Jack Blades
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Jack Martin Blades is an American rock musician best known for his work with Rubicon, Night Ranger, and Damn Yankees. He has also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw Blades, co-founded Revolution Saints with Deen Castronovo (Journey) and Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), collaborated with Tak Matsumoto Group alongside Eric Martin (Mr. Big), and released solo material. Personal life: Born in Palm Desert, California, Blades began playing guitar at age eight when his parents gave him a plastic ukulele. He attended Arcadia High School in Scottsdale, Arizona, then graduated from Indio High School in 1972, where he was senior class president. At College of the Desert, he met saxophonist Pat Rizzo of Sly and the Family Stone, who introduced him to Jerry Martini. Blades later attended San Diego State University as a pre-med student before dropping out in 1975 to pursue music in San Francisco. Martini, Blades, and guitarist Brad Gillis soon formed Rubicon. Blades has two sons, Colin and James; Colin has co-written and performed songs with him and released solo work. Career: Blades has released two solo albums and written or co-written songs for Aerosmith, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, and Roger Daltrey. He has produced or co-produced albums for Night Ranger, Shaw Blades, and others, including Great White and Ted Nugent. He appears on Mötley Crüe’s Dr. Feelgood (1989) and co-wrote several Aerosmith tracks in the 1990s, including “Shut Up and Dance,” “Walk on Water,” and “What Kind of Love Are You On.” In 1998, Ringo Starr invited him to play bass for VH1 Storytellers alongside Joe Walsh and Simon Kirke. Rubicon: Formed by Jerry Martini, Rubicon featured Blades on bass and Brad Gillis on guitar. The funk-rock group recorded two albums for 20th Century Fox and scored a hit with “I’m Gonna Take Care of Everything.” They played Cal Jam 2 before 250,000 people and disbanded in 1979, after which Blades formed Stereo with Gillis and drummer Kelly Keagy. Night Ranger: In 1980, Blades, Gillis, Keagy, Alan “Fitz” Fitzgerald, and Jeff Watson formed Ranger—renamed Night Ranger before releasing Dawn Patrol (1982). The band achieved multi-platinum success throughout the ’80s with hits like “Sister Christian,” “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” and “(You Can Still) Rock in America.” Blades left in 1989 to form Damn Yankees but re-formed Night Ranger in 1996. The band continues to record and tour internationally. Damn Yankees: Co-founded in 1989 with Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw, Damn Yankees produced two platinum albums and the hit single “High Enough.” After Nugent resumed his solo career in 1996, Blades and Shaw continued as Shaw Blades. Shaw/Blades: Their debut Hallucination (1995) showcased their melodic rock style, while Influence (2007) paid tribute to songs that inspired them. The duo toured acoustically across the U.S. TMG (Tak Matsumoto Group): In 2004, Blades joined guitarist Tak Matsumoto of B’z to form TMG, achieving a No. 1 album (TMG I) and a Top 10 single (“Oh Japan ~Our Time Is Now~”) in Japan. They also recorded “Never Good-Bye” for the 2004 Ultraman film. Blades’ solo albums include Jack Blades (2004) and Rock ’n’ Roll Ride (2012). Revolution Saints: In 2014, he co-founded Revolution Saints with Castronovo and Aldrich, appearing on Revolution Saints (2015), Light in the Dark (2017), and Rise (2020).
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100 Greatest Songs of the '80s
TMG LIVE TOUR "Dodge The Bullet" was a live tour held by TMG (Tak Matsumoto Group) in 2004. The tour ran from July 3, 2004 to September 7, 2004. The band played a sixteen-song set, including all songs from TMG I apart from "My Alibi". Additionally, the band performed a full-band acoustic rendition of Mr. Big's "To Be With You" and a cover of Night Ranger's "(You Can Still) Rock in America". One month prior to the tour proper, the band appeared as one of the featured acts at annual Japanese music festival SUMMER SONIC 04 to play a truncated setlist of ten songs. The tour finale was filmed and released on DVD and VHS.
TMG: Dodge The Bullet - Live 2004
In celebration of their 35+ year career, this new live album, featuring all their classic and most recent hits, sees the band at the top of their game, delivering a superb performance not to be missed! Recorded May 7, 2016 concert at the the House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois.
Night Ranger - 35 Years and a Night in Chicago
Night Ranger had a one of a kind performance at the Key Bank State Theatre in Cleveland on November 9th, 2022 as they performed their entire show with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra. Setlist: "Intro", "(You Can Still) Rock In America", "Four In The Morning", "Sing Me Away", "Call My Name", "Sentimental Street", "High Road", "Night Ranger", "Goodbye", "When You Close Your Eyes", "Don't Tell Me You Love Me", "Sister Christian"
Night Ranger: 40 Years And A Night (With Contemporary Youth Orchestra)
Formed in the early '90s, Damn Yankees featured guitarist Ted Nugent, Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw, Night Ranger bassist/vocalist Jack Blades, and drummer Michael Cartellone. They released two platinum albums with a bunch of radio-friendly tracks and had a Top 5 hit with the ballad High Enough. Originally released on VHS in 1992, and now on DVD for the first time, this features the band at it's peak in a live concert filmed at the Rocky Mountain Jam in Denver, Colorado. It is the only video footage available documenting this brief but popular union. The DVD Includes behind-the-scenes rehearsal and recording sessions, plus exclusive backstage footage and interviews with the band.
Damn Yankees: Uprising Live!
Running 21 minutes, this DVD contains the videos for five of Night Ranger's first six chart singles, including the group's two Top Ten hits, "Sister Christian" and "Sentimental Street." The clips are each little films that, in the typical fashion of music videos, have something to do with the songs that serve as their soundtracks and allow plenty of space for the group members, particularly singer/bassist Jack Blades, to shake their curls and emote in performance.
Night Ranger: Best Of The Videos
This is the Damn Yankees at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan on January 20, 1993. Setlist: 01. Don't Tread On Me / 02. Damn Yankees / 03. Rock City / 04. Free-For-All (Ted Nugent song) / 05. This Side of Hell / 06. Where You Goin' Now / 07. Come Again / 08. Uprising / 09. Renegade (Styx cover) / 10. (You Can Still) Rock in America (Night Ranger cover) / 11. Coming of Age / 12. High Enough
Damn Yankees: Live In Japan
Night Ranger left an indelible mark with a string of best-selling albums that sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. The band’s popularity was fuelled by an impressive string of instantly recognizable hit singles and signature album tracks, including “Sister Christian,” “(You Can Still) Rock In America,” “When You Close Your Eyes,” “Sentimental Street,” “Goodbye” and the aforementioned “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me.” Harnessing the frenetic drive of heavy metal to hook-laden rock songs, throwing in a stunning twin lead guitar team, and melodious, radio-friendly power ballads, Night Ranger inspired new descriptive phrases such as “melodic metal” and “metal power pop”. They became the standard-bearer of a new sound. The bright lights and rock ‘n’ roll nights never end for Night Ranger. You can still Rock in America!
Night Ranger
Night Ranger truly epitomizes the sound of the 80’s while at the same time transcending it. Since their reunion in 1996, they have brought their guitar-crunching, melodic brand of Hard Rock into the 21st century with unparalleled talent, energy and creativity.
Night Ranger: 24 Strings & A Drummer - Live & Acoustic
The craze is back! The final performance from the first national tour in 20 years, which captivated the audience with its unchanged rock spirit and quality performance, is recorded in its entirety! Fans are eagerly anticipating the release, ready to relive the magic and energy that defined a generation. This performance promises to reignite the passion and excitement that made the tour a landmark event in music history.
TMG Live 2024 - Still Dodging the Bullet
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