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Biloxi - Let The Games Begin (Japan Edition) (1993)













Year : 1993 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 165 mb

Bio:

Biloxi was formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California by founding member/vocalist Clyde Holly.The band went through several member changes until 1992 when "Let The Games Begin" was recorded. Biloxi signed to Zero Records in Japan in 1993 which charted the band with a top ten CD in the Asian market.The band also signed an import deal with a small independent label called X-treme Records out of Copenhagen, Denmark which garnered the band a #1 "Import of the Year" in Europe. Biloxi received rave reviews in such magazines as Metal Edge, Metalized, BURRN, and received a "5 out of 5 Stars" rating from KERRANG!With the untimely death of Biloxi's guitarist, the former lineup disbanded and Clyde Holly relocated to his hometown and the band's namesake. Opening HollyHouse Recording Studio, Clyde produced bands from the local/regional area and eventually produced drummer Rob Gronkoski and his band Slump.After several years of doing mostly studio production, Clyde and Rob found themselves working together in the Rebecca Allen Band which eventually led to the reformation of Biloxi. The band has been working on writing and recording since the new millennium and has now finished the new CD entitled "Right The Music". With the onslaught of grunge and heavy rock, Biloxi has held strong to their melodic rock roots encompassing thick harmonies, hook laden guitar riffs, and a powerful drum style that's second to none. Clyde Holly's vocal style has not changed much since "L.T.G.B." with the exception of a more bluesey feel.Joined by keyboardist Stefan Prescott, who's style is similar to Jordan Rudess, and lead Guitarist , Mark Lanoue, Biloxi was able to mold their style into a more technical and heavier approach for the third CD, which is currently being recorded for a SUMMER 2007 release.After the untimely death of Clyde, the remaining members decided to continue with finishing and releasing BILOXI III in honor of their friend. Clyde left us two GEMS with his vocals on it and Mark has taken over the lead vocals including a tribute to Clyde, which is a song from the "Check Mate" bootleg. The release will be named "In the Wake of The Storm", in rememberance of huricane Katrina.

Album:

Super melodic Hard Rock debut album.A nice solid slice of not to well known early 90’s melodic Hard Rock.If you are a fan of 80’s melodic rock, you can’t go wrong with this one. Great standouts as ‘Angel’ and show Me The Way’.This is a great CD a must have for your collection… if you don’t have get it…my two favs are ‘Mississippi queen(Cover song)’ & ‘magic’…What a great CD!! One of the best rock CDs I’ve ever heard. Clyde Holly is an excellent singer and songwriter by all standards!This is sheer genius. Combining melodic rock with some pomp overtones and finished off with Clyde Holly’s superb vocals (very Dennis Churchill Dries (White Sister)). If you like White Sister, Y&T, or indeed any combo that matched power with melody this is a must have!!! PS the cover of Mountains Mississippi Queen is just awesome!!Album opener ‘Run For Your Life’ leaves you gasping for superlatives. It starts off as Kansas/Prophet style A.O.R., the mid section changes to Dream Theater style arrangements, before finishing off with double kick drums and lead guitars on overkill during the choruses and solos! Just when you catch your breath, a gorgeous piece of melodic rock a la Firehouse is presented to us in the shape of ‘Angel’. A spectacular album, one of very few highlights during 1993.‘Angel’, ‘Out too late’, ‘Livin time’, Magic’ and ‘Here and now’. This is a great record and far better than anything a Scandi act ever released! Nuff said !A killer album. Big keys, big production, absolutely amazing harmony vocals (just listen to ‘Angel’ for proof) and some of the best pomp since Prophets heyday. It still gets regular plays in my CD deck.These guys had the chops, the licks and the kicks to be the best. There are a few gems here, including Angel, Out Too Late, Show Me The Way and Somewhere In The Night, Here And Now.A pretty good AOR release. I really enjoyed their sound. I guess my favorite tracks here are “Don’t Cry No More” and “Here and Now”.I would compare to Hardline or Journey and Foreigners best.Recommended !!

Line Up:

Clyde Holly - Bass, Lead Vocals (R.I.P. 2006)
Pat McNulty - Guitar, Vocals
Rich Symons - Guitar, Vocals, Blues Harp
Douglas R. Docker - Keyboards, Vocals
Billy Orrico - Drums, Vocals

Production:

Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Arranged by Clyde Holly and Biloxi
Recorded at B.E.M.S. Studios South El Monte, California
Additional Recording & Mixing at Fictitious Recorders Maui, Hawaii
Digitally Mastered by John Modell at Ocean View Digital, West Los Angeles, California
Cover Art - Glen Design, Edison, NJ
Photography - Ray Torian

Tracklist:

01. Run For Your Life 3:25
02. Angel 3:36
03. Mississippi Queen 3:47 Cover: Mountain
04. Don't Cry No More 4:31
05. Out Too Late 4:13
06. Livin' Time 3:48
07. Show Me the Way 4:21
08. Magic 4:11
09. Dancin' 4:06
10. Somewhere in the Night 3:36
11. Here and Now 4:33

+ Video "Don't Cry No More" (Official Video)




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Biloxi - Checkmate...The Game´s Over (1989) (Japan Edition 1994)













Year : 1989 (Japan Edition 1994)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 62 mb

Bio:

Biloxi was formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California by founding member/vocalist Clyde Holly. The band went through several member changes until 1992 when "Let The Games Begin" was recorded. Biloxi signed to Zero Records in Japan in 1993 which charted the band with a top ten CD in the Asian market.The band also signed an import deal with a small independent label called X-treme Records out of Copenhagen, Denmark which garnered the band a #1 "Import of the Year" in Europe. Biloxi received rave reviews in such magazines as Metal Edge, Metalized, BURRN, and received a "5 out of 5 Stars" rating from KERRANG!With the untimely death of Biloxi's guitarist, the former lineup disbanded and Clyde Holly relocated to his hometown and the band's namesake. Opening HollyHouse Recording Studio, Clyde produced bands from the local/regional area and eventually produced drummer Rob Gronkoski and his band Slump.After several years of doing mostly studio production, Clyde and Rob found themselves working together in the Rebecca Allen Band which eventually led to the reformation of Biloxi. The band has been working on writing and recording since the new millennium and has now finished the new CD entitled "Right The Music". With the onslaught of grunge and heavy rock, Biloxi has held strong to their melodic rock roots encompassing thick harmonies, hook laden guitar riffs, and a powerful drum style that's second to none. Clyde Holly's vocal style has not changed much since "L.T.G.B." with the exception of a more bluesey feel.Joined by keyboardist Stefan Prescott, who's style is similar to Jordan Rudess, and lead Guitarist , Mark Lanoue, Biloxi was able to mold their style into a more technical and heavier approach for the third CD, which is currently being recorded for a SUMMER 2007 release.After the untimely death of Clyde, the remaining members decided to continue with finishing and releasing BILOXI III in honor of their friend. Clyde left us two GEMS with his vocals on it and Mark has taken over the lead vocals including a tribute to Clyde, which is a song from the "Check Mate" bootleg. The release will be named "In the Wake of The Storm", in rememberance of huricane Katrina.

Album:

Bootleg/unofficial release, intended to appear as a Japanese issue on Zero Corporation.This release is not part of the label's catalog, nor was it ever released by them, or any label in Japan.Another amazing melodic tracks from Biloxi !!Very RARE album.BILOXI was a short-lived melodic hard rock band from the city of the same name in Mississippi, not exactly the Rock capital for this kind of music. Anyway, commanded by talented singer and bass player Clyde Holly (RIP), the group made some impact in the L.A. area during the last agonizing months of the genre (before the grunge ruined all) with their debut 'Let The Games Begin' in 1993.But Clyde & Co. started to work together in the second half of the '80s and managed to record a professional demo in 1989.The good sales of 'Let The Games Begin' attracted Japanese label Zero Corp Records (EMI-Toshiba) to sign Biloxi and release in Asia not only the album, but also the earlier '89 six-track recording, entitled "Checkmate... The Game's Over".Although their full length debut is a really good melodic hard rock album with some pomp overtones, I largely prefer this "Checkmate... The Game's Over", because it owns the real US Melodic Rock / AOR sound and style from the second half of the eighties.Somehow Biloxi reminds me here US wonders White Sister, perhaps because Clyde Holly's vocal timbre recalling Dennis Churchill. There's also some Firehouse touches in few melodies, but what steals the show are their AOR delivery in tunes like the wonderful "Listen To Your Heart". A gem if you ask me.Despite being demos, as said, all the tracks in "Checkmate... The Game's Over" were professionally recorded, but Zero Corp Records transferred the tapes without any remastering.Well, I did mine.I have enhanced the overall sound, attenuated the hiss, and properly (for a home studio) mastered the chunks. I doubt you'll find a better version of "Checkmate... The Game's Over" out there.This is pure '80s stuff, very recommended indeed.

Line Up:

Clyde Holly - Bass, Lead Vocals (R.I.P. 2006)
Pat McNulty - Guitar, Vocals
Rich Symons - Guitar, Vocals, Blues Harp
Douglas R. Docker - Keyboards, Vocals - see also: The Chronomaster Project
Billy Orrico - Drums, Vocals

Production:

Produced, Engineered, Mixed and Arranged by Clyde Holly and Biloxi
Recorded at B.E.M.S. Studios South El Monte, California
Additional Recording & Mixing at Fictitious Recorders Maui, Hawaii
Digitally Mastered by John Modell at Ocean View Digital, West Los Angeles, California
Cover Art - Glen Design, Edison, NJ
Photography - Ray Torian

Tracklist:

01 Someone To Love You 3:46
02 Listen To Your Heart 5:00
03 One In A Million 3:30
04 I'll Meet You On The Other Side 4:31
05 Love Prevails 5:30
06 Out On The Streets Again 3:59




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Biloxi - Right The Music (2002)













Year : 2002
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 118 mb

Bio:

Biloxi was formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California by founding member/vocalist Clyde Holly. The band went through several member changes until 1992 when "Let The Games Begin" was recorded. Biloxi signed to Zero Records in Japan in 1993 which charted the band with a top ten CD in the Asian market.The band also signed an import deal with a small independent label called X-treme Records out of Copenhagen, Denmark which garnered the band a #1 "Import of the Year" in Europe. Biloxi received rave reviews in such magazines as Metal Edge, Metalized, BURRN, and received a "5 out of 5 Stars" rating from KERRANG!With the untimely death of Biloxi's guitarist, the former lineup disbanded and Clyde Holly relocated to his hometown and the band's namesake. Opening HollyHouse Recording Studio, Clyde produced bands from the local/regional area and eventually produced drummer Rob Gronkoski and his band Slump.After several years of doing mostly studio production, Clyde and Rob found themselves working together in the Rebecca Allen Band which eventually led to the reformation of Biloxi. The band has been working on writing and recording since the new millennium and has now finished the new CD entitled "Right The Music". With the onslaught of grunge and heavy rock, Biloxi has held strong to their melodic rock roots encompassing thick harmonies, hook laden guitar riffs, and a powerful drum style that's second to none. Clyde Holly's vocal style has not changed much since "L.T.G.B." with the exception of a more bluesey feel.Joined by keyboardist Stefan Prescott, who's style is similar to Jordan Rudess, and lead Guitarist , Mark Lanoue, Biloxi was able to mold their style into a more technical and heavier approach for the third CD, which is currently being recorded for a SUMMER 2007 release.After the untimely death of Clyde, the remaining members decided to continue with finishing and releasing BILOXI III in honor of their friend. Clyde left us two GEMS with his vocals on it and Mark has taken over the lead vocals including a tribute to Clyde, which is a song from the "Check Mate" bootleg. The release will be named "In the Wake of The Storm", in rememberance of huricane Katrina.

Album:

Studio album #2 (Comeback).Biloxi has risen again! Founded by vocalist Clyde Holly in 1989, the band went through several line-up changes before releasing their critically acclaimed debut album, "Let The Games Begin", in 1993. In spite of having record deals in their home country (Ash America), Japan (Zero Corporation) and Denmark (X-treme records) and getting rave reviews in magazines all over the world, the band split shortly after, mainly due to the untimely death of their guitarist. Holly then relocated to his hometown of Biloxi and opened his own HollyHouse Recording Studios, where he mainly produced bands from the local/regional area. One of them was Slump and that's how he became friends with drummer Ron Gronkoski. Together they ended up in the Rebecca Allen Band, which eventually led to the reformation of Biloxi around the start of the new millennium. Joined by guitarist Kevin Noonan and keyboard player Stefan Prescott they started writing and recording again and recently they finished their brand-new album, entitled "Right The Music". And indeed, the music on this album is surely worthy of my and your attention! In spite of all those new musical directions, Biloxi has stuck to its brand of melodic rock, marked by breathtaking harmonies and hook laden guitar riffs that are a delight to the ears. The album opens up with "Out On The Streets" and straight away the high standard is set for the rest of the album. What follows is a balanced amount of (mainly) heavy rockers and (some) smooth ballads, all characterized by that great voice of Holly that hasn't lost any of its impact. But the musicians surrounding him now are also great and together they make a strong band, that deserves to be signed soon. As a matter of fact, several European labels have already shown some interest and I'm pretty confident they will be signed soon. My personal favourites on "Right The Music" include "Listen" (with great riffs), "Far From Home" (with sparkling keyboard parts from Stefan Prescott) and a surprisingly good cover of CCR's "Have You Ever Seen The Rain". Ash America will release the album in the US before long. As far as Europe is concerned, a deal is in the making.

Line Up:

Clyde Holly - Bass, Lead Vocals (R.I.P. 2006)
Ryan Ybos - Guitar
Dave Melton - Bass
Stefan Prescott - Keyboards
Rob Gronkoski - Drums

+ Keyboards – Brook Hansen
+ Violin – David Short (tracks: 9)

Production:

Producer, Mixed By – Biloxi

Tracklist:

01. Out On The Streets
02. Listen
03. Lay
04. Ocean
05. Far From Home
06. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
07. Someone
08. Do Ya?
09. Vampire
10. Diggin Up Bones
11. Starting Over




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Biloxi - III: In The Wake Of The Storm (2007)













Year : 2007
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 134 mb

Bio:

Biloxi was formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California by founding member/vocalist Clyde Holly. The band went through several member changes until 1992 when "Let The Games Begin" was recorded. Biloxi signed to Zero Records in Japan in 1993 which charted the band with a top ten CD in the Asian market.The band also signed an import deal with a small independent label called X-treme Records out of Copenhagen, Denmark which garnered the band a #1 "Import of the Year" in Europe. Biloxi received rave reviews in such magazines as Metal Edge, Metalized, BURRN, and received a "5 out of 5 Stars" rating from KERRANG!With the untimely death of Biloxi's guitarist, the former lineup disbanded and Clyde Holly relocated to his hometown and the band's namesake. Opening HollyHouse Recording Studio, Clyde produced bands from the local/regional area and eventually produced drummer Rob Gronkoski and his band Slump.After several years of doing mostly studio production, Clyde and Rob found themselves working together in the Rebecca Allen Band which eventually led to the reformation of Biloxi. The band has been working on writing and recording since the new millennium and has now finished the new CD entitled "Right The Music". With the onslaught of grunge and heavy rock, Biloxi has held strong to their melodic rock roots encompassing thick harmonies, hook laden guitar riffs, and a powerful drum style that's second to none. Clyde Holly's vocal style has not changed much since "L.T.G.B." with the exception of a more bluesey feel.Joined by keyboardist Stefan Prescott, who's style is similar to Jordan Rudess, and lead Guitarist , Mark Lanoue, Biloxi was able to mold their style into a more technical and heavier approach for the third CD, which is currently being recorded for a SUMMER 2007 release.After the untimely death of Clyde, the remaining members decided to continue with finishing and releasing BILOXI III in honor of their friend. Clyde left us two GEMS with his vocals on it and Mark has taken over the lead vocals including a tribute to Clyde, which is a song from the "Check Mate" bootleg. The release will be named "In the Wake of The Storm", in rememberance of huricane Katrina.

Album:

I first heard of the band BILOXI back in 1996 when a friend of mine burned me a copy of their debut release “Let The Games Begin.” What a great, great debut (I thought) but by the time I first heard the release, the band had already broken up following the untimely deaths of their manager Bob Simis and guitarist Rich Symons. So… as with most CD’s where the band only has one or two releases before they break-up, “Let The Games Begin” got shelved… but was not forgotten.I remember whipping out the release somewhere around late 2005 to give it a whirl again in my CD player. After listening to it and remembering, again, what a great release it was, I decided to look up some of the band’s old members to see what they had been up to. To my surprise, I read that original lead vocalist and founding member Clyde Holly had been keeping himself busy at his recording studio (HollyHouse Recording Studio) producing local area bands for the past several years. I went on to read that in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Holly had decided to reform the band and was working on new material. I was very excited to hear this and tried to keep up with the band’s progression for the next few months.The one day I had been looking around and came across the tragic news that on September 10, 2006, Clyde Holly had died of complications due to sleep apnia… a condition I myself suffer from. This really hit home for me when I found out and beyond that, I was really saddened not only of the band suffering yet another tragedy, but the fact that all the music they had been working on would, more than likely, be lost forever…But the band didn’t fold!Instead, they continued on and carried out what Holly had started… a CD entitled “Biloxi III – In The Wake of The Storm.” Although all the original members are gone, BILOXI (now composed of drummer Rob Gronkoski, bassist Dave Melton, keyboardist Stephan Prescott and lead vocalist/ guitarist Mark Allen Lanoue) has moved on to create another good melodic rock release that would make Holly very, very proud. While not quite as potent as “Let The Games Begin,” “I.T.W.O.T.S.” still maintains all the powerful, melodic hooks and harmonies BILOXI is known for and even branches out into an even heavier direction.The CD opens with the melodic-rocker “Here Alone” which features a good, solid melody and a big, heavy-harmonic chorus in the vein of STRYPER or late 80’s TNT. This is complimented by other up-tempo rockers like “15 Minutes,” “Broken (which is one of the tracks that Holly recorded guitars on before his passing),” and one of my favorite tracks “On The Other Side.”“Saints and Angels” is a soft, acoustic-driven ballad, and, although a bit darker and more haunting, “Empty Road To Nowhere” finds itself in the same genre with some nice orchestral-sounding accompaniment. Then there’s another one of my favorite tracks where Holly lets his guitar do the singing on the instrumental “Fly Into The Sun”… almost reminding me of the mid-70’s JOURNEY compositions. And as a final tribute to Holly, “I.T.W.O.T.S.” also includes a cover of one of my favorite POLICE songs “Synchronicity II.” This, again, features Holly on both guitar and vocals with an intro so scarily close to the original it almost sounds sampled! But Holly and the band do an incredible job on this classic rocker.BILOXI’s “In The Wake of the Storm” does not disappoint. If you’re a fan of AOR or melodic rock, make sure this one finds itself into your collection.

Line Up:

Mark Allen Lanoue – Lead Vocals , Guitar
Dave Melton – Bass
Stephan Prescott – Keyboards
Rob Gronkoski – Drums

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Drums – Rory Faciane (tracks: 14)
Keyboards – Bruce Foster (tracks: 5, 8), Stefan Prescott
Lead Guitar – Clyde Holly (tracks: 4, 9 to 11, 14), Mark Allen Lanoue (tracks: 1 to 3, 6, 7)
Lead Vocals – Clyde Holly (tracks: 11, 13, 14)

Production:

Songwriter – Clyde Holly (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14), Mark Allen Lanoue (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 tp 9, 10), Sting (tracks: 13)

Tracklist:

01. Here Alone
02. World
03. Pray For Rain
04. 15 Minutes
05. Saints & Angels
06. On The Other Side
07. Right The Music
08. Empty Road To Nowhere
09. The River
10. I Pray
11. Broken
12. Fly Into The Sun
13. Synchronicity II
14. Mercy (Bonus Track)




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