Year : 1992 (Bad Reputation Records Edition 2024)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 262 mb
Bio:
Kiss Of The Gypsy is a hard rock band from Fleetwood, England, Great Britain, that was formed in 1990.The band split up in 1993.In 1991, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, blues rock band Kiss of the Gypsy, led by singer-songwriter, Tony Mitchell, released their only album, Kiss of the Gypsy.The band lasted three years, released one album and three singles, after being signed to Atlantic Records USA in 1991.When Atlantic UK folded that same year, Kiss of the Gypsy was passed over to East West UK and, in 1992, began work on a new album. The album was never released, and with the lack of record company support, Kiss of the Gypsy disbanded in 1993.In 1993, Daz Rice opened a music store in Cleveleys, Blackpool, called Dazamakiz. Rice put all of his efforts into the shop and family but continued to write/record and perform. In 2010, he joined as lead guitarist and vocalist with well-known Blackpool and Fylde Coast local band The Blue Pig Orchestra. More recently Rice has a new side project/originals band, Phantom Voices.In 2004, Mitchell formed the XGypsy music production company with his wife Dawn, intended as a direct continuation of Kiss of the Gypsy and, since then, he has run his own recording studio and written for numerous bands and artists, as well as soundtracks for TV/film and media, specialising in the horror/goth genre.After director Quentin Tarantino had used the track "Stuck in the Middle" by Stealers Wheel, in the soundtrack of his debut film Reservoir Dogs, there had been renewed interest in Stealers Wheel. Tony Williams re-formed Stealers Wheel and in 2008, Mitchell was brought into the band to write and record songs for a new Stealers Wheel album.In 2010, Mitchell released his own album, Black Rhapsody, as Kingdom of Dead Men. In 2011, under the pseudonym Syd Zilla, Mitchell joined forces with fellow Fleetwood musicians: Dunk Rock, vocalist with UFX, with whom Mitchell had previously collaborated in Gothic Metal band, Puppet Master, and bassist Andy Wilkinson and drummer Tommy Couch, the rhythm section of the punk rock group One Way System, to form psychobilly band, Boneyard Zombies, to an excited press response.Boneyard Zombies released the limited edition "vinyl" CD album, Death Rattle and Roll, in 2012.In 2022, Kiss Of The Gypsy released a new EP. "Thirty" featuring new vocalist Chris Clancy of Mutiny Within.
Tony Mitchell is best known as being the singer songwriter & fronting the 90s classic rock band Kiss of the Gypsy signed to Atlantic Records USA & Warner Chappell. They toured the UK & states with their debut album & high energy live shows to great acclaim.Songs such as ‘Whatever it Takes‘, ‘Take This Old Heart‘, ‘From The Dirt‘ & ‘No Prize For the Loser‘ are still melodic rock classics to this day.Mitchell has sung for Rick Wakeman on the album ‘Return To The Centre Of The Earth‘ with Ozzy Ozbourne, Trevor Rabin etc. Sang & played guitar for Alice Cooper, Jon Anderson, Alan Parsons Project, Tony Hadley & It Bites, on the British Rock Symphony South American tour 2000 & singer/guitarist/songwriter for Stealers Wheel.He has spent years writing & recording for various bands, artists, TV & media, also releasing albums with Kingdom Of Deadmen, Boneyard Zombies & Pupetmaster & early solo albums.Mitchell was also the singer songwriter for Melodic Rock/AOR band Dirty White Boyz with their 2016 album release, ‘Down & Dirty‘ including the singles ‘All in the Name of Rock n Roll‘, ‘Hanging on a Heartache‘, ‘Ride With Angels‘ & ‘Dynamite‘.In 2018, Mitchell released his solo album ‘Beggars Gold‘ to rave reviews with dynamic tracks such as ‘Playing With Fire‘, ‘What You Make It‘ (featuring Dante Fox’s Sue Willetts), ‘Take A Look At Me Now‘, ‘Never Say Die’ & the poignant ‘Beggars Gold‘.2020 saw Mitchell release his most successful album to date, ‘Church of a Restless Soul‘ that featured the duet with Danny Vaughn, ‘Mighty Fall‘, the uplifting ‘Living On The Run‘, the heart wrenching ‘I Believe in Angels‘ & the ever catchy ‘Electric‘ to great acclaim.2021, just one year on, Tony Mitchell released his third solo album, ‘Hot Endless Summer Nights‘ which predominately had an 80’s retrowave flavor, based on the experiences he had in the USA in the late 80’s featuring the feel good ‘Hot Endless Summer Nights‘, the self biographical ‘Blame it on the Rock n Roll‘, ultra dynamic ballad ‘Strong Enough‘, the road anthem ‘Leave the World Behind’ to the futuristic ‘Neon Sky‘.
Album:
An excellent yet overlooked 1992 album by a British metal outfit sees its welcome reissue on CD !This edition comes with new mastering and six bonus tracks!Kiss of the Gypsy received mixed reviews.Their 1991 debut single, "Whatever It Takes" was Single of the Week on release in Kerrang! magazine and reached number 4 in the UK Rock Chart. The band also played the single live on TV on ITV's James Whale Show,[6] and were featured in Kerrang! on several other occasions (issues 362, 378, 382 and 406 all carried lengthy articles on the band, including a three page interview in Issue 378).Despite the critical acclaim, sales of the group's albums were not especially high, particularly in the United States,[9] and some critics criticized their music as "passionless", whereas others have praised the group and noted the influence of blues music in their songs.Generally, their first eponymous album was received positively.Kiss Of The Gypsy was a quality blues-based hard rock band. The problem with this band was, they released their debut in 1992, when all things melodic rock was disintegrating.Unfairly lumped in with the late 80s' hair metal scene, KOTG didn't really seem to fit that mold. These guys sounded more like Badlands, Tangier and War Babies, but like alot of other forgotten bands, they just became another face in the crowd. Favorite songs from the record are "Whatever It takes", "Take This Old Heart", "Infactuation" and "Easy Does It".I recommend this album to fans of the melodic rock sounds of the late 80's/early 90's.However, if you like good hard rock music, you should enjoy this as well.
Line-Up:
Tony Mitchell – vocals / guitars/Keyboards (Kiss Of The Gypsy)
Martin Talbot - bass, backing vocals
Darren Rice - guitars, backing vocals
George Williams - keyboards, backing vocals
Scott Elliott - drums, backing vocals
Production:
Producer – Barriemore Barlow, Mike Silverston
Tracklist:
CD1: Kiss Of The Gypsy (1992)
01. Whatever It Takes
02. Blind For Love
03. Easy Does It
04. Take This Old Heart
05. Infatuation
06. From The Dirt
07. Keep Your Distance
08. No Prize For The Loser
09. Comin' Back
10. Promised Land
CD2: Bonus Tracks
01. Light Of Day
02. Always In My Heart
03. Straight Talk
04. Tough Enough
05. Infatuation (Extended Remix)
06. Easy Does It (Acoustic Version)
+ Video "Whatever It Takes" (Official Video)
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