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  • Genre: Glam / Rock / Southern Rock

    Location Venice, California, Un

    Profile Views: 39159

    Last Login: 6/21/2012

    Member Since 7/19/2005

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lnpha2RhbmllbHMuY29t

    Record Label BIG WATER RECORDS

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ZAK DANIELS And The ONE EYED SNAKES are straight ahead, in your face, kick-ass Rock and Roll... the way our listeners like it. SYLVIA BENJAMIN - KSFX "Besides the passion and love we have for intelligent lyrics combined with high energy kick ass rock, it was the lure of sleazy motel rooms, fast groupies and a free continental breakfast to start each day that inspired us to become and continue being musicians." Z.D. (Okay, we like the music too.) ALTHOUGH KNOWN MOSTLY FOR OUR HIGH ENERGY ROCK, AC RADIO LOVED THE TWO BALLADS. Our first CD scored two Top-40 singles for a total of 39 weeks on the charts. "SKY-BOY" (The first single from the CD) 21 WEEKS ON THE CHARTS - AC TOP 40 "TOMBSTONE HAT" (The second single) 18 WEEKS ON THE AC TOP 40 CHART. Both songs can be found on "ZAK DANIELS And The ONE EYED SNAKES" our self titled 15 song debut CD on independent "BIG WATER RECORDS." Currently promoting "SILICONE" the first single from our second CD "SNAKELAND" Both albums can be found at: CDBaby.com, iTunes, Rhapsody.com and almost anywhere music can be purchased online. Also avaiable at Best Buy. "If Rock n Roll is like sex (and it often is), then ZAK DANIELS And The ONE EYED SNAKES are like a multiple orgasm. by Gerald Laurence - Music Express The musicians are... ZAK DANIELS: Lead vocals, Rhythm guitar and Harmonica JIM KATSIDIDES: Lead guitar ORION LINDEMANN: BASS DOUG LAVERY: Drums, Backing vocals CHUCK BILLINGS: Drums - Live Performance For more information, reviews, video, mp3s, photos, etc., please visit: http;//www.zakdaniels.com
  • Members

    ZAK DANIELS, JIM (KAT) KATSIKIDES, ORION LINDEMANN, CHUCK BILLINGS,
  • Influences

    Rolling Stones, AC-DC, Thin Lizzy, Bad Company, The Who, The Beatles, The Kinks, T-Rex, jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Satchmo, Dylan, The Byrds, Pink Floyd, Robert Johnson, Joni Mitchell, UFO, Led Zep, Steppenwolf, CSNY, John Fogerty and on it would go if I had a few hundred pages.
  • Sounds Like

    Black Crows, Rolling Stones, Humble Pie, Jimmy Hendrix, Thin Lizzy, Velvet Revolver, T-Rex, Boomtown Rats, Georgia Satellites, Zak Daniels And The O.E.S., AC-DC, Bad Company

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BIOGRAPHY

What's in a name? The burgeoning Los Angeles club scene has witnessed the birth of dozens of quality rock bands from the Doors to Guns 'N' Roses, but none quite so humorously defiant as ZAK DANIELS & THE ONE EYED SNAKES. Take the band's name for instance. "When you play music for a living, sometimes you take almost any job that comes along," says Zak, the tall, trim lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist who fronts the four piece outfit. "A few years ago we were literally existing from gig to gig, when an odd looking gentleman approached us after a show and asked if we'd like to score and play on the soundtrack for a film he was producing. Imagine our surprise when a few days later, we arrived at a Hollywood Hills mansion that featured a home studio and was also the location for the film, a Triple X rated one at that." "After completing the soundtrack later that week, we were asked to select a fictitious name for the credits. As a lark, we selected "The ONE EYED SNAKES." Now, we didn't make this choice to offend women or anything like that, we were just having fun with the new, ugh, genre in which we were working. And guess what, the producers rejected the name because they thought it was too raunchy (Say What? It's a porn flick!). I don't recall what name was used for the music credits, but we decided then and there that the "One Eyed Snakes" moniker would be resurrected." And with their eponymous debut CD on independent BIG WATER RECORDS, Zak and his mates did just that. Long known on the local club circuit as a no nonsense hard rock band, the group has matured considerably since they were hailed as "the next big thing" by local radio and press in the mid nineties. Zak has maintained a philosophical outlook about such hyperbole. "It's been said many times by many people, but there is some truth in the phrase: "Nothing is an overnight sensation," he noted appropriately. After a couple of line-up changes the Snakes have become a permanent musical family. JIMMY (KAT) KATSIKIDES, who co-produced the album with Daniels, brandishes one of the meanest lead guitars in all of rock. The rhythm section consists of DOUG LAVERY on drums and ORION LINDEMANN on bass. Together they anchor a sound that can overwhelm the casual listener or tenderly seduce them. The fifteen tracks on the CD reflect the poise and versatility of Daniels, who's catalog boasts over two hundred and fifty songs. Songs like "FOURTEEN DOLLARS & 57 CENTS," "TOMBSTONE HAT," "BROWN EYED BEAUTY" and "SKY-BOY," are evocative of the passion that has always been the band's trademark on stage, but so too are "WORDS," "CARTOON SAVIOR" and "FAST ONES." From their hometown of L.A. to the Big Apple and back, you can bet that wherever ZAK DANIELS And The ONE EYED SNAKES appear, fans will be left with a smile on their face. By DAVID BUDGE - "Red Rooster" UPDATE: Two songs from the first CD broke into the Top-40 for a total of 39 weeks on the charts. AC radio loved the album's two ballads. "SKY-BOY" lasted 21 weeks on the charts, and "TOMBSTONE HAT" lasted 18 weeks. We're now promoting our second release, SNAKELAND. Look for "SILICONE" to be the first single.

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