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| Name = The Four Horsemen
name = La Salle Institute|
| Img = Fourhorsemen_1991_from_album.jpg
image = [[Image:LSIseal.jpg]]<br>|
| Img_capt = Band photo from the sleeve of the 1991 album 'Nobody said It Was Easy'
established = 1850 |
| Img_size = 199
type = [[Private School|Private]], [[Single-sex education|All boys]]|
| Background = group_or_band
religion = [[Catholic]]|
| Origin = [[California]]
head_name = Principal|
| Genre = [[Hard rock]]
head = Br. Carl Malacalza|
| Years_active = 1989&ndash;1996
city = [[Troy, NY|Troy]]|
| Label = Caroline/ILL,[[Def American]],[[Magnetic Air]]
state = [[New York]]|
| Associated_acts = [[Zodiac Mindwarp]]<br>[[The Cult]]<br>[[Little Caesar]]
country = |
| Current_members = N/A
motto= ''Builders of boys, makers of MEN''|
| Past_members = [[Haggis]], aka Stephen Harris<br>Frank C Starr<br>Dave Lizmi<br>Ben Pape<br>Dimwit, aka Ken Montgomery<br>Ron Young <br>Pharaoh<br>[[Chuck Biscuits]]<br>Randy Cooke<br>
campus = |
enrollment = 427 high school, 219 middle school <ref>[http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/19321 La Salle Institute - Troy, New York/NY - Private School Profile<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>|
faculty = 54|
ratio = 14:1|
year = |
SAT = |
athletics = 12 interscholastic sports teams|
colors = Blue and White|
mascot = Eagle|
homepage = [http://www.lasalleinstitute.org/ www.lasalleinstitute.org/]|
}}
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'''The Four Horsemen''' were an American hard rock band that had brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their style was blues influenced heavy rock and their fame was both fleeting and full of tragedy.
'''La Salle Institute''' (LSI) is an all-male [[Private School|Private]], [[Catholic]], [[college preparatory school]] operated by the [[Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools|Brothers of the Christian Schools]], enrolling young men in grades six through twelve in [[Troy, NY|Troy]], [[New York]], [[USA]]. It is operated independent of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany]]. The current principal is Brother Carl Malacalza.


==History==
==History==
La Salle Institute was founded in [[1850]] and was originally located in downtown Troy. The school was first charted by the New York State Board of Regents in 1891<ref>[http://www.lasalleinstitute.org/aboutus/history.html La Salle Institute - Troy, NY - Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In the 1960s a modern facility was constructed on Williams Road near the boundary between the City of [[Troy, NY|Troy]] and the Town of [[North Greenbush]]. The new campus opened in September of 1964. A substantial renovation and expansion was completed in 2001. La Salle Institute is located adjacent to the [[Hudson Valley Community College]] campus. La Salle Institute has twice been recognized by the United States Department of Education as a School of Educational Excellence. La Salle Institute is recognized by the Middle States Association Commission on Secondary Schools.


Formed in the late eighties by [[Wales]]-born guitarist [[Haggis]] (a.k.a. Stephen Harris), who had been a touring bassist for [[The Cult]] and member of [[Zodiac Mindwarp]], the Four Horsemen were based out of [[Hollywood]], [[California]], and featured Frank Starr on vocals.
==Military==
La Salle's cadet battalion was first formed in 1891. Presently, all high school students at La Salle are enrolled in the Army [[Jrotc|Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC)]] Program. The goal of the program at the Institute is not to prepare students to be soldiers nor facilitate recruitment, but to motivate the youths to be better citizens. <ref>[http://www.lasalleinstitute.org/academics/jrotc/index.html La Salle Institute - Troy, NY - Fine Arts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. The JROTC program at La Salle has been distinguished as an "Honor Unit with Distinction" by the [[United States Department of the Army]]. This is the highest merit ranking a school can be given. It means that La Salle Institute scored above a 95 on the assessment by the Department of the Army that occurs every 3 years.


Their first release was a self titled four track EP in 1989, which generated enough interest to get them a full album record contract with [[Def American]].
==Athletics==


The second album, ''Nobody Said it Was Easy'' was produced by [[Rick Rubin]], and was by far their most popular. The album produced the title track as a single and the hit "Rockin' is Ma Business.". However, the band was tied up in legal disputes with Rubin and lead singer Frank Starr also spent some time in jail on a drugs charge, the combination of which put their album on hold for nearly two years. By the time it was finally released in 1991, the music scene was just about to change with the rise of [[Grunge]] which in turn led to a rapid downturn in many of the existing hard rock acts. Just as they were getting wider recognition, their market disappeared. Business problems, another stint in jail by Frank Starr and internal fights followed, which prompted Haggis to leave the band.
La Salle Institute competes in men's interscholastic baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, bowling, ice hockey, lacrosse, football, wrestling, soccer, tennis and track (indoor & outdoor). La Salle Institute also has an Alpine ski team and a ski/snowboard Club.


In 1994, the band reconciled their differences and started to put together a third release with Pharaoh replacing Ben on bass. But the first of two tragedies struck on September 27th 1994 when original drummer Dimwit (Ken Montgomery) died from a drug overdose. The band continued with creating the album, dedicating it to Dimwit and including the poignant ballad 'Song for Absent Friends' which is clearly influenced by his death. Dimwit's brother [[Chuck Biscuits]] took over on drums.
The LSI varsity basketball team plays in the Big 10 in Class AA. The La Salle Institute 2008 varsity football Team is a favored team to win the Big 10 this season. The head coach is Mr. Al Rapp, his assistants are Gary Lauver, Tim Maloney and Gerald Washington. In 2007 Marquis Terrell broke the La Salle record for most rushing yards in a season.


Then in November 1995, lead singer Frank Starr was hit by a drunk driver while driving his motorcycle down Sunset Strip and was left in a coma suffering from severe head injuries. The band soldiered on, releasing the third album ''Gettin Pretty Good...At Barely Gettin' By...'' in 1996 on the [[Magnetic Air]] label and embarking on a tour with Ron Young of [[Little Caesar]] on vocals, hoping that Starr would come out of the coma, but he eventually died on [[June 18]], [[1999]], and the band broke up.
The La Salle Institute 2007-2008 varsity indoor track team finished 2nd (of 7) at the Big 10 Championships. First place finishes included David Nicol in the 1,000M, and Denis Hurley in the 3,200M. Other top finishers included Denis Hurley (2nd) in the 1,600M, David Nicol (3rd) in the 1,600M, James Doran (3rd) in the 3,200M, Chris Legare (2nd) in the 55H, Ethan Fleming (2nd) in the High Jump, Kyle Styczynski (2nd) in the Long Jump and Andrew Barada (2nd) in the Shot Put. On Saturday March 10, 2008 the LSI 4x1600m (4xmile) relay team of David Nicol, James Doran, Denis Hurley and Joe Kennedy placed 8th at the National Scholastic Indoor Championships at the New Balance Track and Field Center in New York City. They set a new school record in the event.


In 2007, Haggis and Dave Lizmi assembled as much archive footage of the band as they could, and released a 2 disc retrospective, ''Left for Dead''. Disc one is a DVD featuring the promo videos from Nobody said it was Easy, plus rare interview, live performance and behind the scenes footage. Disc two is a live CD.
The La Salle Institute 2008 varsity baseball team was ranked #1 in the state during their 2008 season. They made it to the state semi-finals where they lost to eventual state champions the Mamaroneck Tigers 7-5 ending their season 27-1.


==Band==
==Lineup==
The music department at is run by John Russell. There three major performing ensembles: The Cadet Blues Jazz Band, the Symphonic Band and the Middle School Band. The Cadet Blues Jazz Band have won awards at the New Hartford and Oneida Jazz Festivals. In past years they have also traveled to Berklee College of Musical High School Jazz Festival and participated in the Columbus Day Parade in New York City.


Original Members:
'''Notable Awards'''
*''2003'' Second Place at Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival, Boston, MA
*''2008'' Gold Award at the Fonda-Fultonville Jazz Festival, Fonda, NY
*''2008'' Gold Award at the Oneida Jazz Festival, Oneida, NY


1989: The Four Horsemen
==Activities==
*Frank C. Starr (vocals ex-Alien and Sin)
*The Debate Club was co-founded in the Fall of 2007 by Lucas Bifera and Jordan Lavelle. This club, which is moderated by Mr. Hayes, meets weekly and is open to all students in grades 9 through 12. The Debate Club serves as an open forum for debate and discussion about current events, and issues that affect our lives. New members are always welcome.
*Dave Lizmi (guitar)
*[[Kid Chaos|Haggis]] (guitar, former bassist of [[The Cult]] and [[Zodiac Mindwarp]] when he went by the name of Kid Chaos)
*Ben Pape (bass)
*Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery (drums)


Other Players:
*The McCormick and O'Donovan drill teams are the two La Salle Insitute drill teams. Led by 1SG's Smith and Peters, together they perform both school duties as well as competitions around the state and country. They are noted by their red cords and usually are the highest ranking students. Every day before school, both drill teams practice their drill routines.


*Ron Young (vocals)
*The Color Guard are members of the student body who present the colors at sporting events and Masses. Members are noted by their white cords.
*Pharaoh (bass)
*[[Chuck Biscuits]] (drums)
*Randy Cooke (drums)
*Mike Lavoie (guitar)
*Rick McGee (guitar)


==Discography==
*The Rifle Club members are recognizable by their tan cords. They meet at the [[Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute]] range.
Original Members:


1989: The Four Horsemen
*''The Cadet'' is La Salle's student newspaper. It is written and published by the media homeroom, the moderator is John Conrad. The newspaper is distributed to all homerooms on a monthly basis to all homerooms. ''The Cadet'' talks about sports, events, music and also contains teacher interviews and a debate section. All students in grades six-through-twelve may contribute to the newspaper.


* Frank C. Starr (vocals ex-Alien and Sin)
*The Student Senate representatives are elected at the beginning of each year. There are senators representing grades seven-through-twelve. The moderator of the Student Senate is Dr. Libbey-Landis. The Student Senate runs fundraisers, intramural sports and dances among other things at La Salle, and is very involved with service projects.
* Dave Lizmi (guitar)
* Haggis (guitar, former bassist of The Cult and Zodiac Mindwarp when he went by the name of Kid Chaos)
* Ben Pape (bass)
* Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery (drums)


Other Players:
*The Drama Club at La Salle is run by Ms. Maffia-Tobler and puts on an annual performance in the spring. They have also had coffee house style performances in past falls. Students in grades 9-12, along with girls from regional high schools have put on productions such as ''Spoon River Anthology, ""Dial M for Murder,'' and ''Sherlock Holmes and The Case of the Sign of Four'' Students who don't want to perform can still participate by being a member of the production crew which help with scenery, setp up, cleaning, curtain and lighting.


* Patrick Sugg (guitar)
*'''St. Mary's School in Kenya''' La Salle Institute along with other Lasallian schools across the country support and fund the St. Mary's School in Nyeri, Kenya. LSI holds clothing drives and a magazine drive to support the school in Kenya. La Salle Institute is the largest contributor to the St. Mary's School out of all Lasallian schools that donate. All the money raised from yearly magazine drive in February goes to support the school. La Salle is the only school/group participating the Reading at Home Fund-raising Program that donates all the money to a charitable cause outside of the school/group. Last year over $7,000 was raised. LSI also collects new or gently used clothing with a La Salle imprint/design on it for the children at St. Mary's. This year more than 10 boxes of clothing were sent.
* Ron Young (vocals)
* Pharaoh (bass)
* Chuck Biscuits (drums)
* Randy Cooke (drums)
* Mike Lavoie (guitar)
* Rick McGee (guitar)


== 1989 The Four Horesemen (EP) - Caroline/ILL labels ==
==Notable alumni==


:01 Welfare Boogie
The following is an incomplete list of notable La Salle Institute alumni:
:02 Shelly
:03 High School Rock N Roller
:04 Hard Lovin' Man


== 1991 Nobody Said it Was Easy - American Records ==
* Dr. Joseph J. Bulmer: [[Nuclear engineer]] and President of [[Hudson Valley Community College]] from 1979 to 1996<ref>[https://www.hvcc.edu/news_events/newsstory.php?id=4428 Hudson Valley Community College - Statement from Hudson Valley Community College President Andrew J. Matonak on Dr. Joseph J. Bulmer's Death <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
* Robert D. Carlson, [[Professional Engineer|P.E.]]: Mayor of [[Watervliet, New York|Watervliet]], [[New York]] since 1996.
* Pat M. Casale: [[New York State Assembly]]man for the [http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=108&sh=map 108th Assembly District] from 1992 until 2006<ref>[http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=108&sh=bio New York State Assembly - Members<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.
* Bishop Howard Hubbard (1956): [[Bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany]] from 1977 to the present.<ref>http://www.lasalleinstitute.org/documents/pdf/AlumniCadetFinalSummer2006.pdf</ref>
* Bishop Elias Manning (1956): [[Bishop]] of Valença, [[Brazil]]. <ref>[http://www.ofm-conv.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=30&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 Focus on: Friar Elias Manning, O.F.M.Conv., Bishop of Valença, Brazil :: OFMConv. Website :: Ordo Fratrum Minorum Conventualium<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Michael R. McNulty]]: Member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] since 1988. Represents the [[New York's 21st congressional district|21st Congressional District of New York]].
* Guy Hebert: Hockey goalie, he played for 10 years in the National Hockey League and Team USA, including the 1997 NHL All-Star Game.


:01 Nobody Said It Was Easy
==External links==
:02 Rockin' Is Ma' Business
*[http://www.lasalleinstitute.org/ Official La Salle Institute web site]
:03 Tired Wings
*[http://www.lasalle.org/ Brothers of the Christian Schools]
:04 Can't Stop Rockin'
*[http://www.rcda.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany]
:05 Wanted Man
*[http://www.nycharities.org/event/event_1680.asp?CE_ID=1680/ La Salle Institute Online Bookstore]
:06 Let It Rock
*[http://stmaryslasalle.org// St. Mary's School in Kenya, Supported by La Salle Institute]
:07 Hot Head
:08 Moonshine
:09 Homesick Blues
:10 75 Again
:11 Lookin' For Trouble
:12 I Need A Thrill/Somethin' Good


== 1996 Gettin' Pretty Good at Barely Gettin' By - Magnetic Air ==
==See also==
[[List of Catholic schools in New York]]


:01 Still Alive And Well
==References==
:02 Gettin' Pretty Good At Barely Gettin' By
:03 Drunk Again
:04 Livin' These Blues
:05 Song For Absent Friends
:06 Keep Your Life
:07 Hot Rod
:08 Rock My Universe
:09 Back In Business Again
:10 Hit The Road
:11 Keep On Keepin' On
:12 My Song
:13 What The Hell Went Wrong


== 2005 "Left For Dead" Box Set: DVD + Live CD(1992) and booklet - Self-released. ==
<references/>
1) DVD: All "major release" videos, all unreleased videos, and a bunch of footage from the "club days", etc.


2) Live CD:
[[Category:High schools in New York]]
:01 '75 Again
[[Category:Lasallian educational institutions]]
:02 Moonshine
[[Category:Preparatory schools in New York]]
:03 Tired Wings
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1850]]
:04 Can't Get Next To You
[[Category:Private Schools in New York's Capital District]]
:05 Nobody Said It Was Easy
[[Category:Roman Catholic secondary schools in New York]]
:06 Hothead
[[Category:Rensselaer County, New York]]
:07 The Roadie From Hell
[[Category:Private schools in New York]]
:08 I Need A Thrill
[[Category:Boys' schools in the United States]]
:09 Wanted Man
[[Category:Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany]]
:10 Rockin Is Ma Business
:11 Let It Rock
:12 Lookin For Trouble

==Sources==
*[http://www.myspace.com/fourhorsemenband Official Band MySpace]
*[http://www.thefourhorsemen.com/ Official Website]
*[http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/fourhorsemen/fourhorsemen.shtml Sleazeroxx.com writeup]
*[http://www.sleazegrinder.com/teensleaze4horsemen.htm Sleazegrinder.com writeup]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKv_YYzdI2w Video for "Rockin' is ma business"]

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The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen were an American hard rock band that had brief popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their style was blues influenced heavy rock and their fame was both fleeting and full of tragedy.

History

Formed in the late eighties by Wales-born guitarist Haggis (a.k.a. Stephen Harris), who had been a touring bassist for The Cult and member of Zodiac Mindwarp, the Four Horsemen were based out of Hollywood, California, and featured Frank Starr on vocals.

Their first release was a self titled four track EP in 1989, which generated enough interest to get them a full album record contract with Def American.

The second album, Nobody Said it Was Easy was produced by Rick Rubin, and was by far their most popular. The album produced the title track as a single and the hit "Rockin' is Ma Business.". However, the band was tied up in legal disputes with Rubin and lead singer Frank Starr also spent some time in jail on a drugs charge, the combination of which put their album on hold for nearly two years. By the time it was finally released in 1991, the music scene was just about to change with the rise of Grunge which in turn led to a rapid downturn in many of the existing hard rock acts. Just as they were getting wider recognition, their market disappeared. Business problems, another stint in jail by Frank Starr and internal fights followed, which prompted Haggis to leave the band.

In 1994, the band reconciled their differences and started to put together a third release with Pharaoh replacing Ben on bass. But the first of two tragedies struck on September 27th 1994 when original drummer Dimwit (Ken Montgomery) died from a drug overdose. The band continued with creating the album, dedicating it to Dimwit and including the poignant ballad 'Song for Absent Friends' which is clearly influenced by his death. Dimwit's brother Chuck Biscuits took over on drums.

Then in November 1995, lead singer Frank Starr was hit by a drunk driver while driving his motorcycle down Sunset Strip and was left in a coma suffering from severe head injuries. The band soldiered on, releasing the third album Gettin Pretty Good...At Barely Gettin' By... in 1996 on the Magnetic Air label and embarking on a tour with Ron Young of Little Caesar on vocals, hoping that Starr would come out of the coma, but he eventually died on June 18, 1999, and the band broke up.

In 2007, Haggis and Dave Lizmi assembled as much archive footage of the band as they could, and released a 2 disc retrospective, Left for Dead. Disc one is a DVD featuring the promo videos from Nobody said it was Easy, plus rare interview, live performance and behind the scenes footage. Disc two is a live CD.

Lineup

Original Members:

1989: The Four Horsemen

  • Frank C. Starr (vocals ex-Alien and Sin)
  • Dave Lizmi (guitar)
  • Haggis (guitar, former bassist of The Cult and Zodiac Mindwarp when he went by the name of Kid Chaos)
  • Ben Pape (bass)
  • Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery (drums)

Other Players:

  • Ron Young (vocals)
  • Pharaoh (bass)
  • Chuck Biscuits (drums)
  • Randy Cooke (drums)
  • Mike Lavoie (guitar)
  • Rick McGee (guitar)

Discography

Original Members:

1989: The Four Horsemen 

   * Frank C. Starr (vocals ex-Alien and Sin)
   * Dave Lizmi (guitar)
   * Haggis (guitar, former bassist of The Cult and Zodiac Mindwarp when he went by the name of Kid Chaos)
   * Ben Pape (bass)
   * Ken "Dimwit" Montgomery (drums)

Other Players: 

   * Patrick Sugg (guitar)
   * Ron Young (vocals)
   * Pharaoh (bass)
   * Chuck Biscuits (drums)
   * Randy Cooke (drums)
   * Mike Lavoie (guitar)
   * Rick McGee (guitar)

1989 The Four Horesemen (EP) - Caroline/ILL labels

01 Welfare Boogie
02 Shelly
03 High School Rock N Roller
04 Hard Lovin' Man

1991 Nobody Said it Was Easy - American Records

01 Nobody Said It Was Easy
02 Rockin' Is Ma' Business
03 Tired Wings
04 Can't Stop Rockin'
05 Wanted Man
06 Let It Rock
07 Hot Head
08 Moonshine
09 Homesick Blues
10 75 Again
11 Lookin' For Trouble
12 I Need A Thrill/Somethin' Good

1996 Gettin' Pretty Good at Barely Gettin' By - Magnetic Air

01 Still Alive And Well
02 Gettin' Pretty Good At Barely Gettin' By
03 Drunk Again
04 Livin' These Blues
05 Song For Absent Friends
06 Keep Your Life
07 Hot Rod
08 Rock My Universe
09 Back In Business Again
10 Hit The Road
11 Keep On Keepin' On
12 My Song
13 What The Hell Went Wrong

2005 "Left For Dead" Box Set: DVD + Live CD(1992) and booklet - Self-released.

1) DVD: All "major release" videos, all unreleased videos, and a bunch of footage from the "club days", etc.

2) Live CD:

01 '75 Again
02 Moonshine
03 Tired Wings
04 Can't Get Next To You
05 Nobody Said It Was Easy
06 Hothead
07 The Roadie From Hell
08 I Need A Thrill
09 Wanted Man
10 Rockin Is Ma Business
11 Let It Rock
12 Lookin For Trouble

Sources

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