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1983 of the comprehensive On Record series covers bands at their commercial peak (Genesis, the Police), U2’s first international hit (War) and David Bowie’s biggest success (Let’s Dance), plus acts finally making it big (Prince, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard). Kiss showed up without makeup (Lick It Up), Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All broke ground for the thrash-metal genre, and Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first heavy-metal album to hit No. 1. Also acts of the second British Invasion, plus the year in country, hip-hop and jazz.

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1983 of the comprehensive On Record series covers bands at their commercial peak (Genesis, the Police), U2’s first international hit (War) and David Bowie’s biggest success (Let’s Dance), plus acts finally making it big (Prince, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard). Kiss showed up without makeup (Lick It Up), Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All broke ground for the thrash-metal genre, and Quiet Riot’s Metal Health became the first heavy-metal album to hit No. 1. Also acts of the second British Invasion, plus the year in country, hip-hop and jazz.
Autorenporträt
G. Brown has navigated the Rocky Mountain musical landscape for decades, both as a journalist and as a radio personality. He covered popular music at the Denver Post for 26 years, interviewing well over 2,500 musicians, from Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to Bono and Kurt Cobain. Published in numerous national magazines, including Rolling Stone and National Lampoon, Brown also covered music news and hosted and programmed for a myriad of Denver-based radio stations. He is the author of four other books, including the award-winning Red Rocks: The Concert Years, Colorado Rock Chronicles, and Telluride Bluegrass Festival: The First Forty Years. And he is the founding director of Colorado Music Experience, a nonprofit cultural and educational organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music. G. currenty lives in Colorado. FB: @colomusic.org