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Band: Electric Boys Album: And Them Boys Done Swang Genre:
Hard Rock Label:
Escape Music Catalogue Number: ESM226 Released On: 27.5.2011 |
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Tracklisting:
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Reeferlord |
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Electric
Boys was formed as a duo in 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden by Conny Bloom
(guitar and vocals) and Andy Christell (bass) and got a hit song right
away with the track "All Lips N' Hips" after which the
members Franco Santunione (guitar) and Niclas Sigevall (drums) were
recruited. The band dropped down like a bomb in
contemporary pop-Sweden with its headstrong mixture of groove,
Beatles-phsychedelia and heavy guitar riffs and in 1989 they released
their critically acclaimed debut Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride. Funk-O-Metal
Carpet Ride was later released internationally including five new
songs produced by monster-producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Mötley Crüe
etc.). Electric
Boys toured tenaciously in Europe and in the U.S. where they were
climbing the Billboard list while “All Lips N’ Hips” was set on
heavy rotation on MTV. In
Sweden the band had a huge hit with the song ”För Fet För Ett
F**k” (To Fat To F**k”), a song which was specially written for
the now late comedian Micke Dubois. The single sold platinum and made
it to nr. 1 on the prestigious Swedish Tracks list. 1992
the follow up album Groovus Maximus was released. The album was
recorded in the legendary “Beatles studio” Abbey Road in London
and the band continued touring mainly in the U.S.A., Great Britain and
Sweden. 1994
the album Freewheelin’ was released and the members decided to
dissolve the band soon after with a farewell concert in their hometown
Stockholm. After
four years playing with Hanoi Rocks, Conny Bloom and Andy Christell
decided to reunite Electric Boys in the beginning of 2009. They
released a “Best Of” album in the spring and played at the famous
Sweden Rock Festival on June 5th. The band, which nowadays consists of
the original line-up from the late 80’s, performed at several
festivals in Sweden, Finland and England during the summer and
finished off with touring clubs in Sweden in September.
In December Electirc Boys supported Alice Cooper. |
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LINE-UP: Electric Boys are: Conny Bloom -
Vocals & Guitar |
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