Year : 2017
Style : Hard Rock , Heavy Metal , Female vocals
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video
Size : 183 mb
Bio:
Rock Goddess are an English all-female heavy metal band formed in Wandsworth, South London, in 1977 by sisters Jody Turner and Julie Turner.The band were initially active during the new wave of British heavy metal musical movement, releasing two singles that entered the Top 75 charts in the UK. The band had a cult following throughout the 1980s and reformed in 2013.The band was formed in Wandsworth, South London in 1977, by sisters Jody Turner (vocals and guitar) and Julie Turner (drums) when they were thirteen and nine years old respectively.They recruited high school friend Tracey Lamb on bass guitar and that completed their first line-up. Later Donnica Colman joined, adding a second guitar, and after her departure, Jackie Apperley replaced her, also on second guitar. After Apperley left, the band rehearsed intensively as a trio, and placed a track on a sampler album, which circulated in the London music underground.Meanwhile, their manager John Turner, Jody and Julie's father, who owned a music store and rehearsal rooms, used his musical connections to get the band their first gigs. Finally, after an appearance at the Reading Festival in 1982, the band obtained a recording contract with A&M.They released their eponymous debut studio album with record producer Vic Maile in February 1983, and at that time there were temporary legal problems – Julie Turner was still a minor attending high school and she was restricted in the number of live shows that she could participate in.Also during this period, Kat Burbella briefly joined the band as a second guitarist, and Tracey Lamb became disgruntled and quit the band, initially forming the band She with Burbella, but then joining Girlschool in 1987. She was replaced by Dee O'Malley, who played the bass guitar and keyboards on the band's second studio album, Hell Hath No Fury, which was produced by Chris Tsangarides and released in October 1983. The band co-headlined with Y&T, supported Iron Maiden and Def Leppard on UK and European tours, and embarked on their own headlining tours. O'Malley announced her pregnancy just before Rock Goddess' first US tour and left the band. Rock Goddess left A&M with their third album unfinished and unreleased.O'Malley was replaced by Julia Longman on bass guitar, and Becky Axten on keyboards.In 1987, their third studio album was released exclusively in France, with the title Young and Free, however, due to insurmountable problems Rock Goddess disbanded shortly thereafter. In 1988, the Turner sisters reappeared as the Jody Turner Band with two male musicians, but they did not go beyond the local club circuit.Jody Turner fronted a new line-up of Rock Goddess in 1994. After a name change to Braindance,the band disbanded again in 1995. They played their last gig at the pub Thomas O'Becket.The band reformed in 2009 to play the Hard Rock Hell music festival in Prestatyn, Wales, but were forced to split before they had a chance to perform.In March 2013, it was announced that the original line-up of Jody Turner, Julie Turner, and Tracey Lamb had reformed and would start recording a new album. The three of them began the process of recording a new album tentatively titled Unfinished Business.The album failed to appear, but in 2017 a 3-track EP was announced. It's More Than Rock and Roll is scheduled for release on May 19th, 2017, and a video for the title track was released via Vintage TV on April 21st of that year.
Album:
Back in the day Rock Goddess of course couldn’t help the Girlschool comparisons, now before you write that off as ‘just because they were a girl band too’, (a rather lazy sentiment that would have you lumping all ‘all-male’ rock bands in the same heap) they did actually have that same proto-rock outlook, that NWOBHM grunt and a similar attitude.Now a mere 30 years after their last release – ‘Young and Free’ their third album (and one I must admit I can’t recall hearing despite owning the first two on vinyl) they are back with a new three track EP. Now please don’t take this as being cynical but with a bio stating “Back in the 80’s Rock Goddess made a reputation for delivering songs with full frontal riffs, snapping rhythms and snappy melodies. That hasn’t altered. Since the three reunited in 2013, they’ve proven to be an energised, committed live band not reliant on past glories, but hell bent on the pursuit of an even more electrifying future.” and then delivering three songs after re-forming 4 years ago (almost a song a year after a 30 year absence) it’s not exactly cranking it out towards that ‘electrifying future’.The only real test is of course in the listening. The title track itself is a fine driving mid-paced rocker, a real ‘call to Rock’, and a song to hang a revival on. There’s more Metal and grit to second track ‘Back Off’ and third and final track ‘We’re All Metal’ cranks it even louder. It’s heady stuff and does recall the glory days of old, while yes, I agree pointing to great things to come.The Interesting thing about this reunion is that it features the original line-up -sister’s Julie and Jody Turner and bassist Tracey Lamb. Rock goddess made two great albums back in the day easily on par with their more celebrated rivals and on the basis of this short EP there’s probably, actually make that more than likely, another great album in them. The only question is will it see the light of day?
Line Up:
Tracey Lamb Bass (1977-1983, 2013-present) - See also: ex-Girlschool
Julie Turner Drums (1977-1987, 2013-present)
Jody Turner Vocals, Guitars (1977-1987, 1994-1995, 2013-present)
Tracklist:
01. It's More Than Rock and Roll
02. Back Off
03. We're All Metal
+ Video "It's More Than Rock and Roll" (Official Video)
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
