Gogmagog (band)
Gogmagog | |
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Origin | Barnet, London, England |
Genres | Hard rock |
Years active | 1985 |
Labels | Food for Thought |
Past members | Paul Di'Anno Pete Willis Janick Gers Neil Murray Clive Burr |
Gogmagog were an English hard rock and heavy metal supergroup based in Chipping Barnet assembled in 1985 by the record producer Jonathan King.[1] The band's lineup featured former Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Di'Anno and drummer Clive Burr, former Gillan and future Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers, former Def Leppard guitarist Pete Willis, and former Whitesnake bassist Neil Murray.[1]
Together for only a short time, Gogmagog originally released a three-song E.P. on the small independent Food For Thought label in 1985 entitled I Will Be There.[1] Two of the songs recorded were written by producer King ("Living in a Fucking Time Warp" and "It's Illegal, It's Immoral, It's Unhealthy, But It's Fun"), with the title track being composed by longtime KISS collaborator Russ Ballard, and originally released on his 1981 solo album Into the Fire. Ballard wrote several huge hit songs including Rainbow's Since You've Been Gone and Santana's Winning. The band members did not write any original material.[2]
Originally, King attempted to put together a supergroup revolving around Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale, bassist John Entwistle of The Who, and veteran drummer Cozy Powell, all of whom were keen on the project. Cozy Powell said he thought the Ballard song was "the best he's ever written". Entwistle was very excited - the concept was originally his idea - but this early line-up "wasn't working out" according to Di'Anno.[2] Being little more than a contrivance concocted by producer Jonathan King, the band quickly fell apart once he lost interest.[1] Vocalist Di'Anno was completely dismissive of both the group and producer, referring to the failed project as "...nothing. That was some fucking idiot who got us doing that shit."[2] But drummer Clive Burr said "the others may not admit it but this is some of the best stuff any of us has done". He wrongly predicted it would sell more than Iron Maiden ever did.[citation needed]
But it has become a cult classic for rock fans and the tracks are being released in the winter of 2022 as a 13 minute medley and an example of OWO - Old Wave Of British Heavy Metal.
The two King-penned songs appeared in the soundtrack to the 2011 film Me Me Me, also written by King. On some websites, the original members of the band are listed as appearing in the cast; however, the band Falling Red were recruited to perform as Gogmagog in the film.[3]
Personnel
Former members
- Paul Di'Anno – lead vocals
- Pete Willis – guitars
- Janick Gers – guitars
- Neil Murray – bass
- Clive Burr – drums, percussion
Discography
- I Will Be There EP (1985)
- "I Will Be There" – 4:35 (Russ Ballard)
- "Living in a Fucking Time Warp" – 3:14 (Jonathan King)
- "It's Illegal, It's Immoral, It's Unhealthy, but It's Fun" – 3:30 (King)
References
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 150. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ a b c "Interview with Paul Di'Anno in Stockholm, Sweden". Metal-rules.com. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Me Me Me". IMDb.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
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