I have just learned of the passing of Dead Kennedys drummer DH Peligro. Reports say that he died from a head trauma caused by a fall at home. He was 63, My thoughts go out to his family and the band, which he was a member of from 1981-6 and then 2001-8 and from 2009 to the present day. For me, the Dead Kennedys defined punk in America and put out some great albums in the 1980s which I have covered here. Join me in saying Rest in Peace DH.
Here’s an example of not doing my research thoroughly. My first experience of American glam metal band, Odin, came via the Metal Sisters on the compilation tape they sent me for Christmas in 1986. To avoid boring you all with a very long story, I will shorten it down. When I searched for Odin on my normal sources, it revealed that their first full length LP was the “Fight For Your Life” album which came out in 1988. Therefore, I thought the song the Metal Sisters sent me, “Solar Eye,” was a single. It turns out that it was on an EP and I only found this out thanks to the Metal-Archives website. That is a good website for checking out little known metal bands.
When I first heard “Solar Eye” on said tape, I wanted to laugh. Lead singer, “Randy O. Roberg’s, high pitched screams were the reason why. They take away from the rest of the band who sound pretty tight. That desire to laugh followed on when I heard the opening track to this album. However, on the second track, “Love Action,” he dismisses the screams for the most part, they are in the chorus, and sings normally and his voice isn’t bad. Plus, you get to hear the rest of the band more and one ends up wondering which way the rest of the album is going to go.
The third track, “She Was the One” answers the question as it’s a decent power ballad. Randy doesn’t scream and you get to hear the good rhythm section of Aaron Samson and Shawn Duncan as well as the guitar work of Jeff Duncan as he lays down some good guitar fills and rips a short but sweet guitar solo. However, I can only say it’s a decent power ballad because it has an ‘it’s all been done before’ feel to it. On the straight forward rocker, “I Get What I Want,” you are reassured that Randy O. Roberg is definitely done with the screaming and sings normally. A short acoustic instrumental, “Serenade to the Court” follows right after.
The first side ends following on from the instrumental as “Modern Day King” begins with a medieval ballad type feel. However, the song picks up pace and then goes nuclear in the middle. Okay, Randy’s voice does go higher but not to the screams of the opening track and Jeff does lay down a blinder of a solo. It gets my pick for best song on the album. It shows what this band was capable of achieving and though it goes out, some say predictably, as it came in, it still sounds great.
Side two starts with a good power rocker in “Stranger Tonight.” Again, the screams are watered down, which is a good thing and the rhythm section clicks and another good guitar solo. Okay, I’m adding Jeff Duncan to my ever-growing list of underrated guitarists. “Stranger Tonight” is the second best song on the album. Actually, I’m left to draw the conclusion that the second two-thirds of the album is the better part. “Time and Time Again” is another great hard rocker where the Duncans and Aaron are unchained and just rock out. I’m also beginning to think that the singer is the weakest link with the band. That impression shows even more on “I’m Gonna Get You.” Again, it’s the guitar, bass and drums which make the song and there is a little more screaming form Randy which just sounds annoying.
Penultimate track, “Push,” has the good place for Randy’s high pitched screams as it opens the song rather well, followed by some good guitar work. Randy sings most of the song in falsetto and while I won’t call it annoying, it doesn’t help the song either although the good playing does. The closer, which is also the title track, opens with spoken words which at the end tell us to “Fight For Your Life.” It’s an amusing bluesy doom rock track which is a good way to end the album as it all comes together nicely. Even with the falsetto screams and Jeff Duncan saves his best solo for the end. The album has grown on me with each listen and it shows that Odin had potential.
Track Listing:
12 O’clock High
Love Action
She Was the One
I Get What I Want
Serenade to the Court
Modern Day King
Stranger Tonight
Time and Time Again
I’m Gonna Get You
Push
Fight For Your Life
Odin
Randy O. Roberg- vocals
Jeff Duncan- guitar
Aaron Samson- bass
Shawn Duncan- drums
This was from 1986 and I’m including it to show the screaming.
The problem with Odin in 1988, they were part of a saturated market. Their sound and image, although I like this album, “Fight For Your Life,” really didn’t offer anything unique back then. It’s still worth listening to today.
Next post: Kuni- Looking For Action
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Reflecting back to the late 1980s, I realize how grateful I should be to the Metal Sisters, (my sister Dawn and her friend, the late Stacy Kroger), for keeping me somewhat abreast of metal coming out of the US while I was in England. Otherwise, great bands like Chastain would have completely passed me by and I would have been having to play catch up even more. So, thanks Dawn and Stacy (R.I.P.).
Saying that, I Chastain’s 1987 album, “The 7th of Never,” did pass me by and if it’s as good as this 1988, “The Voice of the Cult,” then it’s a big loss. Ignoring what the ‘critics’ have said about this album, I found that it’s not simply a rehash of previous material. True, like with any where David Chastain appears, it does highlight his guitar skills as he rips some really cool guitar solos throughout. But I have to disagree with Canadian journalist Martin Popoff’s view that the album as in the scope of the band is laughable. I think this is a good cruising album.
David Chastain
What I mean by ‘cruising album’ is this is one I would save for the car stereo when embarking on a journey. It doesn’t have to be a long one, driving to the supermarket is sufficient enough. “The Voice of the Cult” has nine good songs but I must say that none of them stand out as a top song. None of them distinguish themselves from the other so what you get here is one good song after another which is great for travelling.
What makes the songs great is of course the guitar work of Dave. Unlike the album, “Ruler of the Wasteland,” he doesn’t set out to be the next Yngwie Malmsteen but instead is his own guitarist. He really nails the solos on just about each and every song. Arguably, his best efforts come on the track, “Fortune Teller” as there are some cool solos throughout. Now, here’s where I take issue with Mr. Popoff. Leather Leone is a fantastic singer, probably the most underrated female vocalist of the 1980s. Did I just say that? I just did. At least I’m impressed with her vocals on this album. Furthermore, one must give the rhythm section their fair dues. It takes a lot of skill to keep up with David Chastian as he riffs and solos his way through the album and I will stand by my belief that Mike Skimmerhorn and Ken Mary do it with incredible ease. “Child of Evermore” is a good example of how good the rhythm section is. Put all of this together and you get a great album.
Track Listing:
The Voice of the Cult
Live Hard
Chains of Love
Share Yourself With Me
Fortune Teller
Child of Evermore
Soldiers of the Flame
Evil for Evil
Take Me Home
Chastain
David T. Chastain- guitar
Leather Leone- vocals
Mike Skimmerhorn- bass, backing vocals
Ken Mary- drums
Next time you go for a ride in the car, pull out “The Voice of the Cult” from Chastain, it makes great driving music.
Next post: Odin- Fight For Your Life
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Unfortunately for Blue Oyster Cult, they will be most remembered in the UK for “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and not for some of the great albums they put out. A quick sidetrack, the B.O.C. classic hit appears on just about rock compilation album I was given as a birthday or Father’s Day present. Anyway, the band’s 1988 album failed to gain any attention in the UK and not much in the US from what I’ve read, so it’s no surprise that it passed me by. Therefore, the task for me when listening to it was to determine is this a good B.O.C. album which slipped under the radar like “The Revolution By Night” or like “Club Ninja,” a decent album, I liked it, but was a commercial dud.
Another point of controversy in regards to “Imaginos,” was that many consider it not to be a proper Blue Oyster Cult album. After the iconic “Fire of Unknown Origin” the band went through a number of personnel changes. Originally, this album was meant to be a solo album from Albert Bouchard after he was fired from the band in 1981. He had started to make the album with the help of producer Sandy Pearlman but they ran out of money. To make a long story short, Pearlman went to the band’s label, Columbia Records, with the idea of making it a Blue Oyster Cult album, which is sort of what happened. With that said, the actual band had little playing time on it as many musicians were brought in, see below. Another reason why it’s discounted as a Blue Oyster Cult album.
Sandy Pearlman
After my mandatory three listens plus I’m listening to it as I write this, my verdict that it is an improvement from “Club Ninja.” What is striking is that the band goes full hard rock with the first three tracks. While the gainsayers accused them of trying to cash in on the heavy metal furor, I liked the power they brought to these tracks, especially “In the Presence of Another World.” I like the opening riffs and how the guitars kick in full metal right after culminating in a cool guitar solo. The song ends with the chanting “You’re master” behind some more guitar chords and a solid bass line.
Here’s another personal shock about “Imaginos.” “Astronomy” was released as a single and I’ll get to that one in a minute but when listening, I thought that “Del Rio’s Song” would have been the track released as a single. It sounds like the love child between “Dancing in the Ruins” and one of my all time favourite B.O.C. songs, “Joan Crawford.” It does have a cool guitar solo and I think the credits below reveal why.
Now we can come to the actual single. “Astronomy” is a good track, the second best on the album. It’s more in traditional Blue Oyster Cult waters where they combine the power of metal and progressive rock and make that sound which made them famous. However, like I said, it’s only the second best track on the album, the track before it, “The Siege and Investiture of Baron von Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria,” (say that title after a few drinks) takes the top spot in my view. The song just rocks and here’s a kicker, the vocals are done by one Joey Cerisano and he does a tremendous job on it. I’m surprised no metal band ever scooped him up after hearing this. The backing vocals are just as magnificent in support of Joey and the piano/guitar combination just make the song mind blowing. Please note who plays the guitar solo on the song as well. This isn’t a hidden gem, more of hidden diamond!
The remaining three songs are definitely more progressive rock but done in the traditional Blue Oyster Cult way. “Magna of Illusion” is the best of the three. Another interesting point behind the album is that Sandy meant it to be a concept album as the songs were based on a series of poems he had written. The story is on the Wikipedia page for the album and is an interesting read but the story doesn’t line up with the tracks, so I can’t call it a concept album. You just have to enjoy it for the music.
Track Listing:
I’m the One You Warned Me Of
Les Invisibles
In the Presence of Another World
Del Rios
The Siege and Investiture of Castle Frankenstein’s Castle at Weisseria
Astronomy
Magna of Illusion
Blue Oyster Cult
Imaginos
Eric Bloom- vocals
Donald ‘Buck Dharma’ Roesser- guitar, vocals
Joe Bouchard- bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Alan Lanier- keyboards
Albert Bouchard- drums
Additional Musicians:
Phil Grande- guitars
Tommy Zvoncheck- keyboards
Kenny Aaronson- bass
Thommy Price- drums
Joey Cerisano- vocals
Jon Rogers- vocals
Jack Secret aka (Tony Geranios)- backing vocals
Shocking U- vocals on track 3
Guitar Orchestra of the State of Imaginos
Mark Beiderman- lead guitar on tracks 1 and 3
Kevin Carlson
Robbie Kreiger- lead guitar on tracks 7 and 8
Tommy Morrongiello
Aldo Nova
Jack Rigg
Joe Satriani- lead guitar on track 5
Note: The money Joe Satriani made from playing on the album allowed him to finance a great album which will be posted about in the not too distant future.
Should “Imaginos” be counted as a proper Blue Oyster Cult album? I’ll leave that to everyone else to decide while I just sit back and enjoy the album, especially as so many great guitarists play on it.
Next post: Chastain- The Voice of the Cult
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First, I’d like to thank all of you out there for showing me the love following my accident. It will probably go down in history as my biggest, ‘You couldn’t make it up,’ events of my life. I took some pics of the aftermath for insurance purposes and I thought I’d share them here.
The rider came clear off the scooter after he hit my car, so he must have been going quite fast. That’s Mrs. 80smetalman with the pink cane. The accident drew a pretty big crowdThe damage to my car
Due to reasons beyond my control, I am unable to post the next album, “Imaginos” by Blue Oyster Cult, on the tour through the golden decade of heavy metal. I was in a car accident the other night. Don’t worry, I’m fine although Mrs 80smetalman is still quite shaken up. Actually, what happened is one of those believe or not occurrences. See, our car was hit by a mobility scooter. The scooter actually hit us! I saw the scooter about to go on the road so I stopped but the scooter kept going straight into us. It hit us at some speed because the driver fell off immediately. He was taken to hospital and was also arrested for drunk driving. So, it was totally not our fault.
A side result of this is that I haven’t been able to properly listen to the album. So what I will do is put two songs which would have gone great on my “Downfall of the Holy Man” post where Jimmy Swaggart gets his comeuppance. Both of these songs rip on television evangelists, Metallica’s “Leper Messiah” came out two years before Swaggart’s downfall and Iron Maiden’s “Holy Smoke” came two years after. Still, both songs are correct in their message. Furthermore, I consider both of these songs hidden gems from each band. So, sit back, have a listen and laugh and I’ll be back with B.O.C. soon.
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One final thought from my short story on Mike’s blog. I’m surprised that Fundamentalist Christians or fanatical Muslims haven’t called for my head. After all, I did write that Jesus and Mohammed come to Rock Heaven and jam with the musicians there, sacrilege! However, I stick by my assertion that both religious figures are pretty sick of humans who twist their teachings in order to denounce rock music. Well, that’s my last mention of my story, at least until I think of something else.
Like “Rock and Roll Heaven,” which has stuck in my mind for nearly fifty years, the first song on English pop rock band, Transvision Vamp’s debut album, “Pop Art,” has stuck in my head for thirty-four years. That song is “Tell That Girl to Shut Up.” The rocking guitar chords get my attention first but really stuck in my mind was lyrics, “Tell that girl to shut up, you better tell that girl I’m gonna beat her up,” completely amused me. From then on, the song has stuck in my mind. I’m a little surprised that it wasn’t on any right winger’s hit list. After all, it does promote girl on girl violence with lyrics like “Maybe if I hit her, maybe if I pull her hair.”
Let me clarify, it’s Wikipedia who calls this album pop rock. For me, it’s definitely more rock than pop. In fact, there are elements of new wave, punk, progressive rock and even metal. The great thing is that Transvision Vamp mix all of these things and make a really great album with it. There is a progressive style intro on the opener, “Trash City” but the guitar kicks in and you get a cool rock jam. Even their top ten single, “I Want Your Love,” is a pure hard rock anthem. In fact, I was a little surprised that it was released as a single, let alone did better than the next track, “Sister Moon,” which is ballad like in some places and I would have thought more radio friendly. But that’s what is so good about this band, it’s their hard rock songs which really make it here.
In the vein of “Tell That Girl to Shut Up” is the hidden gem of the album, “Psyochosonic Cindy.” This is more of a punk, new wave type of track and the band really goes for it and even Google can’t give a definition for ‘psychosonic” but who cares, it’s a great tune. This brings me to my next point, while the band is really tight, it’s the vocals of firecracker Wendy James which really takes things to another level. Yes, I admit she tingled my male hormones back then and still does now but it’s her sheer energy and vocal talent which needs to be praised. I don’t think the band would have been so successful without her.
Maybe it’s because the latter half of the album veers a little from heavy rock is why it was called pop rock. I don’t hear anything pop about any of these songs. They are well done in a new wave type of style. “Wild Star” starts out like it’s going to be a cowboy song. Though I don’t know who Halo Jones is but the song makes me kind of want to hang out with him and what a way to find out that “Andy Warhol’s Dead.” Like the opener, the album closes in a more progressive rock style with “Sex Kick.” This song is way out there with a more prog sound and Wendy’s moans of passion add a cool dimension but it’s a great way to close the album.
Track Listing:
Trash City
I Want Your Love
Sister Moon
Psychosonic Cindy
Revolution Baby
Tell That Girl to Shut Up
Wild Star
Hanging Out With Halo Jones
Andy Warhol’s Dead
Sex Kick
Transvision Vamp
Wendy James- lead vocals
Nick Christian Sayer- guitar
Dave Parsons- bass, backing vocals
Tex Axile- keyboards
Pol Burton- drums
Additional Musicians:
Matthew Seligman- bass
Phil Smith- saxophone
D. Manic B’Man- keyboards
Adam Peters- electric and acoustic cello
Nick Marsh, China Blue, Carol and Karen- backing vocals
It still amazes me how one song from decades ago can still stick in the mind after decades. “Tell That Girl to Shut Up” is such a song but it did lead me to a great album in “Pop Art.”
Next Post: Blue Oyster Cult- Imaginos
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When I wrote “Tee-Bone Man and Superdeke’s Time Travelling Adventure” for Mike Ladano’s blog, the biggest challenge in discipline for me was not to get totally carried away with all the possible collaborations between musicians who have left us. It doesn’t take too much smarts to realize that the possibilities are endless and I could have filled many pages with them and that’s just the ones I would like to see!
Lemmy
First, I am quite convinced that every deceased musician would love to sing or play with the King, Elvis and that includes Lemmy. It would be an interesting song, that part’s for sure. Of course Lemmy wouldn’t be left out as many would like to get him to play bass on their song or sing with them and I’m not just talking about metal musicians. Why couldn’t he lay down a bass line for Jim Morrison or Janis Joplin? Then we can take it to the complete other extreme and have Lemmy do a song with Whitney Houston. Why not?
One combination I mention in the story would almost certainly happen. I firmly believe that Ronnie James Dio would have hooked up with former bandmates from Rainbow and the connection of that band to Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and formed a band with Jimmy Bain on bass, Jon Lord on keyboards and Cozy Powell on drums. Furthermore, I stand by my choice for guitar in the group as I strongly feel that Criss Oliva of Savatage fame would be the best fit for the above combo. Of course, you are all welcome to put forward alternatives.
The Fab Four
The Who
One combination which I thought of putting into the story but didn’t was a collaboration of the two deceased Beatles and two deceased members of The Who. John Lennon and George Harrison on guitars, John Entwistle on bass and Keith Moon on drums might be something to hear. We can even make it more interesting by throwing in the two deceased members of The Rolling Stones. Then again, we can get Brian Jones and Charlie Watts to play along with the two dead Doors! Like I said, the possibilities are endless!
The teacher in me has now taken over and so, here’s your assignment. Put together your own bands, duets or collaborations of deceased musicians and post them here! There are no right or wrong answers. Maybe the Righteous Brothers song I featured last week can motivate. After all, they have a point: “If there’s a rock and roll heaven, you know they’ve got a hell of a band.”
After listening to the 1988 “Up Your Alley” album from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, I have come to the conclusion that Joan is the second best American artist not to have cracked the UK. British readers are free to debate me on this point. The facts are that the album charted in the US, Finland, Sweden, Canada and New Zealand but didn’t seem to make a dent in the UK charts. Furthermore, I didn’t know of the album in 1988, nor did anyone I know mention it. Therefore, Joan now is set firmly in my mind as the second greatest American artist not to have cracked the UK, Billy Squier is number one. Shame, because “Up Your Alley” is a damn fine album.
The funny thing is that there is an air of familiarity with the first two songs. A little research revealed that the opener, “I Hate Myself for Loving You,” has appeared elsewhere, including the movie, “Birds of Prey.” I think I know the second track, “Ridin’ With James Dean” by name but both songs come out and grab you by the throat. After your eardrums have been blown apart by the first two songs, things slow down with the power ballad, “Little Liar.” Joan makes the transition without breaking sweat and shows she can sing ballads as well as rockers. Furthermore, this is the first song where I fully appreciate the guitar work of Ricky Byrd but he does lay down some great solos all over this album.
Two covers come next, first up is “Tulane,” a Chuck Berry original which is pretty good although I wouldn’t debate any claims that it’s filler. The second is a cover of The Stooges classic, “I Wanna Be Your Dog.” Of the two, I prefer this cover. This track showcases another aspect of the entire album, the bassline and the pleasant surprise which came my way when I learned that Kasmir Sulton of Utopia fame provided those cool basslines.
Side two goes back to originals, although Desmond Child gets song writing credits on the opener, the ballad and “You Want In, I Want Out.” Anyway, before “You Want In, I Want Out,” which is a decent song, which again highlights Kasmir’s bass skills, is a band written ditty called, “I Still Dream About You.” They forego the Child inspired commercial melodies and just go totally rock out here. I class this one as the hidden gem for its sheer power. Guitars rule on “Just Like in the Movies” and I regret not including Joan in my ancient post of great rhythm guitarists. Ricky lays down an interesting guitar solo to say the least. The horn section gives this song a cool added dimension.
More guitar riffs adorn “Desire.” This is a slower song with doo-wop backing vocals. Not the greatest song on the album but not filler either. Thommy Price is let off the leash on “Back It Up” as he pounds the skins at the beginning of the track. This is raucous but catchy rocker and another hidden gem. “Play That Song Again” is the perfect closer for the album. It has a catchy melody behind the power chords which makes me want to say, “play this album again.”
Track Listing:
I Hate Myself for Loving You
Ridin’ With James Dean
Little Liar
Tulane
I Wanna Be Your Dog
I Still Dream About You
You Want In, I Want Out
Just Like in the Movies
Desire
Back It Up
Play That Song Again
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Joan Jett- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Ricky Byrd- lead guitar, backing vocals
Kasmir Sulton- bass, backing vocals
Thommy Price- drums
Additional Musicians:
The Uptown Horns
Robert Lawson- keyboards
Frank Carillo- guitar, backing vocals
Kenny Laguna- various instruments, backing vocals
Desmond Child, Chuck Kentiss, Louie Merlino, Paul Carrizzo- backing vocals
My weird mind again, I stated that back in 1982, after a bloody battle, Joan Jett usurped Pat Benatar’s throne as Queen of Rock. Six years later, I can’t say if Pat got her throne back or is Joan still the ultimate queen. If I were to judge but this album and Pat’s 1988 album, “Wide Awake in Dreamland,” I would say Joan keeps the crown as “Up Your Alley” totally rocks!
Next post: Dead Artists
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Special thanks goes out to 2loud for this album. If he hadn’t written a post on “Gems,” I most likely still wouldn’t have heard of it. I blame it on the fact that by November, 1988, I was settling into family life in the UK, with my first born very much on the way. Therefore, I couldn’t give music my full or even half full attention. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. Of course, the other reason why it passed me by was that “Gems” is a compilation album put forward by Aerosmith’s old label, Columbia Records who still could make a few bucks out of the band and my trips to record stores by then were almost non existent, so unless it was a big album, it most certainly passed me by.
The saying ‘better late than never’ applies to this as I am glad that, inspired by 2loud’s post, I sat down and listened to it and boy was I impressed! As you know, I always site hidden gems on any album I write about and here we have an entire album full of them. What is more, I can’t help thinking that the tracks were cleaned up a bit before being put on the album. Take “No Surprise” for instance. It comes from the “Night in the Ruts” album which I have always considered to be a total dirge. However, on “Gems,” it sounds really clear and now I fully appreciate the track much more than on the original album. Even the two tracks from my all time favourite ‘Smith album, “Toys in the Attic,” seem to sound better and that’s a feat in itself. Here’s another paradox which is me, “Round and Round” is the penultimate track on my favourite album but I don’t mind the fact that it’s not picked for the job on “Gems.”
I think what “Gems” achieves is showcase how great Aerosmith’s songs can be once you get past the hits. None of the songs from the 1980 “Greatest Hits” album are on this album and that’s a good thing. In addition, you get a lot of the songs from the earlier albums, when the band was still hungry and they hadn’t made the transition from musicians dabbling in drugs to druggies dabbling in music. “Mama Kin” is the best example of this. I forgot how great those opening riffs are. However, even the songs from the albums after the transition sound really great. “No Surprise” has already been mentioned but there seems to be a different swagger to “Jailbait” off “Rock in a Hard Place.”
One song, “Chip Away the Stone” from the “Live Bootleg” album is included in the tracks, so Columbia Records didn’t leave any stone unturned when looking for the gems. In fact, as far as I’m concerned, they chose all the right tracks for “Gems.” While this album was most likely meant for the hardcore Aerosmith fans, I think casual fans would appreciate it too.
Track Listing:
Rats in the Cellar
Lick and a Promise
Chip Away the Stone
No Surprise
Mama Kin
Adam’s Apple
Nobody’s Fault
Round and Round
Critical Mass
Lord of the Thighs
Jailbait
Train Kept a Rollin’
Aerosmith
Steve Tyler- vocals, harmonica, piano
Joe Perry- lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Brad Whitford- rhythm and lead guitar
Tom Hamilton- bass
Joey Kramer- drums, percussion
Additional Musicians:
Jimmy Crespo- lead guitar on “Jailbait”
Rick Dufay- rhythm guitar on “Jailbait”
David Woodford- saxophone
Richard Supa- piano
Mark Radice- piano on “Chip Away the Stone”
My thanks once again goes out to 2loud for turning me on to a great album. “Gems” is definitely that, full of great but not overplayed Aerosmith classics. I can’t recall them playing any of these at Download 2017 but no matter, I got this great album.
Next post: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts- Up Your Alley
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