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Spread eagle
Spread Eagle 2013 in Maryland
Spread Eagle 2013 in Maryland
General information
Genre (s) Hard rock , sleaze rock
founding 1989, 2006
resolution 1995
Website spreadeagle.us
Founding members
Ray West
Paul DiBartolo
Rob DeLuca
Tommi Gallo
Current occupation
singing
 Ray West
guitar
 Ziv "Chevelle" Shalev
bass
 Rob De Luca
Drums
 Rik DeLuca
former members
guitar
 Paul DiBartolo (1989–1995)
Drums
 Tommi Gallo (1989–1995)
guitar
 Dennis Kimak (2010-2012)

Spread Eagle is an American hard rock band from New York that was active from 1989 to 1995 and reformed in 2006. Their style is oriented towards Sleaze Rock , which is why the name Skid Row is often used when trying to classify them . Founding member Rob DeLuca gained fame as the bassist of UFO and in the band of Sebastian Bach , the former skid row frontman.

history

The beginnings

Spread Eagle emerged from a Boston band called Bang, who performed regularly between 1985 and 1989 as a local star in the legendary Boston club The Channel. She played in the opening act for Extreme and Autograph and won the MTV Basement Tapes competition in 1986. However, the big breakthrough in the form of a recording contract did not materialize. Guitarist Paul DiBartolo went to New York in 1989. That's how he met Ray West, who was doing recordings with another band at the time. The musical affinity was so great that DiBartolo summarily ordered the remaining band members from Boston to New York. Although Bang provided the majority of the musicians, a new name was chosen with Spread Eagle.

1989-1992

While Spread Eagle was still writing the songs for the first appearances in New York in 1989, representatives of various labels appeared in the practice room at the band rehearsals. Eventually, Spread Eagle signed with MCA and immediately began recording in the studio. In 1990 the debut album of the same name was released. The videos for the songs Switchblade Serenade and Scratch Like a Cat were several times in the MTV telecast Headbangers Ball to see. Due to a lack of support from the label, the band shot the video clip for Scratch Like a Cat themselves with the help of friends. The Switchblade Serenade video was then funded by MCA. The director was Scott Kalvert , who also filmed the legendary Guns-N'-Roses concert at the Ritz. On September 30, 1990, the band had over 10,000 visitors at the Livestock Festival in Tampa , Florida . In the following years she toured tirelessly, however grunge gained popularity and the market for hard rock and metal shrank. So the support from the record company was limited and the hoped-for success fell far short of expectations.

1993-1995

Disenchantment and frustration began to show during the recording of the follow-up album Open to the Public . Due to tensions within the band, drummer Tommi Gallo came and went (and the substitutes didn't stay long either) until he finally left and was replaced by studio musicians during the recordings. Musically they tried to develop further, which succeeded, but was not necessarily welcomed by the fans in America. In 1993 Open to the Public was published internationally. In Germany, too, it was widely recognized in the press - like its predecessor - but the sales figures were limited. Nonetheless, the Sony Music label recognized Spread Eagle's musical potential and offered a contract for a third album. The band ran out of a drummer, however, and the mood was far from motivated after years of hard work with moderate success. Spread Eagle dissolved before the new contract was signed.

2006-2010

After Rob DeLuca joined Sebastian Bach as a tour bassist in 2006, who in turn had a permanent position as the opening act for Guns-N'-Roses' Chinese Democracy Tour (2006-2012), interest in Spread Eagle returned. Ray West and Rob DeLuca decided at the insistence of fans to get the band together again. However, the reunion proved difficult. Tommi Gallo had completely withdrawn from the music industry. Paul DiBartolo, who now lives in India under the name Salvadore Poe, distanced himself from the lyrics and therefore refused to perform with the band. So the band started with half the original line-up. Chris Caffery of the Trans Siberian Orchestra stepped in on guitar . The drums were occupied by John Macaluso, who was already there when recording Open to the Public . Despite all the difficulties, the tour was a success and the reaction of the fans prompted West and DeLuca to look for permanent band members for the vacant positions and to carry on.

Also in 2006, the band's own label Lovember Records, in cooperation with Universal Music, released a remastered and mixed new edition of the Spread Eagle debut album of the same name. Due to the demand, a tour in the USA took place in 2008, still without permanent members on guitar and drums. 2008 was also the year DeLuca first represented Pete Way at UFO. After touring almost non-stop with Sebastian Bach and UFO in 2009 and 2010, Spread Eagle made slow progress.

Since 2011

In 2011 Spread Eagle was complete with Dennis Kimak on guitar and Rik DeLuca on drums and toured the US as soon as Rob DeLucas and West's other commitments allowed it. In 2012 Kimak left the band and was replaced by Ziv "Chevelle" Shalev. In 2015 Vinnie Moore's album Aerial Visions was released , on which Rob DeLuca took over the bass for two pieces.

Spread Eagle went on tour in Europe for the first time in 2017, including two dates in Germany. In January 2018, the band signed a deal with Frontiers Records and announced the release of their next studio album in 2019. On May 9, 2019, the band unveiled the title, cover and tracklist of their new album Subway to the Stars , which will be released on August 9, 2019.

style

Jörg Staude from Metal Hammer found the debut album dirty, rough, aggressive, all in all independent and despite these attributes not unmelodic. This mix reminds me of Skid Row , but there are no more parallels to the much more successful band. On the successor, the band sounded less rough and dirty, but “much more suitable for radio”.

For Frank Trojan from Rock Hard , Open to the Public is a “tough hard rock album” with “[k] rachende [n] guitars, good [n] melodies and a lot of street feeling”. The album is "in the best US hard rock tradition" next to bands like Aerosmith , Skid Row and Tesla .

In 1991 Markus Baro reviewed the import album in Break Out . It offers "straightforward, rock'n'roll rock'n'roll " and the listener can also look forward to a "sleaze rocker in the style of the old Ratt ". In the following year Jürgen Tschamler characterized the style as dirty, simple, rough, energetic, so like "a mixture of street rock and rock'n'roll", which Rose Tattoo , AC / DC and Two Bit Thief would also play. Ray West stated in an interview with Tschamler that he likes to listen to AC / DC, the old Black Sabbath , Junkyard, Dangerous Toys and lots of old rock'n'roll like Chuck Berry's , but just as much likes to listen to rhythm and blues .

Neil Jeffries described in his book Kerrang! The Direktory of Heavy Metal the style of honest rock'n'roll from the street, played with razor-sharp guitars and a vocals that oozes sleaze and sex.

Martin Popoff places in The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties Spread Eagle between Guns N 'Roses and Skid Row, without suppressing a certain proximity to Love / Hate and on the second album to Aerosmith. His style is sleaze rock, with singer Ray West in particular boasting an exciting vocal expression that is permeated by the spirit of Axl Roses from Guns N 'Roses.

Discography

  • 1990: Spread Eagle ( MCA Records )
  • 1993: Open to the Public (MCA Records)
  • 2006: Spread Eagle (Lovember Records) (remastered new edition of the debut album)
  • 2019: Subway to the Stars ( Frontiers Music )

Music videos

  • 1990: Scratch Like a Cat
  • 1990: Switchblade Serenade
  • 2019: Sound of Speed

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Jörg Staude: Spread Eagle. Finally permission to take off . In: Metal Hammer . The international hard rock & heavy metal magazine. May 1993, p. 111 .
  2. ^ A b c Frank Trojan: Spread Eagle. Death to the Public . In: Rock Hard . No. 69 , February 1993, 10x dynamite. The hit of the month, p. 77 ( online [accessed August 21, 2017]).
  3. ↑ a b Martin Popoff : The Collector's Guide of Heavy Metal Volume 3: The Nineties . Collectors Guide Ltd, Burlington, Ontario, Canada 2007, ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9 , Spread Eagle - Spread Eagle, pp. 421 .
  4. ^ Paul DiBartolo interview. In: sleazeroxx.com. February 1, 2006, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  5. ↑ 1985 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  6. ^ 1986 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  7. ↑ 1987 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  8. ↑ 1988 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  9. ^ 1989 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  10. ↑ 1985 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  11. ↑ 1987 Shows at the Channel. In: Boston's Best Live Rock - The Channel - The Channel Website. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  12. ^ Paul DiBartolo interview. In: sleazeroxx.com. February 1, 2006, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  13. ^ Paul DiBartolo interview. In: sleazeroxx.com. February 1, 2006, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  14. ↑ a b c d Jürgen Tschamler: Spread Eagle. Rock-hard rockers . In: Break Out . The Heavy Rock Magazine. February 1992, p. 11 .
  15. ^ A b Markus Baro: Spread Eagle. Spread eagle . In: Break Out . The Heavy Rock Magazine. June 1991, Ear Gear. Imports, p. 36 .
  16. ↑ Former SPREAD EAGLE bassist joins SEBASTIAN BACH's touring band. In: blabbermouth.net. June 5, 2006, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  17. ^ Paul DiBartolo interview. In: sleazeroxx.com. February 1, 2006, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  18. ↑ SPREAD EAGLE debut album Gets Reissued. In: blabbermouth.net. July 31, 2006, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  19. ↑ SPREAD EAGLE Announces New Lineup. In: blabbermouth.net. January 31, 2017, accessed August 16, 2017 .
  20. ↑ Jochen v. Arnim: Vinnie Moore / Aerial Visions. In: rocktimes.de. January 31, 2016, accessed August 22, 2017 .
  21. ↑ SPREAD EAGLE ANNOUNCE UK / EUROPEAN TOUR DATES. In: bravewords.com. June 7, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017 .
  22. ↑ Spread Eagle: new album coming in 2019. In: rockhard.de. January 9, 2018, accessed January 13, 2018 .
  23. ↑ Spread Eagle to release new album 'Subway To The Stars' on August 9th. In: sleazeroxx.com. May 9, 2019, accessed May 19, 2019 .
  24. ^ Jörg Staude: Spread Eagle. Open to the public . In: Metal Hammer . The international hard rock & heavy metal poster magazine. February 1993, CD, MC, LP Reviews, pp. 58 .
  25. ↑ Neil Jeffries: Kerrang! The Directory of Heavy Metal . Virgin Books, London 1993, ISBN 0-86369-761-5 , Spread Eagle, pp. 214 .