Vietnam era, lost in the British invasion local band, from Westland Michigan, made several recordings between 1964 and 1972. Just transfered recordings made during that time period to new CD. The original name of band was The Cyclones, hence the name of the CD Cyclonic Review!
The original members, Bruce Roll, Rick Roll, and Danny Sills still are together and playing from time to time today! Bruce is known for his lead guitar work on the bands signiture song, "The silence of the morning". Danny was, and still is a very talented rock and roll drummer capable of playing most anything, Rick wrote and sang all the songs originally except "know one knows about me", brother Bruce sang that one, then the band chipped in with their talents to make the songs come alive!
The band would play on weekends back in 1965 at the Westland Army
Navy hall for the weekly Friday night teen dance. Other appearances
included the old walled lake casino, and the Westland civic center. As with many other bands of the era the group engaged in local band wars from time to time, actually winning one in Wayne Michigan in 1966.
Started recording original songs the in fall of 1964 (For another girl), where the group meet sound engineer Danny Dallas. Dan sort of took the
new group under his wing and allowed studio time to record over the next 8 years in his own studio.The band released two 45 rpm records under Dan's Sound Pattern record lable, the company is still in business today.
It was a real journey because of the Vietnam war, Rick Roll went into the Air Force, and his brother Bruce Roll served in the Army. The recordings were made whenever the group could get together. The last sessions
made with the help of Mike Cassagrande (guitar) and his brother Bob
(keyboard) until brother Bruce could be descharged from the service.
Always thought the little group could have done it up big without all the interruptions of the times. What do you think!
Thanks we might although I've got a lot of pressure to be in the studio these days. I've been working on this song idea off and on for several months and its starting to take shape so I put the rough demo up on the player for a few days or until Danny catches me and makes me take it down until it's finished and mastered..
It's about a lad who loses his heart and ultimately his soul to a masked lady wrestler.... I won't be able to leave it up on the player too long but I wanted to share it with my friends (that'd be you)
hey rick art here from universal temple of divine power. just thought i would drop in and say hi. we are opening for mitch ryder at the metrotimes blowout in march
hey my friend saw your profiile and thinlks you look ho8t! she is new to myspOace but wants to chat with you on msjn mesRsenger her name on there is emily21bloor@hotmail.com
Excellent stuff, glad to hear it too, it's a real honour to hear back from you Glass Sun guys, cheers and Best psyched-up garageland wishes, Lenny of The Thanes, Scotland
It was fun meeting you guys and getting blown away buy your music! Your mega heavy version of "Shapes of Things" made the Jeff Beck "Truth" version sound like the Yardbird's 45 version by comparison-- you Vanilla Fudgified it even more! I feel sorry for some of my friends--the email I sent them about the show, I just now have found out, came back to my email as 'undeliverable' @#$%! Next time...
I'm thinking "SUNstock 07". Everybody brings tents, there's booths selling hemp stuff, a mud pit, Brother Bruce playing the Star Spangled Banner at dawn, Wavy Gravy, bad acid, $8 bottles of water... you get the idea.
