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Greg Giuffria
Gregg Giuffria (born July 28, 1951) is an American rock musician and businessman. He was the keyboardist for AOR bands Angel, House of Lords, and Giuffria. Career Giuffria is originally from Gulfport, Mississippi, graduating from high school in 1969. A talented keyboardist, he played in several local bands including The Telstars and Flower Power (who released several singles on the Tune Kel label), he moved to the US West Coast where in the mid 1970s he joined Angel. After the band broke up in 1981 Giuffria put together his own band, Giuffria, with vocalist David Glen Eisley, guitarist Craig Goldy, bassist Chuck Wright, and drummer Alan Krigger, and achieved some success with their first eponymous album and first single "Call to the Heart," which made the Top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The band broke up after the commercial failure of their next album "Silk and Steel" in 1986. Giuffria then put together the House of Lords with the help of Kiss' Gene Simmons and sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keyboard Instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers. The most common of these are the piano, organ, and various electronic keyboards, including synthesizers and digital pianos. Other keyboard instruments include celestas, which are struck idiophones operated by a keyboard, and carillons, which are usually housed in bell towers or belfries of churches or municipal buildings. Today, the term ''keyboard'' often refers to keyboard-style synthesizers. Under the fingers of a sensitive performer, the keyboard may also be used to control dynamics, phrasing, shading, articulation, and other elements of expression—depending on the design and inherent capabilities of the instrument. Another important use of the word ''keyboard'' is in historical musicology, where it means an instrument whose identity cannot be firmly established. Particularly in the 18th century, the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in the early 1970s. Simmons was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014 as a member of Kiss. Early life Simmons was born as Chaim Witz on August 25, 1949, at Rambam Hospital in Haifa, Israel, to Jewish immigrants from Hungary. His mother, Florence Klein (1925–2018) (née Flóra Kovács), was born in Jánd and survived internment in Nazi concentration camps. She and her brother, Larry Klein, were the only members of the family to survive the Holocaust. Simmons' father, Ferenc "Feri" Yehiel Witz (1925–2002), was a carpenter. Simmons spent his early childhood in Tirat Carmel and was raised in a practicing Jewish household. He has said that his family was "dirt poor", scraping by on ration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demons Down
''Demons Down'' is the third studio album by House of Lords, released on April 7, 1992. It was recorded with founding members James Christian and Gregg Giuffria playing with a reformed band line-up, and was the last album before the band's breakup the same year. Track listing Personnel *James Christian - lead vocals *Gregg Giuffria - keyboards, backing vocals * Dennis Chick - guitars, backing vocals *Sean McNabb - bass, backing vocals *Tommy Aldridge - drums, backing vocals Additional musicians *Paul Stanley - backing vocals on "Can’t Fight Love" *Tim Pierce - guitar * Danny Jacobs - guitar *David Glen Eisley - backing vocals *Billy Trudel - backing vocals References External linksKiss-Related-Recordings * |
Sahara (House Of Lords Album)
''Sahara'' is the second studio album by the American Rock music, rock band House of Lords (band), House of Lords, released on August 21, 1990. The album was recorded without original guitarist Lanny Cordola, but with Doug Aldrich as the band's guitarist. Still, the album features many guest contributors on guitar, such as Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick), Chris Impellitteri (Impellitteri) and Mandy Meyer (Asia (band), Asia, Krokus (band), Krokus). Other contributors on the albums are White Lion's Mike Tramp, Cheap Trick's Robin Zander, Steeler (American band), Steeler's Ron Keel, Autograph (U.S. band), Autograph's Steve Plunkett and Giuffria's David Glen Eisley, all on backing vocals. The album reached position No. 121 in The Billboard 200 chart on February 23, 1991. "Heart on the Line", which was written by Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen, would eventually be recorded by Cheap Trick themselves for their 2016 album ''Bang, Zoom, Crazy... Hello''. Track listing Personnel *Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk And Steel (Giuffria Album)
''Silk + Steel'' was the second album released by American rock band Giuffria in 1986. It was produced by Pat Glasser, who was at the time also the producer of Giuffria's MCA labelmates Night Ranger. The band covered "I Must Be Dreaming", a Willy DeVille song that went to No. 52 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The record's peak position on The Billboard 200 was No. 60 on June 21, 1986. Track listing All tracks by Gregg Giuffria and David Glen Eisley, except where indicated # "No Escape" - 5:29 # "Love You Forever" - 4:00 # "I Must Be Dreaming" (Willy DeVille) - 4:24 (Mink DeVille cover) # "Girl" - 4:29 # "Change of Heart" - 3:35 # "Radio" (Giuffria, Eisley, Cordola) - 4:27 # "Heartache" - 3:48 # "Lethal Lover" (Giuffria, Eisley, Cordola) - 4:21 # "Tell It Like It Is" - 4:06 # "Dirty Secrets" - 4:41 2000 remastered edition bonus track #"Say It Ain't True" - 3:45 (from the soundtrack of the movie '' Gotcha!'') Personnel * David Glen Eisley - lead and backing vocals, harmonica, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuffria (album)
''Giuffria'' is the self-titled debut album from American rock band Giuffria (led by keyboard player Gregg Giuffria), released on MCA Records in 1984, and co-produced by Andy Johns. The album peaked at #26 on the Billboard album charts on March 2, 1985. It was the most successful album from the five released by Giuffria, then House of Lords, from 1984 to 1992. The debut single from the album, "Call to the Heart" reached the top 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Track listing *All songs written by David Glen Eisley and Gregg Giuffria, except where noted. # "Do Me Right" 4:12 # "Call to the Heart" 4:37 # "Don't Tear Me Down" (Eisley, Giuffria, Goldy) 4:54 # "Dance" (Eisley, Giuffria, Goldy) 4:08 # "Lonely in Love" 4:53 # "Trouble Again" 5:24 # "Turn Me On" (Eisley, Giuffria, Goldy) 4:25 # "Line of Fire" 4:56 # "The Awakening" 2:34 # "Out of the Blue" 5:32 Personnel Giuffria *David Glen Eisley – lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica *Craig Goldy – guitars *Gregg Giuffria – key ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Without A Net (album)
''Live Without a Net'' is the first live album and the sixth in total by the rock band Angel. It was the band's last album before breaking up in 1981. The band had hoped that the album would bring them commercial success, like the album '' Alive!'' did for Kiss, but it did not, leading to Angel's break up a year later. The first CD issues cut out the audience in order to fit the entire album onto one CD. All reissues since the 2000s have been released on two discs and contain the album's full content. Track listing Disc one #"Tower" – 5:02 #"Can You Feel It" – 4:07 #"Don't Leave Me Lonely" – 4:00 #"Telephone Exchange" – 4:08 #"Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" – 3:27 #"Over and Over" – 5:02 #"Anyway You Want It" – 2:55 #"On the Rocks" – 9:18 #"Wild and Hot" – 3:19 Disc two #"All the Young Dudes" – 4:35 #"Rock and Rollers" – 8:03 #"White Lightning" – 8:35 #"Hold Me, Squeeze Me" – 3:28 #"Got Love If You Want It" – 4:07 #"Feelin' Right" – 5:56 #"2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinful (album)
''Sinful'' is the fifth album by the rock band Angel. It was originally titled ''Bad Publicity'' and a few copies of the album with that name and a different album cover were sold before being replaced. The album went to #159 on the US Pop Album Charts in 1979. Some consider it their most pop-oriented album. Track listing #"Don't Take Your Love" (DiMino, Giuffria) – 3:30 #"L.A. Lady" (Meadows) – 3:45 #"Just Can't Take It" (DiMino, Meadows) – 3:44 #"You Can't Buy Love" (Brandt, DiMino) – 3:37 #"Bad Time" (DiMino, Giuffria) – 3:41 #"Waited a Long Time" (Brandt, DiMino) – 3:13 #"I'll Bring the Whole World to Your Door" (DiMino, Leonetti, Meadows) – 2:54 #"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (Giuffria) – 3:33 #"Wild and Hot" (Meadows) – 2:59 #"Lovers Live On" (Meadows, Robinson) – 2:58 #"Virginia" (Meadows) – 3:58 (bonus track from the soundtrack to the motion picture ''Foxes'') #"Walk Away Renee" (Sansome, Calilli, Brown) - 2:54 (bonus track) Personnel *Frank DiMino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Hot (album)
''White Hot'' is the fourth album by the rock band Angel. After the release of ''On Earth as It Is in Heaven'', bass guitar player Mickie Jones left and was replaced by Felix Robinson. The album contains Angel's only top 50 hit, " Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore," originally recorded by The Young Rascals in 1965, which went to #44 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1978. The single spent eight weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album peaked at #55 on the ''Billboard Top 200. Cover Art The cathedral in the background is directly inspired by Notre Dame de Paris. Cover concept by David Joseph & Chris Whorf according to inner sleeve credits. Critical reception ''The New Rolling Stone Record Guide'' gave the album 0 stars, a rating reserved for "worthless" records. Track listing #"Don't Leave Me Lonely" (Barry Brandt, Frank DiMino) – 4:00 #"Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (Lori Burton, Pam Sawyer) – 2:50 #"Hold Me, Squeeze Me" (Frank DiMino, Gregg Giuffria, Punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Earth As It Is In Heaven
''On Earth as It Is in Heaven'' is the third album by the rock band Angel. It is the last album with Mickie Jones who had been the band's bass guitar player since its formation. It was produced by Eddie Kramer and recorded in an actual castle in the Hollywood Hills. "Cast the First Stone" and "Just A Dream" are very similar in sound to the songs on ''Angel'' and '' Helluva Band''. In fact, "Cast The First Stone" was written during the ''Helluva Band'' sessions. The band toured non-stop and it was during this time they made their only tour of Japan. The album peaked at #76 on the US Billboard charts. Lovember Records reissued ''On Earth...'' in a digitally remastered limited edition in August 2008. It included a 16-page booklet with liner notes by the journalist Dave Reynolds (''Classic Rock'' magazine and ''Kerrang''), a track-by-track run down by the singer Frank DiMino, all lyrics and previously unreleased photos. The LP originally contained a symmetrical poster of the album co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helluva Band
''Helluva Band'' is the second album by the rock band Angel. Track listing #"Feelin' Right" – 4:42 (Frank DiMino, Punky Meadows, Gregg Giuffria) #"The Fortune" – 8:40 (DiMino, Meadows, Giuffria) #"Anyway You Want It" – 2:52 (DiMino, Meadows, Giuffria) #"Dr. Ice" – 5:23 (Derek Lawrence, DiMino, Meadows, Giuffria) #"Mirrors" – 4:28 (DiMino, Meadows, Giuffria) #"Feelings" – 5:42 (DiMino, Meadows, Giuffria) #"Pressure Point" – 5:26 (Barry Brandt, Mickie Jones, DiMino, Meadows) #"Chicken Soup" – 4:46 (DiMino, Meadows, Giuffria) #"Angel Theme" – 2:32 (Giuffria, Brandt) The Rock Candy Records reissue features a hidden track after "Angel Theme" - a rare Japanese fan club greeting/recording by the band members in anticipation of going to Japan for the first time. Personnel *Frank DiMino: all vocals *Punky Meadows: all guitars *Gregg Giuffria: organ, piano, clavinet, harpsichord, Mellotron, synthesizers, ARP string ensemble ( Moog programming by Dan Wyman & Jim Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel (Angel Album)
''Angel'' is the first album by the rock band Angel. "Tower", the keyboard-heavy opening track, was used widely during the late 1970s and early 1980s by album rock radio stations in the US for various advertising purposes. The track is also on K-SHE radio's Classic List. This album can be seen as representing the band's early progressive roots, with '''' seeing the group starting to move towards an increasingly hard rock-oriented sound. Tracks 6-8 segue to form a 10-minute mini suite. Track listing # "Tower" – 6:59 (Frank Dimino, Gr ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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