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Lightning Strikes Twice "Up to the sky" ROCKY ATHAS LIGHTNING
In 1974, at the age of 18, Rocky started his first all original rock band (More) ROCKY ATHAS LIGHTNING
In 1974, at the age of 18, Rocky started his first all original rock band called Lightning. The 70's were the height of guitar oriented rock and although Rocky had played in bands prior to this, none fulfilled his need express himself as a songwriter too. From Lightning's inception, the goal was to be known for original music and for him to land a record deal as a guitarist/songwriter.
In the late 70s and early 80s Lightning was absolutely one of the biggest draws in Texas nightclub history. In both 1978 and 1982 Lightning won the Texas Battle of the Bands contest, which had over 3000 entries. They toured with the hottest arena acts of the time, including Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, The Kinks, Rick Derringer, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, and Peter Frampton. Also at that time Rocky's fame was such that Guild introduced the Rocky Athas I guitar, and Gibson honored Rocky by making him the only non-record label endorsee in the companys history. At 23 Rocky Athas was honored as one of the ten best guitarists in Texas, as an inductee to Buddy Magazine's Texas Tornadoes. Rocky's school friend Stevie Ray Vaughan would receive his induction two years later. Rocky wasn't only recognized by Texas musicians, the English rock band Thin Lizzy wrote the song Cocky Rocky after hearing Rocky play one night at Mother Blues, a local Dallas club. Queen guitarist Brian May was also on hand for those performances and was so floored by Rocky's finger tapping style that he incorporated it on the next Queen album. May later revealed that it was the guitarist from Mother Blues who first introduced him to the style, well before Eddie Van Halen became known for this.
Over the years the Lightning the line-up took many personnel changes, but the goal never wavered. Their notoriety in the South led to a very strong and loyal fan base, which brought them the attention of several different labels. Yet fate played its share of cruel games; a 1977 deal with United Artists soured when Lightning determined its signing had been treated as a tax write off. The last hoorah for Lightning was being signed by Capricorn Records with Phil Walden. After completing the first album, the company filed bankruptcy and the band couldn't regain it's momentum after that disappointing blow and finally went it's separate ways to pursue other professional endeavors.
This walk down memory lane was inspired by all the requests from fans to hear a retrospective from the early days. Rocky has collaborated, on this project to re-record some of their personal favorites from the past, with lightning veterans Walter Watson, Skipper Wilson and Larry Samford. Larry is one of the original Lightning singers and the vocalist with his current band The Rocky Athas Group.
As Rocky says:
"Thankfully, from 1974 to 1991, I grew as a songwriter and hopefully, you can tell from the song development! I was so inspired working with Walter, Lightning's most long term drummer and singer that we created a newfound love for the old material that I hope you hear in these recordings. I believe some of these old songs stand the test of time and I am proud to release them with all the new technology available. It was a real pleasure to revisit this material and I hope that you enjoy hearing it as much as I did creating it. Happy Listening!" (Less)
Lightning Strikes Twice "Up to the sky" ROCKY ATHAS LIGHTNING In 1974, at the age of 18, Rocky started his first all original rock band (More) ROCKY ATHAS LIGHTNING In 1974, at the age of 18, Rocky started his first all original rock band called Lightning. The 70's were the height of guitar oriented rock and although Rocky had played in bands prior to this, none fulfilled his need express himself as a songwriter too. From Lightning's inception, the goal was to be known for original music and for him to land a record deal as a guitarist/songwriter. In the late 70s and early 80s Lightning was absolutely one of the biggest draws in Texas nightclub history. In both 1978 and 1982 Lightning won the Texas Battle of the Bands contest, which had over 3000 entries. They toured with the hottest arena acts of the time, including Ted Nugent, Pat Travers, The Kinks, Rick Derringer, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, and Peter Frampton. Also at that time Rocky's fame was such that Guild introduced the Rocky Athas I guitar, and Gibson honored Rocky by making him the only non-record label endorsee in the companys history. At 23 Rocky Athas was honored as one of the ten best guitarists in Texas, as an inductee to Buddy Magazine's Texas Tornadoes. Rocky's school friend Stevie Ray Vaughan would receive his induction two years later. Rocky wasn't only recognized by Texas musicians, the English rock band Thin Lizzy wrote the song Cocky Rocky after hearing Rocky play one night at Mother Blues, a local Dallas club. Queen guitarist Brian May was also on hand for those performances and was so floored by Rocky's finger tapping style that he incorporated it on the next Queen album. May later revealed that it was the guitarist from Mother Blues who first introduced him to the style, well before Eddie Van Halen became known for this. Over the years the Lightning the line-up took many personnel changes, but the goal never wavered. Their notoriety in the South led to a very strong and loyal fan base, which brought them the attention of several different labels. Yet fate played its share of cruel games; a 1977 deal with United Artists soured when Lightning determined its signing had been treated as a tax write off. The last hoorah for Lightning was being signed by Capricorn Records with Phil Walden. After completing the first album, the company filed bankruptcy and the band couldn't regain it's momentum after that disappointing blow and finally went it's separate ways to pursue other professional endeavors. This walk down memory lane was inspired by all the requests from fans to hear a retrospective from the early days. Rocky has collaborated, on this project to re-record some of their personal favorites from the past, with lightning veterans Walter Watson, Skipper Wilson and Larry Samford. Larry is one of the original Lightning singers and the vocalist with his current band The Rocky Athas Group. As Rocky says: "Thankfully, from 1974 to 1991, I grew as a songwriter and hopefully, you can tell from the song development! I was so inspired working with Walter, Lightning's most long term drummer and singer that we created a newfound love for the old material that I hope you hear in these recordings. I believe some of these old songs stand the test of time and I am proud to release them with all the new technology available. It was a real pleasure to revisit this material and I hope that you enjoy hearing it as much as I did creating it. Happy Listening!" (Less)
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