DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEN alternate version***220k(zipped)
SERIOUS BUSINESS 1988
1. IN THE DANGER ZONE[B. Greenway, T. Howe] 2. RIGHT TRACK[B. Greenway, F.Mollin, M. Simon] 3. PLAYIN' TO WIN[B. Greenway, M. Simon] 4. SERIOUS BUSINESS[B. Greenway, M. Simon] 5. I CAN'T HOLD BACK[B. Greenway] 6. LET IT GO[B. Greenway, T. Howe] 7. R U READY FOR LOVE[B. Greenway, M. Simon] 8. I BELIEVE IN YOU[ B. Greenway] 9. IT'S ALRIGHT[B. Greenway, J. Roussel, M. Simon] 10. I CAN'T SAY NO[B. Greenway, T. Howe, M. Simon]
THE BAND:
- In the studio it's Greenway-vocals, lead guitars, slide guitars, keyboards; Aldo Nova-keyboards & programming, midi-magic; Andy Newmark-drums; Daniel Barbe-keyboards; Marty Simon-synclavier, keyboards, music direction.
- On the road it's Greenway, Paul Harwood, Jean St.-Jacques, John McGale and Jerry Mercer.
COMMENTS:
- A Brian Greenway solo project.Lots of keyboards and techno gizmos. IN THE DANGER ZONE and I BELIEVE IN YOU seem to keep my attention most.
- The Brian Greenway solo album is out of print. I have it on LP (ATLANTIC 78 18271) and CD (ATLANTIC 81827-2). It is a good album that features an Alex Lifeson (RUSH) guitar solo on "In the Danger Zone", Andy Newmark (Roxy Music) on drums and Aldo Nova on keyboards. The only real April Wine sounding track is the title track, which one might regard as the sequel to "Hot on the Wheels of Love".Thought I might include a WAV sample to whet your appetite.-Darren
SERIOUS BUSINESS***233k
Here's a shot of BG backstage with our good friend Kevin White while on the Serious Business Tour.
THE BUZZ BAND
Special thanks to Mark Hentze the info, artwork and brief synopsis
THE BAND:
- John McGale: Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers, Effects, Keyboards; Breen LeBoeuf: Vocals, Bass, Synthesizer, Keyboards; Jerry Mercer: Drums, (backing vocals on Cool Blue Flame).
- Produced by: John McGale, Recorded at: Studio Victor, Tempo Studios, Studio 1913 (all in Montreal), Engineered by: Ian Terry, Reginald Guay, Denis Barsalo, Toby, Maurice Patton, Alain Paquet, Tandem Records, 1990.
TRACKLIST:
- 1. Sucker for Love, 2. So Bad, 3. Any Old Night, 4. Shot in the Dark, 5. Touching Down, 6. Jammin' at the Jook Joint, 7. Loner, 8. Risin' Up, 9. Hell in High Heels, 10. Cool Blue Flame.
- A With the exception of a couple of songs the Buzz Band sound is very different than April Wine or (Mercer's previous band Mashmakan). In general it's the kind of music you would expect to hear at a good R&B/Blues bar such as the Yale in Vancouver, or the King Eddy in Calgary. The songs are a mix of ballad/ slow tempo stuff (tracks 2,5,7,10) and up tempo boogie numbers. For the most part Mercer's trademark bombastic style is rather restrained. "Sucker for Love" is probably the best "rock" song and Jerry's drumming is front and center. "Jammin' at the Jook Joint" is similar to the kind of music Colin James has been doing lately and features some cool drumming. From the ballads come what I think are probably the best two songs. "Loner" is April Wine meets Bad Company with a dash of R.E.O. Speedwagon. The last track, "Cool Blue Flame" is my favorite. I think Jerry is using brushes on this very jazzy tune which sounds very much like a good Gary Moore song.
