Angel Eazy - Lightning Strikes

[Evil Rick]

I am just listening to the Angel Eazy album "Lightning Strikes". This is some damn good stuff! It's a bit different, very light hearted but cool vibe and hooks. I don't see them listed on the main site and can't find any info on the band other than the cd was an idie released in 1991. Anyone know the story with this band? Is the cd fairly easy to track down? Thanks!

 

Rick

[Geoff]

Had this CDR forever. To be honest, I couldn't tell you too much about the rest of the CD, but I think it was pretty cool. There is just one song I absolutely love on it. I can't for the life of me think of the name. But it pops up on my Ipod all the time and is one of my most heard songs. Just a simple song about the dude and his lady and their life together. Starting from meeting, asking her to marry him to which she says 'Hell yeah' I think, from memory and then after the solo (or is it before?) they have a kid. Either way, killer, killer song!!

[melodicrockoz]

yeah these guys are from swiss & released another album which is self titled a few years later & imho, it's almost as good as the one you got Rick.

[JC_AOR]

Yeah I like this album too, but its quite a long album and the best songs are at the end. I though they were from the UK. And a lot of references list this as being a 1996 CD - it certainly sounds much older than that.

[Evil Rick]

Yeah I like this album too, but its quite a long album and the best songs are at the end. I though they were from the UK. And a lot of references list this as being a 1996 CD - it certainly sounds much older than that.

Then I'm in for a treat, I only got through the first five tracks so far and really liked those, so if it gets better toward the end that's a bonus!

[Geoff]

So I searched for the song on my Ipod last night... couldn't find it. It must have ripped as 'unknown artist'. Looked on the back of the insert to try and figure out which song it was - didn't stick out. Like Justin says, it was somewhere towards the end of the disc.

 

Is it just me, but did anyone ever get a kind of Gin Blossoms/Goo Goo Dolls mixed with old-school hard rock feel from this disc? Or is that just me?

[Evil Rick]

So I searched for the song on my Ipod last night... couldn't find it. It must have ripped as 'unknown artist'. Looked on the back of the insert to try and figure out which song it was - didn't stick out. Like Justin says, it was somewhere towards the end of the disc.

 

Is it just me, but did anyone ever get a kind of Gin Blossoms/Goo Goo Dolls mixed with old-school hard rock feel from this disc? Or is that just me?

Ok, after getting about halfway through this I would have to say these guys to me sound like a mix of Kik Tracee and Shotgun Messiah with a bit of Kings X sprinkled in. This album kicks ass! And I'm not even through the whole thing yet.

[Evil Rick]

Ok, this band/album haunts me! I had it playing again today and still think it's a fantastic album. When I first downloaded the album I got 8 tracks duplicated and renamed so everything sounded the same on the second half of the album and I couldn't figure out why. I then got all 16 tracks in the proper order. Here is the info I found:

 

Angel Eazy - Lightning Strikes

 

UK

 

Release date: 1996

 

Label: Suisa

 

Tracks:

1.Lightning Strikes

2.Turn Me Loose

3.I Hear A Voice

4.Stand By Me

5.Hang Tough

6.Unaware

7.Mexico

8.Remembrance Day

9.In Your Eyes

10.Turn On The Light

11.Tough Heart

12.Cowboy Song

13.Angel Of Mercy

14.Guilty

15.Shout It Out

16.She Drives Me Crazy

 

Dave Denham - Vocals

Sacha Besancon - Guitar

Vince Garrett - Guitar

Mad Hatters - Bass

Sandro Garasi - Drums

 

I think I might have tracked down the drummer but I'm probably just bugging some poor guy who has no idea who Angel Eazy is/was.

 

I also found an obituary for a guy named Dave Denham who was in several bands during the late 80's/early 90's so I have to wonder if it might be this bands singer. Who knows. Just thought I would share.

[Jeff]

So I searched for the song on my Ipod last night... couldn't find it. It must have ripped as 'unknown artist'. Looked on the back of the insert to try and figure out which song it was - didn't stick out. Like Justin says, it was somewhere towards the end of the disc.

 

Is it just me, but did anyone ever get a kind of Gin Blossoms/Goo Goo Dolls mixed with old-school hard rock feel from this disc? Or is that just me?

Ok, after getting about halfway through this I would have to say these guys to me sound like a mix of Kik Tracee and Shotgun Messiah with a bit of Kings X sprinkled in. This album kicks ass! And I'm not even through the whole thing yet.

 

Guys, which one is it, Shotgun Messiah or Gin Blossoms??? If like Shotgun Messiah I am all over this one.

[Evil Rick]

So I searched for the song on my Ipod last night... couldn't find it. It must have ripped as 'unknown artist'. Looked on the back of the insert to try and figure out which song it was - didn't stick out. Like Justin says, it was somewhere towards the end of the disc.

 

Is it just me, but did anyone ever get a kind of Gin Blossoms/Goo Goo Dolls mixed with old-school hard rock feel from this disc? Or is that just me?

Ok, after getting about halfway through this I would have to say these guys to me sound like a mix of Kik Tracee and Shotgun Messiah with a bit of Kings X sprinkled in. This album kicks ass! And I'm not even through the whole thing yet.

 

Guys, which one is it, Shotgun Messiah or Gin Blossoms??? If like Shotgun Messiah I am all over this one.

That's a big negative on the Gin Blossoms comparisons. Not sure what Geoff was listening to but it definitely wasn't Angel Eazy. You will be getting mail soon Jeff...and Geoff.

[Geoff]

 

 

 

So I searched for the song on my Ipod last night... couldn't find it. It must have ripped as 'unknown artist'. Looked on the back of the insert to try and figure out which song it was - didn't stick out. Like Justin says, it was somewhere towards the end of the disc.

 

Is it just me, but did anyone ever get a kind of Gin Blossoms/Goo Goo Dolls mixed with old-school hard rock feel from this disc? Or is that just me?

Ok, after getting about halfway through this I would have to say these guys to me sound like a mix of Kik Tracee and Shotgun Messiah with a bit of Kings X sprinkled in. This album kicks ass! And I'm not even through the whole thing yet.

 

Guys, which one is it, Shotgun Messiah or Gin Blossoms??? If like Shotgun Messiah I am all over this one.

 

That's a big negative on the Gin Blossoms comparisons. Not sure what Geoff was listening to but it definitely wasn't Angel Eazy. You will be getting mail soon Jeff...and Geoff.

 

 

Better late than never, but to solve this mystery, the artist I was thinking of is Crashing Angel and their self titled album from 2001. I have always got these two bands confused. To be honest, I rated both albums very low (57% and 51%) but the one I actually preferred was Crashing Angel.