The Best Symfo Rock

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Firth of Fifth
recording of:
Firth of Fifth
lyricist:
Tony Banks (Genesis) and Mike Rutherford
composer:
Tony Banks (Genesis), Phil Collins (of Genesis), Peter Gabriel (formerly of Genesis), Steve Hackett and Mike Rutherford
publisher:
Concord Sounds, EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Germany GmbH (2008–today), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Genesis Music Ltd, Imagem, Imagem CV, Imagem Music GmbH (subsidiary of Dutch music publishers Imagem), Imagem Sounds Banks, Imagem Sounds Collins, Imagem Sounds Rutherford, Michael Rutherford Ltd., Philip Collins Ltd., Real World Music, Ltd., Stephen Hackett Ltd., Yellow Dog Music Inc, Carlin Music Corporation (from 1973 to present), Notebest Ltd (from 1973 to present) and Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd (from 1983 to present)
Genesis9:35
2Yours Is No Disgrace
engineer:
Eddy Offord
producer:
Eddy Offord and Yes (British progressive rock band)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bill Bruford (in 1970)
electric bass guitar:
Chris Squire (Yes bassist) (in 1970)
guitar:
Steve Howe (in 1970)
keyboard [piano, organ, synthesizer]:
Tony Kaye (in 1970)
lead vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970)
recording of:
Yours Is No Disgrace (in 1970)
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis), Bill Bruford, Steve Howe, Tony Kaye and Chris Squire (Yes bassist)
publisher:
Topographic Music, Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Yes4.259:43
3Tom Sawyer
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 19) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 91)
recording of:
Tom Sawyer (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Pye Dubois and Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
Rush4.554:34
4Script for a Jester’s Tear
recording engineer and mixer:
Simon Hanhart (engineer, producer)
producer:
Nick Tauber
bass:
Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic) (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Mick Pointer (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
guitar:
Steve Rothery (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist) (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
lead vocals:
Fish (Derek William Dick, ex‐Marillion frontman) (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
recorded at:
Marquee Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
mixed at:
Marquee Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Script for a Jester’s Tear (from 1982-12 until 1983-02)
lyricist:
Derek William Dick
composer:
Derek William Dick, Mark Kelly (Marillion keyboardist), Mick Pointer, Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas (bassist for Marillion / Edison’s Children / Transatlantic)
Marillion48:39
5Blinded by the Light
bass:
Colin Pattenden (British bass player) (in 1976)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Slade (in 1976)
guitar:
Chris Hamlet Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Flett (guitar player in Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976)
horn [horn arrangement]:
Derek Wadsworth (in 1976)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Manfred Mann (the person) (in 1976)
solo saxophone:
Barbara Thompson (in 1976)
strings:
David Millman (in 1976)
background vocals:
Doreen Chanter (in 1976), Irene Chanter (in 1976), Mick Rogers (of Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976), Chris Slade (in 1976) and Susanne Lynch (in 1976)
choir vocals:
Jane Bunting (in 1976), Chris Sennett (in 1976), Gillian Ainscow (in 1976), Graham Jenkins (in 1976), Hilary Farmborough (in 1976), Jacqueline Nicholls (in 1976), Jeremy Paynton-Jones (in 1976), Laurence Holden (in 1976), Marilyn Bennet (in 1976), Peter Cudmore (in 1976), Philip Keywood (in 1976) and Stan Bailey (in 1976)
vocals:
Chris Hamlet Thompson (vocalist with Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) (in 1976) and Manfred Mann (the person) (in 1976)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creature Music Ltd.
recorded at:
The Workhouse in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 76)
cover recording of:
Blinded by the Light (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Springsteen (from 1972-08 until 1972-09)
publisher:
Eldridge Publishing Co., Intersong Music Ltd., Sioux City Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Pop Music Publishing, Zomba Music and Laurel Canyon Music Ltd. (publishing company of Mike Appel and Jim Cretecos) (in 1972)
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band57:05
6Heat of the Moment
engineer and producer:
Mike Stone (producer and engineer, 1960s–80s)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Carl Palmer
electric bass guitar:
John Wetton
guitar:
Steve Howe
keyboard:
Geoff Downes
vocals:
Geoff Downes, Steve Howe and John Wetton
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records (in 1982), The David Geffen Company (legal rights relating to Geffen Records) (in 1982) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1982)
recorded at:
The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Heat of the Moment (music video) by Asia (UK progressive rock band)
recording of:
Heat of the Moment
writer:
Geoff Downes and John Wetton
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, Crosstown UK (Palan), Island Music Ltd., John Wetton Music Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Palan Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Co., Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Ackee Music Inc. (from 1982 to present), Almond Legg Music Corp. (from 1982 to present), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1982 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Fujipacific Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music Publishing (until 2017-03-31) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Asia4.53:50
7Paintbox
engineer and mixer:
Karl Groom
producer:
Nick Barrett and Karl Groom
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Nick Barrett
bass guitar, bass pedals and fretless bass:
Peter Gee
drums (drum set):
Fudge Smith
keyboard:
Clive Nolan
arranger:
Nick Barrett
recorded at:
Halfway House in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Paintbox
lyricist and composer:
Nick Barrett
Pendragon8:37
8Lucky Man
Emerson, Lake & Palmer4:38
9Walk in the Shadows
engineer, producer and mixer:
Neil Kernon
drums (drum set):
Scott Rockenfield
electric bass guitar:
Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche)
electric guitar:
Chris DeGarmo and Michael Wilton
keyboard and lead vocals:
Geoff Tate
background vocals:
Chris DeGarmo, Eddie Jackson (US metal bassist for Queensrÿche) and Michael Wilton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 48)
recording of:
Walk in the Shadows
writer:
Chris DeGarmo, Geoff Tate and Michael Wilton
Queensrÿche3.23:35
10Come Sail Away
recording of:
Come Sail Away
lyricist and composer:
Dennis DeYoung
publisher:
Rondor Music International (merged into UMG 2019), Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1977) and Stygian Songs (publishing company for the rock band Styx) (in 1977)
Styx45:31
11Nothing Is Easy
recording of:
Nothing Is Easy
lyricist and composer:
Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)
Jethro Tull4:22
12Blame
recording of:
Blame
composer:
Christopher Neil and Mike Rutherford
Mike + the Mechanics5:18
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