Year : 2001 (Kivel Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Sleaze Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 105 mb
Bio:
Funny Money is an American rock band formed in 1996.They played at multiple venues in the Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania area. They played a mix of Kix covers as well as original material.Funny Money was founded in 1996 in Maryland by lead vocalist Steve Whiteman of Piedmont, WV and guitarist Billy Andrews, who met at a charity gig in Baltimore.Their initial sessions consisted of Kix material and material written by Whiteman with Shea Quinn of the Sharks. Whiteman and Andrews recruited guitarist Dean Cramer, one of Whiteman's vocal students, bassist Ned Meloni, who had played with New York's Ice Water Mansion, and Washington, D.C.'s Monarch in the 1980s and had extensive studio experience, and drummer Bobby George. George left the band shortly afterward, and Geoff Burrell of Tubefreeks and Swingin' Dix was recruited in his place.After attempting to make a name for themselves with new material, the band began incorporating Kix material into their shows, in response to fan demands. In 1998, Funny Money released their self-titled debut album, Funny Money, produced and engineered by Andrews.It was followed in 1999 with Back Again, recorded, produced, and engineered at Andrews' home, and a live album, Even Better Live, recorded at Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, Virginia in 2001. However, in 2003, Andrews, Meloni, and Burrell all announced that they were leaving to pursue other interests. Whiteman and Cramer recruited guitarist Louis Coppola, former Centerfold bassist Mark Schenker on Meloni's recommendations, and drummer Sam Stillwell.In 2003, while Funny Money were working on their fourth release, Skin to Skin, Coppola and Stillwell were replaced by former Centerfold guitarist Rob Galpin and Kix drummer Jimmy Chalfant respectively. Skin to Skin went on to become the band's best-selling album. In 2006, Cramer left the band to work with Sebastian Bach of Skid Row fame, followed by working on/recording material with Marc Ferreira and their new band Goodbye Thrill. Their fifth record, Stick It!, was released in December 2006, mixed by Kix's ex-producer Beau Hill. Dean Cramer returned in November 2008. The song "Play Me Like a Rhythm" from the 2006 album "Stick It" is featured in the 2013 movie "The Frozen Ground".
Album:
Live release for FUNNY MONEY performing their songs and we all know what that means when Steve is on stage.This CD has a very chopped-up, cobbled-together feel to it, as there's no way you could mistake it for a complete show. I'm guessing they didn't want to risk Donnie Purnell's wrath at the time, since half of teh band's set consisted of Kix songs. and releasing them might have led to trouble. There's no flow between songs whatsoever. Taken individually, though, the tracks are all good, and the stuff from Resurrection sounds a bit harder than on that disc, which is nice. Guess I'd have to name "Horny Little Angel" and "Off My Rocker" as my favorites, although the two songs that later wound up on Skin To Skin are great as well.I'm basing this on the five tracks that made it to the reissued Back Again, as the original Even Better disc is pretty hard to find. The songs all sound pretty much like the studio versions, maybe a little kicked-up. The two that would eventually appear on Skin to Skin are the best, along with "Off My Rocker."The production is solid - basically the band are captured at their raw, live best. But the mix and sound capture is good, so there's no problem like other releases that sometimes sound like a glorified bootleg.I always enjoyed hearing Steve Whiteman with Kix, and he hasn't missed a beat with Funny Money! Good, old-fashioned, dirty hard rock-n-roll! Of course, live discs are very polished these days, so it really only comes across as a live effort when you get the crowd feedback
Line-Up:
Steve Whiteman - lead vocals - see also: Kix
Billy Andrews - guitar, background vocals
Dean Cramer - guitar, background vocals
Ned Meloni - bass, background vocals
Geoff Burell - drums
Tracklist:
01. Funny Money/Resurrection
02. I'm Your Whore
03. Art Of Persuasion
04. Sloppy Kisses
05. Baby Blues
06. Horny Little Angel
07. You Rub Me The Right Way
08. Pink Glasses
09. Off My Rocker
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