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 Topic: Doogie White & La Paz – new album in April 2016Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:55 |
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British band Doogie White & La Paz
return with a brand new studio album entitled “Shut Up And
Rawk!”. Almost immediately after their previous offering, “The Dark And
The Light” (2013) had been released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started
writing new material. A total of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally
being crafted into songs for a new album. Recording could only be done in stages
because of other commitments, but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs
to develop and mature into a very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And
Rawk!” which is due for a worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions on
April, 8th 2016.
Chic McSherry, the band’s guitarist comments: “The great
thing about being in La Paz is that we have been together now for over 30 years
and we all know each other extremely well. That helps a lot when writing new
songs: we just know what to do. This record was a long time in the making
though, mainly due to Doogie and Paul’s touring schedule. The initial demo
tracks were actually finished by me in 2013, literally within weeks of the
release of ‘The Dark And The Light’. It was the same process we always use: I
would write what I call a ‘framework’ using a drum machine and the basic guitar
parts, send it to Doogie and he would say ‘yeah, I can work with that’ or ‘no,
doesn’t work for me’. We started with 17 of these ideas and reduced them to 11
workable songs. ‘Shut up and Rawk’ took a while but it was worth it. Now we
can’t wait to get it released!”
The album has now been mixed and mastered by Rolf Munkes at
Empire Studios in Frankfurt, Germany. Full details to follow soon.
 La Paz was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the summer of
1984 by Chic McSherry (guitars), Doogie White (vocals) and Alex Carmichael
(bass). At the first rehearsal together they hit it off immediately on a
personal level - they also liked the same music and they had the same influences
and heroes (Purple, Rainbow, Journey, Gary Moore) so they started to recruit
other members to try to form a band and go do some gigs. Andy Mason (keyboards)
joined the trio and he fitted in from the start, even though he was still at
school when he joined. Drummers were always a problem and, over the life of the
band, La Paz went through almost as many as Spinal Tap. Unquestionably the
loudest and the most accomplished was/is their current drummer, Paul McManus.
They gigged regularly and played some prestigious venues
including the world-famous Marquee Club in London as well as at some festivals
in Milton Keynes. They were featured regularly in music magazines of the day,
particularly Kerrang! (Derek Oliver becoming a big fan of the band) and
attracted interest from a number of UK and US record companies, finally agreeing
terms with one of them for a three album deal. But it was not to be - for
reasons which were never explained by the record label the deal fell through at
the very last minute. Sadly the band didn't survive for very long after that.
They did their last gig on 15th October 1988 and then Doogie moved to London to
join Midnite Blue, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen
and now Michael Schenker. And then legendary DJ Tom Russell of 96.3 Rock Radio
called Doogie and asked him if he would do some acoustic numbers at The Garage
in Glasgow for Rock Radio's Birthday Bash in January 2008. Doogie agreed and
asked Chic to play guitar.
It was a big ask after 20 years: almost 1000 people, Doogie
singing alone and Chic with one flamenco guitar! "We had such a blast though
and it woke up so many great memories in both of us that we decided to give it a
go with the full band for my 50th birthday" said Chic. And so the full band
started to rehearse and it was clear that they could still play a bit. The band
just gelled: just like old times and the gigs were a terrific success. And so
the idea of re-recording some of the favourites from the set that had never had
a proper production job was conceived. The final result can be heard on the
album “Granite” released in February 2012 on Metal Mind Productions. The band’s
second album, “The Dark and The Light” was also released on Metal Mind
Productions on 27th May 2013 to critical acclaim, with Classic Rock and
Powerplay magazines both giving positive and strong reviews and the track “Don’t
Drink With The Devil2 becoming the Classic Rock Magazine’s Number 1 Track of The
week in their reader’s poll.
Live appearances are difficult due to Doogie White’s touring
schedule with Michael Schenker and Paul McManus’ also being involved with GUN,
but the band made a rare appearance as the headline act on the opening night of
the 2014 Hard Rock Hell Festival on March 20th. The show was “packed” and well
received.
Almost immediately after “The Dark And The Light” had been
released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started writing new material. A total
of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally being crafted into songs for a
new album. Recording could only be done in stages because of other commitments,
but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs to develop and mature into a
very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And Rawk!” which is due for
worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016!
La Paz – line-up:
Doogie White - vocal
Chic McSherry - guitar
Alex Carmichael - bass
Andy Mason - keyboards
Paul McManus - drums
La Paz – official sites:
www.facebook.com/LaPaz.rocks?fref=pb
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Metal Mind
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Joined: September 01 2013 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 169 |
Posted: January 21 2016 at 13:59 |
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British band
Today the band reveal cover artwork and tracklist of their
new album. The front cover was designed by Jarosław Wieczorek.
“I was trying to go for a bit of a tongue-in-cheek approach. Basically, I
was aiming for an interplay between this sort of a charismatic shout-out in the
album's title and the sedate, a bit clichéd image of a psychiatrist's session. I
wanted the cover not so much to be a graphic representation of the title as to
be one with it and, as a whole, to make for a kind of a joke.” – Wieczorek
comments.
Tracklist:
1. Light The Fire
2. Heart Of Stone
3. No Place In Heaven
4. The Revenge Of El Guapo
5. A Certain Song
6. Retribution Blues
7. Daughter Of Time
8. The Prize
9. Faith Hope And Love
10. Throw Me To The Wolves
11. Miss Dynamite
12. Book Of Shadows
The album has now been mixed and mastered by Rolf Munkes at
Empire Studios in Frankfurt, Germany. Full details to be follow soon.
La Paz was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the summer of
1984 by Chic McSherry (guitars), Doogie White (vocals) and Alex Carmichael
(bass). At the first rehearsal together they hit it off immediately on a
personal level - they also liked the same music and they had the same influences
and heroes (Purple, Rainbow, Journey, Gary Moore) so they started to recruit
other members to try to form a band and go do some gigs. Andy Mason (keyboards)
joined the trio and he fitted in from the start, even though he was still at
school when he joined. Drummers were always a problem and, over the life of the
band, La Paz went through almost as many as Spinal Tap. Unquestionably the
loudest and the most accomplished was/is their current drummer, Paul McManus.
They gigged regularly and played some prestigious venues
including the world-famous Marquee Club in London as well as at some festivals
in Milton Keynes. They were featured regularly in music magazines of the day,
particularly Kerrang! (Derek Oliver becoming a big fan of the band) and
attracted interest from a number of UK and US record companies, finally agreeing
terms with one of them for a three album deal.
But it was not to be - for reasons which were never explained
by the record label the deal fell through at the very last minute. Sadly the
band didn't survive for very long after that. They did their last gig on 15th
October 1988 and then Doogie moved to London to join Midnite Blue, Ritchie
Blackmore's Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen and now Michael Schenker.
And then legendary DJ Tom Russell of 96.3 Rock Radio called
Doogie and asked him if he would do some acoustic numbers at The Garage in
Glasgow for Rock Radio's Birthday Bash in January 2008. Doogie agreed and asked
Chic to play guitar.
It was a big ask after 20 years: almost 1000 people, Doogie
singing alone and Chic with one flamenco guitar! "We had such a blast though and
it woke up so many great memories in both of us that we decided to give it a go
with the full band for my 50th birthday" said Chic. And so the full band started
to rehearse and it was clear that they could still play a bit. The band just
gelled: just like old times and the gigs were a terrific success. And so the
idea of re-recording some of the favourites from the set that had never had a
proper production job was conceived. The final result can be heard on the album
“Granite” released in February 2012 on Metal Mind Productions.
The band’s second album, “The Dark and The Light” was also
released on Metal Mind Productions on 27th May 2013 to critical acclaim, with
Classic Rock and Powerplay magazines both giving positive and strong reviews and
the track “Don’t Drink With The Devil2 becoming the Classic Rock Magazine’s
Number 1 Track of The week in their reader’s poll.
Live appearances are difficult due to Doogie White’s touring
schedule with Michael Schenker and Paul McManus’ also being involved with GUN,
but the band made a rare appearance as the headline act on the opening night of
the 2014 Hard Rock Hell Festival on March 20th. The show was “packed” and well
received.
Almost immediately after “The Dark And The Light” had been
released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started writing new material. A total
of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally being crafted into songs for a
new album. Recording could only be done in stages because of other commitments,
but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs to develop and mature into a
very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And Rawk!” which is due for
worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016!
La Paz – line-up:
Doogie White - vocal
Chic McSherry - guitar
Alex Carmichael - bass
Andy Mason - keyboards
Paul McManus - drums
La Paz – official sites:
www.facebook.com/LaPaz.rocks?fref=pb
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Metal Mind
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Joined: September 01 2013 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 169 |
Posted: April 27 2016 at 03:08 |
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British band
Almost immediately after their previous offering, “The Dark
And The Light” (2013) had been released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started
writing new material. A total of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally
being crafted into songs for a new album. Recording could only be done in stages
because of other commitments, but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs
to develop and mature into a very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And
Rawk!” which is due for a worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions On
April, 8th 2016.
Doogie White & La Paz – Shut Up And
Rawk!
Tracklist:
1. Light The Fire
2. Heart Of Stone
3. No Place In Heaven
4. The Revenge Of El Guapo
5. A Certain Song
6. Retribution Blues
7. Daughter Of Time
8. The Prize
9. Faith Hope And Love
10. Throw Me To The Wolves
11. Miss Dynamite
12. Book Of Shadows
The album has now been mixed and mastered by Rolf Munkes at
Empire Studios in Frankfurt, Germany.
La Paz was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the summer of
1984 by Chic McSherry (guitars), Doogie White (vocals) and Alex Carmichael
(bass). At the first rehearsal together they hit it off immediately on a
personal level - they also liked the same music and they had the same influences
and heroes (Purple, Rainbow, Journey, Gary Moore) so they started to recruit
other members to try to form a band and go do some gigs. Andy Mason (keyboards)
joined the trio and he fitted in from the start, even though he was still at
school when he joined. Drummers were always a problem and, over the life of the
band, La Paz went through almost as many as Spinal Tap. Unquestionably the
loudest and the most accomplished was/is their current drummer, Paul McManus.
They gigged regularly and played some prestigious venues
including the world-famous Marquee Club in London as well as at some festivals
in Milton Keynes. They were featured regularly in music magazines of the day,
particularly Kerrang! (Derek Oliver becoming a big fan of the band) and
attracted interest from a number of UK and US record companies, finally agreeing
terms with one of them for a three album deal.
But it was not to be - for reasons which were never explained
by the record label the deal fell through at the very last minute. Sadly the
band didn't survive for very long after that. They did their last gig on 15th
October 1988 and then Doogie moved to London to join Midnite Blue, Ritchie
Blackmore's Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen and now Michael Schenker.
And then legendary DJ Tom Russell of 96.3 Rock Radio called
Doogie and asked him if he would do some acoustic numbers at The Garage in
Glasgow for Rock Radio's Birthday Bash in January 2008. Doogie agreed and asked
Chic to play guitar.
It was a big ask after 20 years: almost 1000 people, Doogie
singing alone and Chic with one flamenco guitar! "We had such a blast though and
it woke up so many great memories in both of us that we decided to give it a go
with the full band for my 50th birthday" said Chic. And so the full band started
to rehearse and it was clear that they could still play a bit. The band just
gelled: just like old times and the gigs were a terrific success. And so the
idea of re-recording some of the favourites from the set that had never had a
proper production job was conceived. The final result can be heard on the album
“Granite” released in February 2012 on Metal Mind Productions.
The band’s second album, “The Dark and The Light” was also
released on Metal Mind Productions on 27th May 2013 to critical acclaim, with
Classic Rock and Powerplay magazines both giving positive and strong reviews and
the track “Don’t Drink With The Devil2 becoming the Classic Rock Magazine’s
Number 1 Track of The week in their reader’s poll.
Live appearances are difficult due to Doogie White’s touring
schedule with Michael Schenker and Paul McManus’ also being involved with GUN,
but the band made a rare appearance as the headline act on the opening night of
the 2014 Hard Rock Hell Festival on March 20th. The show was “packed” and well
received.
Almost immediately after “The Dark And The Light” had been
released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started writing new material. A total
of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally being crafted into songs for a
new album. Recording could only be done in stages because of other commitments,
but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs to develop and mature into a
very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And Rawk!” which is due for
worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016!
La Paz – line-up:
Doogie White - vocal
Chic McSherry - guitar
Alex Carmichael - bass
Andy Mason - keyboards
Paul McManus - drums
La Paz – official sites:
www.facebook.com/LaPaz.rocks?fref=pb |
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Posted: April 27 2016 at 03:10 |
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British band
The album is currently promoted by track “Light The Fire”.
The official lyric video can be seen in THIS location.
Almost immediately after their previous offering, “The Dark
And The Light” (2013) had been released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started
writing new material. A total of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally
being crafted into songs for a new album. Recording could only be done in stages
because of other commitments, but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs
to develop and mature into a very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And
Rawk!” which is due for a worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions On April,
8th 2016.
Doogie White & La Paz – Shut Up And
Rawk
Label: Metal Mind Productions
Cat. no.: MASS CD 1530 DG
Barcode: 5907785039599
Format: CD DG
Genre: Hard Rock
Release date: 08.04.2016 Worldwide
Tracklist:
1. Light The Fire
2. Heart Of Stone
3. No Place In Heaven
4. The Revenge Of El Guapo
5. A Certain Song
6. Retribution Blues
7. Daughter Of Time
8. The Prize
9. Faith Hope And Love
10. Throw Me To The Wolves
11. Miss Dynamite
12. Book Of Shadows
The album has now been mixed and mastered by Rolf Munkes at
Empire Studios in Frankfurt, Germany.
La Paz was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the summer of
1984 by Chic McSherry (guitars), Doogie White (vocals) and Alex Carmichael
(bass). At the first rehearsal together they hit it off immediately on a
personal level - they also liked the same music and they had the same influences
and heroes (Purple, Rainbow, Journey, Gary Moore) so they started to recruit
other members to try to form a band and go do some gigs. Andy Mason (keyboards)
joined the trio and he fitted in from the start, even though he was still at
school when he joined. Drummers were always a problem and, over the life of the
band, La Paz went through almost as many as Spinal Tap. Unquestionably the
loudest and the most accomplished was/is their current drummer, Paul McManus.
They gigged regularly and played some prestigious venues
including the world-famous Marquee Club in London as well as at some festivals
in Milton Keynes. They were featured regularly in music magazines of the day,
particularly Kerrang! (Derek Oliver becoming a big fan of the band) and
attracted interest from a number of UK and US record companies, finally agreeing
terms with one of them for a three album deal.
But it was not to be - for reasons which were never explained
by the record label the deal fell through at the very last minute. Sadly the
band didn't survive for very long after that. They did their last gig on 15th
October 1988 and then Doogie moved to London to join Midnite Blue, Ritchie
Blackmore's Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen and now Michael Schenker.
And then legendary DJ Tom Russell of 96.3 Rock Radio called
Doogie and asked him if he would do some acoustic numbers at The Garage in
Glasgow for Rock Radio's Birthday Bash in January 2008. Doogie agreed and asked
Chic to play guitar.
It was a big ask after 20 years: almost 1000 people, Doogie
singing alone and Chic with one flamenco guitar! "We had such a blast though and
it woke up so many great memories in both of us that we decided to give it a go
with the full band for my 50th birthday" said Chic. And so the full band started
to rehearse and it was clear that they could still play a bit. The band just
gelled: just like old times and the gigs were a terrific success. And so the
idea of re-recording some of the favourites from the set that had never had a
proper production job was conceived. The final result can be heard on the album
“Granite” released in February 2012 on Metal Mind Productions.
The band’s second album, “The Dark and The Light” was also
released on Metal Mind Productions on 27th May 2013 to critical acclaim, with
Classic Rock and Powerplay magazines both giving positive and strong reviews and
the track “Don’t Drink With The Devil2 becoming the Classic Rock Magazine’s
Number 1 Track of The week in their reader’s poll.
Live appearances are difficult due to Doogie White’s touring
schedule with Michael Schenker and Paul McManus’ also being involved with GUN,
but the band made a rare appearance as the headline act on the opening night of
the 2014 Hard Rock Hell Festival on March 20th. The show was “packed” and well
received.
Almost immediately after “The Dark And The Light” had been
released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started writing new material. A total
of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally being crafted into songs for a
new album. Recording could only be done in stages because of other commitments,
but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs to develop and mature into a
very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And Rawk!” which is due for
worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016!
La Paz – line-up:
Doogie White - vocal
Chic McSherry - guitar
Alex Carmichael - bass
Andy Mason - keyboards
Paul McManus - drums
La Paz – official sites:
www.facebook.com/LaPaz.rocks?fref=pb |
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www.metalmind.com.pl www.facebook.com/metalmindproductions ul. Czajek 31, 40-534 Katowice POLAND |
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Metal Mind
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Posted: April 27 2016 at 03:12 |
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British band
Almost immediately after their previous offering, “The Dark
And The Light” (2013) had been released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started
writing new material. A total of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally
being crafted into songs for a new album. Recording could only be done in stages
because of other commitments, but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs
to develop and mature into a very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And
Rawk!” released worldwide by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016.
Doogie White & La Paz – Shut Up And
Rawk
Tracklist:
1. Light The Fire
2. Heart Of Stone
3. No Place In Heaven
4. The Revenge Of El Guapo
5. A Certain Song
6. Retribution Blues
7. Daughter Of Time
8. The Prize
9. Faith Hope And Love
10. Throw Me To The Wolves
11. Miss Dynamite
12. Book Of Shadows
The album has now been mixed and mastered by Rolf Munkes at
Empire Studios in Frankfurt, Germany.
La Paz was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the summer of
1984 by Chic McSherry (guitars), Doogie White (vocals) and Alex Carmichael
(bass). At the first rehearsal together they hit it off immediately on a
personal level - they also liked the same music and they had the same influences
and heroes (Purple, Rainbow, Journey, Gary Moore) so they started to recruit
other members to try to form a band and go do some gigs. Andy Mason (keyboards)
joined the trio and he fitted in from the start, even though he was still at
school when he joined. Drummers were always a problem and, over the life of the
band, La Paz went through almost as many as Spinal Tap. Unquestionably the
loudest and the most accomplished was/is their current drummer, Paul McManus.
They gigged regularly and played some prestigious venues
including the world-famous Marquee Club in London as well as at some festivals
in Milton Keynes. They were featured regularly in music magazines of the day,
particularly Kerrang! (Derek Oliver becoming a big fan of the band) and
attracted interest from a number of UK and US record companies, finally agreeing
terms with one of them for a three album deal.
But it was not to be - for reasons which were never explained
by the record label the deal fell through at the very last minute. Sadly the
band didn't survive for very long after that. They did their last gig on 15th
October 1988 and then Doogie moved to London to join Midnite Blue, Ritchie
Blackmore's Rainbow, Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen and now Michael Schenker.
And then legendary DJ Tom Russell of 96.3 Rock Radio called
Doogie and asked him if he would do some acoustic numbers at The Garage in
Glasgow for Rock Radio's Birthday Bash in January 2008. Doogie agreed and asked
Chic to play guitar.
It was a big ask after 20 years: almost 1000 people, Doogie
singing alone and Chic with one flamenco guitar! "We had such a blast though and
it woke up so many great memories in both of us that we decided to give it a go
with the full band for my 50th birthday" said Chic. And so the full band started
to rehearse and it was clear that they could still play a bit. The band just
gelled: just like old times and the gigs were a terrific success. And so the
idea of re-recording some of the favourites from the set that had never had a
proper production job was conceived. The final result can be heard on the album
“Granite” released in February 2012 on Metal Mind Productions.
The band’s second album, “The Dark and The Light” was also
released on Metal Mind Productions on 27th May 2013 to critical acclaim, with
Classic Rock and Powerplay magazines both giving positive and strong reviews and
the track “Don’t Drink With The Devil2 becoming the Classic Rock Magazine’s
Number 1 Track of The week in their reader’s poll.
Live appearances are difficult due to Doogie White’s touring
schedule with Michael Schenker and Paul McManus’ also being involved with GUN,
but the band made a rare appearance as the headline act on the opening night of
the 2014 Hard Rock Hell Festival on March 20th. The show was “packed” and well
received.
Almost immediately after “The Dark And The Light” had been
released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White started writing new material. A total
of 17 ideas were demo’d with 11 of them finally being crafted into songs for a
new album. Recording could only be done in stages because of other commitments,
but in many ways that extra time allowed the songs to develop and mature into a
very powerful rock album, entitled “Shut Up And Rawk!” which is due for
worldwide release by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016!
La Paz – line-up:
Doogie White - vocal
Chic McSherry - guitar
Alex Carmichael - bass
Andy Mason - keyboards
Paul McManus - drums
La Paz – official sites:
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