Jetboy (band)
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| Jetboy | |
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| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Rock Glam metal Hard rock |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Labels | MCA Records Perris Records Cleopatra Records Rumble Records |
| Associated acts | Hanoi Rocks Exodus Specimen |
| Website | www.jetboyrocks.com |
| Members | |
| D.K. Revelle Fernie Rod Billy Rowe Jes Reckless Jesse Mendez |
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| Past members | |
| Mickey Finn Ron Tostenson Jeff Moscone Todd Crew Sam Yaffa Michael Butler Doug Hovan Tim Huthert Bill Fraenza Charles Norman Rick Davis |
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Jetboy is a San Francisco hard rock band formed in 1983. The band transplanted themselves to LA In 1986 after signing a major deal with Elektra Records. Their musical influences ranged from Punk rock to Rock n' roll with a good dose of Blues thrown in. Their 1988 debut album Feel the Shake peaked at 135 on The Billboard 200.
In 1987, bassist Todd Crew died due to a drug overdose in the Hotel room of Guns N Roses guitarist Slash. Coincidentally, Hanoi Rocks had recently parted ways after the death of their drummer Razzle, which allowed Sam Yaffa to fill the bass guitarist position. Yaffa, a member of one of the groups Jetboy had found most influential, was now a member of the band. Jetboy continued on into the 1990s before calling it a day. However, over a decade later, Jetboy reconvened, toured and recorded a new EP 'Off Your Rocker'.
Three songs from Feel the Shake were featured in the 1989 movie The 'Burbs, starring Tom Hanks. They were "Bloodstone", "Locked in a Cage" and "Make Some Noise". Additionally, two songs from Feel the Shake, "Feel the Shake" and "Make Some Noise" were also featured in the 1989 movie She's Out of Control.
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[edit] Discography
- Feel the Shake - 1988
- Damned Nation - 1990
- A Day in the Glamourous Life - 1997
- Make Some More Noise - 1999
- Lost & Found - 1999
- One More for Rock N' Roll - 2002
- The Glam Years - 2007
- Off Your Rocker - 2010
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- D.K. Revelle - Vocals
- Fernie Rod - Lead Guitar & Vocals
- Billy Rowe - Rhythm Guitar & Vocals
- Jes Reckless - Bass Guitar & Vocals
- Jessie Mendez - Drums
[edit] Past
- Mickey Finn - Vocals
- Todd Crew - Bass Guitar & Vocals
- Ron Tostenson - Drums
- Sam Yaffa - Bass Guitar
- Rick Davis - Drums
- Michael Butler - Bass Guitar
- Jeff Moscone - Drums
- Doug Hovan - Drums
- Bill Fraenza - Bass Guitar & Vocals
- Charles Norman - Drums
- Tim Huthert - Drums
[edit] Previous line-ups
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Todd Crew-bass, Ron Tostenson-drums (1983 - Mid 1987)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Sam Yaffa-bass, Ron Tostenson-drums (Mid 1987 - 1990) *
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Charles Norman-bass, Ron Tostenson-drums (1990–1991)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Bill Fraenza-bass, Ron Tostenson-drums (1991–1992)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Bill Fraenza-bass, Rick Davis-drums (1992–1993)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Michael Butler-bass, Paul Scavuzzo-drums (2006–2007) REUNION 1 **
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Michael Butler-bass, Ron Tostenson-drums (2006–2007) REUNION 2
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Michael Butler-bass, Tim Huthert-drums (Early 2007) ***
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Michael Butler-bass, Jeff Moscone-drums (Late 2007 - 2008)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Michael Butler-bass, Doug Hovan-drums (2008–2009)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, Mickey Finn-vocals, Jes Reckless-bass, Jesse Mendez-drums (2010)
- Billy Rowe-guitar, Fernie Rod-guitar, D.K. Revelle-vocals, Jes Reckless-bass, Jesse Mendez-drums (2010–current)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Jetboy on MySpace
- Jetboy at Allmusic
- Jetboy at Yahoo! Music
- Jetboy live in Paris European Tour concert review
- History of Jetboy w/ Billy Rowe
- Interview with Billy Rowe at Sleaze Roxx
- Interview with Billy Rowe at Saviours of Rock
- Interview with Mickey Finn at Skylight
- Interview with Mickey Finn and Billy Rowe at Hard Rock Hideout
- JETBOY 'Vigorously Searching' For New Bass Player, Percussionist
- OFFYOURROCKER Review http://hardrockhideout.com/2010/03/03/jetboy-off-your-rocker-2010/
- OFFYOURROCKER Review http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/03/24/jetboy-off-your-rocker-new-album/
- OFFYOURROCKER Review http://www.sleazeroxx.com/bands/jetboy/offyourrocker.shtml
- OFFYOURROCKER Review http://www.shipwreckislandstudios.com/?tag=off-your-rocker