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Union (band)
Union is an American rock group formed in Los Angeles in 1997 featuring lead vocalist and guitarist John Corabi (ex-The Scream and Mötley Crüe), guitarist Bruce Kulick (ex-Kiss), bassist James Hunting ( David Lee Roth and Eddie Money), and drummer Brent Fitz (Slash). Formation Union was formed when ex-Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, ex-Mötley Crüe vocalist and guitarist John Corabi, bassist James Hunting, and drummer Brent Fitz united to form a band. Kulick left Kiss after they decided to go back to their original lineup, and Corabi left Mötley Crüe under similar circumstances. Studio work Union released two studio albums and a live album. '' Union'', recorded in 1997 and released in 1998, which featured two singles: "Old Man Wise" and "October Morning Wind". Three versions of this CD were released. The first pressing of the disc omitted "Old Man Wise" from the cover art, but this was corrected in subsequent pressings. The second version, a Japanese import, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream (band), Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf (band), Steppenwolf, Grand Funk, Free (band), Free, and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Kiss (band), Kiss, Queen (band), Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Final Sessions
''The Final Sessions'' is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope which compiles sessions recorded in 1966, originally released as ''Last Sessions Volume One'' and ''Last Sessions Volume Two'' on the Inner City label in 1977. accessed November 29, 2012 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated "Elmo Hope is in surprisingly joyous form throughout the set, sounding both original and accessible to bebop fans. Highly recommended".Yanow, SAllmusic Review accessed August 20, 2012 Track listing ''All compositi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transformer (Bruce Kulick Album)
''Transformer'' is the second solo album by former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, released in 2004 by Perris Records. It was produced by Bruce Kulick, Stephan Hanuman and Curt Cuomo, and its cover was designed by Jim Bovin. The album features drummer Brent Fitz and vocalist John Corabi, both of whom Bruce had worked with in the band Union. Curt Cuomo provided backing vocals on the album, and Tim Cashion of Grand Funk Railroad played keyboards. Track listing All songs written by Bruce Kulick. All are sung by Kulick except where noted. Personnel * Bruce Kulick - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Mandolin, Dulcimer * John Corabi - vocals on "Its Just My Life" * Brent Fitz - drums * Tim Cashion - keyboards * Curt Cuomo - backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audiodog
''Audiodog'' is the first solo album by former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, released October 23, 2001 by Perris Records. The album was produced by Bruce Kulick and Curt Cuomo, and features Kulick on bass, guitar and vocals, and Cuomo on keyboards and backing vocals. Brent Fitz, with whom Kulick had worked before in the band Union, plays drums on all but two songs, which feature longtime John Mellencamp drummer Kenny Aronoff. Kulick and Cuomo composed, engineered and mixed the album, and it was mastered by Don C. Tyler. Chuck Wright did graphic design and illustrations, with photography by Glen LaFerman. AllMusic's Greg Prato gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars; he compares ''Audiodog'' to other solo albums released by previous and current members of Kiss around the same time, saying it "is certainly one of the better ones." Prato's review is quoted in ''Encyclopedia of KISS: Music, Personnel, Events and Related Subjects'', as he credits Kulick with: The name ''Audiodog'' deriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Neil
Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992. Neil reunited with the band in 1996 and continued with them until the band's 2015 retirement, and again from the band's 2018 reunion onwards. Outside of Mötley Crüe, Neil has also released three studio albums as a solo artist – the most recent of which, ''Tattoos & Tequila'', was released in 2010. Although his later life has seen media focus more on his poor live performances and off-stage controversy, Neil's visual aesthetic and distinctive singing voice are still considered synonymous with the American glam metal movement of the 1980s. Early life Neil was born in the Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, to Shirley (née Ortiz) and Clois "Odie" Wharton. He has Mexicans, Mexican ancestry on his mother's sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratt
Ratt (stylized as RATT) was an American glam metal band that had significant commercial success in the 1980s, with their albums having been certified as gold, platinum and multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. The group is perhaps best known for hit singles such as "Round and Round (Ratt song), Round and Round" and "Lay It Down (Ratt song), Lay It Down", tracks that ranked on Billboard (magazine), Billboard's top 40 at No. 12 and No. 40, respectively, as well as other songs such as "Wanted Man (Ratt song), Wanted Man", "You're in Love (Ratt song), You're in Love" and "Dance (Ratt song), Dance". Along with bands such as friendly rivals Mötley Crüe, Ratt has been recognized as instrumental in the formation of the early 1980s Los Angeles glam metal scene, also known as "hair metal" or "pop metal". The band toured and recorded sporadically from the 1990s to 2021 with many extended breaks and line-up changes. They released their final studio album, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and success during the 1970s with hit songs such as " We're an American Band", " I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)", " Some Kind of Wonderful" (a cover of Soul Brothers Six), " Walk Like a Man", " The Loco-Motion" (a cover of Little Eva), " Bad Time" and " Inside Looking Out" (a cover of the Animals). Grand Funk released six platinum and seven gold-certified albums between their recording debut in 1969 and their first disbandment in 1976. Known for a crowd-pleasing arena rock style, the band toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide, and was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical praise. The original trio reunited at various times later into the band's career; after Farner's final depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilby Clarke
Gilbert J. Clarke (born August 17, 1962) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is known for having a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of Guns N' Roses, replacing Izzy Stradlin in 1991 during the Use Your Illusion Tour, and also featured on ''"The Spaghetti Incident?"'' (1993). Following this, Clarke went on to forge a solo career as well playing guitar with Slash's Snakepit, Kat Men, Heart (band), Heart, Nancy Sinatra, Kathy Valentine (of The Go-Go's), MC5 and forming his own group Rock Star Supernova with members of Metallica and Mötley Crüe. Clarke's production work includes albums by L.A. Guns, Bullets and Octane, The Bronx (band), The Bronx, Frankie and the Studs and Vains of Jenna. Career 1985–1991: Early career Gilby Clarke started his musical career during the first half of the Eighties, replacing Candy (band), Candy's original guitarist, Geoff Siegel, who later played with the Nymphs. Gilby eventually replaced the band's le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 as a merger of local bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band's "classic" line-up consisted of vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash (musician), Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, and drummer Steven Adler. The current line-up consists of Rose, Slash, McKagan, guitarist Richard Fortus, drummer Isaac Carpenter (drummer), Isaac Carpenter, and keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese. Guns N' Roses heavily toured the West Coast of the United States, West Coast club circuit during their early years. Their debut album ''Appetite for Destruction'' (1987), supported by the Appetite for Destruction Tour, eponymous tour, failed to gain traction, debuting at number 182 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, until a year after its release when a grassroots campaign for the "Welcome to the Jungle" music video brought the band ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Marlette
Robert Roy Marlette (born December 7, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixer, and songwriter. His production, writing and mixing credits include Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Seether, Saliva, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, and Sheryl Crow. Career Marlette started out as a session musician and the first album he appeared on was Al Stewart's '' 24 Carrots''. He has then worked as a musician, mainly as keyboardist and pianist, and composer for numerous artists including Tracy Chapman, John Wetton, Laura Branigan, Alice Cooper, Krokus and The Storm. In 1994 he produced Red Square Black's '' Square EP'', his first collaboration with John 5, which would be followed by David Lee Roth's album ''DLR Band'', 2wo (industrial metal project of John 5 and Rob Halford), the mixing of the UK bonus CD of Marilyn Manson's '' The Last Tour on Earth'' and ''Loser''. In the late 1990s besides Rob Halford he started producing other big hard rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blue Room (Union Album)
''The Blue Room'' is the second studio album by rock band Union, released in 2000. Reception Greg Prato of Allmusic reviewed the album for the site, and stated that the music was not as catchy as the band members work in their other bands. Track listing Personnel Adapted from AllMusic. Union * John Corabi - Vocals, Guitar, producer * Brent Fitz - Drums * Jamie Hunting - Bass * Bruce Kulick - Guitar, Co-lead vocals on "Dear Friend", producer Production * Stephan Hanuman - Engineer * Bob Marlette - Producer, Engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ..., Mixing * Don C. Tyler - Mastering * German Villacorta - Assistant Engineer References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blue Room 2000 albums Albums produced by Bob Marlette Spitfire Records albums Union (band) al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
