Pat Travers

Artist:   Pat Travers
Birth Name:  Patrick Henry Travers
Born:  April 12, 1954.  Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Genre:   Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:   Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Pat Travers is a Canadian Rock Guitarist, he was studying the top Guitar Heroes such as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page ETC. He has his own band The Pat Travers consisted of many well-know musicians such as Pat Thrall (Ex Hughes/Thrall, and Asia), Tommy Aldridge (Ex Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Vinnie Moore and Hear 'N Aid ), Nicko McBrain (Ex Trust, Iron Maiden Streetwalkers The Entire) Mick Dyche ( Ex Sniff 'n' The Tears), Peter "Mars" Cowling (Ex Gnidrolog and the Flying Hat Band), Barry Dunaway (Ex Whiteface Band, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saraya, and Survivor), Jerry Riggs (Ex The Riggs), Carmine Appice (Ex Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, DNA, King Kobra, Blue Murder, Mother's Army, Travers & Appice, KGB, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Stewart, and  Marty Friedman, DBA and Hear 'n' Aid), Michael Shrieve (Ex Santana).

Artist:   Pat Travers Band
Title:  School Of Hard Knocks  (2019)
Genre:   Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Blues Rock
Label:  Purple Pyramid
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD:

Tracks:

 1.  The Fight Goes On  (4:28)
 2.  Chevrolet  (3:44)
 3.  If You Want Love  (4:03)
 4.  Purple Jazz  (0:56)
 5.  Whatcha Gonna Do Without Me  (3:41)
 6.  School Of Hard Knocks  (4:27)
 7.  Help Me  (3:22)
 8.  Misty Morning (In New Orleans)  (3:38)
 9. Via Veneto  (3:57)
10. All Or Nothing  (3:57)
11. Only Man  (3:58)
12. Don't Say You Love Me  (4:10)
13. Daddy Long Legs  (4:14)
14. Guitars From Hell  (4:48)

Bonus Tracks:

15. Call Me The Breeze  (5:03)
16. Behind Blue Eyes  (3:43)
17. Lights Out  (4:39)

Format:   LP:

Side A:

 1.  The Fight Goes On  (4:28)
 2.  Chevrolet  (3:44)
 3.  If You Want Love  (4:03)
 4.  Purple Jazz  (0:56)
 5.  Whatcha Gonna Do Without Me  (3:41)
 6.  School Of Hard Knocks  (4:27)
 7.  Help Me  (3:22)
 8.  Misty Morning (In New Orleans)  (3:38)

Side B:

 1. Via Veneto  (3:57)
 2.  All Or Nothing  (3:57)
 3.  Only Man  (3:58)
 4.  Don't Say You Love Me  (4:10)
 5.  Daddy Long Legs  (4:14)
 6.  Guitars From Hell  (4:48)

Personnel:

Pat Travers:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Peter Cowling:  Bass
Jerry Riggs:  Guitar
Scott Zymowski:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Stephen Dees:  Bass, Backing Vocals on "The Fight Goes On", "School Of Hard Knocks"
Patrick Marchino:  Drums on "The Fight Goes On" "School Of Hard Knocks", "All Or Nothing", "Don't Say You Love Me", "Only Man"
Chase Chitty:  Bass, Backing Vocals on "All Or Nothing", "OnlyMan'
Keith Ronin:  Drums on "Help Me'
Monica Simmons:  Backing Vocals on "Help Me"
Joey Elf:  Backing Vocals on "Help Me"
Barry Dunnaway:  Bass
Chris Rutherford:  Smith & Wesson .45

Bonus Tracks:

Pat Travers:  Vocals, Guitar
Jurgen Engler:  Bass, Keyboards on "Behind Blue Eyes"
Billy Sherwood:  Drums on "Behind Blue Eyes", Guitar, Bass, Keyboards on "Light Out"
Jay Schellen:  Drums on "Light Out"

School Of Hard Knocks is a reissued album by Pat Travers, originally released in 1990 by Episode Records, remastered and reissued on October 18, 2019 by Purple Pyramid.  On CD plus 3 Bonus Tracks.