Rock Candy Reissues (Molly Hatchet, Danny Joe Brown, etc.)

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

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ROCK CANDY'S APRIL AND MAY RELEASES ANNOUNCED:

Rock Candy Records would like to announce their 3 new releases, which are available instore and online at: http://www.rockcandyrecords.com. Together with all other Rock Candy releases, they are at a cost of £12.99 including postage to anywhere in the world.

Next month - May 12th will see three AOR classics:

Touch S/T - a complete dusting down and reappraisal of this classic opus originally released in 1980, in the finest Rock Candy tradition with bonus tracks and full band involvement. Promises to be the definitive re-issue of this album with superior 24 bit remastering.

Desmond Child & Rouge Runner's In The Night - 1st time of CD for this AOR classic originally issued in 1979, again with all the typical Rock Candy attention to detail and full involvement by Desmond Child & Rouge.

Eric Martin I'm Only Fooling Myself - another classic AOR release originally from 1987. 1st time on CD outside of Japan and with full involvement from Eric.

But...onto this month's new releases:

Molly Hatchet Beatin' The Odds CANDY 036

During the seventies and eighties, Southern Rock was at the peak of popularity. Born out of traditional country music, blues and up-tempo rock 'n' roll such acts as The Allman Brother's Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band led the charge, waving their confederate flags high and proud. Molly Hatchet, from Jacksonville, Florida, were one of the biggest and best of the 'new wave' of Southern rock bands whose self titled debut album appeared in 1978. It confounded the critics by selling over a million copies making them one of the most popular live attractions in the US. And, as if to prove that it wasn't a fluke their follow-up album 'Flirtin' With Disaster' continued the success selling double platinum and lodging itself in the top twenty album chart.

So, when original lead vocalist Danny Joe Brown opted to leave the band in 1980 and pursue a solo career, many thought that Hatchet's days would be numbered. Amazingly nothing could be further from the truth. With the appointment of new front man Jimmy Farrar they crafted yet another classic slice of southern fried rock, the prophetically titled 'Beatin' The Odds', becoming yet another platinum success story.

Like its predecessors, 'Beatin' The Odds' is another masterpiece of loud and proud southern rock with guitars a blazing and guns a firing. New boy Jimmy Farrar fits the role like he was born for the job whilst the triple lead guitar work of Duane Rolland, Steve Holland and Dave Hlubek would even give Skynyrd a run for their money. Unquestionably a southern rock classic.

Track Listing: Beatin' The Odds, Double Talker, The Rambler, Sailor, Dead And Gone, Few And Far Between, Penthouse Pauper, Get Her Back, Poison Pen. Bonus Tracks: Beatin' The Odds (Live 1981), Few And Far Between (Live 1981), Penthouse Pauper (Live 1981), Dead And Gone (Live 1981).

Doc Holliday Doc Holliday CANDY 035

During the 1970's, the glorious Sunshine State of Georgia had been a fertile breeding ground for home grown Southern Rock nurturing, amongst others, the Allman Brothers Band, Grinderswitch and the Atlanta Rhythm Section. Doc Holliday, although not as universally well known as those big selling, stubble sporting whiskey soaked troubadours, were an important, nay essential, addition to that linage of respected and revered musicians. Developing a reputation as one of the hottest acts on what was affectionately termed the chittlin' circuit DH, or Roundhouse as they had been known, eventually courted the ears of various power players in the record business. Wined and dined by the cigar chomping executives at A&M Records they were eventually signed to a major contract in 1980.

Introduced to renowned English record producer 'Colonel' Tom Allom (Judas Priest, Strawbs, Nantucket) the coupling appeared an unlikely marriage but the natural bonhomie of both parties proved hugely infectious helping to create one of the most impressive debut albums from a Southern Rock band since the glory days of the Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Embraced by their peers and feted in the media, Doc Holliday's debut album quickly became the must have Southern Rock record of 1981, a work that is still praised to this very day and cited as one of the highlights of the genre.

Track Listing: 1. Ain't No Fool, 2. Moonshine Runner, 3. Magic Midnight, 4. A Good Woman's Hard To Find, 5. Round And Round, 6. Keep On Running, 7. Never Another Night, 8. The Way You Do, 9. Somebody Help Me, 10. I'm A Rocker. Bonus Tracks: 11. Bad Love (Roundhouse demo), 12. Crazy (Roundhouse demo).

Danny Joe Brown Band Danny Joe Brown Band CANDY 034

The Southern Rock hall of fame is decorated with some of the finest voices in the music business; Ronnie Van Zant and Gregg Allman being two fine examples. Equally as impressive is the immediate and identifiable rasp of Danny Joe Brown, erstwhile vocalist for Jacksonville based multi platinum rockers Molly Hatchet. Helmed by Brown, Hatchet rocketed to success and then, just as they looked like consolidating their burgeoning superstar status, Danny quit.

Opting to call his own shots he set about forming the Danny Joe Brown Band, which like Hatchet featured a three guitar army, including childhood friend Bobby Ingram. Snapped up by Epic Records, the band we're seconded at the world famous Compass Point studios in Nassau, with veteran English producer Glynn Johns (The Faces, The Who, The Eagles, Rolling Stones etc) recording their debut album. The 'DJB' album is about as good a Southern Rock record as you will ever hear. With impassioned vocals and copious lead guitar playing, the songs are superior examples of a much maligned and now largely defunct genre. Indeed, it houses two of the movement's greatest signature tracks; 'The Alamo' and 'Edge Of Sundown', the latter contains an extended guitar showdown in the finest Southern Rock tradition.

Danny Joe would, before his untimely death in 2005, returned to front Hatchet but despite a fine body of work with the mother ship his solo album is still regarded by many as his greatest achievement.

Track Listing: 1. Sundance, 2. Nobody Walks On Me, 3. The Alamo, 4. Two Days Home, 5. Edge Of Sundown, 6. Beggar Man, 7. Run For Your Life, 8. Hear My Song, 9. Gambler's Dream, 10. Hit The Road.

hwk · 14 Oct 2006

I may have to get the Molly Hatchet disc.

Billy Taylor · 16 Mar 2007

The Danny Joe album is surprisingly good, also. I think it sounds more like a Molly Hatchet album than "Beatin the Odds', although I do like that album.

WynnWikman · **Joined:** 24 Oct 2006 **Posts:** 207

I have never heard of Doc Holliday before. The cover looks metal not southern rock. Are they any good?

wynn

Dr. Chris Evil · 26 Jul 2006

Billy Taylor wrote:

The Danny Joe album is surprisingly good, also. I think it sounds more like a Molly Hatchet album than "Beatin the Odds', although I do like that album.

I could see why you'd say that, as Danny Joe was the voice of Molly Hatchet. I remember the first time I saw Jimmy Farrar - he was this squat little mound! Good singer, but I noticed on his second album, they airbrushed his stomach in the Frazetta-like painting on the cover.

Angus Nielsen · 28 Sep 2006

I've Googled over the last month or so and still can't find a site with samples of these. Can anyone help?

Rock Candy Reissues (Molly Hatchet, Danny Joe Brown, etc.)

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