Russ Ballard
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| - | '''Dance-rock''' is a [[post-disco]] genre connected with [[pop rock]] and [[post-punk]] with fewer [[rhythm and blues]] influences, originated in the early 1980s, following the mainstream death of [[punk rock|punk]] and [[disco]]. | + | '''Russell Glyn "Russ" Ballard''' (31 October 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. |
| - | Examples of early dance-rock include [[Gina X Performance|Gina X]]'s "No G.D.M.", [[Russ Ballard]]'s "On The Rebound", artists such as [[Arthur Russell (musician)|Dinosaur L]], [[Liquid Liquid]] and [[Polyrock]], and the compilation album ''[[Disco Not Disco]]''. | + | Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band [[Argent (band)|Argent]], Ballard became known by the late 1970s as a songwriter and producer. His compositions "[[New York Groove]]", "[[You Can Do Magic (song)|You Can Do Magic]]", "[[Since You Been Gone]]", "[[Winning (Russ Ballard song)|Winning]]", "[[I Know There's Something Going On]]", "[[So You Win Again]]" and "[[God Gave Rock and Roll to You]]" were hits for other artists during the 1970s and 80s. He also scored several minor hits under his own name in the early/mid-1980s. |
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| - | Michael Campbell, in his book ''Popular Music in America'', defines the genre as "post-punk/post-disco fusion". Campbell also cited [[Robert Christgau]], who described dance-oriented rock (or DOR) as an umbrella term used by various DJs in the 1980s. | + | |
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| - | However, [[AllMusic]] defines "dance-rock" as 1980s and 1990s music practiced by rock musicians, influenced by [[Philadelphia soul|Philly soul]], disco and funk, fusing those styles with rock and dance. Artists like [[The Rolling Stones]], [[David Bowie]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Simple Minds]], [[INXS]], [[Eurythmics]], [[Depeche Mode]], [[The Clash]], [[New Order (band)|New Order]] and [[Devo]] belong, according to Allmusic, to this genre. Dance-rock embraces some experimental funk acts like [[A Certain Ratio]], [[Gang of Four (band)|Gang of Four]], and also musicians, for example [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Billy Idol]] and [[Hall & Oates]]. This kind of dance-rock influenced [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]], [[No Doubt]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Young Love (band)|Young Love]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] and [[The Killers]]. | + | |
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| - | ==History== | + | |
| - | Despite predictions that [[New wave music|new wave]] and rock would replace disco in the dance clubs, a mix of post-disco, rock and new wave took its place instead. The first wave of artists arrived with [[New Order (band)|New Order]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[The Human League|Human League]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], [[Tom Tom Club]] and [[Devo]], followed by [[Hall & Oates|Darryl Hall & John Oates]], [[Thompson Twins]], [[Haircut One Hundred|Haircut 100]], [[ABC (band)|ABC]], [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Spandau Ballet]]. The scene also produced a lot of crossovers, including [[Kraftwerk]] getting [[Urban contemporary|R&B]] audiences with their 1981 influential album ''[[Computer World]]'', which paved the way for [[Afrika Bambaataa]]'s "[[Planet Rock (song)|Planet Rock]]" and [[electro (music)|electro]] in general. Reinstated interest in dance-rock and post-disco caused popularity of 12-inch singles and EPs around that era. | + | |
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| - | Key influences of the genre include [[New Romanticism|New Romantic]] [[synthpop]] acts [[Human League]] and [[Spandau Ballet]] while, according to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', the pivotal record of the genre is Human League's "[[Don't You Want Me]]". [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]] argued that synthesizers helped to shape the new music: "I'm into synthesizers right now. The options are limitless. It cuts costs and gives you more ultimate control, but it doesn't sound made up. It still has a human feel", while the sound, composed of electronic [[Euro disco|Eurodisco]] influences, was generally regarded as "cold, anti-human and mechanical". | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[List of dance-rock artists]] | + | |
| - | *[[Alternative dance]] | + | |
| - | *[[Electronic rock]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dance-punk]] | + | |
| - | *[[Electropunk]] | + | |
| - | *[[New wave music]] | + | |
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Russell Glyn "Russ" Ballard (31 October 1945) is an English singer, songwriter and musician.
Originally coming to prominence as the lead singer and guitarist for the band Argent, Ballard became known by the late 1970s as a songwriter and producer. His compositions "New York Groove", "You Can Do Magic", "Since You Been Gone", "Winning", "I Know There's Something Going On", "So You Win Again" and "God Gave Rock and Roll to You" were hits for other artists during the 1970s and 80s. He also scored several minor hits under his own name in the early/mid-1980s.
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