Bands you regret not seeing live

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Frazod

That was around 2001. At that point I wouldn't have heard any of their stuff on the radio for about eight or nine years.

Gregg Guiffria, who had previous success with Angel, then the band Guiffria, founded House of Lords.

Many of the guys that played in Guiffria are on House of Lords albums.

You might really like the Guiffria albums if you haven't checked them out. They were very similar to House of Lords.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Gregg Guiffria, who had previous success with Angel, then the band Guiffria, founded House of Lords. Many of the guys that played in Guiffria are on House of Lords albums.

You might really like the Guiffria albums if you haven't checked them out. They were very similar to House of Lords.

Yup.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Gregg Guiffria, who had previous success with Angel, then the band Guiffria, founded House of Lords.

Many of the guys that played in Guiffria are on House of Lords albums.

You might really like the Guiffria albums if you haven't checked them out. They were very similar to House of Lords.

Thanks. I'll check them out. I was wondering if you knew any of those guys.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Frazod

Thanks. I'll check them out. I was wondering if you knew any of those guys.

I was friends with Doug Aldrich back in the mid-90's and while he wasn't a "member" of House of Lords, because they were kind of an "Open Door" gig in terms of guitarists, he played on the Blind Faith cover of Find My Way Home, which is an awesome version, IMO.

I never met the other guys. Ken Mary and Lanny Cordolla bolted for Christian Rock music after Guiffria (although they both appeared on HOL albums) so we weren't running in the same circles by the time I moved to Hollywood in 1993.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I was friends with Doug Aldrich back in the mid-90's and while he wasn't a "member" of House of Lords, because they were kind of an "Open Door" gig in terms of guitarists, he played on the Blind Faith cover of Find My Way Home, which is an awesome version, IMO.

I never met the other guys. Ken Mary and Lanny Cordolla bolted for Christian Rock music after Guiffria (although they both appeared on HOL albums) so we weren't running in the same circles by the time I moved to Hollywood in 1993.

Were you still friends with Doug when he started playing with Ronnie? Killing The Dragon is one of my favorite Dio albums.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Were you still friends with Doug when he started playing with Ronnie? Killing The Dragon is one of my favorite Dio albums.

We hung out quite a bit from 1994-1996. He was in Lion at that time and also had a few other bands but none really broke through.

And yeah, I'm with you on his only Dio album - it's my favorite, by far, and it's a damn shame he didn't get to record another with him before his death in 2010.

His two albums with Whitesnake are awesome, IMO, as well. He was the only guy to take what John Sykes did on the 1987 album and run with it.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

We hung out quite a bit from 1994-1996. He was in Lion at that time and also had a few other bands but none really broke through.

And yeah, I'm with you on his only Dio album - it's my favorite, by far, and it's a damn shame he didn't get to record another with him before his death in 2010.

His two albums with Whitesnake are awesome, IMO, as well. He was the only guy to take what John Sykes did on the 1987 album and run with it.

I have pretty much everything Dio has recorded save for some of the Elf stuff and before. My big 3 are Dio, Sabbath, and Judas Priest. Between then I’m only missing 3 studio albums now. And of course since Dio was also in Sabbath, that makes H&H and Mob Rules my 2 favorite albums, period.

And that brings me full circle in this thread. I really regret not making an effort to see the 2009 H&H tour. Nobody knew Ronnie had less than a year to live.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I was friends with Doug Aldrich back in the mid-90's and while he wasn't a "member" of House of Lords, because they were kind of an "Open Door" gig in terms of guitarists, he played on the Blind Faith cover of Find My Way Home, which is an awesome version, IMO.

I never met the other guys. Ken Mary and Lanny Cordolla bolted for Christian Rock music after Guiffria (although they both appeared on HOL albums) so we weren't running in the same circles by the time I moved to Hollywood in 1993.

I realized why I never heard of them back in the day - they were together from '85 to '87, the years I was on my ship. Being out to sea back then was like being in outer space from a cultural standpoint. And when the ship was in Norfolk, I was generally working 12+ hour days and was so goddamn poor that I could barely pay the bills and eat, let alone buy new albums. There are tons of songs, TV shows and movies from those years that to this day I've never seen or heard of. Sometimes, like today, I discover them by accident.

[DeepPurple]

Giuffria does a song "Call to the Heart', which I think was their biggest hit. It's one of those songs whenever Hair Nation plays it on XM Radio I've got to turn it up. The singer was David Glen Eisley who married the actress Olivia Hussey and I believe they're still together. He had a great voice similar to Survivor's late singer Jimi Jameson. The band had some chops, as mention Greg Giuffria was with Angel, guitar was Craig Goldy who also played with Dio and bassist was Chuck Wright who was with Quiet Riot.

Here's Call to the Heart live in Japan 1985



I saw on the news a few years ago that Greg Giuffria was doing quite well living in Las Vegas running casinos and developing properties. In fact they did a reunion tour in 2015 and the band with his name, he was the only one not to show up. David Glen Eisley apparently can no longer hit the high notes. This is from a show in England in 2015, that's David Glen Eisley in the ball cap and it's almost painful to listen to him trying to sing.

[DeepPurple]

Ronnie Dio & the Prophets, Ronnie James Dio was a doo whop singer when he was about 21. He was born July 10, 1942, I can always remember his birthday because I was born on July 10 and my wife was born in '42, that just sticks in my head. He got the stage name early, his real name was a little too long "Ronald James Padavona".

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DeepPurple

Ronnie Dio & the Prophets, Ronnie James Dio was a doo whop singer when he was about 21. He was born July 10, 1942, I can always remember his birthday because I was born on July 10 and my wife was born in '42, that just sticks in my head. He got the stage name early, his real name was a little too long "Ronald James Padavona".

Yeah, I don’t have any of the Prophets stuff because it’s so hard to find.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by DeepPurple

Giuffria does a song "Call to the Heart', which I think was their biggest hit. It's one of those songs whenever Hair Nation plays it on XM Radio I've got to turn it up. The singer was David Glen Eisley who married the actress Olivia Hussey and I believe they're still together. He had a great voice similar to Survivor's late singer Jimi Jameson. The band had some chops, as mention Greg Giuffria was with Angel, guitar was Craig Goldy who also played with Dio and bassist was Chuck Wright who was with Quiet Riot.

Here's Call to the Heart live in Japan 1985



I saw on the news a few years ago that Greg Giuffria was doing quite well living in Las Vegas running casinos and developing properties. In fact they did a reunion tour in 2015 and the band with his name, he was the only one not to show up. David Glen Eisley apparently can no longer hit the high notes. This is from a show in England in 2015, that's David Glen Eisley in the ball cap and it's almost painful to listen to him trying to sing.

Dude you seem to be on the same wavelength I am. I love rock/metal history and playing the whole “6 degrees of” game. I mean, just start with the band you have in your name and that tree is absolutely insane.