"LOVE ALIVE" established itself in 2003 when L.A based singer Patricia Morales wanted to pay tribute to one of her biggest musical inspirations and to one of the greatest American Rock N Roll Bands to hit a stage, Heart. The Los Angeles based tribute band enjoyed a successful 3 year stint on the hugely popular tribute act circuit.
As changes started to come about within the band and the continued identity crisis with in the music scene in general, Patricia felt more of a pressing conviction to go a step further. Stepping back, she took a long look at what she had built and where to take the band next.
As 2007 rolled around, it was extremely evident that the music industry was littered with Pop throwaway bands, high ticket prices for sequenced computerized concerts, American Idol rejects and bands who's only fame and playing experience came from Youtube or Myspace. The days of real rock bands being together a few years slugging it out on stages night after night to carve out an identity, unique sound, and a kick ass stage show…seemed now a distant memory or few and far between.
Morales with a renewed vision and mission wanted to produce a band that aimed to bring back the basics of how these giant acts of the 70's like Heart played and grew organically into one of the most exciting rock acts in history. "LOVE ALIVE" wanted to fully re-create Heart during their heyday from the "inside out". Morales knew this was going to take a lot of work and a special key group of people to catch the vision.
The revamped 2006 lineup has managed to capture this by becoming a real act with in an act. "It's as if "Heart"- stepped on stage mind and soul" in 1977 mode" states Morales.
LOVE ALIVE's aim is to truly step away from being just a well oiled cookie cutter polished re-gurgitation act, with costumes, bad wigs or renditions of the hits. Morales and company dug deep to find out where the bands true individual musical roots laid that included American Blues, Soul, rock and the British mega bands of the late 60's. This also included bringing the bands experimentations, and all to the stage.
Achieving this included a crucial process of getting actual fans to join the band to bring formulate the mindset. With a mixture of experienced Blues/ Rock players and Rock history buffs, they preceded by going over stacks of soundboard concert performances during Heart's heyday from 1975-1985 including many bootleg film sources all the while, dissecting the bands history.
Discovering that Heart never seemed to do anything twice, especially on stage, is what made the music constantly evolve keeping it fresh and something that's missing so much from the polished perfected approach of today's music. Their whole approach was organic and felt.
This is the perfect formula to capture what Heart was aiming for themselves, as Ann, Nancy, Roger, Howard, Steve and Mike stepped on stage to play. Whether it be Heart songs, Zeppelin tunes or playing Earth Wind and Fire. LOVE ALIVE found that tapping that inner groove separates them from the rest while creating that 1975-85 signature sound as if Heart truly stepped into the new millennium and time warped through LOVE ALIVE.
Together, they make up this ultimate tribute to... Heart.
Come...see for yourself!
Alternate Musicians:
JULIE VAN DURRAN-(Vocals,Accoustic Guitar),
GREGG CHARLES (Guitar,Mandolin,VocaLs)
ORI HUBERMAN(Keys,Vocals,Guitar)
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Hey Patricia, my dear friend.. how are you and the band? so glad to hear from you!!Thanks so much for the invite to your show. i am unable to make it but wish u all the best in the world!!!Keep rockin my friend! love you with many gypzy hugz, Robyn Roxx xoxoo
As I laid down these feelings passionately upon my guitar, I was sending to you their messages knowing you'd be listening to them from near and from afar. Playing these beautifully flowing notes over and over within my mind, I was trying to capture within the melody the magic that surrounds you that I believe I have now been able to find. As it seems to me like it’s always been there through at least most of your life while keeping you constantly lonely and seemingly wasting so much of your life’s precious time.
Where’s the confident girl you used to be, the one with all of the style that everyone could see. Don’t you know on the inside you’re still the same, so put on that smile again and get back in the game….
Though it seems to me like the mystery of all of your sorrows that seem to be beyond what I can see, I do know you’re in there somewhere, and now it’s up to the words in my song to try and finally set you free. As well as finding your smile that’s always trying so hard to hide, that has sadly started to unwind with such little happiness left for you inside, and now you’ve become so lost that tranquility and serenity have now become almost impossible for your lonely heart to find....
Where’s the confident girl you used to be, the one with all of the style that everyone could see. Don’t you know on the inside you’re still the same, so put on that smile again and get back in the game….
Laying down on paper are the gentle notes as well as the softly spoken words that wil
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Tell me what it is you're thinking if you're still deep inside believing, that all of the wasted nights you've now spent alone, were only being shared with whom you were dreaming, and the countless nights you spent staring at the phone. Share with me this endless vision so through my open heart I can now be there to listen, it's your own decision to be guided by this blind ambition, or remain there doing nothing but sitting there all alone and constantly wishing. Everyone holds deep inside all of the answers to the questions that we never seem to find, and after all, as we build our own walls, it's our smiles that always get left behind. It's time you start to realize that through everyone else’s eyes, you're as beautiful as the wings of a delicate little Butterfly, as it spreads it's lovely wings while flying towards the sky.... Believe that you are a connoisseur whose knowledge of love can open any door, and soon you'll find yourself smiling, and you'll be lonely never more.... ~Nick Nichols~
"The dream within you"
Within our smiles we close our eyes and wish for all of our dreams to come true, when all along as you looked in the mirror the dream has always been you. So when you open your eyes and look up to the skies, take a good look at the world all around you, for it should come as no surprise, just like the sun every morning will certainly rise, it's something you should have already knew, now it‘s all up to you.... ~Nick Nichols~
Good evening my lovely friend, thanks for the beautiful images as well as the kind words that you left as comments to adorn my world.... Many smiles to you always, I hope you enjoy both of the poems.... :) ~Nick~
I watch the colorful leaves as they dance the autumn breeze, seemingly unaware of the up and coming freeze. They seem so happy and so content as they hang out with the other trees. I wonder if they are looking back at me, and if so, what do you think they see? They seem so alive, so passive, yet so free, not concerned about tomorrow, or their life's destiny. Soon their branches will release them, floating away into the air, not knowing the fate that awaits them, leaving them lonely, cold, and scared. Now that the branches are alone, cold, and bare, with seemingly nothing left for them to share, I come back to this place quite often, letting them know how much I still care. ~Nick Nichols~
“Somehow Touch And Feel”
Dream, dream along with me, don't be afraid of what you are feeling, don't be afraid of what your watering eyes can't see.... For I am here, and sense your inner thoughts to be real, so let go of this frustration that I believe you now feel, and I'll guide your imagination to a vision you can somehow touch and feel.... Believe, believe beyond what you believe your eyes can see, don't be afraid of the truth for which you speak, don't be afraid to search for your destiny.... If serenity is really what you believe you now seek, then believe in yourself and you'll find your true identity.... For I am here, and I sense your inner thoughts to be real, so let go of this frustration that I believe you now feel, and I'll guide your imagination to a vision you can somehow touch and feel.... Drift away, drift away now that your lonely heart's been set free, don't be afraid to believe in the beauty that now your open eyes can see, don't be afraid of the smiles that surround you, because one of them might be me, one of them might be me, maybe it's always been me, you just had to open your pretty eyes to have the chance to see, that maybe one of them was
Looking back on this special day, trying not to let any tears get in my way, I will always know why this special day is simply called Mother’s day. It’s a celebration of all life, and can you think of a prettier month to honor all of the Moms everywhere with. Mom’s that are still here with us as well as our Mom’s that are now gone, honoring them in the beautiful month of May, only needing their smiles to be remembered by their endless love that was or still is, always being portrayed. When ever you need someone close to your heart to hear you speak or just to hear you and hold you tight as you cry, a Mom will be their for you to listen without even needing to know the question as to the reasons why. Their love to their Children is always such an unconditional love, warring invisible wings as if they came from somewhere so beautiful and so peaceful, where there’s only thoughts of endless love. With their wings always around us to help in trying to be always protecting us, their love could have only come from Heaven, a place somewhere way beyond the stars up above, and so many out there forget to let them know just how they feel while they still can while they‘re still here alive and with us. So many forget to show them and tell them how grateful we are and how thoughtful they are and always seem to be, even when their own heart’s inside and their own souls appear to be crying, they still always wipe away their tears so they can find a way to help us to once again forget about all of our own pain inside so that we can dry our tears and once again find ourselves grinning and smiling. We can now once again open our own eyes and see, let alone, have the chance to once again smile because thanks to our Moms, we’re once again pain free, and as happy as can be…. Have a great weekend and enjoy your day.... I hope you like the poem, many smiles to you as well, ~Nick~
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