Coney Hatch
| Coney Hatch | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Toronto , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Adult Orientated Rock , Hard Rock |
| founding | 1980, 1992 |
| resolution | 1986 |
| Website | coneyhatch.com |
| Founding members | |
| Andy Curran | |
| Ed Godlewski (until 1981) | |
| Dave "Thumper" Ketchum | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, electric guitar |
Carl Dixon |
Electric guitar |
Steve Shelski |
Electric bass |
Andy Curran |
Drums |
Dave "Thumper" Ketchum |
| former members | |
Drums |
Barry Conners (1984–1985) |
singing |
James LaBrie (1985-1986) |
Electric guitar |
John McGoldrick (1985-1986) |
Drums |
Paul Marangoni (1985-1986) |
| Live and session members | |
Live representation |
Mike Hall |
Coney Hatch is a Canadian AOR and hard rock band that was formed around 1980. It reached its peak in the early 1980s when it released three LPs . Despite its continued existence only a few years, it did not release a fourth album until 2013.
history
In 1980 singer and bassist Andy Curran founded the Toronto band with guitarist Ed Godlewski and drummer Dave “Thumper” Ketchum . When singer and guitarist Carl Dixon joined in 1981 as a result of an advertisement looking for a full-time singer, Steve Shelski was now a member instead of Ed Godlewski. Her name was from the one at the gates of Coney Hatch London situated asylum derived.
Through the lyricist Pye Dubois, they met the diverse musician Kim Mitchell, who brought them to his contract label Anthem Records and who also produced the debut album Coney Hatch , which was released in the summer of 1982, himself. The single Hey Operator ( covered by Aldo Nova the following year ) became a radio hit and the video clip Devil's Deck got a permanent rotation on MTV . For the production of the successor, Outta Hand (1983), the house producer Ozzy Osbournes , Max Norman , was hired to smooth out the sound. With the third album there was only one change regarding the recording team: drummer Ketchum had married and became a father; From then on it was enough for him to make music in local bands. At least that's how Shelski put it in 1986. Dixon stated in 2013 that her management hadn't lifted a finger for their money and that the record company had invested in other bands. The frustration about it had been left out on the actually innocent ketchum. Later they regretted his expulsion. As a new member, Barry Conners, who had drums for Lee Aaron , was accepted. Friction was released in 1985. At this point they had already toured with Judas Priest , Iron Maiden , Accept , Triumph and Krokus , and they were about to tour Canada.
There are also contradicting statements about Dixon's departure. Whatever the occasion and whoever had resigned, Dixon was one of the mainstays of the band. Since the singer was now missing and the drum line-up was still inconsistent, James LaBrie (then Kevin LaBrie) was brought in, who could take on both positions, but ultimately stayed with the singing. The band consisted of Andy Curran, Steve Shelski, Kevin (James) LaBrie, John McGoldrick and Paul Marangoni for about a year. The newly composed material, which had been tested in the clubs of the home region, did not meet the quality expectations of the band, which is why LaBrie could not see a future in the further cooperation and left. He gained fame with Dream Theater in the early 1990s. With that the plans for a fourth LP died, as well as the ambitions to be able to make a living from making music. In 1986 they separated for the time being. On the occasion of the publication of a compilation of titles from the three LPs plus a few pieces from the archive under the name Best of Three in 1992, Curran revived the band. Coney Hatch remained a well-known figure in the Toronto area with occasional appearances, but was forgotten nationwide and only dared to go to festivals abroad, and then not everyone was always able to go there because of their regular job.
In 1990, Andy Curran released an album with the help of Carl Dixon as a background singer , even before he headed a short-lived band called Soho 69, an album that is stylistically not far from Coney Hatch. Dixon was so popular within the Canadian rock scene that he was a permanent member of April Wine for a long period of time and, from 1997, the reformed The Guess Who . He was also a guest in 1995 on the standard Keel guitarist Marc Ferrari, Marc Ferrari & Friends project. His own solo albums were made in 1993, 2001 and 2003.
In 2008 Dixon had a head-on collision with his car on the way to Melbourne . He was placed in an artificial coma and initially had poor recovery prognosis. Friends and companions organized a benefit concert in October 2008 in order to be able to pay the treatment costs. From this situation, the actual core line-up found its way back together. After many years, the musicians had their first joint appearance as Coney Hatch on August 5, 2010 in Toronto. Since then, the band has performed more and more and in 2013 released a fourth album, Four , personally produced by Andy Curran . Thoroughbred musician Dixon is also on the road with an acoustic program.
style
For Hucky Heppke from Metal Hammer , the first LP was the "hardest". Jens Schmiedeberg, also a Metal Hammer employee, recommended the third album to the “moderate hard rockers” due to the “economical, accentuated instrumentation”. Marcus Schleutermann from Rock Hard said that Four is Hard Rock, which does without showmanship and therefore comes across as timeless.
Discography
- 1982: Coney Hatch (Anthem Records)
- 1983: Outta Hand (Anthem Records)
- 1985: Friction (Anthem Records)
- 1992: Best of Three ( compilation , Anthem Records)
- 2013: Four (Frontiers Records)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Coney Hatch. In: Canadian Bands. Dan Brisebois, accessed March 31, 2014 .
- ↑ a b c d Hucky [Heppke]: Coney Hatch . To the top with "Friction"? In: Metal Hammer . July / August, 1985, p. 80 .
- ^ Keith Sharp: Shaken but not Stirred - The Rebirth of Coney Hatch. In: Music Express. themusicexpress.ca, April 26, 2013, accessed on March 31, 2014 (English).
- ^ Jens Schmiedeberg: Coney Hatch Video Singles . In: Crash . October 1986, p. ? .
- ↑ a b c Ellen Hartlmeier: Coney Hatch . In: Metal Hammer . June 1986, p. 99 .
- ^ Stefan Glas: Sweden Rock Festival 2004. (No longer available online.) In: Underground Empire. underground-empire.com, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on March 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Stefan Glas: Marc Ferrari & FRIENDS - Guest List. (No longer available online.) In: Underground Empire. underground-empire.com, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on March 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Carl Dixon. (No longer available online.) In: Underground Empire. underground-empire.com, April 16, 2008, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on March 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Carl Dixon benefit concert. (No longer available online.) In: Underground Empire. underground-empire.com, August 25, 2008, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on March 31, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Martin Kielty: Carl Dixon to play UK acoustic shows. (No longer available online.) In: Classic Rock. classicrockmagazine.com, October 7, 2013, archived from the original on April 7, 2014 ; accessed on March 31, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Jens Schmiedeberg: Coney Hatch . Friction. In: Metal Hammer . April 1985, p. 68 .
- ^ Marcus Schleutermann: Coney Hatch . Four. In: Rock Hard . No. 318 , November 2013, p. ? .
