gymnast wrote:I assumed this was given but I'll throw it out there:
Badwrench
Ah the piano song.
If it is the same Badwrench I'm thinking of, they became Wrench, then Stept-on, and now In. They did come very close to making it, I beleive that was covered in previous posts though.
I find myself VERY fortunate to be playing with such good guys and musicians.
The Music Box in Indiana is closing (or has recently closed). One of discounted items was a Badwrench T-shirt, featuring the easy chair from the first album cover. I thought that was kind of funny when you consider that it probably was sitting there since 1994 or 1995.
Thanks for the info, I'll tell Chuckles to stop in there when he delivers on Philly street.
eetfuk wrote:
If it is the same Badwrench I'm thinking of, they became Wrench, then Stept-on, and now In. They did come very close to making it, I beleive that was covered in previous posts though.
True, but they lost some members along the way, and IN plays a lot more of the party music and I don't think they bust out the piano song. I was going for original members at the time when these bands (bands mentioned in this thread) were in their prime. For example if I would have said Lifer I would have meant when I saw them years ago, rather than Breaking Benjamin which some of them are in now (eventhough BB is freakin tits too).
So you gonna take me back to your room and play with me?
does anyone remember the band BOX from state college back in the 90's? the cd down to my lucky has been one of my favorite top ten cds of all time. awesome guitar work, harmonies and songwriting. sorta in the style of santana,string cheese,floyd,phish,blind melon awesome stuff!!!
As for local bands--from J-town would be Inside Out ( I was in the band for 4 years but AFTER all the hype) but their original stuff was good! Also, Badwrench could have made it.
The Clarks and the Badlees should have made it farther than the did/are. One band in particular was G-Force (the Granati Brothers from Pittsburgh). They opened for Van Halen on a leg of one of VH's tours and they were a sight and sound spectacle. They still kick it around but should have made it.
Norm Nardini and Joe Gruchecky should have made it a little farther than they did.
Another note that shows my age but a band from Altoona called the Front was really big back in 1984. They had some good originals and a great look.
Here's a question: After they were Rock-it and BEFORE they were Sidewalk Romeo, what was the name of that band? Adam D on keys, Jason Ebersole on bass (who played with me in the Stang in the 80's), Buzzy on drums and I think the guitar players name was Marty? Not sure. Anyway, this configuration had some neat original stuff.
bugglez24 wrote:As for local bands--from J-town would be Inside Out ( I was in the band for 4 years but AFTER all the hype) but their original stuff was good! Also, Badwrench could have made it.
The Clarks and the Badlees should have made it farther than the did/are. One band in particular was G-Force (the Granati Brothers from Pittsburgh). They opened for Van Halen on a leg of one of VH's tours and they were a sight and sound spectacle. They still kick it around but should have made it.
Norm Nardini and Joe Gruchecky should have made it a little farther than they did.
Another note that shows my age but a band from Altoona called the Front was really big back in 1984. They had some good originals and a great look.
Here's a question: After they were Rock-it and BEFORE they were Sidewalk Romeo, what was the name of that band? Adam D on keys, Jason Ebersole on bass (who played with me in the Stang in the 80's), Buzzy on drums and I think the guitar players name was Marty? Not sure. Anyway, this configuration had some neat original stuff.
Now I'm WAY off track!!
Actually, I named IO in an earlier post. Did you play with Powerage, too?
On a side note, one old skool brotha that's doing well is Pittsburgh's own D.C. Cooper. You may remember him from the Tung Bandits and Royal Hunt. I hear that he was named "entertainer of the year" in some Japanese magazine, not to mention that he was the runner-up to The Ripper to fill Rob Halford's shoes with Judas Priest. Heck, Marky Mark could have been playing him in the movie Rock Star, not to mention the fact that Nick (a 'burgh native from Black Label Society and High Voltage fame) was in the movie.
Here's a question: After they were Rock-it and BEFORE they were Sidewalk Romeo, what was the name of that band? Adam D on keys, Jason Ebersole on bass (who played with me in the Stang in the 80's), Buzzy on drums and I think the guitar players name was Marty? Not sure. Anyway, this configuration had some neat original stuff.
That was Shockzone. Matt Bopp played guitar. They actually issued a 45 rpm single, too, called "Just A Game."
No I wasn't in Powerage but if you're talking about the Powerage from the Greensburg area, they were pretty da*n good too! Thanks Jim. Shock Zone. I still remember the posters they had and they did a neat song called Critical Eyes.
bugglez24 wrote:No I wasn't in Powerage but if you're talking about the Powerage from the Greensburg area, they were pretty da*n good too! Thanks Jim. Shock Zone. I still remember the posters they had and they did a neat song called Critical Eyes.
That's the band! I thought that you might be the guy that took Ron's place.
Wow. It took about 4 years (ok, maybe only 1 or 2) lurking on Rockpage before seeing any mention of Shockzone (or the Stang for that matter!) Scott, is that you, how the hell are you! And those posters... I won't even go into that!
