1. Trouble was formed in Chicago, Illinois, the USA in 1979 by vocalist Eric Wagner, guitarists Bruce Franklin and Rick Wartell, bassist Sean McAllister, and drummer Jeff Oly Olson. Drawing deeply from Black Sabbath for inspiration (with occasional nods to the psychedelic sounds of the late '60s thrown in for good measure), the band forged an uncompromising brand of classic metal all their own, made more unique by their gloomy down-tuned riffs and spiritual, often religious lyrics, which quickly earned them the dubious "white metal" tag. The album and song title Run to the Light was thought to be a religious title while it actually came from Eric Wagner watching Poltergeist and writing it down.
The band toured throughout the Midwest during the early '80s before signing with Metal Blade Records and releasing their amazingly mature eponymous debut (later referred to as Psalm 9) in 1984. The equally impressive (and even more depressing) The Skull followed in 1985 and reflected singer Wagner's struggles with substance abuse as well as the growing turmoil within the group. This led to the replacement of bassist McAllister with Ron Holzner and the departure of drummer Olson, who, as legend has it, had decided to become a preacher. Dennis Lesh was drafted as his replacement for 1987's Run to the Light.
A three-year hiatus followed. Luckily, just when it seemed that Trouble's fortunes had run out, the band was snapped up by Rick Rubin's visionary Def American Records for whom they recorded another self-titled album (Trouble) in 1990 with Rubin in the producer's chair. More experimental than previous efforts, the album (featuring new drummer Barry Stern) expanded upon the group's tentative psychedelic notions of the past while abandoning none of their thunderous power chords.
Encouraged by a euphoric response from the media, the revitalized group embarked on a year-long tour, expanded their fan base considerably, and returned to the studio with every intention of making their next album the one that would push them over the edge. Sure enough, 1992's stunning Manic Frustration realized all their creative ambitions, delving even deeper into Beatlesque psychedelia and featuring some of Trouble's most aggressive, energetic performances ever. But when the album still failed to connect with a wider audience (due perhaps to the grunge revolution that made metal a bad word in 1992), it seemed that Trouble had apparently missed their last window of opportunity.
Ultimately dropped by their record company (that by now was experiencing financial problems of their own), the band issued 1995's Plastic Green Head through the Music for Nations label. But despite offering consistently strong songwriting that harkened back to their doom roots, and the return of founding drummer Olson, the album's impact was noticeably dulled by a badly concealed weariness. Vocalist Eric Wagner would quit the band soon after (going on to form Lid). So the band fell apart in 1996.
Though Trouble had been on hiatus ever since, rumours of an eventual re-formation persisted. On January 26th of 2002 the event that all Trouble fans worldwide had waited for finally happened. The band took the stage in Chicago to once again pound the planet with their particular brand of doom. Eric, Bruce, Rick, Ron and original drummer, Jeff Olson took to the stage to perform a short blistering set that announced to the world that they were back. Since then the band has been out and about in the greater Chicagoland area playing local one-off gigs and headlining various metal festivals while working on their upcoming album.
In February 2004, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame put together a tribute to his metal roots by assembling a who's who of metal with his Probot project. The disc featured various vocalists from Dave's favourite metal bands singing on tunes that he recorded the music for. Eric sang on the track "My Tortured Soul". 2005 bass player Ron left the band and was replaced by Chuck Robinson. In 2006, tragedy befell the Trouble camp when former drummer Barry Stern passed away.
A Live DVD called "Trouble - Live in Stockholm", recorded live in Stockholm 2005, was released in 2006. The new album Simple Mind Condition was set to be released in USA and Europe in late February 2007 and part of their back-catalogue were re-released with extra material (live videos, pictures from the period). The new album has begun showing up in online shops and has leaked onto the internet. The rumoured unplugged CD is being released later in 2007 while Trouble have a busy touring schedule in both USA and Europe this year (2007).
In May 2008, it was announced that Eric Wagner has left the band and had been replaced by Kory Clarke of Warrior Soul. Olson also announced his departure from the band two months later to continue with his own band, Retro Grave. Olson's last show was at "The End Club" in Nashville, TN on July 19, 2008. He was replaced by Wet Animal's Mark Lira for the band's upcoming U.S. East Coast tour.
In a September 2008 interview with Rock N Roll Experience, guitarist Rick Wartell mentioned that Trouble has written "eight or nine songs" for their next album, and would begin recording it after touring. When asked which direction is the new music going in, Wartell replied, "I know people have said this a million times and I know you've heard this a million times, but it's pretty fucking heavy, let's put it that way! The music end of it that Bruce and I are writing is getting heavier and heavier…it's getting heavier and then we want Kory to incorporate his style to what we are doing, that's basically all that we really want out of this."
On November 18, 2008, Trouble announced, via their website, that they were in the process of writing songs for an album that would likely be released in the summer of 2009. A live bootleg recording featuring the new line-up was released via the band's website in December 2008.
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2. Earning his nickname from a hard-living lifestyle, Atlanta rapper Trouble signed a record contract just before landing in jail in the late 2000s. Transforming that turmoil into creative inspiration, he issued his debut mixtape, December 17th, in 2011. He released a fresh batch of trap every year until 2018, when he teamed with producer Mike WiLL Made-It for his official studio debut, Edgewood.
In 2008, Trouble (born Mariel Semonte Orr) had just signed a recording contract with Duct Tape Entertainment when he was caught in a home invasion that ended in kidnapping and armed robbery charges. He served his sentence and was released on December 17 , 2010, the date he would use as the title of his debut mixtape, which arrived in 2011. December 17th featured appearances by Waka Flocka Flame and Future and was quickly followed by Green Light. That set included collaborations with Future, Yo Gotti, Gucci Mane, and many more. Without slowing down, he continued with yearly releases, issuing 431 Days in 2012 and The Return of December 17th in 2013.
Continuing his prolific run, Trouble channeled his creative energy into a deluge of mixtapes including All on Me (2014), #ZayDidIt (2015), Skoob Fresh (2015), Skoobzilla (2016), and Year in 2016 (2017). On the side, his 2016 collaboration with fellow Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci, the single Key To The Streets (Feat. Migos & Trouble) reached number 70 on Billboard's Hot 100.
In 2018, Trouble signed with Mike Will's Eardruma label, issuing "Bring It Back" with Drake. That track was the first taste of his official studio debut, Edgewood. Exclusively produced by Mike Will, the high-profile set recruited additional guests the Weeknd, Quavo, Offset, Fetty Wap, and Boosie Badazz. Edgewood also became his first appearance on the Billboard 200. After a relatively quiet year void of a new album, Trouble returned in 2020 with Thug Luv . Home to the hit Quavo collaboration "Popped," the set also featured 2 Chainz, Boosie Badazz, Jeezy, City Girls, and more.
3. Trouble was a one-off blues/jazz band that recorded two songs ("Snake Eyes" and "Mother's Gone") for season 3, episode 5 of David Lynch's TV series "Twin Peaks". The band members were David Lynch's son Riley Lynch (guitar), Alex Zhang Hungtai (Dirty Beaches; saxophone) and Dean Hurley (drums).
4. Trouble was a short-lived rock band from Los Angeles that released one self-titled album in 1977 on United Artists Records. The band members were Rick Failla (vocals), Carey Raymond (guitar), Jim Morris (guitar, keyboards), John Higgerson (bass), and Brian Glascock (drums).
The Fall Of Lucifer
Trouble Lyrics
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Wanted power, and chose to fight
Lord God, the creator of all
Is the power, met his final call
Choose the way that's in your heart
Conquer all the hate
You need all the love God brings
Now the dragon, so he is called
Went to battle like fire he crawled
Lord God, mighty sword in hand
Slayed the dragon, will this ever end
Choose the way that's in your heart
Conquer all the hate
You need all the love God brings
Don't fall in the hands of fate
God's throne which was never done
Good must come at any cost
Lucifer, now the wicked Satan
Lives in fire, hate you, yes he can
Cast down from heaven
Thou hath been beaten O Lucifer
With all they followers of sin
You shall die in flames of the fire
So you think that you believe
Satan just laughing in your face
Join hands give praise to the lord
Be saved, o will you not be saved
The lyrics of "The Fall Of Lucifer" by Trouble explain the story of Lucifer's rebellion against God and his subsequent fall from grace. The first stanza establishes Lucifer as the "angel of light" who desired power and chose to fight against God. The second stanza emphasizes the importance of choosing the right path and how love is necessary to conquer hate. The third and fourth stanzas describe the battle between the dragon (Lucifer) and God, with God ultimately triumphing over the dragon with his mighty sword. The fifth stanza explains how Lucifer became the wicked Satan who now resides in the fires of hell and hates all of humanity. The final stanza pleads with listeners to join hands and give praise to God to be saved from Satan's grasp.
Line by Line Meaning
Lucifer, the angel of light
Lucifer is known as the good angel
Wanted power, and chose to fight
Lucifer wanted to overpower God and hence began to revolt
Lord God, the creator of all
God is the ultimate creator of everything on Earth
Is the power, met his final call
God showed his power by defeating Lucifer in the end
Choose the way that's in your heart
Follow what your heart says
Conquer all the hate
Conquer negativity and hatred
You need all the love God brings
Love given by God is pure and fills your life with positivity
Don't fall in the hands of fate
Don't let destiny decide your future, take control of your own fate
Now the dragon, so he is called
Lucifer is also referred to as the dragon
Went to battle like fire he crawled
Lucifer started the fight with all his power and force
Lord God, mighty sword in hand
God had the ultimate power to defeat the dragon
Slayed the dragon, will this ever end
God ended the constant struggle that Lucifer was creating
God's throne which was never done
God's divine authority was never challenged before
Good must come at any cost
Evil must be defeated no matter what the cost may be
Lucifer, now the wicked Satan
Lucifer is now referred to as the evil Satan
Lives in fire, hate you, yes he can
Satan still lives in the flames of hatred and continues to create evil
Cast down from heaven
Lucifer was thrown out of heaven as a punishment for his rebellion
Thou hath been beaten O Lucifer
Lucifer was beaten by God
With all they followers of sin
Lucifer's followers are known as sinners
You shall die in flames of the fire
Those who continue to choose the path of evil will face a fiery death
So you think that you believe
People may think that they believe in God, but this may not be true
Satan just laughing in your face
Satan laughs at people who believe in him while following the path of evil
Join hands give praise to the lord
People should come together to praise and worship God
Be saved, o will you not be saved
People have a choice to follow the path of good and be saved or follow the path of evil and face punishment
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRUCE FRANKLIN, ERIC WAGNER, RICK J WARTELL
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Notan M
RIP Eric Wagner. Such a fantastic singer.
Michael Holt
I might be an atheist, but I still love trouble!
cannibalmoe
This song has some of my favorite guitar leads of all time in it.
MantiaRyche
A legendary album, and band.Trouble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michael Smolik
the first riff is one of the heaviest ones i've ever heard.
Rodrigo Villaran
I had this album back in the 80s when I lived in the USA great sound and guitars mixed with the heavyness of Black Sabbath
dustmouse
This is straight up awesome. This style has become popular again with bands like The Sword, Priestess and TaunTaun, but it's hard to recreate the soul of the old stuff.
Shillian
Sword is wack
John J
I just saw Eric two weeks ago and now he's gone. Very surreal. RIP ERIC WAGNER
Scott Webb
Killer breakdown at 3:12! I always wanted this one to keep going...