Year : 1984-1991 (HNE/Cherry Red Records Box Set Edition 2005)
Style : Hard Rock , Glam Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 388 mb
Bio:
Tigertailz are a glam metal band hailing from Cardiff, Wales. They are most famous for their 1990 album, Bezerk which made the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart and spawned the hit singles "Love Bomb Baby" and "Heaven",.The band reformed in 2005 to considerable popular acclaim.Tigertailz (originally called Stagefright) formed in 1983 after bassist Pepsi Tate and drummer Ian Welch placed an advert in the Cardiff record store, Spillers Records, looking for a guitarist. Jay Pepper answered the advert.Local guitarist Phil Harling and singer Jim Dovey joined and the band began to write and record demos, although the demos were never released. The band began to get gigs and they started to amass a local following, however lead singer Jim Dovey soon left the band therefore Pepper and Tate placed an advert in the National Sounds magazine and vocalist Steevi Jaimz answered the call and joined the band. Welch left the band in 1984 and was finally replaced with Ace Finchum.Part of the nascent glam metal scene in the late 1980s, Tigertailz first line-up issued their debut album, Young And Crazy, in 1987. The album featured vocalist Steevi Jaimz, guitarist Jay Pepper, bassist Pepsi Tate and drummer Ace Finchum. The debut album also provided their first single, "Livin' Without You".As the band toured, vocalist Steevi Jaimz was not fully committed to the band, and several instances of fighting were recorded. The band recruited Kim Hooker to replace Jaimz in time for follow-up album, Bezerk which was released in 1990 on the Music For Nations label.Prior to the release of Bezerk, the band re-recorded "Livin Without' You" with Hooker as vocalist, and released it as a single. Bezerk saw the band breakthrough as a headline act, and delivering three singles, "Love Bomb Baby","Noise Level Critical" and "Heaven". The album peaked at No. 36 in the UK Albums Chart.They released Banzai!, a collection of B-sides and re-recorded tracks, in 1991 in Japan. They also issued Wazbones in 1995, by which time the Hooker-Pepper-Tate-Finchum line-up had fragmented, and was replaced by the Hooker-Danahar-Tate-Skinner line up. Touring proved successful, but there was insufficient record label interest to sustain the band.On 26 June 2012 Tigertailz announced its new line-up, and a European tour for September and October. Joining original members Jay Pepper and Ace Finchum were Jules Millis (vocals), Rob Wylde (guitar) and Jason Sims (bass). The band re-recorded an old song, Fall In Love Again, and filmed a video for it - with all proceeds going towards a charity set up in Pepsi Tate's memory.After a tour and an appearance at the Hard Rock Hell festival, this line-up fragmented in 2013. In a statement, Jay Pepper confirmed that there would be no reunion but that he would continue to perform as Tigertailz, and in June 2013 it was confirmed that drummer Matthew Blakout had re-joined the band, with Wylde switching from guitar to bass, and a new EP 'Knives' being prepared for release.On 7 October 2013, the Classic Rock Magazine website premiered Tigertailz latest video "The Shoe Collector", ahead of the release of the "Knives" EP on 15 October. The magazine described it as a "a major step on Tigertailz’ road back from the brink".on 17 February 2014 Classic Rock premiered the second video release from "Knives" EP "One Life" On 30 June 2014, Classic Rock once again premiered the final video from "Knives" EP "Punched In The Gutz" Filmed in Cardiff's St David's Hall in November 2013.Tigertailz announced European tour dates for Autumn 2014 as well as Australian dates early 2015. They also made their US debut, and supported Kiss (band) and Cheap Trick on the 2014 Kiss Kruise.
Album:
Here’s exclusive The Hear No Evil / Cherry Red Records 3-CD Box Set ”For A Few Dollarz More (The Archives Vol 1: 1984 – 1991)” featuring TIGERTAILZ music from their undoubtedly best era.Disc 1 includes ”Young And Crazy (1987)” plus bonus tracks. Finally we can hear this album properly remastered and with a defined sound quality. And there’s the impossible to find very first Tigetailz 1984 demo.On Disc 2 we find ”Bezerk (1990)” also with bonus track & remastered, while CD3 is a treasure trove, including the rare Shoot To Kill EP, rarities, B-sides and live tracks, some of ’em never available on CD, some of ’em promo-only not officially released.Cherry Red has done a fantastic job into this glorious, high impact, three-disc set. Presented in a clamshell box it also comes with a full-colour (and it is colourful!) 24-page booklet with an awesome white print on pink paper scheme. Dave Ling pens an excellent and entertaining historical essay and the whole presentation, done in collaboration with the band, has lots of rare photos and notes detailing their admittedly complex discography.Welsh rockers Tigertailz were one of few UK Rock bands who fell under the Hair Metal spell and responded accordingly. It took them only two albums to catch up. The band began life much like many others in the underground. One man’s ambition. Adverts in music magazines. Chance meetings. Word of mouth, like that.The bad recorded a demo in 1984 – fortunately featured here on this box – showcasing a bunch of rockers hungry for glory.And so, in 1987, Pepsi Tate, Ace Finchum, Stevi Jaimz and Jay Pepper recorded & mixed ‘Young And Crazy’ (in a week), under the tutelage of rising star label, Music For Nations.It’s raw, it’s exciting, a handful of tracks fail to ignite, but elsewhere, like on ‘Hollywood Killer’ and the poptastic ‘Living Without You’, Pepper’s biting axework and the band interplay frequently crackle into larger than life.The energy levels remain high on the trashy ‘Shameless’, and ‘Shoot To Kill’, both punky outcasts swaggering their way to the stage front.But the public didn’t take to it. Singer, Stevi Jaimz got the push and Kim Hooker was recruited to replace him.On follow up, Bezerk, experienced producer, Chris Tsangarides made sure the production didn’t get in the way of the muzik. This time, the image didn’t obscure the songs. Hooker, whose vocals are much clearer yet sleazy sexy, animates every song without overdoing it.In our estimation “Bezerk” is one of the very best Glam Metal albums of all time. See the almost relentless double-kick driven song, ‘Call of The Wild’ as proof positive of ‘Metalness’. Everything about “Bezerk” is perfect and a shining example of the oft-maligned genre done perfectly.From the stunning visuals to the white-hot production (with many awesome studio tricks and sound effects) to the utterly bombastic performances and delivery this album rulez the sonic gutter. The album was produced by Tsangerides whose name is usually associated with Anvil and Priest but this production is among his best – however this particular album credit gets buried in his resume because, well, it’s glam metal.Anchored with top-notch songwriting (for the style) bolstered with epic gang vocals a surprisingly heavy edge and punishing tempo “Bezerk” exudes radiant energy. No less than a four song flurry of punches to the head opens the album before we get to catch our breath with the ballad ‘Heaven’. Complete with strings and acoustic piano the Tigertailz song is a quintessential ballad with lyrics about dreams and angels, dripping with sweet emotion.Disc 3 merges the 5 EPs (a total of 16 tracks) that the band released during the late Eighties into the Nineties, most notably the ‘Shoot To Kill’ and ‘Noise Level Critical’ EPs. Not forgetting the ‘Heaven’ EP, which includes compelling covers of Megadeath’s ‘Peace Sells’ and Metallica’s ‘Creeping Death’. These two were an unexplored side to the band.In early 1991 Sony Japan asked Tigertailz to record some new tracks for an album of B-sides they wanted to release that focussed on the Japanese market – that album became ‘Banzai’. The band entered the Coach House studios, Bristol UK early that year with a plan to record two cover versions – ‘Peace Sells’ (Megadeth) and ‘Creeping Death’ (Metallica), plus a new track called ‘Taking The Pain’.‘Taking The Pain’ turned out to be a truly fantastic song. It would also be the last thing the Hooker / Pepper / Tate / Finchum line-up would ever record together.And then it was over.Until… in 2004, the band reformed, and have only recently stopped touring.”For A Few Dollarz More” is one of the best box-sets ever released by HNE / Cherry Red Records, not only providing proper remasters but also a bunch of almost impossible to find TIGERTAILZ material, or if found, with poor sound quality.A killer set from a killer band.
Line-Up:
Kim Hooker – vocals
Jay Pepper – guitar, mandolin
Pepsi Tate – bass
Ace Finchum – drums
Additional musicians:
Don Airey – keyboards, strings arrangements
Tim Lewis – additional keyboards
Glen Thompson – additional percussion
Peter Goalby, John Blood – backing vocals
London SSO – strings
Tracklist:
CD1: Young And Crazy (1987)
01. Star Attraction
02. Hollywood Killer
03. Ballerina
04. Livin’ Without You
05. Shameless
06. City Kidz
07. Shoot To Kill
08. Turn Me On
09. She’z Too Hot
10. Young And Crazy
11. Fall In Love Again
12. Can’t Sleep (Demo) (Bonus Track)
13. Body & Soul (Demo) (Bonus Track)
14. Little Indian Boy (Demo) (Bonus Track)
CD2: Bezerk (1990)
01. Sick Sex
02. Love Bomb Baby
03. I Can Fight Dirty Too
04. Noise Level Critical
05. Heaven
06. Love Overload
07. Action City
08. Twist And Shake
09. Squeeze It Dry
10. Call Of The Wild
11. Cheap Talk (Kerrang Flexi Disc) (Bonus Track)
CD3: Singles, Live & Rarities (1986-1991)
01. Shoot To Kill (Shoot To Kill EP)
02. She’s Too Hot (Shoot To Kill EP)
03. Living Without You (Shoot To Kill EP)
04. Livin’ Without You (Special Extended Remix)
05. Nine Livez (B-Side)
06. For A Few Dollarz More (B- Side)
07. For A Few Dollarz More (Live)
08. She’z Too Hot (Live)
09. Noise Level Critical (Radio Edit)
10. Murderess (B-Side)
11. Million Dollar Smile (B-Side)
12. Heaven (Radio Edit)
13. Creeping Death (B-Side)
14. Peace Sellz (But Who’z Buying) (B-Side)
15. Taking The Pain (Banzai!)
16. Taking The Pain (Radio Edit)
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