Kool & the Gang

One of their more famous songs from this period was "Cherish," part of their album Emergency. Their first Collision Course hit single 'Numb/Encore' reached #1 at the Free Record Shop Download Charts in Holland. Their fame quickly diminished in the later part of the decade, though they continued releasing albums throughout the 80s and 1990s. In Holland Collision Course made it to a 7th place. More hits followed in the early 1980s, including "Big Fun" and "Get Down on It". Collision Course debuted at #1 in the US, but only got to # 17 in the UK. Their only #1 hit was 1980's "Celebration", off Celebrate!, produced by Eumir Deodato. On November 30, 2004, Linkin Park released Collision Course, a collaboration with rapper Jay-Z featuring rap-style remixes ("mash-ups") of songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory using lyrics from Jay-Z's repertoire.

The late 1970s saw a lull in Kool & the Gang's career that ended (after new lead singer James "JT" Taylor joined the group) with 1979's Ladies Night, the title track from which spawned a 25-year-long tradition of ladies' nights in New Jersey dance clubs and bars. They also had a travelling DJ, Z-Trip with them, along with Irvin the Urban Action Figure. Several live and studio albums followed, but 1973's Wild and Peaceful broke the into the mainstream with "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging". In 2004, Linkin Park was touring with Snoop Dogg, The Used, Korn, and Less Than Jake on the main stage, and No Warning, Ghostface, Funeral For A Friend, M.O.P., and Downset on the second stage as part of Projekt Revolution 2004. Though none of the three singles from the album went far on the pop charts, their R&B success was swift and massive. This tour included Linkin Park, P.O.D., Hoobastank, and Story of the Year. The group first hit the pop charts with their debut, self-titled album. In 2004, Linkin Park created the Meteora World Tour.

The Bell Brothers' father was an acquaintance of Thelonious Monk and the brothers were friends with Leon Thomas. This set contains tracks from their three previous records, and was filmed on location at their Summer Sanitarium performances in Dallas and Houston, Texas . November 1, 1951, Youngstown, Ohio); George Brown on drums; Robert Mickens on trumpet; Dennis Thomas on saxophone; and Rick Westfield on keyboards. From this tour, Linkin Park released a new CD/DVD set called Live in Texas. October 8, 1950, Youngstown, Ohio) and Ronald Bell on saxophone (b. Later in the year, they joined forces with fellow nu-metal band Limp Bizkit and Metallica for the Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003. The group's main members over the years included brothers Robert Bell (known as "Kool") on bass (b. In 2003 their new studio album was released, titled Meteora, which debuted at #1 in the US and UK, and #2 in Australia. It contained the singles, "Somewhere I Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From The Inside" and "Breaking The Habit".

They started out as practitioners of R&B and funk, eventually went through a phase where they were a smooth disco ensemble, and wound up the successful period of their career recording tunes that were a mixture of pop and R&B. In 2002, they released a remix album of their Hybrid Theory album, called Reanimation, as well as releasing a remix version of their song, "Points Of Authority". They went through several musical phases in their career. Linkin Park were part of the Ozzfest in 2001, touring along side Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Crazy Town, Papa Roach, and Disturbed. Linkin Park have also created their own tour - Projekt: Revolution, and on it have toured with Cypress Hill, Adema, DJ Z-Trip, Xzibit, Mudvayne and Blindside. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. The album is notable for its absence of profanity, in contrast to many other nu metal bands' songs. Kool & the Gang was a massively successful rhythm and blues and disco group. It was the top-selling album in the United States and New Zealand in 2001, with the hit singles "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Papercut", "In The End" and "Points of Authority".

"Stone Love" [1987, #10]. After being signed to Warner Brothers in 1999 their first album, Hybrid Theory, was released in 2000. "Victory" [1986, #10]. Working with an independent label, the band recorded the album Hybrid Theory EP, which featured "Carousel", "Technique", "Step Up", "And One", "High Voltage", "Part of Me". "Emergency" [1985, #28]. However, it has also been suggested that the name "Linkin Park" was suggested so that the band would appear right next to Limp Bizkit at record stores. "Cherish" [1985, #2]. However the domain "lincolnpark.com" cost more than the band could afford, so they changed the spelling to Linkin Park.

"Fresh" [1985, #4]. Eventually, they settled on Lincoln Park, suggested by Bennington because after band practice he would have to drive past there to get home. "Misled" [1985, #10]. Some discarded ideas (serious or not) were Clear (the band's favorite), Probing Lagers (which they thought was the lamest), Ten PM Stocker (because they would record every night at 10 pm at a place on Stocker Street) and Platinum Lotus Foundation. "Tonight" [1984, #13]. The band called itself Hybrid Theory after the addition of Bennington (the idea being that they were a hybrid of rock and rap), however, due to a trademark issue with a band called Hybrid, they were forced to change their name. "Joanna" [1983, #2 (#1 R&B)]. since I learned how to talk I've been telling everybody I was gonna grow up to be a singer." laughs Bennington.

"Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)" [1982, #30]. "When I was two, I used to run around singing Foreigner songs - there's tapes of me doing that.. "Big Fun" [1982, #21]. They got Chester Bennington(in substitution of Mark Wakefield), a transplanted Arizona native who started making records when he was 16. "Get Down on It" [1982, #10]. Then Shinoda decided to hire a vocalist, and put out an ad. "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" [1981, #17 (#1 R&B)]. They never got signed, and the project floundered.

Jones" [1981, #39]. At this point, they named themselves Xero and recorded several demo tracks. "Jones vs. Meanwhile, attending UCLA, Delson shared an apartment with bassist Phoenix, who left the band after college and returned a year later. "Celebration" [1980 #1, (#1 R&B)]. Shinoda hooked up with DJ Joseph Hahn while studying illustration at Art Center College in Pasadena. "Too Hot" [1980, #5]. The two had attended high school together, where they met the band's drummer, Rob Bourdon.

"Ladies' Night" [1979, #8 (#1 R&B)]. The band saw its and first beginings in emcee/vocalist Mike Shinoda's small bedroom studio, where he and Brad Delson recorded the band's first material in 1996. "Spirit of the Boogie"/"Summer Madness" [1975, #35 (#1 R&B)]. Linkin Park is a six-piece California nu metal band in the vein of Korn and Limp Bizkit. "Higher Plane" [1974, #37 (#1 R&B)]. Won Artist of the Year — Rock Radio; 2004 Radio Music Awards. "Hollywood Swinging" [1974, #6]. Won Song of the Year — Rock Alternative Radio (Numb); 2004 Radio Music Awards.

"Jungle Boogie" [1974, #4]. Won Viewer's Choice Award (Breaking The Habit); 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. "Funky Stuff" [1973, #29]. Nominated for Best Rock Video (Breaking The Habit); 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. Victory (1986, Mercury, #25). Won Best Rock Video (Somewhere I Belong); 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Emergency (1985, De-Lite, #13). Nominated for Favorite Artist - Alternative Music; 30th Annual American Music Awards; Sept 1, 2002.

In the Heart (1984, De-Lite, #29). Nominated for Best Video, Best Album, Best Band in the World. As One (1982, De-Lite, #29). Won Best International Newcomer; 2001 Kerrang Awards. Something Special (1981, De-Lite, #12). Won Best Foreigner Artist of The Year; Finland's 2001 Emma Awards. Celebrate! (1980, De-Lite, #10). Nominated for Best Rock Album, Best New Artist.

Ladies' Night (1979, De-Lite, #13). Won Best Hard Rock Performance (Crawling); 2001 Grammys. Wild and Peaceful (1974, De-Lite, #33). Won Best International Nu-Metal/Alternative Artist; ECHO 2002 awards in Germany. Nominated for Best Video of the Year (In The End), Best Group Video (In The End). Won Best Rock Video; 2002 MTV Video Music Awards (In The End).

Won Best Foreign Rock; Swedish Hit Music Awards; November 17th, 2002. Nominated for Best Website. Won Best Group, Best Hard Rock; 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards. Won Favorite Artist - Alternative Music; 31st Annual American Music Awards; Sept 16, 2003.

Points of Authority/99 Problems/One Step Closer (live). Numb/Encore (live). Breaking The Habit, traditional anime. From The Inside (International).

Numb. Lying From You (Live in Texas). Faint - monochrome concert-like footage, directed by Mark Romanek. This video for features some surrealistic creatures moving from a painting that may have been inspired by Salvador Dalí's works - possibly The Temptation of Saint Anthony (1946) or The Elephants (1948).

Somewhere I Belong - live-action plus CGI. Wth>You (With You Remix), photographic animation. FRGT/10 (Forgotten Remix), CGI. P5hng Me A*wy (Pushing Me Away Remix).

Enth E Nd (In The End Remix). Pts.OF.Athrty (Points Of Authority Remix), CGI. Points Of Authority Live footage (International). In The End.

Papercut (International). Crawling (The Brothers Straus). Crawling (at the Dragon Festival). One Step Closer.

2004 "Numb/Encore" (with Jay-Z) #1 US, #14 UK. from "Collision Course"