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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD Collaborating With DEREK ST. HOLMES On New Album July 30, 2015
AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD Collaborating With DEREK ST. HOLMES On New Album
As soon as AEROSMITH wraps up its tour in early August, the band's guitarist, Brad Whitford, will finish work on his second album with Derek St. Holmes, the voice of such early TED NUGENT songs as "Stranglehold" and "Dog Eat Dog".
The first WHITFORD-ST. HOLMES album came out in 1981.
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Whitford and St. Holmes reconnected after Whitford moved to Nashville, where St. Holmes lives.
In a video below posted on AEROSMITH's web site, Whitford says he and St. Holmes cut nine tracks in two days with bass player Charlie Anderson and TESLA drummer Troy Luccketta.
Whitford and St. Holmes plan to play shows in November.
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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD To Hit The Road With DEREK ST. HOLMES; New Music Due Soon
November 9, 2015
AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford is working on his second album with Derek St. Holmes, the voice of such early TED NUGENT songs as "Stranglehold" and "Dog Eat Dog". The record is slated for an early 2016 release, with a new single coming soon.
WHITFORD ST. HOLMES is gearing up for a fall tour, kicking off November 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and wrapping up November 22 in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
WHITFORD ST. HOLMES released its debut self-titled record in 1981. The album was followed by a tour, but soon after Whitford returned to AEROSMITH and St. Holmes went to work again with TED NUGENT.
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Whitford and St. Holmes reconnected after Whitford moved to Nashville, where St. Holmes lives.
WHITFORD ST. HOLMES tour dates:
Nov. 12 - Milwaukee, WI - Potawatomi Casino Nov. 13 - Westland, MI - The Token Lounge Nov. 14 - Chicago, IL - Reggies Nov. 15 - St Charles, IL - Arcada Theatre Nov. 17 - Boston, MA - WIlbur Theatre Nov. 18 - NYC, NY - BB Kings Nov. 19 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse Nov. 20 - Londonberry, NH - Tupelo Music Hall Nov. 21 - Amityville, NY - The Revolution Nov. 22 - New Hope, PA - Havana New Hope
Post subject: [2016-06-24] Whitford/St. Holmes "Reunion" 2CD set of new album plus remaster of 1981 debut (Mailboat)
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AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD And DEREK ST. HOLMES To Release 'Reunion' Album
April 12, 2016
AEROSMITH's BRAD WHITFORD And DEREK ST. HOLMES To Release 'Reunion' Album
WHITFORD/ST. HOLMES, the collaboration between AEROSMITH guitarist Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes, the voice of such early TED NUGENT songs as "Stranglehold" and "Dog Eat Dog", will release its new studio album, "Reunion", this June, with a nationwide tour immediately following.
It was 1981 when Whitford, who had left AEROSMITH, first teamed up with St. Holmes to release their self-titled debut. Tracks like "Sharpshooter" and "Whisky Woman" carried on the stadium rock and roll style that made them famous. The album received critical acclaim and they did a successful round of tour dates before returning to their respective bands and shelving the duo. Until now!
Recently, the two friends found themselves living in the same town on the outskirts of Nashville. While working on some catch up time, they decided to revamp their collaboration. After writing a number of songs, the duo recruited bassist Chopper Anderson, keyboardist Buck Johnson and TESLA drummer Troy Luccketta to record the album. Produced by Whitford and St. Holmes, the album was recorded at The Castle Studios in Franklin, Tennessee.
Whitford and St. Holmes, who have collectively been part of tens of millions of record sales as part of AEROSMITH and TED NUGENT, know the true purpose of their art. "It's hard to believe we first jammed over thirty years ago," states Whitford. St. Holmes adds: "We are excited for this record to get out there, we want to share it with our friends, all those hardcore rock 'n' roll fans… Like our fans and good whiskey, we all seem to get better with age. These new cuts are bold, brassy and ballsy. We can't wait to play them live."
WHITFORD/ST. HOLMES will head out on tour this June with WHITESNAKE. The trek launches on June 3 in Dallas and continues on through Texas, Indianapolis, Ohio, Detroit, Boston and more. This leg of the tour will conclude on July 1 with a headline show. More WHITFORD/ST. HOLMES headline shows are expected to be announced shortly.
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Listen to ‘Hell Is on Fire’ by Whitford/St. Holmes: Exclusive Premiere By Matt Wardlaw May 31, 2016 9:46 AM
Ultimate Classic Rock presents the exclusive premiere of “Hell Is on Fire” by Whitford/St. Holmes, taken from Reunion, the first album of new material by Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and Ted Nugent singer-guitarist Derek St. Holmes in 35 years. The LP will be available on June 3.
“This song was born on my couch,” Brad Whitford tells Ultimate Classic Rock. “Chopper [Anderson], Derek [St. Holmes] and I took one little lick of mine and fleshed it out. That’s all it takes for Whitford/St. Holmes!”
Things moved at a similarly fast clip as they were in the process of recording Reunion. Whitford says that it came together in “record time” and they finished the album two weeks after they had entered the studio.
“We recorded our basic tracks in the first two days and then it was just a matter of getting our vocals done and a couple of solo guitars. We kept it very minimal,” he adds. “The band, on its own, just sounds so good and that’s the approach we like. We’re big fans of straight up rock and roll. You know, Bad Company, is a perfect sort of road map for us, just that real essential ‘keep it about the song’ and keep the production and all of that stuff to a minimum. Just let the band do the thing.”
“It was really fun and very creative,” the Aerosmith guitarist shares. “Every single day, we’d be in there 12 or 14 hours and you just didn’t want it to end. It was so much fun. It’s really quite the opposite of my experiences having to record Aerosmith albums and stuff like that when it can take a year sometimes or maybe even more. That drives me crazy. I think probably some of the best albums ever, when you find out how they were done, like a Police album that was done in a day and Beatles records that are done in a couple of days. I’ve come to find out that most of my favorite albums that I’ve ever liked were done like that. It’s just, get in, record it and that’s it. There’s not a lot of nonsense, you know, just work. We keep it about the music and we just had such a great time doing it.”
Reunion is intentionally, as Derek St. Holmes notes, a very “guitar-heavy” album, something which won’t surprise longtime fans of the two guitarists.
“We’re two guitar guys,” he says. “And basically we’re two rhythm guitar players in our bands. We can both burn it down, but it’s not our role. In this thing, we can let our freak flags fly! You know, I’ve been back in Ted’s band for the last four years, after a 15-year hiatus. Even on the first couple of tours, I had people come up to me in the bar afterwards, like when you do a casino, you’ll be standing at the bar getting a drink or something. This guy comes up to me and he goes, ‘Man, I’m sorry Ted’s voice isn’t feeling good tonight, but you sure sang that stuff just as good as he can.’ [Laughs] You know what I said? I said, ‘Thank you.’ [Laughs] I mean, it just blows my mind. It’s all good — I get a kick out of it.”
“But yeah, we just have a chance to spread our wings with our own thing, as anyone would,” St. Holmes says. “We try to have a pretty good handle on what we think is crossing the line or being silly or getting goofy. I think we have a pretty good [balance]. I’m a pretty good barometer for him and he’s a pretty good barometer for me. And the respect issue, of playing with somebody that I love and respect and I love his playing, just to be standing up there with him is incredible. I think that we totally listen to each other 24/7 and I think that is the chemistry of it all.”
After a well-received run of shows last year, they’re taking the Whitford/St. Holmes machine back on the road this summer as the supporting act for Whitesnake. They will also play some headlining shows in select markets.
“They’re such a powerhouse and such a powerful sounding band,” Whitford says. “I’ve known David [Coverdale] for years, so we’re really grateful to David and I think we have something to bring. You know, there’s a lot of bands out here that have kind of been doing the same routine and I think that it may be an opportunity for us — we’re bringing something maybe a little new to the hard rock table. We’ve got some new music and we have some people that everybody knows here in this band. I think we’ll have more opportunities to go out and open for Whitesnake … [and] we’re talking about going out with some other bands. We’ve also got a date with Lynyrd Skynyrd coming up. It’s nice, because it’s like a brotherhood and so many of us are all old friends. So it will be great to get out and see how it all unfolds and hopefully it will open a lot of doors.”
Post subject: [2016-06-24] Whitford/St. Holmes "Reunion" 2CD set of new album plus remaster of 1981 debut (Mailboat)
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The pre-order that the article refers is the digital version which is coming out this Friday. There is going to be a proper physical CD release on June 24th (now linked in the first post) which will contain Reunion plus a remaster of their 1981 album.
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