I am soooo tired of 'Classic Rock', yet I buy Classic Rock magazine, strictly because they write about new bands as well. This issue, dedicated to AC/DC, includes 2 free CDs. One is a pretty rockin' comp of new bands, and the second is the entire debut disc from a band named (unfortunately), The Dead Daisies.
The Dead Daisies is a
musical supergroup formed by New Zealander
Jon Stevens (
INXS) and Australian, David Lowy (Mink). Other members of the collective have included
Richard Fortus (
Guns N' Roses),
Darryl Jones[1] (
The Rolling Stones),
Dizzy Reed (
Guns N’ Roses),
Marco Mendoza (
Thin Lizzy),
Charley Drayton (
The Cult),
Brian Tichy (
Whitesnake),
Frank Ferrer (
Guns N’ Roses),
Alex Carapetis (
Nine Inch Nails),
Clayton Doley and Alan Mansfield.
[2]
The self-titled debut record was recorded in two weeks with LA-based engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist John Fields.
[3] The first single, “Lock ‘N’ Load (feat. Slash)” was written by Jon Stevens and Slash.
[4] The song was a
Rolling Stone magazine Daily Download
[5] and has recently been added to BBC Radio 2.
[6]
The Dead Daisies were a special guest on Aerosmith’s recent Australian tour and completed a second stage headlining U.S. run at the 2013 Rockstar Uproar Festival, with
Jane’s Addiction and
Alice in Chains as headliners.
[7] Lead singer
Jon Stevens has been performing with casts on his hand and leg, the result of an injury sustained escaping from a crocodile on a fishing excursion in Australia.
[8] Jon can also be heard singing the main theme song to the new
Disney movie
Planes called “Fly”.
[9]
Hate to say it, but these guys are rocking my little music world, 70s sound or not.
Slash plays on a song, and I can't really get into him, but put it all together and damn if these guys don't rock. Cheggum out.
The Dead Daisies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here's their web site:
Home | The Dead Daisies and some of their songs to check out:
Songs | The Dead Daisies
Here's a video from YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4p92g-_4o
I'd say more, but it's really hard to post in this forum. When I type, sometimes the letters don't show up, and I have to type reallllllly slowly. The only way I can do it is to type it out in a notepad first then copy/paste to the forum. Anyone else having problems?