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Conference napalm::heavy_metal

Title:HEAVY_METAL - Talent Round-Up DayDay
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Moderator:BUSY::SLABB
Created:Wed May 04 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1238
Total number of notes:65616

848.0. "Lucifer's Friend" by METALX::SWANSON (Fools smile as they kill) Thu Jun 04 1992 16:33

    Has anyone heard of the band Lucifer's Friend?  Someone just introduced
    me to them today, and I'm listening to them right now a-la-RRD42 &
    headphones.  Very good stuff!
    
    The first Album's called Lucifer's Friend, and came out in 1970.  I
    haven't heard all the songs yet, but so far it sounds exactly like a
    cross between Deep Purple and The Scorpions.
    
    The members are from Germany.  The singer John Lawton was formerly from
    a British band called Stonewall.  In '76 he left and joined Uriah Heep
    according to the liner notes.  There were other personell changes, but
    I won't bother typing them all in... no names I recognize.
    
    They toured with Manfred Mann, Van Halen, and the Scorpions at
    different times...
    
    Vocals:  John Lawton
    Guitar:  Peter Hesslein
    Drums:   Joachim Rietenbach
    Bass:    Dieter Horns
    Organ:   Peter Hecht
    
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848.2KETJE::VLASIUFri Jun 05 1992 07:195
I'll look also for Lucifer's Friend as I've heard good things about.
John Lawton (he's american I think) was an excellent singer. I've seen him
live with Uriah Heep in 1977 and he was (vocally) very impressing.

Sorin
848.3GooD StuFFNEMAIL::MERCIERStOp ShOOtiN at METue Jul 28 1992 16:516
    Ken S let me here a tune by these guys today....cool stuff...definitly
    sounds influenced by Deep Purple...also the vocals remind me of
    scorpions....at some points I also thought I heard a bit of "YeS" 
    influence. Definitly good stuff!
    
    Bob
848.4METALX::SWANSONNo Life Till LeatherTue Jul 28 1992 17:143
    Glad Ya LiKeD iT BoB!
    
    
848.5Sneak Me InLANDO::MARCHANTThu Jul 30 1992 13:514
    I got Lucifer's Friend album, Sneak Me In.  They're very good and a very
    different sounding group.
    
    Dana