Taz Taylor Band - Welcome To America

Bitrate: 320K/s
Year: 2006
Time: 42:40
Size: 98,2 MB
Label: Escape Music Ltd.
Styles: Hard Rock
Art: Front

Tracks Listing:
 1. Fighter's Fist - 4:10
 2. Radio Luxembourg - 3:29
 3. Parisienne Walkways - 2:52
 4. Happy Hour - 3:58
 5. Haunted - 4:31
 6. Welcome To America - 4:11
 7. Wall Of Sound - 4:19
 8. Silent Fall - 6:28
 9. The Reprise - 2:33
10. Goodbye Mr. C - 6:05

Musicians:
Graham Bonnet - vocals;
Taz Taylor - guitars;
Dirk Krause - bass;
Bob Miller - keyboards;
Richard Livoni - drums.

In January 1997 UK-born Taz Taylor took a leap of faith and boarded a plane to Los Angeles with nothing more than a guitar, a backpack and roughly $2,000...He spent much of his first year in the USA as a long haul truck driver, criss-crossing the country countless times in an 18-wheeler and spending the downtime in his sleeper berth practicing guitar. Eventually he settled in San Diego CA and set about recording his debut instrumental album "Caffeine Racer" which was released in July 2004. A band was formed and live shows commenced.Caffeine Racer got the attention of legendary vocalist Graham Bonnet, most notable for working with the best guitarists in rock (Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai) and they set about recording the Taz Taylor Band album "Welcome To America" which was released on the UK label Escape Music in Aug 2006. Present TTB drummer Val Trainor joined immediately after the WTA sessions were completed.International tours followed in 2007 and 2008, taking the band to UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and Czech Republic.In 2009 the band recruited another ex-MSG vocalist, Keith Slack for the "Straight Up" album, also on Escape Music, and also featuring a guest appearance from Deep Purple's Don Airey on keyboards.2010 saw the band returning to Taz's instrumental roots with the release of "Big Dumb Rock". Current TTB bassist Barney Firks joined immediately after the recording of this album and the band played a string of dates to promote BDR opening for MSG (4 times), Uli Jon Roth (4 times), UFO (twice), Gary Hoey (twice), Pat Travers (twice), Dokken, Skid Row, Great White, Molly Hatchet, LA Guns, Lynch Mob, Wishbone Ash, Tony McAlpine, Alan Holdsworth and Greg Howe. In 2014 TTB are on a mission with their brand album "Deja Voodoo", an all instrumental offering of eight songs featuring a line-up that has been together now for four years and has bonded and grown into something really special.

Welcome To America