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RANDY CALIFORNIA (USA)
Randy California was the main attraction of 1960s hippy faves Spirit.
Spirit, whilst not being strictly hard rock - it was acid-head music - did
allow California to experiment with guitar solos. During the early 1970s
he turned distinctly heavy metal and in 1972 recorded Kaptain Kopter and
the Fabulous Twirly Birds under the guise of Kpt. Kopter. California's music
is a mixture of gutter-level acid rock crossed with the freakiness of Jimi
Hendrix (in fact California was taught by Hendrix). However, it wasn't
until exactly ten years later that he released another set.
In 1985 California re-launched himself. Restless has Neil Murray on bass,
occasional keyboards from Neal Doughty of Reo Speedwagon and
drummer Curley Smith, ex-John Waite.
Kaptain Kopter and the Fabulous Twirly Birds (CBS) 1972
Euro-American (Beggars Banquet) 1982
Restless (Vertigo) 1985
Rapture In The Chambers (IRS) 1989
BOB CALVERT (UK)
Bob Calvert was the vocalist, writer and mainstay of Hawkwind during the
mid-1970s. In between writing sci-fi novels, he released two solo LPs
which are of interest to metal fans. Captain Lockhead and the Starfighters
is superb, heavier than most bands of the time. It features most of Hawkwind,
including Lemmy Kilmister, later of Motorhead.
Sadly, Calvert died in 1989.
Captain Lockhead and the Starfighters (United Artists) 1974
Lucky Leif and the Longships (United Artists) 1975
Freq (Flicknife) 1985
CANDLEMASS (Sweden)
Messiah Marcolin: vocals
Mats Bjorkman: guitar
Lasse Johansson: guitar
Leif Edling: bass
Jan Lindh: drums
Doom-laden heavy metal, proceeding at a snail's pace, with heritage lying
firmly in the very early, very heavy Black Sabbath. The group appear
already to have run their natural course within the confines of four well-
received albums. Further adulation or expansion of their small fan-base
seems unlikely and the band might well be advised to redefine their musical
parameters.
Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (Black Dragon) 1986
Nightfall (Axis) 1987
Ancient Dreams (Axis) 1988
Tales of Creation (MFN) 1989
CANIS MAJOR (UK)
Jacqueline Bodimead: vocals
Tony Bodimead: guitar
Mick Groves: guitar
John Pepe: keyboards
Simon Cooper: bass
Gary Wise: drums
Canis Major played an excellent mixture of Rush-type pomp and
American-influenced FM hard rock. Bodimead has a superb voice,
and eventually found recognition as Girlschool's lead vocalist.
Butterfly Queen (JEM) 1980
CANNATA
See under Arc Angel.
CANNED HEAT (USA)
Bob Hite: vocals
Al Wilson: guitar, vocals
Henry Vestine: guitar
Larry Taylor: bass
Frank Cook: drum
Fronted by Bob 'the Bear' Hite and Al 'Blind Owl' Wilson, Canned Heat
was formed in 1966 as an extension of Hite and Wilson's love of the
blues. Both are regarded as experts on blues recordings. Changes in the
line-up of the band were numerous but Hite remained the lynch-pin.
They scored worldwide hits in 1968 with 'On the Road Again' and in
1969 with 'Going up the Country', both featuring the high-pitched vocals
of Wilson.
Canned Heat appeared at the Woodstock Festival of 1969 with their
recording of 'Going up the Country', appearing on the first Woodstock
album set. A rework of Willbert Harrison's 'Let's Work Together' with
Hite on lead vocals became another worldwide hit at the beginning of
1970; but the same year saw Wilson's death -- he was found dead in Hite's
garden in Topanga Canyon, Los Angeles. In his hand was a bottle of drugs.
Hite never really recovered from the shock. Subsequently the band never
really settled down to a steady line-up and then membership constantly
changed -- often mid-tour. During a visit to Europe in 1976, guitarist-
keyboards man Gene Taylor quit and British Chicken Shack and Savoy
Brown guitarist Stan Webb was a temporary replacement.
After touring Europe in 1980 to good critical acclaim, Hite took Canned
Heat back to America and set about recording an album to reestablish
popularity. However, midway through the recording in early 1981, he died
of a heart attack (caused by obesity). He is a sad loss; many consider
Canned Heat one of the greatest blues/R'n'B bands of all time. Numerous
albums have been recorded, but some have been released only on obscure
and self-financed labels.
Canned Heat (Liberty) 1967
Boogie With (Liberty) 1968
Livin' the Blues (Liberty) 1969
Hallelujah (Liberty) 1969
Vintage Heat (Chess) 1970
Live in Europe (Liberty) 1970
Future Blues (Liberty) 1970
Hooker 'n' Heat (Liberty) 1971
Historical Figuress (United Artists) 1973
New Age (United Artists) 1973
One More River to Cross (Atlantic) 1974
Live at Topanga Corral (DJM) 1976
CAPTAIN BEYOND (USA)
Rod Evans: vocals
Rhino: guitar
Reese Wynans: keyboards
Lee Dorman: bass
Guille Garcia: percussion
Marty Rodriguez: drums
A freaky hippy band fronted by Evans, ex-Deep Purple. Each album had
slow songs and searing guitar breaks.
Captain Beyond (Capricorn) 1972
Sufficiently Breathless (Capricorn) 1973
Dawn Explosion (Warner Brothers) 1977
TONY CAREY (USA)
First came to prominence as one of a long succession of keyboard players
with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. His solo material is a mixture of
accessible and highly commercial AOR.
Tony Carey (Rocshire) 1982
Some Tough City (MCA) 1984
CARILLO (USA)
Frank Carillo: vocalls, guitar
Jan Mullaney: keyboars
Jimmy Haslip: bass
David Donen: drums
This band went on to form tow-thirds of the band Blackjack. (Mullaney
played on both Blackjack LPs but was only credited as a gues.) Carillo's
first LP was a bit laid back but the second saw them edging towards
AOR/hard rock. Frank Carillo was ex-Doc Holiday.
Rings Around the Moon (Atlantic) 1978
Streets of Dreams (Atlantic) 1979
KIM CARNES (USA)
Kim Carnes made several albums of sickly ballads and corny chart material,
but with Voyeur turned heavy and released an album which was full of great
hard rock in a style based on layered synths and pumping basswork. Her
voice really suits the hard-rock stance.
Voyeur (EMI) 1982
Cafe Racers (EMI) 1984
Mistaken Identity (EMI) 1985
THE CARS (USA)
Ric Ocasek: vocals, guitar
Elliot Easton: guitar
Greg Hawkes: keyboards
Benjamin Orr: bass
David Robinson: drums
A very hard new-wave band, although regarded by many as a poor North
American new-wave outfit. The Cars and Candy 'O' are great slices of
powerful hard rock influenced slightly by the post-punk boom of the
late 1970s. Their brand of pop hard rock had given them worldwide success.
The Cars (Elektra) 1978
Candy 'O' (Elektra) 1979
Panorama (Elektra) 1980
Shake It (Elektra) 1981
Heartbeat City (Elektra) 1984
CATS IN BOOTS (USA)
Joel Ellis: vocals
Takashi O'Hashi: guitars
Yasuhiro Hatae: bass
Randy Meers: drums
Latest in a long line of MTV-styled rough 'n' ready rockers with some glam
pretensions; their music is a regulation fusion of Ratt, Dokken and Britny
Fox. Following the release of their debut LP the band split up.
Kicked and Klawed (EMI) 1989
CELTIC FROST (Switzerland)
Tom G. Warrior: vocals, guitar
Reed St Mark: guitar
Martin Ain: bass
Stephen Priestley: drums
Extreme thrash metal outfit with avant-garde near-jazz-rock pretensions.
Formed in 1984 pimarily by mainman Tom G. Warrior and ex-Hellhammer
bassist Martin Ain, the band made a considerable impact with their unique
sound, courting critical praise and establishing a healthy sales base. By
the time the group had recorded and released Into the Pandemonium, in many
ways a watershed effort, they had succeeded in positioning themselves as,
perhaps, the most happening underground thrash metal outfit of the decade,
rubbing shoulders with the likes of Slayer, Metallica and Megadeath. Their
promise was not fully to develop however and when the rather sanitized
bland-sounding Cold Lake LP appeared they alenated much of their following,
helping to destroy almost overnight a legacy of near-perfection. A return
to form, and a return to the original line-up following an earlier switch
of musicians, did little to re-kindle their devoted fan base and it is
debatable whether the band will ever regain their strength and their share
of the thrash rock market. All records up to Cold Lake are highly recommended.
Marbid Tales (Noise) 1984
Emperors Return (Noise) 1985
To Mega Therion (Noise) 1985
Into the Pandemonium (Noise) 1987
Cold Lake (Noise) 1989
Vanity/Nemesis (Noise) 1990
CENTAURUS (USA)
Louis Merlino: vocals
Nick Paine: guitar
Nick Costello: bass
Joey Belfire: drums
Centaurus was just a front for guitar wizard Nick Paine. Their only LP
features very heavy rock similar to Led Zeppelin, and is interspersed
with freaky guitar instrumentals. Costello later joined Toronto and
Paine headed for a solo career.
Centaurus (Azra) 1979
CHAIN REACTION (Canada)
Phil Naro: vocals
Warren Barvour: guitar
Ray Le Sard: bass
John Livingstone: drums
A solid mixture of power pop and heavy-metal histrionics. They have a
great use of melody while retaining the solid Eddie Van Halen-style
guitar work.
X-rated Dreams (Attic) 1982
CHALLENGER (France)
Denis Drieu: vocals
Remy Devillard: guitar
Serge Hendrix: guitar
Pierrot Roussel: bass
Jean-Pierre Pollet: drums
Fantastic mixture of Southern boogie and US metal, sounding like a cross
between Molly Hatchet and Van Halen. Hendrix is ex-Hurricanes.
First Round (RCA) 1981
CHANNEL (USA)
Robert Fleischman: vocals
Tony Berg: guitar
Trey Thompson: bass
Gary Furgason: drums
Fleischman's claim to fame had previously been a solitary unsuccessful solo
LP and the fact that he nearly became Journey's vocalist. Channel is a highly
creditable AOR machine that split almost the moment their debut hit the shops!
Gary Furgason went on to join The Gary Moore Band and leader Fleischman
joined Vinnie Vincent's invasion. However, Channel is a class vinyl release
and deserves recognition if only for Flieschman's pleasing vocal gymnastics.
Channel (Epic) 1984
CHARIOT (UK)
Pete Franklin: vocals, guitar
Scott Biaggi: guitar
John Smith: bass
Jeff Braithwaite: drums
Engaging speed metal band from North London who have won a sizeable
following on the club circuit. Poor production mars their debut LPs
but future releases should be worthy of attention if they can overcome
this small problem.
The Warrior (Shades) 1984
Burning Ambitions (Shades) 1986
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