All Nights Reserved Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom)Jussi69 (The 69Eyes)Olli Herman (Reckless Love)Archie Cruz ( Santa Cruz) A story of true hard rock friendship It was a warm dark night before Christmas in Los Angeles in 2013. Jussi 69 (The 69 Eyes) and Alexi Laiho (Children Of Bodom) met in Hollywood, had a couple of drinks and...Alexi: "Dude, we gotta get together, play some Poison, Mötley and drink some Jack." Jussi: "Ok, when?" Alexi: "Christmas." Jussi: "Cool."They shook hands and swore that they really were going to make this happen. The key word and the whole idea behind The Local Band would be to have FUN. No stress, no pressure, and definitely no business plans.Right after Jussi and Alexi decided to do this, it was obvious they would need a charismatic singer, one who could handle all the classic hard rock super hits, from Jump to Girls, Girls, Girls, amongst all their other favorites. Jussi decided to send a message to Reckless Love´s Olli Herman.”Naturally, I was immediately exited and kept saying: "Yes – HELLYEAH!!!", over and over again while listening to Jussi talk me through the idea. Nothing could've kept me from taking part after I heard we would only perform killer songs from all the greatest 80's hair metal bands. I couldn't believe it. All my favourites!! I was extatic”, says Olli.To complete the line-up they got Archie Cruz from Santa Cruz to play bass. Now this crazy crew was ready to rock!Archie: ”When I got the call from Jussi, my jaw basically hit the floor. I had been watching these guys, these huge rockstars since I was a kid, and never in a million years thought I'd be in the same band with them when I was practising Bodom riffs in my bedroom, or watching a 69 Eyes show as a kid. The fact that we're playing pretty much all of my favorite songs makes it even cooler. Being a part of The Local Band is a dream come true for me and it´s been one of the coolest things in my life to be a part of this.”The Local Band was supposed to last for one night only, for a single show at the legendary Tavastia club in Helsinki, with just one interview, no rehearsals and half a soundcheck. But the universe had some other plans for these rock gods, and now the mighty quartet is spreading their good vibes around the world: Their upcoming Locals Only – Dark Edition debut EP, full of all-time-classics, is coming out Dec 4th!If you ask Jussi, the idea of recording an EP was written in the stars.Jussi: ”Some weeks after our first show I walked into a bar in New York and they were playing Shout At The Devil by Mötley Crüe – which was our opening song at the Tavastia show – followed by Sunglasses At Night by Corey Hart. I saw this as a sign, and called Alexi to say that we can´t leave this cool thing here. We have to do this, we need to record a single, and At Night is the most perfect song for us to cover. Alexi agreed immediately. We didn´t want to cover the most obvious songs that every other cover band plays, as those songs are perfect the way those bands originally recorded them. We wanted to surprise people with unexpected, twisted songs. Suddenly recording just one song expanded into an EP. And it´s A perverse, totally unexpected collection of songs that me and Alexi came up with. Those are some of our favorites that pretty much nobody knows.”The EP was recorded in four days, and The Local Band is very proud of the result.”It´s a killer, mind blowing party music EP which is going to blow people´s minds. Oh, and the key word, the reason why we did this, even though every one of us is busier than ever with our own bands... We had so much fun doing it, a fucking blast! I know that can be heard from the end result”, says Jussi. https://www.facebook.com/The-Local-Band-921350461225242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Pony KarpetRydOFunk Posted November 5, 2015 My Little Pony Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 But what's the point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsane Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 But what's the point? Shits and giggles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Pony KarpetRydOFunk Posted November 5, 2015 My Little Pony Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 But what's the point? Shits and giggles. But don't waste time recording covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaHun72 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 But what's the point?Shits and giggles. But don't waste time recording covers. Depends on what they do with the covers. At least they chose songs you don't tend to hear covered. I'm going to watch this one with interest. Way more interesting than the last 'snake album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsane Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Here's the track listing. 1. Sunglasses at Night – Corey Hart 5:102. Untouched – Jessica Origliasso, Lisa Origliasso, Toby Gad 4:113. Promises In The Dark – Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo 4:524. Out Of The Darkness – Steven Van Zandt 3:595. Hazy Shade Of Winter – Paul Simon 2:466. The Darkest Side of The Night – Fred Mollin, Stan Meissner 4:457. Waiting For Darkness – Ozzy Osbourne 4:36 There is a number of YouTube videos from them live of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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All Nights Reserved Posted November 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Amazing. Gotta look after that Corey Hart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 Amazing. Gotta look after that Corey Hart. 'Sunglasses At Night' was a big hit back in '83. I loved it then and I love it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeLaCruz Posted November 12, 2015 Report Share Posted November 12, 2015 normally don't like covers and this is no exception nothing special about that sunglasses track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Nothing special about that whole tracklist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Great cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsane Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great cover! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLstl_f159w Not available to us Amerkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Pony KarpetRydOFunk Posted November 19, 2015 My Little Pony Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Great cover! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLstl_f159w Not available to us Amerkins. Get that Proxyflo thing Russ recommended. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 I know the name, but don't know the original song at all. I do like this cover, but I hope this thing doesn't interfere with either Reckless Love or Santa Cruz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I'm sorry but that's a poor selection of songs to cover. They said they got together to drink jack and play Poison and Motley Crue. None of these covers have anything in common with either band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaHun72 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 I'm sorry but that's a poor selection of songs to cover. They said they got together to drink jack and play Poison and Motley Crue. None of these covers have anything in common with either band. "We wanted to surprise people with unexpected, twisted songs." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Nights Reserved Posted December 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 I dig this one. Strange choices of songs but there's a really cool 80's vibe going on overall. I like the concept. Let's see them live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 ”Naturally, I was immediately exited and kept saying: "Yes – HELLYEAH!!!", over and over again while listening to Jussi talk me through the idea. Nothing could've kept me from taking part after I heard we would only perform killer songs from all the greatest 80's hair metal bands. I couldn't believe it. All my favourites!! I was extatic”, says Olli. And not a single hair band on the CD. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Little Pony KarpetRydOFunk Posted January 6, 2016 My Little Pony Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Naturally, I was immediately exited and kept saying: "Yes HELLYEAH!!!", over and over again while listening to Jussi talk me through the idea. Nothing could've kept me from taking part after I heard we would only perform killer songs from all the greatest 80's hair metal bands. I couldn't believe it. All my favourites!! I was extatic, says Olli. And not a single hair band on the CD. Weird. Haha. I didn't even notice that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaHun72 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Naturally, I was immediately exited and kept saying: "Yes HELLYEAH!!!", over and over again while listening to Jussi talk me through the idea. Nothing could've kept me from taking part after I heard we would only perform killer songs from all the greatest 80's hair metal bands. I couldn't believe it. All my favourites!! I was extatic, says Olli. And not a single hair band on the CD. Weird. Check out their live gigs on YouTube.. Awesome. He does say 'perform' and NOT record I'm digging the EP and like that I don't own any of the songs on my other CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 So if they decided to cover all rap-rock songs ala Papa Roach, Linkin Park and Limp Biscuit, you'd buy it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaHun72 Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 So if they decided to cover all rap-rock songs ala Papa Roach, Linkin Park and Limp Biscuit, you'd buy it up? If they were in the style as this EP I'd definitely give it a go. Probably wouldn't buy it blind, just like I didn't buy this one blind but my ears definitely wouldn't be closed to it. Some of my fav songs are hard rock and metal versions of songs from genres and bands I would NEVER listen to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yeah, I much prefer hard rock versions of non-rock songs. In any good case, the original recording of a good rock song needn't be re-recorded. I especially love covers of catchy pop songs all "rocked up." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Howdy Posted March 12, 2016 Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Great little album/ep despite only actually knowing two of the original songs. Love their take on the Pat Benatar song especially. Only one I was not sure of originally was The Veronicas cover song (track 2) as it starts out sounding a bit shitty, but after repeated listens, once you get past the horrible start, its a great little song. Would certainly like to hear their take on some actual hair metal covers though, not just the live tracks from youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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