Quartz

Quartz - 70s/80s UK hard rock band

Group from United Kingdom

Genres: heavy metal, metal, nwobhm, NWOBHM, Drum and bass, hard rock, jungle

About Quartz

There is more than one artist called Quartz. 1) Quartz came out of the British hard rock hotbed of Birmingham to join the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement in the late '70s. With a lineup that included John Bonham-associate Mike Hopkins and future Black Sabbath keyboardist Geoff Nichols, they were actually founded under the name Bandylegs but changed when Jet Records showed interest in the band. They signed a contract with the label and toured with both AC/DC and Sabbath before beginning work on their first album. The tour with Black Sabbath turned out to be quite fruitful, as they gained a tour manager (Albert Chapman) and a big fan in Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. Iommi took over the production duties on their eponymous debut, drafting Queen's Brian May into the sessions to play some guitar. The album was important to the emerging scene, and they joined Diamondhead and Def Leppard in being one of the first bands to make heavy metal faster and less plodding. Quartz stayed relevant to the genre for their short time together, but by 1983 their irreconcilable differences split the band apart. Time has eroded how important the band was to the genre at the time, but fans of that period in heavy metal history know Quartz's place in the scheme of things. 2) Quartz was a British house duo consisting of Dave Rawlings and Ron Herel, featuring vocals from Dina Carroll. They released one album, Perfect Timing, in 1991. 3) Quartz is an experimental project by Alexandr Vatagin (bass, chello, electronics) und Lukas Scholler (electronics) from Vienna (Austria). Track "Feed/Wrong" is availible on the netlabel mahorka (Mhrk033) and track "Recomposed" on M|hrk048. Also live performances are held regularly, including tracks from the solo projects of Alexander and Lukas. 4) Quartz was a British "cabaret performer" whose track "Social Values" from 1977 appeared on the 2009 compilation Working Mans' Soul volume 2. 5) Formatia Quartz a fost infiintata in anul 1984 de chitaristul Amedeo, care a ramas de-a lungul timpului si liderul acesteia. Actuala formula Quartz este: Gianina Corondan (voce), Amedeo Bolohoi (chitara, voce), Olivia Paun (tobe, clape, voce) si Dan Tufan (bas, voce). 6) French disco group. Members were Didier Plus, Laurent Taieb, Patrick Langlade. They released two albums, Quartz (1978) and Camel In The City (1979), and some EP:s. 7) Welsh drum & bass / dubstep producer.

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rockradio1.com
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 192
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Fusion 101
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 192
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Radio Laser
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MP3 : 192
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Quartz — Top 30 songs of 42

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
Quartz Can't Say No To You
Quartz Circles
Quartz Quartz
Quartz Thorns
Quartz Beyond the Clouds
Quartz Naked Love (Just Say You Want Me)(With Dina Carroll)
Quartz Beyond The Clouds
Quartz 10. Avalon
Quartz Roll Over Beethoven
Quartz Pleasure Seekers
Quartz 36 Millions
Quartz It's Too Late
Quartz Devil's Brew
Quartz Satan's Serenade (Bonus)
Quartz The Hustler
Quartz Riot in the City
Quartz Little old lady
Quartz Street Fighting Lady (Live 1976 in Hammersmith)
Quartz Revenge
Quartz Stokin Up The Tires Of Hell
Quartz Street Fighting Lady
Quartz Too Hot To Handle
Quartz Mute Reflex (Original Mix)
Quartz Dracula.
Quartz Gold Digger
Quartz Antigua
Quartz For Geromine
Quartz 11. (It's) Hell, Livin' Without You
Quartz Belinda
Quartz Riot In The City
Can't Say No To You
Circles
Quartz
Thorns
Beyond the Clouds
Naked Love (Just Say You Want Me)(With Dina Carroll)
Beyond The Clouds
10. Avalon
Roll Over Beethoven
Pleasure Seekers
36 Millions
It's Too Late
Devil's Brew
Satan's Serenade (Bonus)
The Hustler
Riot in the City
Little old lady
Street Fighting Lady (Live 1976 in Hammersmith)
Revenge
Stokin Up The Tires Of Hell
Street Fighting Lady
Too Hot To Handle
Mute Reflex (Original Mix)
Dracula.
Gold Digger
Antigua
For Geromine
11. (It's) Hell, Livin' Without You
Belinda
Riot In The City