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While the first two singles, “Learn To Live” and “Toast To The Ghost,” from Bad Wolves debut album “Disobey,” didn’t do much, the third single, a cover of the Cranberries’ “Zombie” peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The band was slated to record their version of “Zombie”…
The Genesis story covers three distinctly different periods: Genesis with Peter Gabriel, then the post-Gabriel Genesis and finally the ‘80s Phil Collins led incarnation with remaining members Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. Genesis (The Early Days) Under Peter Gabriel’s leadership, Genesis was Prog Rock to the extreme. Given Gabriel’s use of masks and props the…
It cut like a knife through the radio airwaves. The driving beat with acoustic and electric guitars going full tilt. Still, you kept coming back to that voice. It was harsh and powerful yet had a plaintive, desperate quality. Was it some long lost classic or had Humble Pie re-grouped, and just by chance, recorded…
“The Clash… the only band that matters.” The importance of The Clash cannot be overstated. They were a lightning rod for the Punk movement preaching revolutionary politics. While they often appeared to be chasing the Sex Pistols, they were far more successful artistically and far more influential politically. They also showed considerable musical range (including…
The duo, White Stripes, hailed from Detroit in the late ’90s. Former Country/Rock drummer (with Goober and the Peas) turned guitarist/vocalist, Jack White (born John “Jack” Anthony Gillis) and drummer Meg White used Punk and Blues as their base while incorporating Folk and Art Rock. The idea for White Stripes was to create simple, basic…
Wire Train released their best-known song “Chamber Of Hellos” in ‘84. While failing to have much impact on the pop chart it proved to be a large chunk of the group’s legacy. The reverb-soaked Rocker was driven hard with hypnotic jangling guitars and a pulsating rhythm. “Chamber Of Hellos” was one of the decade’s great…
Neil Youngs’s Resume Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was formed in L.A. in 1966 by Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, Dewey Martin, Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. They were key to the early development of Folk Rock. The band took their name from a steamroller parked outside their house. Buffalo Springfield – Though they only stayed together for a couple…
When Art Alexakis left L.A. he moved to his new girlfriend’s hometown, Portland, OR. There the singer/guitarist hooked up with bassist Craig Montoya and drummer Scott Cuthbert. They released an album on a local label. That went nowhere and only served to frustrate Alexakis. Another indie release, on a new label, the EP “World Of…
MTV IS TEACHER APPROVED It’s doubtful MTV would have ever used the above as an advertising slogan when they launched in the ‘80s but they could have. From Dire Strait’s “Money For Nothing,” with Sting’s guest vocals, came the ethereal demand “I want my MTV.” Both Sting (The Police) and Dire Straits frontman, guitarist/vocalist Mark…
Countless groups have covered Chuck Berry. Nearly all stayed relatively close to the source. One notable exception was Electric Light Orchestra’s rendition of “Roll Over Beethoven.” Aside from the inescapable guitar riff, the song had definite “classical” overtones (figures, given the song’s title) with a creative arrangement. What made it work was the violins and…