Conway

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Conway Recording Studios

Conway Recording Studios is a recording and post production facility in Hollywood, California, United States.

Conway has hosted a variety of producers, mixers and artists, such as Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, The Weeknd, Evanescence, Alicia Keys, Barbra Streisand, The Black Eyed Peas, Kent, Blink-182, Britney Spears, Carlos Santana, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews Band, Matt Goss, Dido, Daft Punk, Enrique Iglesias, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Guns N' Roses, Hole, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry,Ke$ha, KISS, Korn, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson, Maroon 5, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus, No Doubt, Pharrell Williams, Phil Collins, Pink, Prince, Queens of the Stone Age, Ray Charles, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seal, Stevie Wonder, The Subways, Thalía, U2, Whitney Houston, and RedOne.

People and awards

Conway has been nominated for awards of technical and creative excellence, and is one of the few currently active world-class recording facilities in Los Angeles, after the File sharing controversy. It started in 1972 as an eight track mastering studio, and was later purchased by Buddy and Susan Brundo in 1976. Since then, the studio complex has been rebuilt from the ground up by studio designer and architect Vincent Van Haaff.

Conway (given name)

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Vital

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Vital (Anberlin album)

Vital is the sixth studio album by American alternative rock band Anberlin which was released on October 16, 2012. In interviews, vocalist Stephen Christian has stated the album has a youthful, energetic energy and features new influences for the band. Upon release, the album was met with favorable reviews from critics and fans alike. The album was re-released in 2013 as Devotion, adding the deluxe tracks from various retailers, new remixes, and a full live album.

Critical reception

Vital garnered generally positive reception from music critics. The review aggregator website Metacritic gives a weighted average rating to an album based upon the selected independent mainstream reviews it utilizes, and the album has a Metascore of a 77 out of 100 based on five reviews.

At Alternative Press, Evan Lucy stating that "Vital [is] the most well-rounded Anberlin album to date." Matt Collar of AllMusic saying that "Ultimately, while Vital is Anberlin's most challenging album to date, as the title implies, it is perhaps the band's most rewarding album." At AbsolutePunk, Jack Appleby writing that "Calling Vital a career-defining record isn't a stretch in the least", which it "is the best record in Anberlin’s 10 year career, bar none." SowingSeason of Sputnikmusic remarking that "Even if it isn’t the best album they’ve ever made, Vital is perhaps the smartest", that contains some "otherworldly vocals." At Melodic, Johan Wippsson commenting that "the band has kept the energy that characterizes their sound and overall it’s an album that shows that the band is in the right direction."

Vital (Van der Graaf Generator album)

Vital is the first live album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. It was recorded 16 January 1978 at the Marquee Club in London and was released in July, one month after the band's 1978 break-up. The album (on vinyl and, later, on CD) was credited under the abbreviated name Van der Graaf, like the previous year's The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome, and featured the same line-up plus newcomer cellist Charles Dickie, who had officially joined the band in August 1977, and original saxophonist and flautist David Jackson, who re-joined the band for this recording.

The album is noted for its sometimes radical reworking of the older material. Although Van der Graaf Generator were seldom less than intense on stage, the 1977 and 1978 tours were remarkable for their ferocity. The absence of Hugh Banton, whose organ work was a hallmark of the group's sound before his departure in 1976, as well as frontman Peter Hammill's increased duties as a rhythm guitarist, account for much of this.