Friday, April 28, 1995

Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising
USA
Hard rock, heavy metal


Bad Moon Rising was a rock band that rose to superstar status in Japan with a series of hard rock albums led by Scottish born vocalist Kal Swan (real name Norman Swan) and guitarist Doug Aldrich.
Both Kal Swan and Doug are ex-Lion members, whilst the rhythm team of bassist Ian Mayo and drummer Jackie Ramos had played in both Hericane Alice and Bangalore Choir. Prior to relocating from England to Los Angeles Swan had fronted up the NWOBHM heavy metal band Tytan.


Bad Moon Rising (1991)
Blood (1993)
Opium for the Masses (1995)

Saturday, April 15, 1995

Abstrakt Algebra

Abstrakt Algebra
Sweden
Technical Power/Doom Metal


Abstrakt Algebra (1995)

Sunday, April 09, 1995

Silas Hogan

Silas Hogan
Westover, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States
Swamp blues, Louisiana blues

Silas Hogan (September 15, 1911 – January 9, 1994) was an American blues musician. His most notable recordings are "Airport Blues" and "Lonesome La La". He was the front man of the Rhythm Ramblers. Hogan was inducted into the Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame.


Trouble (1972)
I'm a Free Hearted Man (1989)
So Long Blues (1995)

Saturday, April 08, 1995

Irene Scruggs

Irene Scruggs
Lamont, Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
Piedmont blues, country blues

Irene Scruggs (born Irene Smith, December 7, 1901 – July 20, 1981) was an American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, who was also billed as Chocolate Brown and Dixie Nolan. She recorded songs such as "My Back to the Wall" and "Good Grindin'" and worked with Clarence Williams, Joe "King" Oliver, Lonnie Johnson, Little Brother Montgomery, Albert Nicholas, and Kid Ory. Scruggs achieved some success but today is largely forgotten.


The Remaining Titles (1995) 1926-1930, split with Martha Copeland

Martha Copeland

Martha Copeland
Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Classic female blues, gospel

Martha Copeland (born ca. 1891–1894; date of death unknown) was an American classic female blues singer. She recorded 34 songs between 1923 and 1928. She was promoted by Columbia Records as "Everybody's Mammy", but her records did not sell in the quantities achieved by the Columbia recording artists Bessie Smith and Clara Smith. Apart from her recording career, little is known of her life.


Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1995) 1923-1927
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1995) 1927-1928, split with Irene Scruggs

Friday, April 07, 1995

Pink Anderson

Pink Anderson
Laurens, South Carolina, U.S.
Piedmont blues, Country blues

Pinkney "Pink" Anderson (February 12, 1900 – October 12, 1974) was an American blues singer and guitarist.


Gospel, Blues and Street Songs (1961) rec.'56, with Reverend Gary Davis
Carolina Blues Man, Volume I. (1961) 1992 Rem.
Vol. 2: Medicine Show Man (1962) 1999 Rem.
The Blues of Pink Anderson: Ballad & Folksinger, Vol. 3 (1963) 1995 Rem.

Wednesday, April 05, 1995

Replicants

Replicants
USA
Alternative metal, alternative rock

Replicants was an American rock band, consisting of Ken Andrews, Paul D'Amour, Greg Edwards, and Chris Pitman, which has been on hiatus since 1996. The group has only released one album, a self-titled cover album, in 1995. The band's name comes from the verb 'To replicate', or 'To copy', making fun of the band's status as "a tribute band".


Replicants (1995)


Saturday, April 01, 1995

World Trade

World Trade
United States
Progressive rock

World Trade was a U.S. progressive rock band that featured Billy Sherwood on bass and vocals and Bruce Gowdy on guitar. Yes's Chris Squire performed on their second album, Euphoria.


World Trade (1989)
Euphoria (1995)