We all know the score these days. Bands make money from touring, there’s no money in cd sales and new music promotes the tour. Motley have a new song in the set and I have no idea what it sounds like. Remember the new song they had in the set on the last tour? I’m right there with you, what was it called…..Unforgettable or No Hook or Five Minute Scribble.
Here’s what is not often mentioned: bands or “super groups” who record albums and never tour and in most cases don’t even play a show. Let’s start with KXM, the band featuring Doug Pinnick, Ray Luzier and George Lynch. Solid album for sure but no shows yet. Now on to WAMI featuring Dougie White, Vinny Appice, Marco Mendoza and Iggy Gwadera that’s a little more recent. No shows and I see Dougie is already back in the studio with Michael Schenker and Marco is out with The Dead Daisies. Rated X is out soon and that has Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Franklin, Carmine Appice and Karl Cochran on it. Yesterday I see a photo of Deen Castanova, Jack Blades and Doug Aldrich in a studio. Probably the only time you will see them together too. Glenn Hughes got seriously pissed off with Joe Bonnamassa because he didn’t want to tour and that broke up Black Country Communion. That’s not happening here. It seems that the other bands mentioned grab the fee from the label and record the album. That….folks…..is…..it. It wouldn’t surprise me if some of them are done over the net too. There’s no intention to tour, the players know the score, let’s get it done and move on. By the time the damn thing is done each person’s itinerary is full for a year. The Winery Dogs is the only recent exception.
Still think KXM will play a show? Lynch just recorded an album with Stryper’s Michael Sweet so fat chance. Whatever happened to those T&N shows? Listen, I’m looking forward to the Rated X album and the one with Doug Aldrich because there’s too much talent there for them to be crap but these guys are going to grab the labels cash and go back to their day jobs because they have to and I don’t resent them at all for it. Even one show would be nice though. For a live dvd. To sell.
Richie.
