Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Cozy Powell


















Artist:  Cozy Powell
Birth Name:  Colin Flooks
Born:  December 29, 1947.  Cirencerster, Gloucestershire, England
Died:  April 5, 1998 (Aged 50).  Bristol, England.
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Progressive Rock, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Fusion
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter, Producer
Instruments:  Drums, Percussion

Cozy Powell was an English Rock Drummer, he played with many big name rock bands such as Bedam, The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, MSG, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, Blue Murder, Gary Moore, Black Sabbath, The Brian May Band, Suzi Quatro, Peter Green Spinter Group, Thin Lizzy, Cozy Powell's Hammer and more.

Cozy Powell died on 5th April, 1998 by car crash near Bristol.














Title:  Over The Top   (1979)
Genre:  Instrumental Rock
Label:  Polydor
Rating:   *****

Tracks:  

 1.  Theme One   (3:36)
 2.  Killer  (7:16)
 3.  Heidi Goes To Town   (2:57)
 4.  El Sid  (5:09)
 5.  Sweet Poison  (8:24)
 6.  The Loner (Dedicated ti Jeff Beck) (4:50)
 7.  Over The Top  (8:39)

Personnel:

Cozy Powell:  Drums
Gary Moore:  Guitar  (Track 2)
Clem Clempson:  Guitar  (Tracks 5, 6)
Bernie Marsden:  Guitar  (Track 4)
Jack Bruce:  Bass
Don Airey:  Keyboards  (Except Track 6)
Max Middleton:  Keyboards (Track 6)

Over The Top is an album by Drum Hero Cozy Powell, released in 1979 on Polydor Records. It was the first Solo Album with featured many well-known musicians to play for him.















Title:  Tilt   (1981)
Genre;  Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Fusion
Label:  Polydor
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Right Side   (3:50)
 2.  Jekyll & Hyde  (4:38)
 3.  Sooner Or Later   (3:02)
 4.  Living A Lie  (5:37)
 5.  Cat Move  (5:12)
 6.  Sunset  (4:32)
 7.  The Blister  (4:22)
 8.  Hot Rock  (4:36)

Personnel:

Cozy Powell:  Drums
Elmer Gantry:  Lead Vocals (on "Right Side", "Jekyll & Hyde" and "Sooner Or Later")
Frank Aiello:  Lead Vocals (on "Living A Lie")
Kirby Marsden:  Guitar  (on "Right Side, "Jekyll & Hyde" and "Sooner Or Later")
Bernie Marsden:  Guitar (on "Living A Lie")
Jeff Beck:  Guitar (on "Cat Moves" and "Hot Rock")
Gary Moore:  Guitar (on "Sunset" and "The Blister")
Chris Glen:  Bass (on "Right Side", "Jekyll & Hyde" and "Sooner Or later")
Neil Murray:  Bass (on "Living A Lie"
Jack Bruce:  Bass (on "Cat Moves")
John Cook:  Keyboards, Moog Taurus (on "The Blister" and "Sooner Or Later")
Don Airey:  Keyboards (on "Sunset" and "The Blister")
Mel Collins:  Saxophone (on "The Right Side")
David Sancious:  Synthesizer (on "Cat Moves")

Tilt is the second Solo album by Drums Hero Cozy Powell, released in 1981 on Polydor Records.















Title:  Octopuss  (1983)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock, Jazz Fusion
Label:  Polydor
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

 1.  Up On The Downs  (3:55)
 2.  633 Squadron  (4:13)
 3.  Octopuss  (5:35)
 4.  The Big Country  (2:56)
 5.  Formula One  (3:21)
 6.  Princetown  (4:37)
 7.  Dartmoore  (5:41)
 8.  The Rattler  (2:57)

Personnel:

Cozy Powell:  Drums, Percussion
Colin Hodgkinson:  Bass
Mel Galley:  Guitar (on "Up On The Downs", "633 Squadron", "Octopuss" and "The Big Country")
Gary Moore:  Guitar (on "Formula One", "Princetown", "Dartmoore" and "The Rattler"
Jon Lord:  Keyboards


Octopuss is the third Solo album by English Drums Hero Cozy Powell, released in 1983 on Polydor Records.




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