The idea of recording a tribute album to Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers was down to Boz Boorer and Dean Micetich. As Boz says in the sleeve notes, they were a huge influence on the Polecats, and watching them live was a big thing. Their first ever performance at a church hall in Mill Hill, included around eight Cavan numbers, and all the band were leaping around like epileptic hillbillies, all trying to be Lyndon Needs!
Over two sessions in January and February of 2008, friends and colleagues from the Rock N Roll world were asked to contribute, and contribute they did!
There wasn’t time for rehearsals, so quick run throughs and then a couple of takes were recorded. The only overdub was a piano played by James Intveld, which is quite amazing, but then just look at the quality of the musicians involved.
The first five tracks on the album were recorded at Joe Altruda’s place, Hollywood, California, and the next six at Bruce Witkin’s place, West Hollywood, California. Appearing on these two sessions are (in no particular order), Boz Boorer (vocals/guitars), Dean Micetich (vocals/rhythm guitar), Solomon Snyder (upright bass), Joe Perez (drums), Tim Polecat (vocals), Ashley Kingman (lead guitar), Scott Franklin (bass guitar), Slim Jim Phantom (drums), James Intveld (vocals, piano, rhythm guitar), Levi Dexter (vocals), Gilby Clarke (lead guitar), Luis Arriaga (vocals), Big Sandy (vocals), Danny Harvey (lead guitar) and Bill Bateman (drums). The last 4 tracks on the album were recorded independently by the artists, who are The Tennessee Cats (Japan), Batmobile (Netherlands), Johnny Fox & The Hunters (UK) and Steve Hooker (UK).
Sadly Cavan Grogan passed away on the 15th February 2020. A true Rock ‘N’ Roll legend, who with his band influenced a whole generation of disaffected youth who being force fed insipid pap, in the mid 70s. Their first album ‘Crazy Rhythm’ from 1975 is full of raw energy anthems, played with aggression and passion, and who could falter lyrics like “Don’t wanna hear no funky soul, I wanna hear some Rock N Roll” Marvellous stuff, and none of us used to sing “funky”! R.I.P. Cavan Grogan.
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ReplyDeleteThe idea of recording a tribute album to Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers was down to Boz Boorer and Dean Micetich. As Boz says in the sleeve notes, they were a huge influence on the Polecats, and watching them live was a big thing. Their first ever performance at a church hall in Mill Hill, included around eight Cavan numbers, and all the band were leaping around like epileptic hillbillies, all trying to be Lyndon Needs!
Over two sessions in January and February of 2008, friends and colleagues from the Rock N Roll world were asked to contribute, and contribute they did!
There wasn’t time for rehearsals, so quick run throughs and then a couple of takes were recorded. The only overdub was a piano played by James Intveld, which is quite amazing, but then just look at the quality of the musicians involved.
The first five tracks on the album were recorded at Joe Altruda’s place, Hollywood, California, and the next six at Bruce Witkin’s place, West Hollywood, California. Appearing on these two sessions are (in no particular order), Boz Boorer (vocals/guitars), Dean Micetich (vocals/rhythm guitar), Solomon Snyder (upright bass), Joe Perez (drums), Tim Polecat (vocals), Ashley Kingman (lead guitar), Scott Franklin (bass guitar), Slim Jim Phantom (drums), James Intveld (vocals, piano, rhythm guitar), Levi Dexter (vocals), Gilby Clarke (lead guitar), Luis Arriaga (vocals), Big Sandy (vocals), Danny Harvey (lead guitar) and Bill Bateman (drums).
The last 4 tracks on the album were recorded independently by the artists, who are The Tennessee Cats (Japan), Batmobile (Netherlands), Johnny Fox & The Hunters (UK) and Steve Hooker (UK).
Sadly Cavan Grogan passed away on the 15th February 2020. A true Rock ‘N’ Roll legend, who with his band influenced a whole generation of disaffected youth who being force fed insipid pap, in the mid 70s. Their first album ‘Crazy Rhythm’ from 1975 is full of raw energy anthems, played with aggression and passion, and who could falter lyrics like “Don’t wanna hear no funky soul, I wanna hear some Rock N Roll” Marvellous stuff, and none of us used to sing “funky”!
R.I.P. Cavan Grogan.