "alternative" or "underground" venues during the late 1990s. Prior to the adoption of electronica for this purpose, terms such as electronic listening music, trance and intelligent dance music (IDM) were used. The All Music Guide categorizes electronica as a top-level genre on their main page, where they state that electronica includes "dozens of stylistic fusions" ranging from danceable grooves to music for headphones and chillout areas. After beginning as an underground genre in the early 1990s, electronica has grown to influence even mainstream crossover recordings, with one prominent example being Madonna's 2005 Confessions on a Dancefloor, that sold more than 8 million copies worldwide, and debuted at number one in 29 different countries, a world record for a solo artist. Elements of electronica are used today by many popular artists in mainstream music.
~Source Wikipedia.com~

AIR.



Air is a French (from region Île-de-France) music duo, consisting of Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel. The name Air is a backronym for Amour, Imagination, Rêve which translates to Love, Imagination, Dream. Air's debut EP, Premiers Symptômes, was followed by the critically acclaimed album Moon Safari, the re-release of Premiers Symptômes, The Virgin Suicides (soundtrack), 10 000 Hz Legend, Everybody Hertz, Talkie Walkie and Pocket Symphony.
~Source Wikipedia.com~
The List… Part One.
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Air:- All I Need / Sexy Boy / Surfing On A rocket
Autechre:- Foil / Further.
Baby Mammoth:- Additive / Warm Air Rising / Zen Butchers.
Basement Jaxx:- Bingo Bango / Red Alert / Rendez Vu.
Boards Of Canada:- Music Is Math / Sunshine Recorder / The Beach At Redpoint.

Fila Brazillia.



Steve Cobby and Dave McSherry are Fila Brazillia and that's about all we need to know. The music speaks for its self and that, it seems, is the way the band likes it. An underground following is building for this group, who may be known more for their remixes than actual album recordings on the U.K. label Pork. This will change! Remixes for the likes of Radiohead, Busta Rhymes, Unkle and Mixmaster Morris (complete listing can be found at http://www.pork.co.uk/html/info.html) to name a few have resulted in tracks that always bring a new twist on the original. Their remix of "Awesome Wells" turns the song into a down tempo shuffle full of the funk you would expect from a Fila mix! Check out their new label Tritone and web site at www.tritone.co.uk. You can even peep a 360-degree view of their stuido set up.
~Source Epitonic.com.~

The List… Part Two.
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Fila Brazilla:- Airlock Homes / Bovine Funk / President Chimp Toe.
Jazza Nova:- Coffee Talk / Introspection / Le Jordin.
Kruder & Dorfmeister:- Out Of The Blue / Original Bedroom Rockers / Deep Shit Pts 1&2.
Ladytron:- Cracked Lcd / Discotraxx / Seventeen.



Leftfield.



Leftfield were a duo of electronica artists and record producers, Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes, formed in 1989 in London, England. The name Leftfield was originally used simply by Neil Barnes for the first single Not Forgotten but after this Paul Daley was involved firstly in remixing songs and then in the creation of following music. The pair were pioneers in the fields of intelligent dance music and progressive house, being among the first to fuse house music with dub and reggae. They furthermore were among the first electronic musicians to incorporate live guest vocalists, along with The Chemical Brothers and Underworld. Ultimately the duo have been influential on the electronic genre as a whole, with The Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland referring to them in 2005 as "The best Electronic band, period
~Source Wikipedia.com~

The List Part Three.
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Leftfield:- Africa Shox / Dusted / Swords.
Massive Attack:- Dissolved Girl / What Your Soul Sings.
Nightmares On Wax:- Morse.
Orbital:- Beached / Funny Break.
Phoenix:- Run, Run, Run.
Portishead:- Cowboys / Elysium / Roads.

Underworld.



Underworld is the principal name under which British electronic music duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded since the late 1980s. The band is perhaps best known for "Born Slippy .NUXX", a track made popular in the hit 1996 Danny Boyle film Trainspotting.

The List.. Part four.
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Underworld:- Sola Sistim / Dinosaur Adventure 3-D / Twist.
The Orb:- Assassin / Ghostdancing / Perpetual Dawn.
Happy Mondays:- Bob’s Yer Uncle / Loose Fit / Kinky Afro.
Thievery Corporation:- Incident At Gate 7 / Shaolin Satellite / Universal Highness.