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In 1981 the Go-Go's debuted with the album Beauty and the Beat, ultimately capturing and holding the #1 spot on the Billboard album chart for six straight weeks. The double platinum-selling disc, now considered by many music critics to be a cornerstone album of early 1980's new wave, is known for its upbeat, pure pop hits like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed". The darker "Automatic" stands in contrast to those songs, with its minor key melody, repeating lead guitar line, and swampy slide guitar solo creating a hypnotic undertow. The song was released as a single in the UK in February of 1982.
The tab:
https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/vartab/go-gos-automatic.txt
Audio (studio recording):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na1807jIHts
Live:
"The Moment That It Takes" was the last of three singles to be released from Trooper's double-platinum fourth studio album, Thick As Thieves (1978). It was also the second of those three singles to feature keyboardist Frank Ludwig on lead vocals. A Top 20 hit in Canada (peaking at #14), "Moment" is also included on both of Trooper's greatest hits CDs.
In the late 1970's, Canada was well represented in the progressive rock field by bands such as Rush, Saga, Klaatu, and FM. Sci-fi themes dominated FM's 1977 debut album Black Noise, as heard on tracks such as the space exploration epic "Aldebaran". Tabbed here is the Intro, which with its delay-laden electric mandolin is in some ways similar to the Intro of the album's opening track (and single) "Phasors On Stun".
"I Will Still Love You" gave Vancouver's Stonebolt a major hit in the latter half of 1978. The single was drawn from the band's self-titled debut album (pictured). Released in mid-August, the song made a 15 week climb up the RPM 100 chart to peak at #19 on December 2. Success also came Stateside, with the single going Top 30 on Billboard.
Platinum Blonde's "Doesn't Really Matter" was the first of five singles released from the band's 1984 triple platinum selling (in Canada) debut album Standing In the Dark.
