DEAD EASY
tracks � Electra
& Ian Jones:
On these sessions, Ian Jones played lead guitar, rhythm guitars and, finally,
all bass parts - (after we went through about 3 promising ('live'), yet
completely technically inadequate bass players!!!), The astonishingly gifted
Pete Riley accompanied us on drums.
IAN JONES Biography: In October 1980 Ian co-founded the hard rock band
BLITZKRIEG, who secured a deal with Neat Records just two months later and
released their debut double A-sided single 'Buried Alive / Blitzkrieg' in 1981.
Another track called 'Inferno' was also included on a Neat compilation called
'Leadweight'. The band went on to receive welcome press coverage, as well as
featuring in early issues of KERRANG!. They also released a live recording
called 'Blitzed Alive' recorded in Newcastle. The song 'Blitzkrieg' reached No.
1 in the Melody Maker Heavy Metal chart along with another track called
'Armageddon', which got to No. 3. Then in 1884 METALLICA re-recorded the song
'Blitzkrieg' and included it as a B-side on their 'Creeping Death' 12-inch. The
track actually became more popular than the A-side and was soon a worldwide hit.
METALLICA re-released 'Blitzkrieg' as one of the tracks on their 'Garage Inc.'
album in 1989. Sales to date have reached over 13 million.
At
the point where decades meet, Ian Jones decided to put together another band. He
met ELECTRA (a die-hard metal fan and professional session-singer) outside the
keyboard shop on Denmark Street in London and DEAD EASY was born; A salubriously
positive first demo review in METAL HAMMER got the band a manager, invites to
tour in Europe and Japan and a deal. Dead Easy recorded loadsa tracks in a
primo expensive studio.. and made GREAT metallic ROCK n ROLL!!!.
But it wasn't going to be 'THAT EASY!" Life was full of surprises... and we met
them all.
The track 'Dirty Fun' is from the band's last recording session with ex-SLAYER
engineer Roy Rowland, recorded 18 months after the other album tracks were
already in the can. It was what you call a 'commercial salvage' attempt. The
other 6 reels of tracks had been thrown around and somewhat damaged. We salvaged
what we could. Many tracks were never fully mastered due to 'budgetary
constraints', but they exist to defy them!!!
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