1. Groovus Maximus
2. Knee Deep In You
3. Mary In The Mystery World
4. Fire In The House
5. The Sky Is Crying
6. Bed Of Roses
7. She's Into Something Heavy
8. Dying To Be Loved
9. Bad Motherfucker
10. When Love Explodes
11. Tambourine
12. Tear It Up
13. March Of The Spirit
14. Trouble In Paradise (Demo) (Bonus Track)
15. Love's Kickin' In (Demo) (Bonus Track)
16. Dying To Be Loved (Demo) (Bonus Track)
17. Why Don't We Do It In The Road (Bonus Track)
18. Space Jam (Bonus Track)Artist : Electric Boys Country : Sweden Release : Groovus Maximus ([Remastered] Year : 1992 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
1992's Groovus Maximus was the second album from Swedish funk metal
act Electric Boys. The band had a hit with their 1990 debut album
Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride, which was released just in time for mainstream
radio's brief fascination with funk metal (back when you heard names
like Bang Tango and Mindfunk in the same sentence as the Red Hot Chili
Peppers).
Groovus Maximus picks up right where Funk-O-Metal Carpet
Ride left off, with a bass-heavy, funk-inspired hair metal sound with
plenty of horns. Like nearly all Swedish rock albums (I think it's
written in their constitution), Groovus Maximus is a very melodic album.
It's also, unfortunately, an uneven album. There are some genuinely
memorable songs on the album, like Bed of Roses or the Beatles-esque
Mary in the Mystery World, but there is a lot of filler as well. I'm not
a huge fan of this kind of music, but the band's debut album impressed
me in a way that this album just fails to do.
TRACKLIST:
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13. Chickalicious (Bonus Track)
14. Down On Shakin' Street (Bonus Track)
15. Nowhere To Go But Up (Bonus Track)Artist : Electric Boys Country : Sweden Release : And Them Boys Done Swang [Japan Edition] Year : 2001 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info: The
Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988, which
enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.
They were
formed by Conny Bloom (real surname: Blomqvist) (guitar/vocals) and Andy
Christell (bass). Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and scored
a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988. This
early version of what would become perhaps the band's best-known hit
also appeared that same year in America on the soundtrack to the movie
Feds. The band then added second guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer
Niklas Sigevall.
In 1989, the band's debut album Funk-O-Metal Carpet
Ride, including a revamped version of "All Lips and Hips" was a success
in Europe, and they picked up a strong following in Britain, where, as
well as headlining small clubs, they supported Thunder. When headlining
Newcastle upon Tyne, Riverside club, the band were joined on stage by
the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis who were
performing in the same venue at around the same time. The following
year, the album was released in America, where they also became
moderately successful, thanks to the singles "All Lips and Hips" and
"Psychedelic Eyes." However, the follow-up album Groovus Maximus did not
emerge until 1992, by which time grunge had swept all before it and the
album was overall inferior to the debut. By the end of an American tour
to promote it supporting Mr. Big, the band had lost Santunione and
Sigevall and both North American and European record deals. Outgoing
members were replaced by Thomas Bromann (drums) and Martin Thomander
(2nd guitar) and this lineup released the band's third album,
Freewheelin' on the Music For Nations label in Britain. The album
attracted little interest and the band dissolved. In 2005, founders
Bloom and Christell had joined Hanoi Rocks.
The Groovus Maximus album
was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. There were two
music videos made from that album: "Mary in the Mystery World" &
"Dying to be Loved." The "Dying to be Loved" music video only had a
budget of £100.
The band reformed in 2009 and released "And Them Boys Done Swang" in 2011.
TRACKLIST:
Artist : Electric Boys Country : Sweden Release : Freewheelin' [Remastered] Year : 1994 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info: The
Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988, which
enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.
They were
formed by Conny Bloom (real surname: Blomqvist) (guitar/vocals) and Andy
Christell (bass). Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and scored
a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988. This
early version of what would become perhaps the band's best-known hit
also appeared that same year in America on the soundtrack to the movie
Feds. The band then added second guitarist Franco Santunione and drummer
Niklas Sigevall.
In 1989, the band's debut album Funk-O-Metal Carpet
Ride, including a revamped version of "All Lips and Hips" was a success
in Europe, and they picked up a strong following in Britain, where, as
well as headlining small clubs, they supported Thunder. When headlining
Newcastle upon Tyne, Riverside club, the band were joined on stage by
the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis who were
performing in the same venue at around the same time. The following
year, the album was released in America, where they also became
moderately successful, thanks to the singles "All Lips and Hips" and
"Psychedelic Eyes." However, the follow-up album Groovus Maximus did not
emerge until 1992, by which time grunge had swept all before it and the
album was overall inferior to the debut. By the end of an American tour
to promote it supporting Mr. Big, the band had lost Santunione and
Sigevall and both North American and European record deals. Outgoing
members were replaced by Thomas Bromann (drums) and Martin Thomander
(2nd guitar) and this lineup released the band's third album,
Freewheelin' on the Music For Nations label in Britain. The album
attracted little interest and the band dissolved. In 2005, founders
Bloom and Christell had joined Hanoi Rocks.
The Groovus Maximus album
was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. There were two
music videos made from that album: "Mary in the Mystery World" &
"Dying to be Loved." The "Dying to be Loved" music video only had a
budget of £100.
The band reformed in 2009 and released "And Them Boys Done Swang" in 2011.
TRACKLIST:
Artist : Electric Boys Country : Sweden Release : Groovus Maximus Year : 1992 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
The Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988,
which enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.
They
were formed by Conny Bloom (real surname: Blomqvist) (guitar/vocals) and
Andy Christell (bass). Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and
scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in 1988.
This early version of what would become perhaps the band's best-known
hit also appeared that same year in America on the soundtrack to the
movie Feds. The band then added second guitarist Franco Santunione and
drummer Niklas Sigevall.
In 1989, the band's debut album Funk-O-Metal
Carpet Ride, including a revamped version of "All Lips and Hips" was a
success in Europe, and they picked up a strong following in Britain,
where, as well as headlining small clubs, they supported Thunder. When
headlining Newcastle upon Tyne, Riverside club, the band were joined on
stage by the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis
who were performing in the same venue at around the same time. The
following year, the album was released in America, where they also
became moderately successful, thanks to the singles "All Lips and Hips"
and "Psychedelic Eyes." However, the follow-up album Groovus Maximus did
not emerge until 1992, by which time grunge had swept all before it and
the album was overall inferior to the debut. By the end of an American
tour to promote it supporting Mr. Big, the band had lost Santunione and
Sigevall and both North American and European record deals. Outgoing
members were replaced by Thomas Bromann (drums) and Martin Thomander
(2nd guitar) and this lineup released the band's third album,
Freewheelin' on the Music For Nations label in Britain. The album
attracted little interest and the band dissolved. In 2005, founders
Bloom and Christell had joined Hanoi Rocks.
The Groovus Maximus album
was recorded at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. There were two
music videos made from that album: "Mary in the Mystery World" &
"Dying to be Loved." The "Dying to be Loved" music video only had a
budget of £100.
The band reformed in 2009 and released "And Them Boys Done Swang" in 2011.
TRACKLIST:
Artist : Electric Boys Country : Sweden Release : Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride [Remastered] Year : 1990 Genre : Hard Rock File Type : mp3 320 Info:
Though the Electric Boys weren't as successful as they deserved to be,
the distinctive hard rockers enjoyed some moderate MTV exposure with
their grinding hits "Psychedelic Eyes" and "All Lips and Hips" -- both
of which are among the highlights of this inspired, Bob Rock-produced
debut album. Despite what its title implies, Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride
isn't funk/metal in a Red Hot Chili Peppers-like fashion -- rather, the
melodic yet aggressive band had more in common with Aerosmith's intense
boogie. Combining an Aerosmith-influenced sense of fun with elements of
'60s psychedelic rock (including a sitar), the Electric Boys made Carpet
one of 1990's most memorable hard rock releases. Unfortunately, their
moderate success has proved to be short-lived. When alternative rock
came to dominate MTV in 1992 and 1993 and Aerosmith-influenced bands
significantly decreased in popularity, the Electric Boys became a
casualty of changing tastes.
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