Deborah J Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Zebra is a hard rock band that came together in 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It features Randy Jackson (guitar and vocals), Felix Hanemann (bass, keyboards and vocals) and Guy Gelso (drums and vocals). Their mainstream debut on Atlantic Records was in 1983, highlighted by the singles "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind The Door". Like Twisted Sister, Zebra cut their teeth on the East Coast club circuit, frequently playing at clubs on Long Island, NY. Zebra started their career by playing covers of Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues and Rush songs: it was their early fans' reaction to their Led Zeppelin renditions that helped convince the band to bring their act to New York. They had introduced their original material into their cover sets years before they were signed to Atlantic Records, including "The La La Song", "Free" and "Bears" (originally entitled "The Bears are Hibernating"). Zebra had been noticed as an original act to contend with by local colleges and even had some of their early original performances recorded by Long Island FM radio station WBAB, culminating in the inclusion of one of their songs on a release of "WBAB's Homegrown Album", which commemorated some of the station's best local acts and performances culled from their on-air "Homegrown Hour" program. The band continued to tour throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and in 2003 released their first album of all-new material since 1986. A DVD of recent live performances, mostly from a show at the House of Blues in New Orleans, was released in the summer of 2007. [edit] Trivia Jackson explained how the band came up with their name: “ We were sitting around an uptown New Orleans bar called the Boot trying to come up with a name ... after a few pitchers of beer, we saw a picture of a lady riding a Zebra (actually from a 1926 Vogue magazine cover) on the wall, liked the image and decided that was it. ” In late 1982, Jason Flom signed Zebra to a five-record deal with Atlantic, although only the first was guaranteed. The self-titled debut, Zebra, was released on March 25, 1983 and became the fastest selling debut record in Atlantic Records history, selling 75,000 copies in the first week. The album stayed on the Billboard charts for eight months, peaking at number 29. Progressive metal band Dream Theater covered the Zebra song "Take Your Fingers From My Hair" for the special edition of their 2009 album, Black Clouds and Silver Linings. Currently, ( as of 2008-2009) Drummer and vocalist Guy Gelso has relocated to Texas and while still performing with Zebra, he also has a side project with a band named DoubleBack out of Rosenberg,Tx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Zebra doing Over The Hills and Far Away.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldenguitar Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 This an AMAZING SONG by Freddie Mercury "In my Defence" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary Hartman Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Feeling good as I have had fun on 2 campuses all day. Beat, good evening all. Enjoy RG, sad how we lost him. xxxooo PS I heard students whispering "That is sooooo cool." It made me feel really great. Thank you U.N.CA. Looks like an awesome set of new Freshmen this year too. I will cross my fingers And THANK YOU SAM and The Official Led Zeppelin Forum members>>>>>Carry foward! Edited September 1, 2009 by Mary Hartman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxSodb0ejQ Love Hank Williams Jr. !!! (Bocephus) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hotplant Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1N_qX_r4Iw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary Hartman Posted September 2, 2009 Author Share Posted September 2, 2009 Nothing every bothered me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Another Zebra---Zeppelin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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goldenguitar Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Member of the Beatles and then one of the greatest solo careers, every time I think about it, I find it incredible! For me he is definitely the best pop-rock artist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Deborah J Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Bill Withers-Ain't No Sunshine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Dzldoc Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Charlie!! Talk about memories. I have the Zebra album, the only one they made as far as I know. We used to go see them at Old Man Rivers. Randy, Felix and Guy.... OMG --the nights we all partied. This band was great!! That band is still great! they have an active website as well, www.thedoor.com Here's Randy with the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra performing Kashmire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 That band is still great! they have an active website as well, www.thedoor.com Here's Randy with the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra performing Kashmire Randy is really one of the most underrated guitarist. And his voice is awesome as well. This is great, I am going to the website now, maybe they will be playing somewhere local the next time I go back home to The Big Easy (in a few weekends). I would love to see them again as it has been too long!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 That band is still great! they have an active website as well, www.thedoor.com Here's Randy with the New Jersey Philharmonic Orchestra performing Kashmire Hello Charlie! I'll PM you later today, just exchanged a couple of emails with Randy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Just the best!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dzldoc Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 A blast from the past just for you young lady uploaded it today. Hello Charlie! I'll PM you later today, just exchanged a couple of emails with Randy!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 A blast from the past just for you young lady uploaded it today. Thank you Sir! I remember around 1981-1989 (I left NO in 89) quite a few of us would see these guys every chance we got. Many times their music would bring me to tears, because I was missing LZ. I talked with a friend today who said Randy can still hold those high notes. It was great to converse with him today.I really can't wait to see them again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf23odpPtX0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SteveAJones Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Sights and sounds encountered while out shopping for bootlegs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mary Hartman Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhRdT6mWE9I Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deborah J Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 The Animals-House of the Rising Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KbOhVO6jVQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dzldoc Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 (edited) Thank you Sir! I remember around 1981-1989 (I left NO in 89) quite a few of us would see these guys every chance we got. Many times their music would bring me to tears, because I was missing LZ. I talked with a friend today who said Randy can still hold those high notes. It was great to converse with him today.I really can't wait to see them again. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=tf23odpPtX0 Hi Deborah, Here's some old memories did you ever take the weekend cruises on the "President?" I'll bet Tangerine get's all giddy over this one Edited September 4, 2009 by Dzldoc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dzldoc Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Never saw this video before could be my life's theme song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dzldoc Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 All aboard!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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