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The Raspberries were a rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio. They had a brief run of success in the 1970s, but are considered highly influential in the power pop genre . Image File history File links Popraspberries. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ...
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Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog, prog rock, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, but continues as a musical form long afterward. ...
Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...
Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ...
Heavily influenced by the British Invasion era - especially The Beatles, The Who, The Hollies, and The Small Faces - and its mod sensibility, they helped pioneer the power pop style. Their most well known songs were Go All The Way from their first album Raspberries, Let's Pretend and I Wanna Be With You from their second album Fresh,Tonight from their third album Side 3, and Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) from their fourth album Starting Over. The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, accelerated the burgeoning British Invasion. ...
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Power pop is a long-standing musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop music. ...
Producer Jimmy Ienner was responsible for all the Raspberries' albums, which often attempted to replicate Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound." Harvey Phillip Spector (born December 26, 1940) is an American record producer of the 1960s and 1970s. ...
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Prologue
The group had its roots in two popular 1960s Ohio bands, The Choir and Cyrus Erie. The Choir had a more extensive repertoire of original songs, notably "It's Cold Outside," which parlayed its massive local success into a nationally-charting single (peaking at #68). But though the Choir had the hit, Cyrus Erie was the better-drawing local act, relying instead on cover versions. Frequent personnel changes occurred, with musicians sometimes jumping from one band to the other, then back again. Both acts had disbanded by 1970, and members from each combined to form the Raspberries.
1970-1972 Composed of the "classical" rock & roll ensemble (drums, lead, rhythm and bass guitars), the original lineup was Eric Carmen (lead vocals), Jim Bonfanti (drums), Wally Bryson (guitar) and Dave Smalley (bass). The Raspberries' demo tape found its way to the desk of producer Jimmy Ienner, and in the wake of a major-label bidding war, the band signed to Capitol Records. Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. ...
James Alexander Bonfanti was born in Windber, Pennsylvania on December 17, 1948 Bonfantis music career began in 1965 when he saw The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. ...
Dave Smalley was founder member of 1970s Power pop band, The Raspberries // Smalley was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania on 10, July, 1949, and moved to Cleveland in his youth. ...
Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the...
The Raspberries wore matching ensembles on stage. The group was somewhat ridiculed for making its stage entrance in tuxedos and large bouffant hairdos which, according to Carmen, "complemented the style of our music".
1973-1974 Following two albums both released in 1972, creative tension came to a head sparked largely by Carmen's creative dominance over the contributions of Bryson and Smalley. Accordingly Side 3 turned out to be a more raw, aggressive effort than its predecessors, typified by the opening track Tonight. After its release, Smalley was ejected from the band, and Bonfanti departed soon afterwards. They formed their own band, Dynamite. They were replaced by bassist Scott McCarl and ex-Cyrus Erie drummer Michael McBride for what was to be fourth and final Rasbperries album, Starting Over.
Breakup The band broke up in 1974, but their sound had been distinctive and their influence was lasting. Since they were one of the very few bands of the original power pop generation who had multiple hits, the power pop movement of the late 1970s would likely not have developed as it did without them. Their influence can be heard in bands like Cheap Trick, The Rubinoos, The Knack, The Romantics, Teenage Fanclub, Enuff Z'Nuff, and Redd Kross. Bruce Springsteen praised the Raspberries at several stops during his Summer 2005 tour. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Singer-guitarist and primary songwriter Eric Carmen went on to have a successful solo career as a singer and writer of romantic pop ballads - the syrupy album cuts by the Raspberries provide a hint as to Carmen's softer, romantic side. Only a handful of solo Carmen tracks adopted the harder rock style of the Raspberries. Eric Howard Carmen (born August 11, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. ...
Carmen's All By Myself, inspired by the 2nd piano concerto by Sergei Rachmaninoff, peaked at #2 on the Billboard charts, and was rated as one of the 40 greatest power ballads of all time by Classic Rock magazine. Carmen later had additional Top Ten singles with Hungry Eyes (from the soundtrack of Dirty Dancing) in 1987 and Make Me Lose Control in 1988. All by Myself is a power ballad written and performed by Eric Carmen in 1975 that has spawned numerous cover versions. ...
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Epilogue The original lineup of the band attempted to reform in the late 1990s, but frontman Carmen did not participate. In March 2000, Smalley, McCarl, and Bryson reunited and, with the aid of some session musicians, the band made the first all-new studio recording credited to the Raspberries in 26 years, Refreshed. The tracks were penned equally by all three members, and largely kept to the group's original sound.
On November 26, 2004, the House of Blues nightclub chain opened its Cleveland branch with a Raspberries reunion concert. Original members Eric, Jim, Wally and Dave played a sellout performance. This success led to a well-received 2005 mini-tour, a VH1 Classic special, and a concert broadcast on XM Satellite Radio. House of Blues Sunset, in West Hollywood The House of Blues is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. ...
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The Raspberries are readying the release of their first new recording in over 30 years, a live CD and DVD recorded in Los Angeles on October 21, 2005.
Discography and chart history
Albums The Raspberries' debut album, Raspberries, spent 30 weeks on the chart, peaking at # 51. The followup, Fresh Raspberries, reached # 36. A debut album is the first released record album by an artist or a band. ...
Singles 1972: - "Don't Want to Say Goodbye," #86 US
- "Go All the Way," #4 US
- "I Wanna Be With You," #16 US
1973: - "Let's Pretend," #35 US
- "Tonight," #69 US
- "I'm a Rocker," #94 US
1974: - "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)," #18 US
British success, however, eluded the band. Go All The Way was banned by the BBC, although none of the other singles charted. Eric Carmen had one British hit, All By Myself, which reached #12 on the British charts. The British Broadcasting Corporation, invariably known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of £4 billion. ...
Discography Also see Category:The Raspberries albums.
The Raspberries 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Raspberries is the debut album from The Raspberries, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
Fresh Raspberries is the second album from The Raspberries, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
Side 3 is the third album from The Raspberries, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music). ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Starting Over is the fourth and final album by the original line-up of the 1970s Power pop band The Raspberries. ...
External links - The Official Raspberries Website
- Eric Carmen official website
- Raspberries: Tonight -- a 100-page full-color reunion tour book
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