additional members:
Wrongman: Bass
George-G: Double Bass
Captain-K: Guitar, Harmonica
Haris Kapetanakis: Saxophone
Little Peter: Piano
Nick "Jerry" Dovas: Piano
Mary Ziambaka: Vocals
Claire: Vocals
Influences
Gene Vincent, Link Wray, Crazy Cavan, Charlie Feathers, The Sonics, The Beatles, Restless, Polecats, Ventures, Buddy Holly, Johnny Carroll, Wanda Jackson, Hank Williams, The Meteors....
Sounds Like
...The Bullets!!!
LP: THE BULLETS - FINAL RACE/ On Stage Records 2008
CD: THE BULLETS - FINAL RACE/ On Stage Records 2008
Comp: DYNAMITE/
Tracks: "Final Race"/ Dynamite
Mag. 2008
Comp: WHITE BOPPIN' TOWER - II/
Tracks: "Little Angel", "Blue Lagoon"/ On Stage Records 2006
Comp: ENJOY THE GREEKS II/ Tracks:
"Little Angel"/ On Stage Records 2006
Comp: THE BULLETS - Their Hottest
Tunes 1997-2005/ 8-Track CD/ On Stage Records 2006
Comp: 11 Unreleased Live Recordings/
Tracks: "Let's Have A Party"/ Pop+Rock Mag. 2005
Comp: WHITE BOPPIN' TOWER - I/
Tracks: "Getting On"/ On Stage Records 2004
The Bullets were formed in the eastern side of Thessaloniki in 1988. It was the time that
rockabilly was very popular all over Europe. Although the rockabilly revival movement, which
started in the 70s, lasted until the late 90s, the Bullets have managed to be active up until
today. During all these difficult years the band has performed live countless times, creating
wild and memorable moments for their fans.
The Bullets music style is without any doubt… rock’n’roll. Obviously their major influences
are the trash/desperate rockabilly of the 50s and the primitive surf sounds of the 60s. Other
influences include doo-wop, garage and british teddy boy rock. The result of the mixture of
the aforementioned styles is not out of date thanks to the group’s vibrant playing and its
fresh approach to its music. The Bullets’ philosophy is based on having fun, love for life and
being optimistic. Certainly these are the reasons why they will keep on being together for a
very long time!
Today Bullet Cost is the only founding member of the band that is still part of its line up.
Shockin’ Steve (vocals, guitar) joined the Bullets in 1992. After a Johnny Carroll gig the
same year at Mylos in Thessaloniki, the band is rejuvenated! In 1999 Tommy (bass guitar),
a founding member, leaves the group. The bond among the group’s members, though, was
and still is so strong that it was very difficult for a new bass player to fill his position.
Captain-K (Frantic Five), who was already an unofficial member, took his place, temporarily
at first, but he was to stay for the next five years. Finally, Wrongman replaced Captain K
and is the Bullets’ permanent bass player. The line up of the band has occasionally
extended. The additional members are Mary, who is a great singer, and the renown
saxophone player Haris Kapetanakis who has played in various bands and is a member of the
Latin band Aroma Caribe and adds to the Bullets’ sound with his playing. Sometimes the
“crazy” pianist Peter Athanasiadis (Little Peter & The Bad News) also joins the line-up and
makes the Bullets’ sound even more explosive with his untamed playing.
The band’s first release was the 7inch surf-a-billy single Fuzzbitten which came out in the
spring of 2003. It was released on On Stage Records and features 3 songs. In the following
years Bullets’ songs were included in the Compilations Enjoy The Greeks 1&2 (3 in total,
volume two issued by Pop+Rock magazine), in two compilations of Rock+Roll magazine (later
named Pop+Rock - the one including unreleased songs and the other one songs recorded
live), and on the compilations White Boppin’ Tower 1&2 (On Stage Records). These
compilations released by On Stage Records are the soundtrack of the international festival
by the same name. In 2005 the compilation Their Hottest Tunes 1997-2005, which features
almost all the group’s recordings up to that time, is released. The quality of the
aforementioned releases and participations in compilations resulted in the big awaiting of the
band’s debut album by their fans. In 2007, time had come and in October “Final Race” was
released. The album, which features guest appearances by some of the greatest artists in
the Greek rock’n’roll scene, truly stands up to the Bullets’ history and quality as a band.
“Final Race” covers a wide range of music styles such as teddy boy rock, neo-rockabilly,
surf, doo-wop and desperate rock’n’roll demonstrating in a unique way the diversity of the
bands’ sound and influences. It’s worth mentioning that the album’s title song has been
incuded in the compilation of May 2008 issue of the famous German rock’n’roll magazine,
“Dynamite”.
All these years the Bullets have played live many times all over Greece, gained a strong fan
base and many concerts like the Battle Of The Bands or even in trains while travelling (!),
are unforgettable for those who were lucky enough to be there.
The band is also popular abroad and as a result of that their records are sold in various
European countries, USA and Australia and there has also been a demand for the Bullets to
play live in various places worldwide. Their first tour titled “The Bullets Roll Over Germany”
took place in November 2003 in six German cities. Next the band appeared successfully as
the headliner in a teddy boy festival in Genoa, Italy. Now the band is planning a tour in
central Europe. Adding up to the popularity the band has abroad is the fact that its music
was used in the soundtrack of a film about Surfers that was shot in Lagoona beach in
California.
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God bless your ears, Here come THE BULLETS!!!
. . . DE NORTE A SUR DE ESTE A OESTE GANAREMOS ESTA LUCHA CUESTE LO KE CUESTE. . CON ESTE DESMADRE EL PAN CHINGO A SU MADRE. . NO REGALEN SU DINERO, NO PAGUEN SUS RECIBOS DE LUZ LA COMPA;IA QUE CONTRATARON PARA PROPORCIONARLES LA ENERGIA ELECTRICA LEGALMENTE NO EXISTE, LOS BANCOS Y WALLMART SE QUEDARIAN SU DINERO SIN RECLAMO ALGUNO. . SON MENTIRAS TODOS LOS DATOS QUE SACAN LOS MEDIOS DE DESINFORMACION, EL UNICO PERIODICO KE ESTA SACANDO NOTAS MAS VERIDICAS ES LA JORNADA. . SON MAS LAS ORGANIZACIONES KE ESTAN CON EL SME, TANTO NACIONALES COMO INTERNACIONALES. . SOLO BUSCA SI TIENES CURIOSIDAD O NECESIDAD TANTO EN CONTRA O EN FAVOR DE NOSOTROS, BUSCA ALGO DE LO QUE ESTA SALIENDO EN YOUTUBE SOLO BUSCA SME. . O EN WWW.SME.ORG.MX O EN RADIOSME.ORG.MX . AKI ES LA VERACIDAD DE LA INFORMACION NO COMO EN TELERISA NI TV AZMENSA O EN MILE;O. . Y ESTA LUCHA NO VA PARAR!!! .
Οι Blues Cargo Live στο Lazy Club το Σάββατο 14 Νοεμβρίου.
Ένα από τα μακροβιότερα σχήματα στην Ελληνική μουσική σκηνή που κινούνται στο χώρο το ηλεκτρικού Blues αυτή τη φορά ζωντανά στο Lazy Club το Σάββατο 14 Νοεμβρίου 11 μμ. Λεωφ. Πεντέλης 1 Βριλήσσια. Έξοδος 12 από Αττική οδό.