Spread Eagle (band)
| Spread Eagle | |
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 Spread Eagle Live Dec. 16th 2010 at The Local 269, New York, NY | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active |
1989–1995 2006–present |
| Labels | MCA/Universal Records, Lovember Records |
| Members |
Ray West Rob De Luca Rik DeLuca Ziv Shalev |
| Past members |
Paul DiBartolo Tommi Gallo Dennis Kimack |
Spread Eagle is an American hard rock band from New York City. After only a few months of rehearsal they were signed by MCA/Universal Records. They released two albums Spread Eagle (1990) and Open To The Public (1993) and disbanded in 1995.[1] In 2006 the band reunited.
In January 2011 the band officially announced their new line-up [2] and according to bassist and founding member Rob De Luca there are plans for touring in North America and Europe.[3][4]
Biography
Early years
In the late 1980s, founding members Paul DiBartolo, Rob De Luca and Tommi Gallo were playing in a Boston based band called Bang.
In 1989 guitarist Paul Di Bartolo (real name Salvadore Poe) traveled to New York where he met singer Ray West. Paul was so impressed by his voice, that he immediately convinced bassist Rob De Luca and drummer Tommi Gallo to follow him to New York and start a new band with Ray which became Spread Eagle[5]
After only a few months of rehearsing they signed with MCA/Universal Records.
Spread Eagle
As they were signed while still rehearsing for their first gig, they wrote most songs for their debut 1990 debut album Spread Eagle in the studio. Receiving little promotion from MCA the band produced the video for "Scratch Like A Cat" using their own money and with the help of friends.[1][6]
Open To The Public
The band spent a lot of time on the road before recording their follow-up album and began burning out. First to leave was drummer Tommi Gallo. He was replaced by Kirke Blankenship who did not stay for long and played drums on one track (High Horses) of the second album Open To The Public. That album was then recorded with session drummers John Macaluso from TNT and Thommy Price from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.[1] Open to the Public was released in 1993. Dave Femia played the drums on the following tour.[7] The new record did not meet the expectations of their fans and Grunge took over the music scene. So in 1995 Spread Eagle resigned and split up.
Post Spread Eagle
Ray West turned his back to music business for a while. He is singing in a band called All Pointz West or shortly APW.
Paul DiBartolo changed his name to Salvadore Poe after writing and recording songs for Swedish singer Lisa Ekdahl who was his wife at that time. He is fascinated by Indian culture and spends much of his time there.[5]
Rob De Luca started a new band called Ouijipig,[8] later another one called OF EARTH.[9] He's also worked as studio bassist and touring bassist for many bands including UFO, Sebastian Bach, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Helmet and George Lynch.[10]
There is nothing known about Tommi Gallo, a former member of the bands Iron Rage and Bang, [11]since he left Spread Eagle.
2006 Reunion
In 2006 Rob De Luca and Ray West started Spread Eagle again.[12] Their debut album which had been out of print for over 10 years was remastered and re-released by the small independent label Lovember Records. They started touring in 2006 with Chris Caffery on guitar and John Macaluso on drums.[2] Due to basically everybody being busy touring with other bands, there were only a few shows.
Recent
They found new guitarist Dennis Kimak and drummer Rik DeLuca. Rob De Luca returned to New York from touring with Sebastian Bach and UFO. In December 2010 they started touring the Northeast of America. Their debut album was recently voted as one of the top 20 glam albums of all time (along with Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Hanoi Rocks and Skid Row):[13] In 2012 guitarist Dennis Kimak quit and was replaced by Ziv Shalev who played the first 2 shows with Spread Eagle in December 2012.
Band members
Current members
- Ray West - lead vocals (1989–1995, 2006–present)
- Rob De Luca - bass, vocals (1989–1995, 2006–present)
- Ziv Shalev - guitar (2012–present)[14]
- Rik DeLuca - drums (2010–present)[15]
Former members
- Paul DiBartolo (Salvadore Poe) - guitar (1989–1995)
- Tommi Gallo - drums (1989–1992)
Tour members
- Dave Femia - drums (1993)
- John Macaluso - drums (2006)[2]
- Chris Caffery - guitar (2006)[2]
- Gerry White - drums (2008)[15]
Classic line up
- Ray West - lead vocals
- Paul DiBartolo - guitar
- Rob De Luca - bass, vocals
- Tommi Gallo - drums
Discography
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Spread Eagle | MCA/Universal Records[1] |
| 1993 | Open To the Public | MCA/Universal Records[1] |
| 2006 | Spread Eagle (remastered) | Lovember Records[1] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 allmusic.com Spread Eagle
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Blabbermouth - SPREAD EAGLE Announces New Lineup
- ↑ Underground Magazin - Rob De Luca interview (in Hungarian)
- ↑ lovemberrecords.com - Transcript of the Hungarian interview
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 sleazeroxx.com - Paul DiBartolo interview
- ↑ Spread Eagle interview from the 90's
- ↑ sleazeroxx.com - Spread Eagle
- ↑ Ouijipig Myspace
- ↑ OF EARTH Myspace
- ↑ getreadytoroll.com - Rob De Luca interview
- ↑ http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Tommi_Gallo/358894
- ↑ "Rob De Luca Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ Über Röck - September 2011
- ↑ Spread Eagle Official Page
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 sleazeroxx.com - Spread Eagle announces new line-up