King Kobra - Kollection (2CD) (Remastered Edition) (2010)

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King Kobra - Kollection (2CD) (Remastered Edition) (2010)

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King Kobra - Kollection (2CD) (Remastered Edition) (2010)

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Year : 2010 (The Great American Music Company Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 230 mb


Bio:

King Kobra was formed in 1983 when legendary drummer Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart) approached Mark Free to add his vocals to some tracks he had previously written and recorded with guitarist Earl Slick (John Lennon, David Bowie). Three songs - "Overnite Love Affair," "Fool In The Rain" and "You Are My Life" - were strong enough to secure King Kobra a deal with Capitol Records. Producer Spencer Proffer, however, insisted on all new material for the band's major label debut, and the demos were scrapped, never to be released.With an album to make, Appice and Free started auditioning players and writing songs. Guitarist Mike Wolfe came aboard and immediately kicked in some song ideas of his own. Keel's guitarist David Michael Phillips was then brought in, followed by wild-man bassist Johnny Rod. Before he was able to record a single note, Wolfe bailed out to open a recording studio, and was quickly replaced by Mick Sweda. The line-up of Free, Phillips, Rod, Sweda and Appice would go on to record two solid albums for Capitol - Ready To Strike and Thrill of a Lifetime. For the next three years, King Kobra toured the world over, barnstorming North and South America - as well as parts of Europe and Japan - supporting such formidable headliners as KISS, Iron Maiden and Queensryche. During this time, the band attempted to re-introduce their original demos into the fold, adding Rod's basslines, but sidelining them again before they were able to include Phillips and Sweda.In 1986, Rod accepted an invitation to join W.A.S.P., and was replaced by Lonnie Vincent. Two new songs were cut - "Lonely Nites" and "Young Hearts Survive" - but were abruptly haulted when Free became dissatisfied with the direction of King Kobra was going. Stepping in for Free, vocalist Marq Torien, Appice, Phillips, Sweda and Vincent wrote and recorded six fresh tracks, including "Your Love Is A Sin." Unfortunately, the combination was short-lived as Torien, Sweda and Vincent went on to form Bulletboys, taking along tunes like "Kissin" and "For The Love Of Money" for their own major label debut.Undeterred, Appice and Phillips pressed forward and initiated vocalist Johnny Edwards (who would later migrate to Foreigner), bassist Larry Hart and guitarist Jeff Northrup - core members of a group called Northrup. Combining their ideas and talents, they recorded King Kobra III for Appice's own Rocker Records label. Songs like "Perfect Crime," "Mean Street Machine," "#1," "Red Line" and "Walls Of Silence" exhibited a new maturity and growth in the band's sound. But it was not to last. This time, Appice received a call from John Sykes and Tony Franklin to join Blue Murder, and after five years, King Kobra was solemnly laid to rest.When you think of King Kobra, a vision of four bleached blondes out in front with one of rock's preeminent drummers in the driver's seat may come to mind. Beneath the hype and heady days of the 80's hard rock scene, however, there were true, inherent surges of brilliance from bands like King Kobra who boasted strong songs, precision chops and exuberant performances. Amidst the shuffle, plenty of ideas would never see the light of day. For King Kobra, much of their most powerful material fell into a well of lost years, and is exclusively presented here for the very first time. For fans of a period when the hair was big and the notes were fat, it's a treat worth the wait.

Album:

"Kollection" 2CD release put together by King Kobra founder Carmine Appice few years ago.The package includes the complete "King Kobra III" (appeared in 1988 and Out Of Print) completely remastered by Appice himself with the help of friend engineers, and a second CD full of B-Sides & Rarities, many of them previously unavailable in North America, plus the never released track "Subway", featuring C.C. DeVille from the band Poison on guitar, a much sought after recording by King Kobra fans."King Kobra" III was originally released in 1988 via the small label New Renaissance Records, featuring new vocalist Johnny Edwards in the 'hard to fit shoes' of Mark / Marcie Free who quit the band a year before.Edwards does a very good job, and there's some killer, criminally underrated songs here in the vein of King Kobra's first album or Quiet Riot.When "Kollection" was released some time ago I heard / read some comments that "King Kobra III" is not remastered at all here. Well, they must be partially deaf as indeed it's fully remastered. I guess these people heard the digital files put online from some dubious source."King Kobra III" sounds fabulous with a punchy, bright remaster rich in high / bottom harmonies.And the bonus disc includes solid tracks deserving to be listened, some featuring Mark / Marcie Free and others the very good Kelly Keeling (Baton Rouge) on lead vocals."Kollection" is a great opportunity to listen the very hard to find "King Kobra III" plus some rare recordings from the mighty King Kobra.

Line-Up:

King Kobra "III" (1988) (Out Of Print) Remastered:

David Michael-Philips - guitars, bass, backing vocals
Carmine Appice - drums, percussion, backing vocals
Johnny Edwards - lead vocals
Jeff Northrup - guitars, backing vocals
Larry Hart - bass

Hollywood Trash (2001) - B-Sides & Rarities:

Mark Free - vocals
Carmine Appice - drums, percussion
Kelly Keeling - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Johnny Rod - bass
Dave Michael-Phillips - guitar
Steve Fister - guitar
Mick Sweda - guitar
Earl Slick - guitar
C.C. Deville - guitar track #14

Tracklist:

CD1: King Kobra "III" (1988-Out Of Print) Remastered

01. Mean Street Machine 4:26
02. Take it Off 3:58
03. Walls of Silence 5:23
04. Legends Never Die 5:04
05. Redline 4:07
06. Burning in Her Fire 3:33
07. Perfect Crime 3:56
08. It's My Life 3:40
09. Number One 5:08

CD2: : Hollywood Trash (2001) - B-Sides & Rarities

01. Do It
02. Bitch
03. The Gift
04. Hollywood Trash
05. Jessy
06. The Edge
07. Watch What You Think
08. Angels
09. Blaze
10. Freedom
11. Ready to Strike
12. Take It Off demo
13. Here Comes The Night [demo]
14. Subway (featuring C.C. Deville of Poison) (Bonus Track)


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