Year : 2021
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 103 mb
Bio:
Steve Whiteman (born August 28, 1956) is an American rock vocalist, best known for being the lead singer of Kix.Whiteman first realized his love for music at a young age, as a child, he would hurry home from church to play, by ear, the hymnals he'd heard during Sunday service. He started his music career playing drums in a Led Zeppelin cover band.Whiteman was recruited to join Kix in 1978 while they were known as "The Shooze". Whiteman and then-drummer Donnie Spence would alternate between who would drum and who would sing until it was decided that since Whiteman could hit the harder notes that he should stay as lead singer, Spence would soon leave in 1979 and be replaced by current-drummer Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant. The group has released seven studio albums and one live album with Whiteman on vocals, the band went on hiatus in 1996 due to growing tensions within the band, a decline in the popularity of hard rock, and declining record sales of their album $how Bu$ine$$. Over the past 30 years he has been instrumental in keeping the band together during various personnel changes.Funny Money was formed by Whiteman and guitarist Billy Andrews after they met at a charity gig in 1996 after Kix disbanded, the group has released four studio albums and one live album since its formation and currently consists of Whiteman, Dean Cramer (one of Whiteman's vocal students), and fellow Kix alumni Jimmy Chalfant and Mark Schenker. Whiteman also took the downtime from Kix to begin a teaching career, he would go on to teach vocals, drums, guitar, and harmonica at the Maryland Institute of Music, his vocal students include Jordan White and Lzzy Hale of Halestorm.In 2003, the members of Kix, sans Donnie Purnell, reformed with bassist, vocalist and songwriter Mark Schenker (originally from Centerfold) and has since released the critically acclaimed Rock Your Face Off in 2014. This had led to a resurgence in the band's popularity and they maintain an active touring schedule throughout the country. Although back with Kix and on a regular tour schedule, Steve Whiteman, as well as Jimmy Chalfant and Brian Forsythe, are all instructors at the Maryland Institute of Music L.L.C. Whiteman's daughter, Carly, is also an instructor of vocals and piano there.
Kix is an American hard rock band that achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Band members have continued to tour, including at the Rocklahoma festival in 2008 in Oklahoma and the M3 Rock Festival in May 2011 in the band's home state of Maryland.A new version Kix reformed in late 2003 sans songwriter and band leader Purnell. Kix then lined-up shows for September 2004, the lineup consisting of Steve Whiteman (lead vocals), Ronnie "10/10" Younkins (guitars), Brian "Damage" Forsythe (guitars), Jimmy "Chocolate" Chalfant (drums, backing vocals), and Funny Money bassist Mark Schenker (bass, backing vocals) in place of Donnie Purnell.On August 7, 2012, Frontiers Records announced that it had signed Kix; the band subsequently released a live CD/DVD, titled Live in Baltimore, in September, with a new studio album to follow in 2013.On April 16, 2014, it was announced that the band had signed with Loud & Proud Records, and are scheduling the release of their new album for July 22, 2014, making it the first studio album the band released in 19 years.On June 18, 2014, it was announced that the band would release their seventh studio album, titled Rock Your Face Off, on August 5.
Album:
For the first time in more than 35 years of history as a KIX singer and leader, Steve Whiteman will release a solo album, “From Nothing,” on July 2nd. The 12-song LP was co-produced by Blanc with his loyal collaborators Brad Divens, Jimmy Chalfant and Bob Paré; it was recorded and mixed by Divens at Fixintogetmixin Studio.For many, Friday, July 2nd was just a day to commemorate a birth, school, work or death. For the others in the know and just a little lucky, it was a day like no other, akin to your birthday combined with any other of your favorite holidays all rolled into one ginormous giddy inducing package. So much to be excited for as not only did these lucky ones get to be at the big rock show M3, where they were treated to everyone’s favorite Cool Kids, KIX, closing the festivities. But, alongside that and equally as noteworthy was the release (and subsequent selling out) of the ageless wonder Steve Whiteman‘s first ever solo offering aptly titled You’re Welcome.First and foremost, we aren’t going down, too far anyway the KIX story wormhole as there shouldn’t be anyone reading this review that isn’t familiar with the band and its history and truly fabulous back catalogue of work that most assuredly should be in your respective music collections, but should get regular rotation. A noteworthy exception and an obvious correlation is Steve‘s inclusion of some familiar faces lending a hand to the music that not only did Steve create and self-perform on the rough cuts and demos but that he still had both hands elbow deep in on the finished product.From a sonic perspective, You’re Welcome is as ear wormy as can be and incredibly infectious. The production is better than many costly big label releases (thanks for that Brad) and the performances are so taunt I triple dog dare you to find a flaw. Of the 12 tracks, there is nary a skip worthy track. Steve‘s tongue is firmly planted in his, and maybe others, cheek in his songwriting and I hear many nods to the early years of KIX (and even the birth place of a number of those deep cuts in The Shooze) ala the self-titled and Cool Kids releases. It is an absolute treat for a guy like me as no rub on the brilliant Midnight Dynamite and Blow My Fuse releases, but I have an opposite of a soft spot for those first two albums. Maybe as these were my introduction to the band or maybe it’s the rough and tumble and at times “new wave” flairs along with the sexually slathered undertones (and sometimes overtones) that tickled the 16 year old me.As I just detailed, You’re Welcome ticks those boxes with an indelible marker. Each and every song is either slathered with innuendo (“Easy”, “Prick Teaser”, “Strip” and “Tug of Luv”) or has that new wave old timey feel (“Kid Dynamite” and “Lightning Bolt”) and then many others that have a Steve staple blues harp overlay that is an absolute treat, and Steve can put on a bloody clinic with that regards. Back to the writing and production, there are many elements that resonate with the closet musician and aficionado I fancy myself as in simple elements like the hand claps in “Lightning Bolt” to the pre-chorus of “Strip” where the backing vocals slide into and out of the word “streeeeiiip.” Let’s not forget the kazoos — fabulous. A gaggle of time changes and cowbell, yup, Brice Dickinson (Christopher Walken) would be happy as a pig in slop. The Rolling Stones meets the Georgia Satellites with the KIX umbrella in “Do Me Like You Done Before” will have you toe tapping, air guitar-ing and singing along like your life depended on it. The “doot doo’s” are a very nice touch and as previously mentioned are tasty little elements that are coating this album like Pokemon. Go catch em all.Circling back, if you are a fan of good (very good) songwriting, musicianship and popping the t-tops in your Firebird and sharing with the neighborhood your pension for what Mick Jagger opined, “It’s Only Rock N Roll, But I Like It”, then let your freak flag fly. Like the old Allied Pressings of the compilation album Freedom Rock and the TV advert used to say, “Well turn it up man!” A huge nod goes out to Steve for making this release happen. In diving into the internet and various interviews and quotes from Steve, this release certainly sounds like a labor of love. It shows and like anything he does, he is all in and has left the stage ten pounds lighter and drenched in sweat. Thank you Steve or like the aforementioned live performance, it is only appropriate that I say to you sir, “You’re Welcome.” Released on July 2, 2021 (Independent).
Line-Up:
Steve Whiteman – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone - see also: Kix, ex-Twisted Sister
Bob Paré - Guitars
Dean Cramer - Guitars
Brad Divens - Bass, Guitars
Jimmy Chalfant - Drums, Percussion
Production:
Recorded At – Fixintogetmixin Studio
Mixed At – Fixintogetmixin Studio
Mastered At – C1 Mastering
Glass Mastered At – Disc Makers – MFF0611
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Steve Whiteman Music
Copyright © – Steve Whiteman Music
Tracklist:
01. Easy
02. Talking Bout Luv
03. Get The Wild Out
04. Shock
05. Prick Teaser
06. Bad Blood
07. Kid Dynamite
08. Lightning Bolt
09. Strip
10. Tug of Luv
11. Do Me Like You Done Me Before
12. Shook Me In My Shoes
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