Thursday, June 30, 2005

Forty Deuce

Forty Deuce
USA
Hard rock

A band formed by guitarist/vocalist Richie Kotzen.


Nothing to Lose (2005) Jap.Ed.

Monday, June 27, 2005

EF Band

EF Band
aka: The E.F. Band *
Gothenburg, Sweden
Heavy metal


Last Laugh Is on You (1981)
Deep Cut (1982)
One Night Stand (1985)
Their Finest Hours (2003) Comp.
Live at the Mudd Club in Gothenburg 1983 * (2005)

Demons & Wizards

Demons & Wizards
Germany / United States
Power metal

Demons and Wizards is a power metal band conceived as a side-project by vocalist for Blind Guardian, Hansi Kürsch, and the guitarist for Iced Earth, Jon Schaffer. Schaffer writes the music and Kürsch writes the lyrics. The band's line-up during the recording of their first album in 1999 also featured Mark Prator, who was the drummer on a few Iced Earth albums, and Jim Morris doing most of the guitar solos, Morris also having worked with Iced Earth in the past.


Demons & Wizards (2000) Arg.Ed.
Touched by the Crimson King (2005)

Friday, June 24, 2005

The 101ers

The 101ers
London, England
Pub rock, proto-punk


The 101ers were a pub rock band from the 1970s playing mostly in a rockabilly style, notable as being the band that Joe Strummer left to join The Clash. Formed in London in May 1974, The 101ers made their performing debut on 7 September at the Telegraph pub in Brixton, under the name 'El Huaso and the 101 All Stars'. The name would later be shortened to the '101 All Stars' and finally just the '101ers'. The group played at free festivals such as Stonehenge, and established themselves on the London pub rock circuit prior to the advent of punk.

Elgin Avenue Breakdown (1981) '74-'76, 2005 Rem.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

East of Eden

East of Eden
Bristol, England
Progressive rock, avant-prog, experimental rock


Mercator Projected (1969) 2004 Rem.
Snafu (1970) 2004 Rem.
East of Eden (1971)
New Leaf (1971) 2002 Rem.
Another Eden (1975) 2011 Rem.
Here We Go Again... (1976)
Kalipse (1998)
Armadillo (2001)
Graffito (2005)

missing:
Silver Park (1978)
It's the Climate (1978)
Sound of East-Eden Live! (1989)
Essen 1970 (2012)


Friday, June 17, 2005

The Mob

The Mob
USA
Hard rock

The Mob
was a one-off project (or "supergroup") consisting of Doug Pinnick (King's X), Reb Beach (Winger, Dokken, Whitesnake), Kip Winger (Alice Cooper, Winger), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), and Timothy Drury (Whitesnake). The band released one self-titled album in 2005 on Frontiers Records.


The Mob (2005)

Monday, June 06, 2005

Brazen Abbot

Brazen Abbot
Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
Hard rock


Live and Learn (1995)
Eye of the Storm (1996) Jap.Ed.
Bad Religion (1997)
Guilty as Sin (2003) Jap.Ed.
A Decade of Brazen Abbot (2004) Live
My Resurrection (2005)

Saturday, June 04, 2005

Roy Brown

Roy Brown
Kinder, Louisiana, United States
Jump blues, R&B, blues, rock and roll

Roy James Brown (September 10, 1920 or 1925 – May 25, 1981) was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician, who had a significant influence on the early development of rock and roll and the direction of R&B. His original song and hit recording "Good Rocking Tonight" was covered by Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, James Brown, the Doors, and the rock group Montrose. Brown was the first singer in recording history to sing R&B songs with a gospel-steeped delivery, which was then considered taboo by many churches. In addition, his melismatic, pleading vocal style influenced such notable artists as B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson, James Brown and Little Richard.

Blues Deluxe (1991)
Mighty Mighty Man! (1993) 1953-1960
Rockin' at Midnight: The Very Best of (2004)
Good Rockin' Brown (2005) rec.'47