Stroxx on Star Search with Ed McMahon and Basement Tapes with Alan Hunter (1983/1984) скачать в хорошем качестве

Stroxx on Star Search with Ed McMahon and Basement Tapes with Alan Hunter (1983/1984)

Stroxx formed in 1982 as White Beach. A merging of the L.A.-based bands, L.A. Burgers, Wink and Canyon, they released one single under that name before rebranding as Stroxx in July of 1983. Under the new name, they set their sights on the 2 big, televised battle-of-the-bands competitions of the time, "Basement Tapes" and "Star Search," landing a spot on both of them simultaneously. (I imagine it's easy to land a spot on "Star Search" when your former bandmate is now a writer for it.) "Basement Tapes" came first, where they lost spectacularly. But, hey, the deceased lead singer of the band who beat them that round singled them out as the one who "Scared me bad." So there's that. A month later, they began their stint on "Star Search," where they were probably best known as the one act Sawyer Brown lost to. This being "Star Search," though, it didn't matter that you lost, so long as you didn't in semi-finals and finals. Stroxx were led by Anne Melville, who was probably best known for being married to actor Sam Melville. The band ceased to exist in 1985 when she left (she and founding member David Nielsen later joined her husband in a new version of Canyon, now called Alias). The rest of Stroxx got a new lead singer and became King Fun. 20 years later, Stroxx came back from the dead, so to speak, when Nielsen was hired to score the totally-awful picture, "Camp Utopia," starring Stephen Pearcy (Ratt) and plugged an old Stroxx track, "Kinda Like What You Do," into the soundtrack. It plays over a touching scene in which the killer terrorizes their victim with the radio. Well, if you've heard what's on the radio these days, you'll know how terrifying having to hear it can be. Personally, I'd rather just be murdered. When Sam died in 1989, Anne mostly retired from music. She later became a script supervisor for various Hollywood productions, most notably "24." (0:00): "Star Search" Episode 118 - Returning champs Sawyer Brown (performing "Wind Me Up and Send Me Home") defend championship against challengers Stroxx (performing "Some of the Things"). With guest host Eydie Gorme (no Steve, afraid). I take it Sawyer Brown were asked to do that song this week so it would be "cute" when they were dumped out of prelims. Aired in syndication the weekend of January 6-8, 1984. (9:23): "Star Search" Episode 119 - Returning champs Stroxx (performing "Hide Your Heart") defend championship against challengers The Furies, later known as Fury (performing "Who's Fooling Who"). Aired in syndication the weekend of January 13-15, 1984. (17:58): "Star Search" Episode 120 - Returning champs Stroxx (performing "Time Is Forever") defend championship against Control Group (performing "Success Story"). Control Group later admitted the producers nixed their chosen song because of lyrical content, and because they refused to change the lyrics, and said they lost because their replacement song was weak. Well, you wrote it, not me. With guest host June Pointer struggling badly to read the cue cards. Aired in syndication the weekend of January 20-22, 1984. (29:11): "Star Search" Episode 121 - Returning champs Stroxx (performing Wink's "Find Me a Way") defend championship against The Press (performing "Living in a Dream World"). Aired in syndication the weekend of January 27-29, 1984. (36:27): Promo for finals and the forthcoming "Star Search '85." (36:58): "Star Search" Semi-Finals Preview Show Episode 122 - Anne represents the band for their interview with Ed and to draw stars for the semi-finals' match-ups. Featuring the other semi-finalists in the vocal group category, Hot, Sawyer Brown, and Sidewinder. With guest host Grace Slick. Aired in syndication the weekend of February 3-5, 1984. (44:26): Promo for finals and TV Guide (where sweepstakes ballots could be found). (44:46): "Star Search" Semi-Finals Round 2 Episode 124 - Hot (performing a cover of Badfinger's / Harry Nilsson's "Without You") compete against Stroxx (performing an original, "Somebody's Trying"). Aired in syndication the weekend of February 17-19, 1984. (53:47): "Basement Tapes" - Alan Hunter (filling in for regular host Martha Quinn) announcing the group will be competing against Exude, Rockin' Rebels, Indoor Life, TuTu Band and The Nelsons. There was an intro and outro to the video, of course, but unfortunately I don't have it. This was the 3rd semi-finals round of Season 2. Aired on December 14, 1983. (55:55): "Take a Holiday" music video. This is a still reconstruction using what little the band have chosen to share, since I no longer have a tape recording of the broadcast. I'd be angry about the fact that they only shared 1/4th of the video... except that 1/4th of a video is still 1/4th more than 2/3rds of the other bands who were on "Basement Tapes" have ever shared. Stroxx were: Anne Melville - lead and backing vocals, keyboards David Nielsen - lead and backing vocals, guitar Kenny Jones - bass Craig Mesco - drums