03 A2: Sci-Fi References in Music List
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This article is from the SF references in music List FAQ, by Rich Kulawiec rsk@gsp.org with numerous contributions by others.
03 A2: Sci-Fi References in Music List
Amos, Tori:
"Tear in Your Hand" contains the line "If you need me,
me and Neil are hanging out with the Dream King." Neil Gaiman is the
creator of "Sandman", and is apparently a good friend of Tori's.
(Side note: The "Sandman" issue "Brief Lives" includes
some of the lyrics from that song. Tori also wrote the introduction
to the "Death: High Cost of Living" trade paperback.) And the song
"Happy Phantom" is about traipsing around the world after one is dead.
Also see "Space Dog".
Anderson, Ian:
Vocalist from Jethro Tull. His 1983 LP, "Walk Into Light" contains a
notable SF-related track, "User Friendly".
Anderson, Jon:
Vocalist from Yes. Solo album, "Olias of Sunhillow", from 1976.
"Olympia" from "Animation" seems to discuss a futuristic world;
"Boundaries" from the same album may be about the aftermath of a future war.
Anderson, Laurie:
Surrealism & sf-type music. Try "O Superman" and "Language is a
Virus From Outer Space", which I seem to recall is derived from
Burroughs (William S., that is). Anderson has released several
works in collaboration/cooperation with Burroughs:
"You're The Guy I Want To Share My Money With"
(This one is not very easy to find) (Laurie, William, and one other
artist all contribute sections of this, but there is no tie between
the sections; more like an anthology than a collaboration in effect.)
"Home Of The Brave" (soundtrack from her movie "Home Of The Brave",
which included Burroughs in person);
"Sharkey's Night" (the album companion to "Home Of The Brave" movie;
the movie's -artistic- companion, rather than its soundtrack)
(Burroughs speaks once or twice)
Her '94 album "Bright Red" featured "Same Time Tomorrow", about machines
and recorded experience, and the VR sendup "The Puppet Motel".
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe:
(With bassist Chris Squire, these are the five core musicians of Yes.)
The eponymous album includes "Fist of Fire", a song about some sort
of acension after death, and "Birthright", about British atomic testing
carried out at Maralinga during the 50's and early 60's, which has
left many Aboriginal sacred sites and traditional lands uninhabitable.
Android Sisters, The:
"Songs of Electronic Despair".
Androids of MU:
A punk band that never got anywhere; their album "Blood Robots"
includes a track called "Lost in Space".
Ange:
(French progressive group) "Au-dela du delire" is a time-travel story.
Angel Witch:
New wave of British heavy metal band. Their first LP "AngelWitch" contains the
song "Atlantis" (about... you guessed it...) - There are also other songs
like "White Witch", "Sorcerers" and "Gorgon".
Ant, Adam:
"Apollo 9" is about a trip to the moon.
Anthrax:
The album "Among the Living" contains "I Am the Law" (about Judge Dredd,
the 2000 AD hero) and "Among the Living" (about the antihero of Stephen
King's "The Stand").
Anvil:
"Mothra", about the monster from the "Godzilla" movies.
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