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GIUFFRIA (USA)
David Glen Eisley: vocals
Craig Goldy: guitar
Gregg Giuffrai: keyboards
Chuck Wright: bass
Alan Krigger: drums
Fulsome pomp rock bathed in luscious flowery synthesizer and reminiscent
of early Night Ranger, Starcastle, Journey and Boston. Archetypal American
rock pushed and teased to the absolute outer limits of superme melody.
Based in Los Angeles, the band was formed by Gregg Giuffria, who previously
had been a founder member of Angel. In fact Giuffria had intended to label
this present project with the Angel name but changed it at the last moment
in an effort to secure originality and critical respect. He toured USA with
Deep Purple but left the tour part way through. They have become a major
attraction in their own right. A superb band. Wright joined Quiet Riot
during summer 1985. Eisley joined Dirty White Boy and Gregg Giuffria later
formed House of Lords.
Giuffria (MCA) 1984
Silk and Steel (MCA/Camel) 1986
GLORY BELL’S BAND (Sweden)
Glory North: vocals
Miguel Santana: guitar
Franco Santuione: guitar
Marks Anderson: guitar, keyboards
Bob Anderson: bass
Peter Udd: drums
This band plays heavy metal with three guitar players, and they sound very
like Raven and Judas Priest.
Dressed in Black (SOS) 1982
Century Rendezvous (SOS) 1985
ROGER GLOVER
Glover found fame as the bassist in legendary Deep Purple and of course
has been part of the revived Mk 2 Purple. Glover recorded his first solo
album after leaving Purple while he was establishing himself as a producer.
The album sounds of its time but remains interesting for the instrumental
textures used. Mask is a much more modern affair and uses programmed synths
and Police-style guitar lines. It met little commercial success. During the
1980s Glover worked with Ian Gillan and was also involved in general
recording-production work.
Elements (Polydor) 1976
Mask (Polydor) 1984
GODDO (Canada)
Greg Godovitz: bass, vocals
Gino Scarpelli: guitar
Doug Inglis: drums
Incredible heavy rock with lyrics that are so esoteric that even the band
cannot understand them. Goddo probably represent the most adventurous
sound of all the Canadian bands presently operating, including Triumph.
They are undeniably Canada’s best-kept secret. Godovitz is ex-Fludd, a
seventies pop outfit.
Goddo (Polydor) 1977
Who Cares (Polydor) 1978
An Act of Goddo (Attic) 1981
Live, Best Seat in the House (Attic) 1981
THE GODZ (USA)
Mark Chatfield: guitar, vocals
Bob Hill: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Eric Moore: bass, vocals
Glen Cataline: drums, vocals
The Godz are an American band with a mean macho biker’s image. They
should not be confused with the late 1960s UK outfit of the same name.
The group split after the release of their second album. Their sound
is like Grand Funk Railroad on acid. The group reformed in 1982 with
a different line-up.
Much of the 1987 listed album contains maerial from I’ll Get You
Rockin’ with only three brand-new songs.
The Godz (Millennium) 1978
Nothing Is Sacred (Millennium) 1979
I’ll Get You Rockin’ (Heavy Metal Records) 1985
Mongolians (Grudge) 1987
RON GOEDERT (USA)
Ron Goedert: vocals, keyboards
Jerry Runyman: guitar
Riff West: bass
Jack West: drums
Ron Goedert, ex-White Witch, looked like a renegade from the 1960s on the
cover of Breaking All the Rules with his twenty-inch satin flares. Musically
he is not that different from that time with his quirky four-minute songs.
Breaking All the Rules (Polydor) 1980
GOLDEN EARRING (Netherlands)
Barry Hay: vocals
Robert Jan Stips: keyboards
George Kooymans: guitar
Rinus Gerritsen: bass
Cesar Zuiderwijk: drums
This Dutch band is known worldwide for a classic single, ‘Radar Lover’,
from Moontan. However, this 1973 hit did not take the band to superstar
status, though the group has always been ‘huge’ in Holland – they had
known success in their home country since a 1964 top-ten single ‘Please
Go’. They have a strong following in the USA and Europe in general.
In recent times the group have been more heavy than ever but have
absorbed other styles into their basic hard-rock foundations. In their
early days the band supported The Who on a major European tour in 1972,
which led to a record contract with Track Records, a company run by The
Who’s managers, Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp. Two founder members, George
Kooymans and Rinus Gerritsen, remain with the group. Througout the 1980s
the band has continued to maintain its respect and fan support with
American and European tours receiving ecstatic response. On vinyl they
have also upheld their musical freshness by utilizing modern-age recording
techniques with dynamic well-played songs.
Hay had a successful solo album, Victory of Bad Taste (Ring), issued
in 1987, and it seemed the end for this famous Dutch outfit, but they
re-formed for a release at the end of the eighties.
Hearring Earring (Track) 1973
Moontan (Track) 1973
Switch (Track) 1975
To the Hilt (Track) 1976
Golden Earring (Polydor) 1976
Mad Love (Polydor) 1977
Golden Earring Live (Polydor) 1977
Contraband (Polydor) 1977
Grab it for a Second (Polydor) 1979
No Promises (Polydor) 1979
Prisoner of the Night (Polydor) 1980
Long Blond Animal (Polydor) 1980
Second Live (Polydor) 1981
The Cut (Polydor) 1982
N.E.W.S (21 Records) 1984
Something Heavy Going Down (21 Records) 1985
The Hole (21 Records) 1986
The Keeper of the Flame (Ring) 1989
ROY GOMEZ (USA)
Rock guitarist extraordinaire Gomez was born 27 February 1953 in Casablanca,
Morocco. He has played with and sessioned for countless rock stars and
displays in his compositions a liking for jazz rock. He has one album,
Volume, issued in 1980. It is rather 1960s-based, and carries psychedelic/
heavy metal overtones.
Volume (CBS) 1980
GOOD RATS (USA)
Peppi Marchello: vocals
Mickey Marchello: guitar
Bruce Kulick: guitar
Schuyler Deale: bass
Joe Franco: drums
Members of the band have changed regularly during the band’s existence.
The music is a mixture of raw-aggressive metal, often tinged with jazzy
weird overtones. It is always of high quality and they are worth their
weight in gold. They still have to break out of New York State in a big
way, but are already a minor legend. Tasty featured the Marchello brothers,
Franco and John Gatto on guitar and Lenny Kotke on bass. Their last line-up
featured Bruce Kulick, ex-Blackjack and now in Kiss.
Good Rats (Kapp) 1968
Tasty (Warner Brothers) 1974
Ratcity in Blue (Ratcity) 1976
Birth Comes to Us All (Passport) 1977
From Rats to Riches (Radar) 1978
Live at Last (Ratcity) 1979
Great American Music (Passport) 1981
MYLES GOODWIN (Canada)
Erstwhile leader of seminal Canadian monster rockers April Wine who,
after freezing AW’s dwindling activity, moved to the Bahamas and cut
this rather tepid and commercially unsuccessful solo LP. Goodwin has
a gorgeous voice, one of the best, but the material on offer is second-
division pap. He reformed April Wine in 1990, scuppering plans to
record a follow-up solo release.
Myles Goodwin (Atlantic) 1988
Erstwhile leader of seminal Canadian monster rockers April Wine who,
after freezing AW’s dwindling activity, moved to the Bahamas and cut
this rather tepid and commercially unsuccessful solp LP. Goodwin has
a gorgeous voice, one of the best, but the material on offer is second-
division pap. He reformed April Wine in 1990, scuppering plans to
record a follow-up solo release.
Myles Goodwin (Atlantic) 1988
GORDI (Yugoslavia)
Zlatko Manojlovic: guitar, vocals
Slobodan Surdlan: bass, vocals
Gedomir Petrovic: drums
A fantastic heavy-rock band in the style of Black Sabbath, AC/DC and
Motorhead. Well produced, and played with such venom that ears will
bleed.
Pakleni Trio (LSY) 1981
Kraljica Smrti (Jugoton) 1982
GORKY PARK (Russia)
Nikolai Naskov: vocals
Alex Belov: guitar
Jan Janewkow: guitar
Alexander Minkov: bass
Sascha Lvov: drums
One of several Russian heavy metal acts who have crossed international
barriers with LP releases in Western territories. Brought to attention
via the 1989 Moscow music and peace festival, which starred a number of
major Western acts such as Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne and Bon Jovi who
boosted their publicity and helped Gorky Park obtain a US record release.
Otherwise a fairly mundane power metal act with questionable potential.
Gorky Park (Polygram) 1989
BARRY GOUDREAU (USA)
Barry Goudreau is a solo effort from Boston’s guitarist and came during
a period when Boston had nothing planned to follow Don’t Look Back. The
album features Brad Delp on lead vocals and Sib Hashian on drums. It
could be called a third Boston album. He went on to form Orion.
Barry Goudreau (Portrait) 1980
LOU GRAMM (USA)
Former vocalist with one of the most successful hard rock groups of all
time, Foreigner. Gramm, a veteran of the American East Coast music scene,
joined Foreigner in 1976, helping to springboard them to international
fame and fortune with his rich soulful vocals and powerful delivery.
During a temporary Foreigner hiatus in 1987 Gramm recorded his debut solo
album, employing a selection of close musician friends, including his
brother, and scored a major US hit with ‘Midnight Blue’. Rumours soon
began to spread that Gramm would split Foreigner to pursue a solo career,
but such talk took a back seat when the band commenced work on what would
eventually become his final Foreigner record, Inside Information. A
lacklustre effort for sure; many claimed Gramm had actively witheld much
musical input. It only seemed a matter of time before he would announce
his departure. Much of early 1989 was spent working on another solo LP.
Several tracks were scrapped and additional recording kept the project
under wraps until its eventual release during the winter of 1989. Not
as immediate as his debut effort, Long Hard Look employs subtleties of
a mellow nature, more so than has been evident on some of Foreigner’s
latter work. With two hit singles under his belt Gramm announced his
departure from the Foreigner ranks, in April 1990.
Ready or Not (Atlantic) 1987
Long Hard Look (Atlantic) 1989
GRAND FUNK (USA)
Mark Farner: vocals, guitar
Mel Schacher: bass
Don Brewer: drums
Originally called Grand Funk Railroad, this band formed in Michigan in
1969. They first attracted attention because they were managed by Terry
Knight, a former Detroit DJ who proceeded to launch them on an unsuspecting
world. For the time, Grand Funk Railroad played the loudest, brashest
music writing world – something on which Knight successfully capitalized.
They were also amongst the first to be called heavy metal, a term created
especially for them and Black Sabbath. On Time, despite critical dismissal,
topped the US album charts and dumbfounded the cynics. An appearance at
the Atlantic pop festival in 1969 cemented Grand Funk’s breakthrough.
They waived their fee for appearing and turned up the sound to distortion
level. The crowd loved them. Their LPs up to Survival repeated their
initial success and they became the most successful hard-rock act for
the period.
In December 1971 Knight was relieved of his Svengali-like role and a
period of legal instability ensued. All Grand Funk’s albums from that
time onwards became slightly more diversified – some were excellent,
some very poor. Craig Frost, keyboards, joined on We’re an American
Band. The band split up in 1976 with Born to Die as a final testament –
there were coffins on the sleeve. However, in 1981 the band re-formed
with Farner, Brewer and a new member, Dennis Bellinger, on bass. The
music has altered little. During the late 1970s Brewer and Craig formed
the short-lived Flint. Farner became a born-again Christian and released
several albums under a religious aegis (see under Mark Farner).
On Time (Capitol) 1970
Grand Funk (Capitol) 1970
Closer to Home (Capitol) 1970
Live (Capitol) 1971
Survival (Capitol) 1971
E. Pluribus Funk (Capitol) 1972
Phonenix (Capitol) 1973
We’re an American Band (Capitol) 1973
Shinin’ On (Capitol) 1974
All the Girls in the World Beware (Capitol) 1975
Caught in the Act (Capitol) 1975
Born to Die (Capitol) 1976
Good Singin’, Good Playin’ (Capitol) 1976
Grand Funk Lives (Full Moon) 1981
What’s Funk? (Full Moon) 1983
GRAND PRIX (UK)
Robin McAuley: vocals
Phil Lanzon: keyboards
Michael O’Donoghue: guitar
Ralph Hood: bass
Andy Beirne: drums
Probably, alongside Magnum, the UK’s best pomp outfit, Grand Prix’s
songs are brilliant slices of melodic expertise. Grand Prix featured
vocalist Bernie Shaw who later joined Praying Mantis and Stratus.
Bernie was ex-Dirty Tricks. Early 1984, due to a lack of interest,
the band split. A great shame. Second vocalist McAuley is now in the
McAuley Schenker Group.
Grand Prix (RCA) 1980
There for No One to See (RCA) 1982
Samurai (Chrysalis) 1983
GRANMAX (USA)
Nick Christopher: vocals
Steve Myers: guitar
Tim McCorkle: bass
Louis McCorkle: drums
One of the first American bands to play in the current US metal style.
Their first album was not well produced, but the second is worth buying.
A Night Alive (Panama Records) 1976
Kiss Heaven Goodbye (Panama Records) 1978
GRAVE DIGGER (Germany)
Chris Boltendahl: vocals
Peter Masson: guitar
C. F. Brank: bass
Albert Eckardt: drums
Various line-up changes have been made since this fast and furious metal
outfit hit the German rock scene in 1980. After recording a six-track
demo the band split mid-way through 1983 but, offered a contract by Noise,
group founders Boltendahl and Masson reformed with their old drummer
Philipp Seibel and newcomer Willi Lackmann on bass. Two tracks were
Recorded for the German-released Rock from Hell sampler. Eckardt replaced
Seibel and in February 1984 the first album was recorded. Several tours
through Germany and Benelux countries saw them established. Collogne
session musician Rene T. Bone replaced Brank in September of the same
year.
Heavy Metal Breakdown (Noise) 1984
Witch Hunter (Noise) 1985
War Games (Noise) 1986
GREAT WHITE (USA)
Jack Russell: vocals
Mark Kendall: guitar
Michael Lardie: keyboards
Tony Montana: bass
Audie Desbrow: drums
Formed in Los Angeles during the early eighties and gigged extensively,
eventually deciding to record and release a self-financed mini-album.
This debut six-track recording took the form of a one-sided record
produced by friend and associate Don Dokken, helping to define the
band’s style; classy blues-based melodic rock with aggressive riffs
and tight arrangements.
In 1983 they won a sizeable recording deal with EMI American but cut
a rather disappointing album which failed to impress on both sides of
the Atlantic despite heavy touring commitments (supporting Whitesnake
in Europe). With interset slakening they were dropped from their label
and left flounder in LA.
Undeterred, the band soldiered on, eventually financing another mini-
album, Shot in the Dark, which met with strong grass-roots support and,
on the basis of this new-found enthusiasm, signed another major recording
deal with Capitol Records. The resultant album, Once Bitten . . ., full
of terse blues licks and rock hard riffs, was an expected smash, propelling
the band into the American charts and eventually selling over a million
units. By this time original members bassist Lorne Black and drummer
Gary Holland had been replaced by Tony Montana and Audie Desbrow
respectively with keyboard player Michael Lardie also coming on board
(he undertook production duties on future release).
Recovery . . . Live is a live album released as a contractual payoff to
Enigma Records and contains a selection of cover songs including material
originally written by Led Zeppelin and Cream.
. . . Twice Shy, released in October 1989, reinforced their popularity,
providing them with yet another platinum award. A well-liked group,
particularly amongst other musicians, Great White have flourished without
the use of gimmicks in a marketplace that normally demands exciting
visuals and excessive flash.
Out of the Night (Aegan) 1982
Stick It (EMI) 1984
Shot in the Dark (Telegraph) 1986
Once Bitten . . . (Capitol) 1987
Recovery . . . Live (Enigma) 1988
. . . Twice Shy (Capitol) 1989
hooked (Capitol) 1991
JACK GREEN (UK)
A big name in Canada even if he has become relatively forgotten in Britain
despite the fact that in the 1960s he was a member of a popular band, the
Pretty Things. He plays reasonable pop/hard rock, and his first album
features Ritchie Blackmore of Rainbow on one track.
Humanesque (RCA Canada) 1980
Essential Logic (RCA Canada) 1981
Latest Game (FM/Revolver) 1987
GREEN BULLFROG (UK)
Although no musical credits are listed, Green Bullfrog features all of the
early Deep Purple Mk 2. The LP was made up of studio jams and was released
under the Green Bullfrog pseudonym to fulfil contractual ties. The music
has obvious Deep Purple influences with lots of flashy guitarwork,
unmistakably by Blackmore.
Green Bullfrog (Decca) 1971
GRIFFIN (USA)
William Rodrick McCay: vocals
Rick Cooper: guitar
Rick Wagner: drums
A 1981-formed outfit that became five with the addition of guitarist Yaz
and bassist Thomas Sprayberry prior to album number one; but at the time
of the second album release only the original trio remained. Initially
they were greeted with interest even if they were and have remained an
uneven outfit. At their best they play melodic metal with dash and flair.
Flight of the Griffin (Shrapnel/SPV) 1985/6
Protectors of the Lair (SPV) 1987
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