Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Once again, I'll start my own reply...
    
    
    I was just listening to a band called Cities...I think they only
    did one album and I know the drummer was A.J. Pero [of Twisted].
    I wish they had continued on, some of the guitar solos in there
    are great!! Anybody ever heard em'??
    
    
    Another one is ICON, I used to have an album by them also, but it
    was subjected to too many parties, got lost in all the action..
    
    [tee-hee]
    
    -renee>

    Trooper - "Raise a Little Hell"
    Axe - "Rock and Roll Party (in the streets)"
    Shooting Star - "Last Chance"
    Touch - "Don't You Know What Love Is"
    707 - "I Could Be Good For You"
    
    I'll think of more soon...
    Alan S.

    Rough Trade has two good songs: "All Toucha" and " High School
    Confidential" I don't know if I'd consider them HM but I do Know
    that I haven't heard anything from them since I was a sophmore in
    High school in 1983.
    
    the devil dog sez "She hit me like, she hit me like, she hit me like
    a slap"

    
    Re: .1
    
    I too, have hoid of Cities.  AJ had been helping them out while he was
still in TS.  He said in an interview on WERS that he was tired of being
told what to play, so he left and it was natural for him to jump right
in with his other friends.  His drum work with Cities was definitely very
much different than his work in TS.      
    
    Paul
    

    A group that comes to mind regarding this subject is ZEBRA.  As
    far as I know they only released one album with the song "Who's
    behind the door" on it.  They weren't really HM but they were nice
    to listen to for a change of pace.
    
    Anyone know whatever happened to the Lowell/Boston band called
    ILLUSION?  They put out 2 or 3 albums a long time ago and then
    vanished.
    
    I heard Mark Farner is making a come-back.  Anyone know if he'll
    be using new material or will he be sticking to the old GFR stuff.
    GFR= Grand Funk Railroad.
    
    Chris D. who_used_to_go_to_every_concert_that_GFR_did_in_New_England.

    
    
    	RE: 1
    
    	You mentioned ICON, well if it's the same guys out of Phoenix,
    	AZ., they used to be called The School Boys, then got lucky
    	and made a deal that changed their name. But, I haven't heard
    	of anything lately or anything on what they're doing.
    
    	Another one from the sun city is a band called Surgical Steel
    	they came out with one album that Rob Halford (sp?) from Judas
    	Priest helped them with.
    
    	SW
     

    Actually, Zebra had three albums out. I like the second one the
    best. It hd "Bears", "Wait Until the Summer's Gone", and "Lullaby",
    which was a beautiful ballad in tribute to John Lennon. I also saw
    them open for somebody at the Centrum, but don't remember who.
    Good band, though!
    
    Alan S.

    
    
    Rough Cutt.
    
    
    Where are they?

    re: .5
    
    There was a band a while back...I'm pretty sure it was ILLUSION.
    They had something go on with a "big-wigg's" daughter and the "BW"
    told them they'd never play in Boston again. Maybe their somewhere
    out in NY??
    
    -renee>

    re: .6
    
    I remember the School Boys & Surgical Steel from Phx.  Both good bands.
    I heard that Rob Halford would show up at their shows sometimes and
    sometimes sing with them.  Also heard that he and the singer from SS
    were a little more than friends... 
    
    Surgical Steel had a spot in a movie I saw recently (which I can't
    remember the name of).  It was about a guy who played guitar that
    joined a band that partied a bit too much, his buddy the keyboard
    player ODd (died).  It was on cable within the last 3-4 months. Anyone
    remember the name. 
    
    gh
                       

    	You heard that Halford was "more than friends" with the singer
    from Surgical Steel.... are we insinuating a homosexual relationship
    here?
    
    not that it matters cuz Priest rules, just curious
    
    /Motorbreath ... wants to know!
    
    

    yes, that's what I was insinuating.  Trying to phrase that in more
    polite terms, since I didn't know either of them personally and
    therefore couldn't say with complete certainty that that was the
    case.  Didn't want to be slanderous, just a rumor, but one that
    I'd heard several times (about Halford).
    
    gh
    

    
        I second the vote on Icon - their biggie was 'On Your Feet'.
    
        This is one of my favorites ... but where'd they go??
    
        And Axe - 'R&R Party' is a GREAT song!!
    
        About Zebra ... I love 'Tell Me What You Want' off of the same
        album as "Who's Behind the Door" (No Tellin' Lies?).
    
                                                       Shawn GTI
    
        P.S.  Does Rob Halford really indulge in sexual acts made
              to be done by a female?  (Oops ... no offense!!). 8^)
    
    

    re: .07  When I tell my wife that Zebra has 2 more albums, she'll
    have me out scouting all over the place for them.
    How long ago was it that they were at the Centrum.  I haven't heard
    anything about them for about 6 years now.
    
    Chris D.

    
    
    	L88 did a song a looong time ago called 'I Want You'. I went crazy
    trying to find a place that carried any of their stuff and struck
    out everywhere. I haven't heard of them since. Does anybuddy have
    any info on them?
    
    
    Dave

    
    	just thought of it...
    	
    			Think the albums L88 did were Anthropology I
    and Anthropology II. Any help on these guys?

    What ever happened to Helix? They had some good stuff.
    I liked "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin"
    
    the devil dog asks "Where have all the good times gone"
    

    
    
    Hey, Helix have just released a new album I think.
                    
    I've got "Long way to Heaven". Good album but the vocalist sucks!
    
    -Tony

    re: Waysted
    
    Didn't Waysted break up so that they could re-form UFO?
    
    Alan S.

                      
    
    Black and Blue.  They're still going!! I've just bought their latest
    album - "In Heat."
    
    BTW, I've also recently bought Y & T's contagious and was nearly
    SICK when I heard "The Kid go's Crazy" [i think thats the title]
    because its an EXACT RIP-OFF of VH's "Hot For Teacher". EXACTLY!!!
                                                            
    Worse than Kingdom Come/Zepp !!
    
    -Tony
         

                
                I have  to  put  in my vote for Icon.  Incredibly
                talanted band.   I have both of their albums, and
                they have to be two of my favorites.  From what I
                heard, for some reason or another,  their  singer
                went born-again christian and quit the band, they
                lost  their  contract, got a new singer, and  are
                trying to get another one.  A case of  the  wrong
                place  at  the  wrong  time.    If  they had been
                promoted, I bet they would have been *HUGE*.
                
                707 is  another  one.    Reminds  me of Journey a
                great deal (Megaforce was their big hit).  I have
                that tape too, it's  a  bit  harder  to find than
                Icon.
                
                One of the guys from  707 is playing with Frehley
                now, I believe (although I find that I like 707 a
                great deal more than Frehley).
                
                Zebra is still around.  I've seen them 3 times in
                the past year at the Living Room (in  Providence,
                RI).    Last  time was in January I believe.  Now
                that I think about it, if it's not there already,
                this is another  one  to put down under three man
                bands.
                
                Then you have Steeler  with  Yngwie and Ron Keel.
                Speaking of Keel, there's another one . . .
                
                

    I used to be a big fan of Icon's.  My friend and I went to see them
    at the Paradise when they were in Boston.  After the show, we were
    waiting for the "T" (on our way to see Night Ranger at the Orph
    the same night) and they came out and asked us to show them the
    way.  We all went to Papa Gino's together and went to the show.
    Nice bunch of guys, too, not just trying to get l*&d.
    
    Incidentally, that same friend knows the guys in Rough Cutt pretty
    well.  I'll have her give them a call and see what they are doing.
    Last I heard they were "carrying on" even though Paul Shortino joined
    Quiet Riot.  Pretty lame.  Not that they weren't to begin with...
    
    How about King Kobra?  They had that one killer album (I still find
    myself poppin' it into the old deck at least once a week) and now
    they're lame, too.  I hear they have something new coming out soon,
    too.
                         
    Don't know about Keel anymore.  Mark Ferrari (Ha ha!  All of his
    friends from Boston still know him as "Shoe.") quit, I think.  
    
    Stacie

    
        RE: Black 'n' Blue
    
            I have the self-titled album.  They did an OK cover of
            Sweet's 'Action'.
    
                                                          Shawn GTI
    

    
    RE: Black 'N' Blue
    There first two albums rocked then they got Gene Simmons as a producer
    for thier albums "Nasty Nasty",and in heat and now he has made them
    sound like Keel.
    
    RE:.10 
    The movie was Thunder Alley
    
    RE:.33
    Y+T's The kid goes crazy was written for DLR about his movie star
    status ,Dave M.and Dave R. are supposably (sp?)very good freinds
    
    RE:Helix
    There new album is called "Wild In The Streets"
    
    
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    Anybody know what happened to:-
    				   Warrior
    				   Q5
    				   
    
    I just read an interview with the guitarist from accept in an old
    Kerrang (1986) and he was questioned about them being gays. He said
    that none of the band were gay and that the reason for the rumour
    was due to the lyrics of 'Balls to the Wall' and 'London Leather
    Boys' being taken the wrong way by some people.
    
    Mark

    
    Are Warrior HM ?????

    Tony,
    	I have this album by Warrior called 'Fighting for the Earth',
    	they are HM and there is a couple of good songs on it.
    	I also seen them live on ETC (channel 4 HM programmme)
    
    cheers
    Mark

    
    I've got the "Scandal" album.                   
                                                    
    We *may* be talking about a different band here.

    Count another yea vote for Warrior.  Too bad they haven't done another
    album, they seemed to show some promise.  My brother saw them live in
    L.A. (their home town), and reported that they really got rockin' on the
    "Defenders of Creation" song.

    The reason that "Warrior" has not done another album is that there
    is no longer a band there. "Fighting for the Earth" was their first
    and last attempt. 
    
    RE---: Black-n-Blue kick serious a** on their new album"In Heat".
    They also put on a great show!!!!! These guys opened for Yngwie,
    and did a super fine job!!!
    

Speaking of fly-by-night bands - does anyone remember a band called 
touch (or Touche) that had a hit in the late 70's with a song called
"Don't You Know What Love Is"? Whatever happened to them?

I have tried for years to find their album wtihout success (it was on 
Elektra/Asylum Records). The only thing I have found is the Castle
Donnington album that year, which has that one hit song on it (it
also has Rainbow, Scorpions, April Wine and Saxon). Does anyone
have this album?

cat

    
    
        I've got the "Touch" album.
    
        I bought it when I heard 'Don't You Know What Love Is?'.  That
    song is by far, IMO, the best thing on the album.  The rest of the
    material isn't too heavy.  'Black Star' (?) is probably the second
    best cut on the album.  I haven't listened to it in ages.
    
        Solid vocals and good musicianship but they sound alot like
    City Boy and Alexis (late 70's one shot band).
    
                                                   Mickey
                                                         

    Anyone remember that band Rogue Male?  They had that semi-hit
    (I'm gonna shoot my load) All Over You.
    
    What about Black n Blue...WHERE are they today?!?  Probably scrounging
    pennies for soup and Denny's!
    
    
    Anyone else have any instances of HM flash-in-da-panz ??

    	I *KNEW* there was a topic on this already. (8
    
    	
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    This note is about all the"one-timer" bands that made a hit and died
    or for the "big-timers" that took time out of their "big-timer"
    band to do a little moonlighting...
    
    What were the names of these bands? What was the name of the song
    (s) they did? Are any of them in "Big-time" bands today???
    
    
    Get the picture??
    
   * * * * * * * . . . . ..>>>==Renee==|>

    back a couple
    
    I wouldn't call Blak -n- Blue a flash in the pan band. They were around
    5,6,7 years or so. They had 3 releases. I like them all. But,,,,,
    Where are they now??
    
    
    jeff

    
    
    What about Helix??
    
    

    
    	Helix is still around ... "Wild in the Streets" came out about
    	a year ago or so.
    
    	Black 'n' Blue rocks ... "In Heat" is a great album!!  [Thanks
    	JJSCALZO.]  But I think that was their last album, and that's
    	a couple years old.
    
    						GTI
    

    
    
    Okay then, what about Fastway?
    
    
    

    Fastway is now Katmandu -1 person!

    
    What about the band in my one-liner note?  This is DEFINATELY a one hit
    band (more hints :'))
    
    

    Warrior. 
    
    Zeno.
    
    Joe Strummer.
    

    Hmmm, isn't Joe Strummer still around!  I seem to remember seeing the
    name just recently!  (^8*.
    
    
    GAZ

    He`s doing acting and movie soundtracks,and wants nothing to do
    with the CLASH anymore thank you very much. 
    
    Joe Strummer.
    

    
    
    I can't find that "what ever happened to" note..
    
    so.
    
    Last night on TV I was watching Dick Clarks oldies show.. and they
    showed this live performance of a band called "Rare Earth"..
    
    what incredible musicians!!  What ever happened to them?
    
    Goddess

    one hit wonder????!!!!
    RU4REAL????
    how about get ready
              I just want to celebrate
              Big john nis my name 
              Big brother
              Born to wander
   I have All of their albums on cassette
   and these guys are Super talented like you said
    -Bill
    
    

    
    Add Tuff to this list....bunch o' geeks
    
    
    
    Chris

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