| Hi there, Lizardlovers
- from the lack of recent news updates you could be forgiven
for thinking that The Lizards have become extinct, or at
least been sunbathing on a rock for the last few months
- but here's Randy with an explanation as to what's been
going on in the Lizardcave - and yes, the eggs are finally
starting to hatch! |
"The Lizards'
individual members have been taking time out to try some
other projects. Bobby and Mike are in Bonnie Tyler's band
(I love her two biggest hits, "Total Eclipse Of The
Heart" and "It's A Heartache" - that one
sounds like early Rod Stewart).
Bobby's also in
Coda, a top Led Zep tribute band that will probably tour
the world. And Mike also plays with Tommy James, one of
the few guys to give 'bubblegum' a good name!
Pat and myself formed a pop band called "Fun Puppet"
and have just completed an album of, we're proud to say,
"chick rock". It's a 3-piece with a lead-singing
drummer named Paul Gifford, and we've been gigging in
NYC.
The Lizards' dvd is just about ready to go to the printer.
Pat's added mastering to his long list of talents, but
it's not a "quick" talent yet, so that's what
we're waiting for.... When that gets done we'll begin,
in earnest, to finish "Reptilicus Maximus" -
our 5th cd
of originals - and "Archeology", our cd of covers.
We hope you haven't
forgotten us, folks!"
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Hello from Lizard
Land, it's Randy, the bassplayer. We haven't played out
since our NYC show with Cactus last year, and it's time
to tell you why!
I had a very bad car accident on 19th December. Not only
did I total my beautiful purple sparkle Cadillac coupe deville
hot rod (arrrgggghhh!), but I broke my left thumb and also
very badly broke my right ring finger. Listen to that fast
bass run on track #2 from Against All Odds ("Can't
Fool Myself") Well, that's the ring finger on my right
hand. After much deliberation, I opted not to operate. I
was told if I tried to straighten it, it might backfire,
and would surely make it stiff. My main concern of course
was playing bass, so I let it heal naturally. Amazingly
it seems to be well on the mend and I expect to get all
my chops back. See the photos HERE.
There are issues, of course... at the moment I have to wear
a 'glove' when I play, to stop my fingers from rubbing against
each other - and my right pinky sorta gets in the way. I
also had to develop thick callouses in new places. But,
hey - there's nothing else I wanna do, so I'm crawling back
to you all! I've been playing for longer and longer every
day, and can happily report that the practicing has paid
off, and I'm now fighting fit again!
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We
are rebuilding our
MAILING LIST
to avoid Newletters getting caught
in your spam-filter, so if you haven't
received a Newsletter in the last
two months please join the NEW
list!
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We've actually
been busy in the shadows. We edited and mixed 3 shows
for our new dvd. Then, at our last show opening for Cactus
we decided to put together a set with songs we rarely
play live. We filmed it and, well, it came out great.
So we're adding that to the dvd. We're 93% finished with
it and that will be the next thing you get from us. We
hope to do a small headline tour in Europe to promote
the dvd in 2007.
We
also continue working on our 'covers' cd. Did a smokin'
version of Thunderbox by Humble Pie, and there are covers
of Bad Co., Uriah Heep, lots of cool stuff. It's two-thirds
done and a ton of fun!
We've all been busy
on our own. Mike is touring with Masterplan in Europe
into the spring, with our blessings! I'm in the NYC
Blues Devils and Cactus, and Pat performs with the
theatrical "Psycho the Clown". Bobby keeps up
a gruelling practice routine which is why his chops improve
every year. He tours the drum clinic circuit regularly. |
| We have 5 completed
songs recorded for our 5th studio cd of originals,
going under the working title "Reptilicus Maximus".
Rest assured, we're pushing the envelope again, for
your listening pleasure!
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OUT
NOW!
THE LIZARDS new album AGAINST
ALL ODDS
featuring guest vocalist
- the legendary GLENN HUGHES
Find out more HERE
Plus..... Glenn
and
Randy talk about the new cd and more
in an interview
with ROCK N ROLL UNIVERSE - HERE
Also we'd like to welcome everyone who's
recently joined our Mailing List
We'll make sure that the next Newsletter
is sent out very soon!
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BOBBY RONDINELLI instructional dvd for MODERN DRUMMER MAGAZINE
ARTICLE
DOUBLE STROKE HANDS - SINGLE STROKE FEET
HERE
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Hi folks
– Patrick Klein, the Lizards' guitar player
here.
First, let me welcome you to our new site! It is the
creative genius of the legendary Batttttty - the supreme
vai-countess of rock and roll!
If you’ve wondered why it’s been so quiet
here lately it’s because we have been cooking
up some goodies such as this new site, and we have
also finally completed the new album! Mastering is
underway and cover art is nearly complete. Look for
it soon. This record contains many of the new songs
we have been playing live over the past year that
a lot of you were asking about at the shows. And a
special guest to boot!
Also underway is our live dvd compilation. Taken from
three killer performances, it should give ample evidence
that The Lizards "walk it like we talk it".
With little or no tampering with the true performances,
we're gonna let it all hang out for you. Filmed in
New York, Germany, and at Sweden Rock Festival, this
dvd will be packed with extra goodies, and more cameras
then we've ever used. (Nine high-definition cameras
in Germany!) |
We have some shows lined up
here in the USA in May. We will be the support act for guitar
legend Uli Jon Roth. See the tour page for details. For our
European fans we are working on our very first headlining
tour! If all goes well we hope to be there in the fall. Even
I don’t know the details yet but I’m told it’s
moving forward. Hope we see you all then!
Of a slightly lower priority,
our "covers" cd project is also steadily moving
forward. We're creating a love letter to our childhood heroes,
especially the more obscure ones. So far we've recorded
songs by Stray Dog, Boomerang, Detective and Free. We'll
also have some Blues and Funk on there - including
a killer version of John Lee Hooker's "I'm Mad"!
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new live set will be mixed with some old favorites that we have
revived as well as some of the new songs from the upcoming studio
album. We are always writing so it’s possible we will
add some completely new stuff as well.
Thanks for stopping
by - and let us know if there's anything you'd like to see on
the website. We have high hopes that this version will be dynamic
and user-friendly! All the best!
The Lizards!
Check back
for more News soon! |

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