Revolver (German band)
Revolver is a German hard rock band from Franconia that was founded in 1980 . The band included the Afro-American singer Mary B. Thompson, Dieter Roth, Jürgen Kühnlein (both guitar), Ludwig Fellinger (bass), Friedel Amon (keyboard) and Wilfried Schneiker (drums). The band landed at number 1 on the heavy metal charts at the same time as Good Time People and Not Too Late in 1981 and stood out for their specially made, revolver-shaped guitars.
history
They played at the World Popular Song Festival 1981 in the Budokan Hall of Tokyo. Scorpions producer Dieter Dierks was at the control of the debut album First Shot (1982), while Don Dokken sang the backing vocals .
Revolver toured Japan and accompanied Ozzy Osbourne on his European tour in 1982, after which singer Thompson left the band. Another album ( Little Bit Confused ) was released in 1984 under the name Raindancer , guitarist Dieter Roth then released a few solo albums. Revolver got together again in 1994 for a few appearances, with Uwe Gaasch as singer and Evert Fraterman on drums. The band is still active today with Matze Bäuerlein on drums and Igl Schönwitz on bass, reinforced by Klaus Wangorsch / Sebastian Strempel (trumpet and flugelhorn), Gerhard Caesar (saxophone and flute) and Udo Schwendler (trombone, saxophone, flute) and there Concerts in Germany.
Discography
- 1982: First Shot
- 1984: Little Bit Confused
Web links
- Official website
- Revolver at Discogs (English)