Year : 1998 (Perris Records Edition 2007)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 106 mb
Bio:
Funny Money is an American rock band formed in 1996.They played at multiple venues in the Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania area. They played a mix of Kix covers as well as original material.Funny Money was founded in 1996 in Maryland by lead vocalist Steve Whiteman of Piedmont, WV and guitarist Billy Andrews, who met at a charity gig in Baltimore.Their initial sessions consisted of Kix material and material written by Whiteman with Shea Quinn of the Sharks. Whiteman and Andrews recruited guitarist Dean Cramer, one of Whiteman's vocal students, bassist Ned Meloni, who had played with New York's Ice Water Mansion, and Washington, D.C.'s Monarch in the 1980s and had extensive studio experience, and drummer Bobby George. George left the band shortly afterward, and Geoff Burrell of Tubefreeks and Swingin' Dix was recruited in his place.After attempting to make a name for themselves with new material, the band began incorporating Kix material into their shows, in response to fan demands. In 1998, Funny Money released their self-titled debut album, Funny Money, produced and engineered by Andrews.It was followed in 1999 with Back Again, recorded, produced, and engineered at Andrews' home, and a live album, Even Better Live, recorded at Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, Virginia in 2001. However, in 2003, Andrews, Meloni, and Burrell all announced that they were leaving to pursue other interests. Whiteman and Cramer recruited guitarist Louis Coppola, former Centerfold bassist Mark Schenker on Meloni's recommendations, and drummer Sam Stillwell.In 2003, while Funny Money were working on their fourth release, Skin to Skin, Coppola and Stillwell were replaced by former Centerfold guitarist Rob Galpin and Kix drummer Jimmy Chalfant respectively. Skin to Skin went on to become the band's best-selling album. In 2006, Cramer left the band to work with Sebastian Bach of Skid Row fame, followed by working on/recording material with Marc Ferreira and their new band Goodbye Thrill. Their fifth record, Stick It!, was released in December 2006, mixed by Kix's ex-producer Beau Hill. Dean Cramer returned in November 2008. The song "Play Me Like a Rhythm" from the 2006 album "Stick It" is featured in the 2013 movie "The Frozen Ground".
Album:
Debut full-length album in reissue from Perris records with bonus track.Founded in 1996 in Maryland by, at the time, former KIX lead vocalist Steve Whiteman and guitarist Billy Andrews. The two would meet at a charity fundraiser event in Baltimore.There they would hit it off as Andrews began to inquire about what Whiteman had currently been up to.“He asked me what I had been up to since the demise of Kix and I shared with him that I had been teaching vocal lessons and kind of wanted to start a band again. Billy pretty much invited himself to my house one day and we listened to some of the old Kix demos I had laying around the house and some new material I had written with Shea Quinn of The Sharks fame. He pretty much sold himself to me on the idea that we could launch a band around the original music I had laying around and we could mix in some cover stuff as well. The only thing we needed was a band.”Whiteman and Andrews quickly began to recruit members starting with one of Whiteman's vocal students, guitarist Dean Cramer. Bassist Ned Meloni, who had played with New York's Ice Water Mansion, as well as Washington, DC band Monarch in the 1980s and had extensive studio experience. Drummer Geoff Burrell of Tubefreeks and Swingin' Dix would be recruited to be the backbeat of FUNNY MONEY.The band’s initial sessions consisted of KIX material and material written by Whiteman with Shea Quinn. As the band attempted to build a name for themselves playing new original material live on the East Coast circuit, they would begin to incorporate KIX material into their shows, in response to fan demands. This move would prove to be beneficial.In 1998, Kival Records would release FUNNY MONEY’s self-titled debut album, which would be produced and engineered by Andrews. At the end of a decade that had become dominated by alternative music as melodic hard rock would slip out of popularity. In 2007 the album would be reissued by Perris Records. And now, 25 years after its original release the album will be receiving its first-ever vinyl release.Scheduled for April 2022 release, Heaven and Hell Records will be dropping the FUNNY MONEY ‘Funny Money” debut album on vinyl, limited to 500 copies worldwide, in two different colors (black & purple), fully remastered and including an insert with full lyrics.
Line-Up:
Steve Whiteman - Lead Vocals - see also: Kix
Billy Andrews - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Producer
Dean Cramer - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Ned Meloni - Bass, Backing Vocals
Geoff Burrell - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Off My Rocker 4:11
02. Art Of Persuasion 5:16
03. Can't Take The Heat 3:29
04. Baby Blues 4:27
05. For Keeps 4:32
06. Boogie Man 4:09
07. Pick Me Up 4:06
08. Suckin' My Blood 4:33
09. Monkey See, Monkey Do 3:57
10. Dry Eyes Cry 4:19
11. No Regrets 4:10 (Bonus Track)
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