Cosmo (band)

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Cosmo
Origin United States
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 2005–present
Label(s) Frontiers Records
Associated acts Boston
Orion the Hunter
Website Cosmo on MySpace
Members
Fran Cosmo
Anthony Cosmo
Gary Johnson
Mick Brooks
Bill Carman
Tom Moonan

Cosmo is a rock band that was formed by Fran Cosmo and Anthony Cosmo, both former members of the rock band Boston.

Contents

[edit] Band History

[edit] Origins

Cosmo was originally formed in the mid 1990's shortly after Fran's return from Boston's highly anticipated 1994 Walk On tour. The group experimented within the realm of Post-Grunge and Brit-Pop which controlled the radio, and it was in this time period that the group recorded several songs which would eventually be released on Boston's "Corporate America" Album. On January 13, 1999, Tom Scholz, Brad Delp and Fran Cosmo appeared on Rockline Radio to debut two of these songs; concurrently introducing Anthony Cosmo as the newest member of Boston. The new material included an extended version of Cosmo's "Turn it Off' (which lacked several guitar and organ solos found in the final cut) and 'Timebomb', which was not included on Corporate America. However, masterfully edited and 80's guitar-laced versions of Cosmo's "Turn it Off", "Cryin'" and "Stare Out Your Window" would ultimately appear on Corporate America as a massive departure from the rest of the songs on the disc. Following the subsequent Corporate America tour, Fran and Antonio departed from the band and re-formed Cosmo in its current form.

[edit] Current Lineup

The current lineup of Cosmo features:

  • Fran Cosmo: Lead Vocals/Guitar
  • Anthony Cosmo: Guitar/Backing Vocals
  • Gary Johnson: Keyboard/Guitar/Backing Vocals
  • Mick Brooks: Guitar/Backing Vocals
  • Bill Carman: Bass/Backing Vocals
  • Tom Moonan: Drums

[edit] Discography

Cosmo released their first album Alien in 2006 with Frontiers Records [1]. Two versions of album were released, a standard 11 track release and a 12 track European/Japanese import.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Communication"
  2. "Don't Tell Me Your Lies"
  3. "No Surprise"
  4. "Gravity"
  5. "Redemption"
  6. "Helicopter"
  7. "Alien"
  8. "When I Close My Eyes"
  9. "Woman"
  10. "Can't Run Away"
  11. "Creep"
  12. "Don't Tell Me Your Lies [Acoustic]"


[edit] Album Credits

Fran Cosmo (Vocals)
Antonio Cosmo (Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Backing vocals)
Gary Johnson (Keyboards, Guitar)
Bill Carman (Bass)
Kevin Soffera (Drums)
Mick Brooks (Guitar)
Pat Orlowski (Drums)


Produced by: Fran Cosmo, Antonio Cosmo
Engineered by: Fran Cosmo, Antonio Cosmo
Mixed by : Fran Cosmo, Antonio Cosmo
Mastered by: Jeff Lipton