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[jgcable]

John I got a couple TT quick cds...they're cool..

you know there is a cleveland band called Aftershock...with members of the old Shock Paris..

Hey Bill, Aftershock was the most popular band I was ever in. We even had a song on the radio (AFTERSHOCK). We gigged 2-3 times a week for almost 3 years. We rehearsed at a place in New Rochelle, NY called Trilogy Studio's. It was underground. We had the largest studio at the place. There were alot of other bands that rehearsed there. Most payed by the hour. We paid monthly. So did 2 other bands that were to the left and to the right of our studio. ANTHRAX and a REALLY good band called Black Lace. That studio was really fun but a real pain in the ass to gig out of because of the stairs!
I have so many stories!!! The singer in my first band BULLET in high school was Mike Matijevic.
My claim to fame is recording the guitar track for Carribean Queen by Billy Ocean. I guess you can say that I am heard on the radio probably every single day. I also did all the guitar work for The Fat Boys, and in the late 80's I did work for Lloyd Price, Ben E King and Brenda Reed.
My band CAGE was considered to be the opening act for Foreigner's Juke Box Hero Tour. I sat in the lobby at Bud Kreger's office (he was Foreigner's tour manager) in Times Square NYC waiting for our interview and the Juke Box from the album cover was in the lobby!!! Gold and platinum records were EVERYWHERE. We were considered too heavy so we didn't get the gig. And of course.. you already have heard several million times that I auditioned for Ozzy to replace Randy for the Speak of the Devil tour. I got a call back and one of the people there told me I was sort of in the finals.
Brad Gillis got the gig. Later on I heard that George Lynch was being considered too. I was pretty smokin back in the day.
I was also accepted to The Juliard School of Music when I was around 10 for piano. I was a child prodigy on the piano when I was younger. I played everywhere. My claim to fame was being able to play all 21 pages of Moonlight Sonata by Bethoven BY EAR!! My parents told me that I was able to actually play the piano really well when I was 3. I took lessons from a famous pianist named Kramer Neuman. He gave me lessons for free and showcased me at recitals everywhere.
I can't believe I never made it in the music business. Oh well... there are thousands of musicians who can blow my doors in that never made it either and a ton of them who suck bigtime who did. Go figure.

[MBreinin]

My band Aftershock opened for Split Sydney many times in the early to mid 80's. They had a very cool logo and were a super popular band. Just as popular at the time as Twisted Sister and Zebra. So was a band called TT Quick. They were excellent and did alot of Accept covers!

Zebra was popular in other states besides Louisiana???

They are native sons.....actually, they are playing this weekend....at the BOWLING ALLEY. :ROTF:

Mike

[MBreinin]

Hey Bill, Aftershock was the most popular band I was ever in. We even had a song on the radio (AFTERSHOCK). We gigged 2-3 times a week for almost 3 years. We rehearsed at a place in New Rochelle, NY called Trilogy Studio's. It was underground. We had the largest studio at the place. There were alot of other bands that rehearsed there. Most payed by the hour. We paid monthly. So did 2 other bands that were to the left and to the right of our studio. ANTHRAX and a REALLY good band called Black Lace. That studio was really fun but a real pain in the ass to gig out of because of the stairs!
I have so many stories!!! The singer in my first band BULLET in high school was Mike Matijevic.
My claim to fame is recording the guitar track for Carribean Queen by Billy Ocean. I guess you can say that I am heard on the radio probably every single day. I also did all the guitar work for The Fat Boys, and in the late 80's I did work for Lloyd Price, Ben E King and Brenda Reed.
My band CAGE was considered to be the opening act for Foreigner's Juke Box Hero Tour. I sat in the lobby at Bud Kreger's office (he was Foreigner's tour manager) in Times Square NYC waiting for our interview and the Juke Box from the album cover was in the lobby!!! Gold and platinum records were EVERYWHERE. We were considered too heavy so we didn't get the gig. And of course.. you already have heard several million times that I auditioned for Ozzy to replace Randy for the Speak of the Devil tour. I got a call back and one of the people there told me I was sort of in the finals.
Brad Gillis got the gig. Later on I heard that George Lynch was being considered too. I was pretty smokin back in the day.
I was also accepted to The Juliard School of Music when I was around 10 for piano. I was a child prodigy on the piano when I was younger. I played everywhere. My claim to fame was being able to play all 21 pages of Moonlight Sonata by Bethoven BY EAR!! My parents told me that I was able to actually play the piano really well when I was 3. I took lessons from a famous pianist named Kramer Neuman. He gave me lessons for free and showcased me at recitals everywhere.
I can't believe I never made it in the music business. Oh well... there are thousands of musicians who can blow my doors in that never made it either and a ton of them who suck bigtime who did. Go figure.

When I was 7, my dad and I were fishing at a local park...and a newspaper guy came around and took our picture! I was in the newspaper faking like I had a big one on the line! :ROTF:

Just busting your chops, JG. Caribbean Queen?? Damn, I have heard that song about a thousand times....I guess I have to go back and listen to it again....

The Fat Boys are back...and you know they will never be whack!

Mike

[horns666]

Damn John you sure been around..like me.

But at least you did something other than a VH tribute..

WEll, I am working on some originals as we speak..

Bill

[Bengal65]

Wow, JGCable, amazing! I experienced something in a similar vein, but not as amazing as yours. I was to go to Berklee when I graduated H.S. When I was in the 10th grade my teacher wanted me to go to the New Jersey State (TriState) Jazz competitions (One of the colleges hosted the event). My teacher (who also was a Julliard grad) wanted me to go as his "star student" to compete against his college buddy's "star student". I asked who the star student was and I shrugged it off. I didn't recognize the name. Never heard of the guy. The students name was Al Dimeola!
I too never entered the music business as a full time professional. I'm a Metallurgical engineer. Ha! Go figure? I did however get a dual degree in Guitar Performance from Utah State, under the best instructor I know, Mike Christiansen (who by the way has written and produced many good books and videos). I never use what I have learned. I need to get at it someday!

[P I K A]

JG ,I used to go see all those bands ,they were all good. Twisted was more for the eyes although they were the loudest. TT was my favorite bar band. I saw them go thru 3 band changes before finally settling on Dave . He was good. He made them heavier .Played the classic les paul cherry sunburst thru marshalls but I likesd his tone and style. One time ina small club after the show he came up to me and introduced himself,probably thought I was in a metal band by how I looked. Saw Metallica in that same small bar called jb's rock 3. Some guy wa s yelling whiplash and I'm looking at him going , what? Thats before they were popular. Anyway don't remember aftershock ,any other bands you were in?

[jgcable]

JG ,I used to go see all those bands ,they were all good. Twisted was more for the eyes although they were the loudest. TT was my favorite bar band. I saw them go thru 3 band changes before finally settling on Dave . He was good. He made them heavier .Played the classic les paul cherry sunburst thru marshalls but I likesd his tone and style. One time ina small club after the show he came up to me and introduced himself,probably thought I was in a metal band by how I looked. Saw Metallica in that same small bar called jb's rock 3. Some guy wa s yelling whiplash and I'm looking at him going , what? Thats before they were popular. Anyway don't remember aftershock ,any other bands you were in?

Zebra was my favorite bar band back then. We opened for them many times. TT Quick was a close second. They did Accept and alot of other heavy bands and they had a ton of super hot chicks at every show.
That logo with the fist was really cool too. I remember the guitarist with the Les Paul. He was good.
If I recall, the best lead guitarists at that time were:
JJ French (he was REALLY good)
the guy from TT Quick
Randy Jackson
the guy from Blacklace, I think his last name was Fragnito and his brother was the bass player
I was considered good too for a few reasons but mainly because we were a power trio and I split the lead singing duties with the bass player plus all of our songs had alot of guitar solos in them.

The popular bands I played in were:

Aftershock all originals
Cage all originals
Cheap Thrill all originals
Vandelism all covers
Cage (we got back together) all covers
Aftermath all originals

Aftershock was by far the most popular. We had our title song Aftershock on "the cart" on WCWP (or was it WCHP, I don't remember). It was on every few hours and came on right after a song by The Killer Dwarfs. I don't remember what the Killer Dwarf song was but it was really cool to be at Rye Beach checking out the honeys when my song came on the radio.
We used to play at
The Rising Sun
The Showplace
Union Jack
Streets
The Crazy Horse
L'amours in Brooklyn
Manhattans

and a bunch of other places in NJ and Long Island that I can't remember.
We would travel with another band and split the cost of the truck. It was REALLY a good time.

[MBreinin]

An old friend's uncle played in the original lineup of Zebra. He also apparently taught Randy Jackson how to play guitar.....

Of course, this all came from his mouth and I never verified it. The guy could rip though...Toni Sinopoli.

Mike