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Misery - Misery Loves Company (1991) (Eonian Records Edition 2022)















Year : 1991 (Eonian Records Remastered Edition 2022)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 164 mb

Bio:

The story of MISERY began deep in the heart of Texas …Pasadena, to be exact.They say, “Don't mess with Texas.” One listens to the band’s first studio recording, ‘Misery Loves Company,’ and they will immediately know why! It’s explosive, melodic heavy metal, chock full of balls-out attitude and infectious commercial hooks.‘Misery Loves Company’ will be the first of four albums to be released by Eonian Records; it features eleven tracks, including an incredible cover of “Great Balls of Fire,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, a cousin of the late great Mickey Gilley. Mickey played piano on the track as well. The late Jerry Lee Lewis's 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song by Rolling Stone and might be the best cover of this song ever recorded. Each song was remastered by Kevin and Joe, which sounds as good as they have ever had.“From about 1988/89 through the ’90s, we wrote, performed, and recorded a lot of music. We’re extremely excited to be able to give it a fresh digital upgrade and finally make it available for everyone! We worked hard on this all those years ago and are very proud of how it turned out. Greg was looking forward to finishing this, and we’re sad that he didn’t get to see it through. Just know that all he wanted was for this to be available to the world. We hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as we enjoyed making it!” - Joe Villarreal, guitarist of MISERY.In a tribute to Greg Gilley and MISERY, we are proud to present their first video,“Hit-N-Run Lover,” filmed at the famed Backstage Club in Houston, Texas, directed by longtime friend of the band, Jamey Tidwell.

Album:

‘Misery Loves Company’ will be the first of four albums to be released by Eonian Records; it features eleven tracks, including an incredible cover of “Great Balls of Fire,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, a cousin of the late great Mickey Gilley. Mickey played piano on the track as well. The late Jerry Lee Lewis's 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song by Rolling Stone and might be the best cover of this song ever recorded. Each song was remastered by Kevin and Joe, which sounds as good as they have ever had.For fans of Dokken, Fifth Angel, Tyketto, and Killer Dwarfs, the entire MISERY collection is a soon-to-be Eonian Records classic collection! ‘Misery Loves Company’ due out on Friday, November 25th, is a beautifully packaged, 12-page booklet full of never seen live photos, a comprehensive biography, and ‘behind the music’ commentary on each song from Greg, Joe, and Kevin’ making it the ultimate collector's piece of one of the coveted never released hard rock bands MISERY.

Line Up:

Greg Gilley - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – See also: ex- Rok Bergade
Joe Villarreal - Lead Guitar, Vocals - See also: ex-Numb to the Blow
Manuel Gonzales - Bass, Vocals
Kevin Coffey - Vocals, Drums, Keyboards

+ Mickey Gilley - Piano (tracks: 10)

Production:

Executive-Producer – Ryan Northrop, Stephen Craig
Mastered By – Michael Fuller
Producer, Mixed By, Engineer, Written-By, Performer – Misery
Remastered By – Kevin Coffey

Tracklist:

01. Hit-N-Run Lover
02. See the Man
03. Hot & Ready
04. Struck By Your Love
05. Rocket
06. She Likes It
07. Long Days
08. Shotgun
09. Sweet Woman
10. Great Balls of Fire
11. Interview On Z Rock

+ Video "Hit-N-Run Lover" (Official Video)




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Misery - Risk It All (1992) (Eonian Records Edition 2023)















Year : 1992 (Eonian Records Remastered Edition 2023)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 156 mb

Bio:

The story of MISERY began deep in the heart of Texas …Pasadena, to be exact.They say, “Don't mess with Texas.” One listens to the band’s first studio recording, ‘Misery Loves Company,’ and they will immediately know why! It’s explosive, melodic heavy metal, chock full of balls-out attitude and infectious commercial hooks.‘Misery Loves Company’ will be the first of four albums to be released by Eonian Records; it features eleven tracks, including an incredible cover of “Great Balls of Fire,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, a cousin of the late great Mickey Gilley. Mickey played piano on the track as well. The late Jerry Lee Lewis's 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song by Rolling Stone and might be the best cover of this song ever recorded. Each song was remastered by Kevin and Joe, which sounds as good as they have ever had.“From about 1988/89 through the ’90s, we wrote, performed, and recorded a lot of music. We’re extremely excited to be able to give it a fresh digital upgrade and finally make it available for everyone! We worked hard on this all those years ago and are very proud of how it turned out. Greg was looking forward to finishing this, and we’re sad that he didn’t get to see it through. Just know that all he wanted was for this to be available to the world. We hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as we enjoyed making it!” - Joe Villarreal, guitarist of MISERY.In a tribute to Greg Gilley and MISERY, we are proud to present their first video,“Hit-N-Run Lover,” filmed at the famed Backstage Club in Houston, Texas, directed by longtime friend of the band, Jamey Tidwell.

Album:

Following the reissue of US rockers MISERY album ‘Misery Loves Company’, Eonian Records has just remastered the band’s follow-up album, 1992’s ”Risk It All”.Misery continues to allow their catchy guitar melodies to highlight this second album. They sound tighter than they ever have before. Members Joe, Greg, Kevin, and Marcus are absolutely at the top of their game.There are so many moments where a drum and vocal bridge suddenly explode into harmonized arena rock heaven and Joe Villarreal is firing off heavenly guitar licks left, right and center, creating a rocking sound akin Dokken and Lynch Mob.The story of MISERY began deep in the heart of Texas, Pasadena to be exact. Pasadena was not only the band’s hometown but also home to Gilley’s, the world’s largest honky-tonk bar. Gilley’s, named after country music star Mickey Gilley, opened in 1971 and gained national notoriety in 1980 with the success of the major motion picture “Urban Cowboy,” starring John Travolta.MISERY singer Greg Gilley also happened to be the son of Mickey. Greg and MISERY may have had that famous connection to stand behind initially, but the band made a name for itself during its time.It all started in mid-1989 when singer & guitarist Greg Gilley was trying to get his project off the ground and reached out to guitarist Joe Villarreal who was fresh out of playing in the Houston band, The Jaxx. Joe brought in drummer Kevin Coffey from the band Project X, and the nucleus of MISERY was formed. Bassist Manuel Gonzales completed the original lineup. Manuel stayed with the band through the recording process but left the band and was replaced by Gerald Martin, aka Gerald Berger of AXE.Greg had written several songs, while Joe and Kevin brought in several great ideas. The band recorded their first independent cassette release in 1991, “Misery Loves Company,” with no outside producers or engineers. The album featured ten tracks, including a cover of “Great Balls Of Fire,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, a cousin of the late, great Mickey Gilley. Mickey played piano on the track as well.Following the success of “Misery Loves Company,” the band recorded “Risk It All” in 1992 with ten new songs, this time bringing in bassist Marcus Johnson (from Stride & Winter). With the first two studio recordings finished, the band made a trip to the legendary Sunset Strip in Hollywood, CA.With a tour bus supplied by Mickey Gilley, MISERY found themselves on a week-long adventure on the west coast showcasing at clubs like the Whisky a Go-Go, where the band opened for shock rocker Lizzy Borden, Filthy McNasty’s/Spice, later to be known as the infamous Viper Room which was co-owned by actor & musician Johnny Depp, and finally the FM Station in North Hollywood.The trip’s timing didn’t spark a record contract, but they did have a brush with Atlantic Records that never materialized. However, the trip is part of the band’s legacy and, ultimately, made great memories, and was a lot of fun.”Risk It All” rocks with groove and fine melodies, well produced & mixed, new properly remastered.

Line Up:

Greg Gilley - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Joe Villarreal - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Marcus Johnson - Bass, Vocals
Kevin Coffey - Drums, Keyboards, Vocals

+

Additional Bass - Jeff Balke & Gerald Martin
Additional Vocals - Bill Loden & Chili Dog

Production:

Executive-Producer – Ryan Northrop, Stephen Craig

Tracklist:

01. Risk It All
02. Love
03. Angel
04. I Need You
05. Crystal Clear
06. Do You Wanna
07. Out Of The Gutter
08. All Your Love
09. Feel It Too
10. Can You Hear Me

+ Video "Risk It All" (Official Video)




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Misery - Out Of My Hands (1994) (Eonian Records Edition 2023)













Year : 1994 (Eonian Records Remastered Edition 2023)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 115 mb

Bio:

The story of MISERY began deep in the heart of Texas …Pasadena, to be exact.They say, “Don't mess with Texas.” One listens to the band’s first studio recording, ‘Misery Loves Company,’ and they will immediately know why! It’s explosive, melodic heavy metal, chock full of balls-out attitude and infectious commercial hooks.‘Misery Loves Company’ will be the first of four albums to be released by Eonian Records; it features eleven tracks, including an incredible cover of “Great Balls of Fire,” made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, a cousin of the late great Mickey Gilley. Mickey played piano on the track as well. The late Jerry Lee Lewis's 1957 recording was ranked as the 96th greatest song by Rolling Stone and might be the best cover of this song ever recorded. Each song was remastered by Kevin and Joe, which sounds as good as they have ever had.“From about 1988/89 through the ’90s, we wrote, performed, and recorded a lot of music. We’re extremely excited to be able to give it a fresh digital upgrade and finally make it available for everyone! We worked hard on this all those years ago and are very proud of how it turned out. Greg was looking forward to finishing this, and we’re sad that he didn’t get to see it through. Just know that all he wanted was for this to be available to the world. We hope you enjoy listening to the music as much as we enjoyed making it!” - Joe Villarreal, guitarist of MISERY.In a tribute to Greg Gilley and MISERY, we are proud to present their first video,“Hit-N-Run Lover,” filmed at the famed Backstage Club in Houston, Texas, directed by longtime friend of the band, Jamey Tidwell.

Album:

Specialized reissue label Eonian Records is releasing a fresh remastered version of “Out Of My Hands“, the 1994’s third album from American melodic hard rockers MISERY, right in time for its 30th anniversary, including a previously unreleased track.At the time MISERY played shows with major acts such as Lillian Axe, Dirty Blonde, Kix, etc, while the band’s management made numerous contacts within the industry and was offered a deal with Texas label Flashpoint Records. Ultimately, they turned it down, but label owner and A&R man James Lopez did encourage the band to head in a harder & heavier direction.As a result, their third recording by the name of “Out Of My Hands,” has a much more edgy sound in the vein of Dokken, Lynch Mob, Lillian Axe. As a proof of their heavier delivering in this album, they included a cover of Black Sabbath’s first album song ‘Fairies Wear Boots’.There’s sharp riffs, roaring vocals full of energy by singer / guitarist Greg Gilley (who also play bass on the record) and a punchy rhythm section – those are only some of the arguments in favor of this output of the American band.The catchy “War/Hate/Love” could have been a hit some years earlier, while “Souls On Fire” and “Destiny” are strong hard rocking songs with a down to earth powerful and authentic sound full of groove.The band not only continued their local success in their home state Texas playing shows from Dallas to San Antonio as well as their home base of Houston and Pasadena but alas, the times were changing in the mid-90s.MISERY was finding it hard to keep things going. They recorded a new album but the industry was looking for grungy rock. Ultimately, it wasn’t meant to be for MISERY. In 1996, their story came to an end.The band was remained separated for over two decades until they were approached in the summer of 2021 by the owner and booker from a club they frequently played to perform an After Dark Club reunion show.“Out Of My Hands” is a well produced rocking album with lots of heavy hard rock riffs and groove, strong lead vocals and gang choruses, now remastered by Misery’s drummer Kevin Coffey.

Line Up:

Greg Gilley - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – See also: ex- Rok Bergade
Joe Villarreal - Lead Guitar, Vocals - See also: ex-Numb to the Blow
John Jay - bass
Kevin Coffey - Vocals, Drums, Keyboards

Production:

Art Direction, Design – Eddi Calzada, Suicide Graphix
Concept By [Original Cover Art Concept By] – Kevin Coffey
Engineer [Engineered By] – Greg Gilley, Kevin Coffey
Executive-Producer – Ryan Northrop, Stephen Craig
Illustration [Original Cover Illustration By] – Johnny Douglas
Liner Notes [Behind The Music] – Joe Villarreal, Kevin Coffey
Management [Project Management] – Stephen Craig
Mixed By – Greg Gilley, Kevin Coffey
Photography By – Robert Kemp
Photography By [Live Photos] – Wendy Jasper
Producer [Produced By] – Greg Gilley, Kevin Coffey
Remastered By [Remastering By] – Kevin Coffey
Written-By – Greg Gilley (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 8, 10), Joe Villarreal (tracks: 2, 3, 10), Kevin Coffey (2) (tracks: 1 to 4, 10)

Tracklist:

01. Out of My Hands
02. Souls on Fire
03. War/Hate/Love
04. Destiny
06. Say Goodbye
07. Heaven Sent
08. Carnival of Souls
09. The Other Side
10. Fairies Wear Boots (Black Sabbath Cover)
11. Falling Again




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