The Scream (band)
| The Scream | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Hard rock |
| founding | 1989 |
| resolution | 1993 |
| Founding members | |
| John Corabi | |
| Bruce Bouillet | |
| John Alderete | |
| Scott Travis | |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Billy Fogarty |
guitar |
Bruce Bouillet |
bass |
John Alderete |
Drums |
Walt Woodward III († 2010) |
The Scream was a hard rock band that emerged from the American group Angora and recorded their only released album in 1991.
history
Angora
The Philadelphia-born singer and guitarist John Corabi founded the group Angora in his hometown with Jimmy Marchiano (guitar), bassist Frank Scimeca and drummer Robert Iezzi . The band later relocated to Los Angeles and the group managed to record a song at Rock Steady Studios in Hollywood that was produced by Rob Cavallo. The song, Shake, Shake , appeared on a compilation CD entitled Son Of Pure Rock released by the Los Angeles radio station KNAC . At that time, Angora often appeared in the opening act for bands like Racer X or Shark Island. The group broke up, however, Jimmy Marchiano went back to Philadelphia, and Corabi, Scimeca, and Iezzi stayed in Los Angeles.
The Scream
Corabi met the guitarist Bruce Bouillet, who left Racer X, and founded the group Saints or Sinners with him and two other ex-members of the band, John Alderete and Scott Travis . They got a record deal, but before they started recording, Travis left the band because he had received an offer to play with Judas Priest . He was replaced by Walt Woodward III, who had previously played in the band Shark Island , then the members renamed the group and called themselves The Scream .
The band recorded their debut album Let It Scream , which was released on the Hollywood Records label, under the direction of music producer Eddie Kramer . The album was released in 1991, the single I Believe in Me was released. In 1992 the group released the song Young and Dumb on the soundtrack for the film "Encino Man" (German title: " Steinzeit Junior "). This track was produced by John Alderete, Bruce Bouillet and GGGarth and recorded at Sound City . The soundtrack album also included the title Your're Invited (But Your Friend Can't Come) by Vince Neil .
On February 14, 1992 John Corabi received a call from Nikki Sixx , the bassist for Mötley Crüe . This informed him that Vince Neil had left the band and the Crüe needed a new singer. He accepted Sixx's invitation to audition , auditioned on February 17 and 18, 1992, and got the job as singer for Mötley Crüe.
As a replacement for Corabi, the remaining group members of The Scream signed the singer Bill Fogarty. The band recorded another album ( Takin 'it to The Next Level ), but it was not released because Hollywood Records terminated the contract.
In 1996, the tribute album was Spacewalk - A Salute to Ace Frehley and Kiss released: The CD contained a cover version of the song New York Groove, by the The Scream members Bill Fogarty, Bruce Bouillet and John Alderete using a drum loops included had been.
In 2006 John Corabi distributed a CD on his website entitled Screamin 'Live 1992 , which included the recording of the band's last concert with him as the singer. The concert was recorded for a radio broadcast.
Walt Woodward III died on June 8, 2010 of complications from alcohol poisoning .
Discography
- Let It Scream ; Hollywood Records, 1991
Web links
- The Scream at Discogs (English)
- The Scream at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Unfinished John Corabi Biography at http://www.kissfaq.com
- ↑ a b John Corabi interview for Inner City Rocks Podcast (episode 56), published June 25, 2010
- ↑ 1991, Intercord Ton GmbH, Hollywood INT 845.173
- ↑ Information about The Scream and the album "Let it Scream" on allmusic.com
- ↑ Liner Notes for Encino Man
- ^ CD booklet from Spacewalk - A Salute to Ace Frehley and Kiss
- ↑ Scramin 'Live 1992 at discogs.com , accessed February 19, 2020