Molly Hatchet - Cut To The Bone [1993][320 KBPS]

Molly Hatchet - Cut To The Bone [1993]




01. Flirtin With Disaster
02. Dreams I'll Never See
03. Long Tall Sally
04. The Creeper
05. Loss Of Control
06. Satisfied Man
07. Stone In Your Heart
08. Sweet Dixie
09. What Does It Matter?
10. Good Smoke And Whiskey




320 KBPS [CBR]

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From Wikipedia:



Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock/hard rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1975. They are best known for their hit song "Flirtin' with Disaster" from the album of the same title. The band, founded by Dave Hlubek and Steve Holland, took its name from a prostitute who allegedly mutilated and decapitated her clients. Most of Molly Hatchet album covers feature heroic fantasy inspired art, some of which were painted by artists Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo and Paul R. Gregory.

1970s:

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Molly Hatchet shared influences and inspiration with the most well-known act in the Southern rock genre, Lynyrd Skynyrd, as well as another up-and-coming Southern rock act, .38 Special, who referred them to manager Pat Armstrong. Armstrong with partner Alan Walden had briefly been co-manager of Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1970. Armstrong signed Molly Hatchet and garnered the group a recording contract with Epic Records, bringing in Tom Werman as a producer. Werman had already worked with acts such as Cheap Trick and Ted Nugent. Ronnie Van Zant was slated to produce Molly Hatchet's first album, having helped in writing arrangements and directing rehearsals prior to his fatal airplane crash. Molly Hatchet actually cut their first demos in Lynyrd Skynyrd's 8-track recording studio using their equipment. Other demos were cut in Jacksonville's infamous Warehouse Studios and "shopped", with Warner Brothers expressing interest. Warner Brothers' A&R could not decide whether to sign Molly Hatchet or another promising band they had been working with at that same time. They ended up being turned down by Warner Brothers and would later discover that the competing band was none other than Van Halen. Within six months they signed to Epic Records.

Prior to the band's signing with Epic Records, they often toured the Florida roadhouse and bar circuit. Dave Hlubek was the band's vocalist prior to Danny Joe Brown, and wrote and co-produced many of the band's songs. Hlubek has stated that the demise of Lynyrd Skynyrd – who were at the height of their success – opened the door for Molly Hatchet.

The result of the teaming of Tom Werman, a producer known for working with straight hard rock acts, with a Southern-influenced band led to a new development in the Southern rock genre. Combining boogie, blues and hard rock, Molly Hatchet's sound was different from more country-influenced acts such as Outlaws. Like the area's other Southern rock acts, their music typically expressed the values, hopes and excesses of 1970s-era young adults in a Southern metropolitan area like Jacksonville, in addition to Southern ("Gator Country", "Sweet Dixie") and Western themes ("Edge of Sundown", "Bounty Hunter", "Gunsmoke").

The band recorded and released their first album, Molly Hatchet in 1978, followed by Flirtin' with Disaster in 1979. Molly Hatchet proceeded to tour behind the record, building a larger fan base. Danny Joe Brown, whose gruff voice and tough yet amicable persona had defined the act to that point, left the band in 1980 because of his chronic diabetes and other reasons, only to return three years later.

1980s:

When Brown was away from Hatchet, he later formed The Danny Joe Brown Band with future Molly Hatchet guitarist Bobby Ingram and guitarist Steve Wheeler, and was replaced by vocalist Jimmy Farrar, formerly of cover band Raw Energy of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Along with Farrar came a new approach to the band's sound. The earlier albums feature more variation in guitar tone and style and exhibit a distinct southern cultural influence – which changed with the addition of Farrar on vocals. By this time, acts such as Van Halen had made harder heavy metal-influenced rock popular in the 1980s. This fact was not lost on the band and their producer. Danny Joe Brown's stage persona, gruff voice and cowboy horse-whistling had matched well with the overtly southern-influenced sounds of his era. Farrar's new vocal style, mixed with a new harder-rocking sound saw Molly Hatchet enjoy a rise in popularity in the early 1980s.

With the success of the more, harder-rocking Beatin' the Odds release, the band ventured even farther away from the southern rock sound of their first albums. By 1981, Molly Hatchet had almost completely abandoned their original style of 1978 for a straight-ahead rock style and a slicker production, exhibited on the Take No Prisoners release of the same year. This album had a less than warm reception from many of the fans of the first hour, but the band remained still a successful act on the touring circuit. Founding member and bass player Banner Thomas left in 1983 and was replaced by Riff West, while Farrar also left Molly Hatchet in late 1983 to mind to his own family. He would later rejoin other members of Molly Hatchet in Southern Rock Allstars and Gator Country.

Brown rejoined the band in 1983 after the departure of Farrar and B. B. Borden (also known as B. B. Queen when he played in the funk rock band Mother's Finest) replaced Crump on drums, who had moved to Los Angeles and would later end up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, playing and recording with Canadian rockers Streetheart. In 1983, this line-up released a new album titled No Guts...No Glory. Steve Holland left in 1984 and was replaced by keyboardist John Galvin, putting an end to Molly Hatchet characteristic of having three lead guitarists. This period saw the band return to the more overt southern style it had displayed on its debut record in 1978. However, with the addition of keyboards into the mix, the band managed to take this sound to an even more orchestrated approach on some songs such as "Fall of the Peacemakers." Critics hailed No Guts...No Glory as the band's return to form, but southern rock no longer enjoyed the widespread appeal it once had. As a result, the record went largely unnoticed, in contrast to the glory years of 1979's Flirtin' with Disaster but did rejuvenate interest from the band's fan base, who had started to drift after the uncharacteristic Take No Prisoners album of 1981.

In 1984 came the release of the album The Deed Is Done, a straightforward pop/rock offering, with Bruce Crump back behind the drum kit to replace B. B. Borden. Then in 1985, the double live album Double Trouble Live was released. The greatest hits collection Greatest Hits was also released in 1985 and was to this date the last Molly Hatchet album to achieve gold status. Hlubek left in early 1987 to recover from his drug addiction. In 1989, the album Lightning Strikes Twice was released, the first to feature Hlubek's replacement Bobby Ingram, who had already been a guitarist in The Danny Joe Brown Band. 1990 saw the announcement of Molly Hatchet's final show in Ohio, before disbanding.

1990s:

The 1991 retirement announcement couldn't keep a revised band from reforming around Brown and Ingram. A new line-up of Molly Hatchet played selected shows and tours, but pulled back from recording new albums for five years. However, by the mid-1990s, they were again working on a new studio album with German producer Kalle Trapp. However in 1996, after a stroke and a worsening of his chronic diabetes, Brown had to leave the band, bringing in lead singer Phil McCormack (formerly of The Roadducks) to finish the album Devil's Canyon.

During the rest of the 1990s, the band's line-up curiously contained not a single original member who had performed in Molly Hatchet prior to 1984; Bobby Ingram had obtained the trademark ownership from the original members to work with the name. As Ingram had recorded on the last Molly Hatchet album that featured the original members, he was technically considered an "original" member himself as he performed and recorded with the original band, as was John Galvin. Tours during the late 1990s saw enthusiastic audiences largely unconcerned with this fact. At this point, the band consisted of vocalist Phil McCormack, guitarists Bobby Ingram and Bryan Bassett (formerly of Wild Cherry), keyboardist John Galvin, bassist Andy McKinney, and drummer Mac Crawford. In 1998, this line-up band recorded the album Silent Reign of Heroes.

In 1999, the band traveled coast to coast with Charlie Daniels and the Volunteer Jam. Guitarist Mike Owings joined in June 1999 and toured until March 2000, when he departed due to health reasons. This was the last line-up which included three guitarists.

2000s:

In 2000, the album Kingdom of XII was recorded and released in Europe, where the band went on tour to promote the album. It was released in the United States in 2001. Locked and Loaded, 25th Anniversary: Best of Re-Recorded (2003) and Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge (2005) followed.

In June 2000, Bobby Ingram became the sole owner of the trade and service mark "Molly Hatchet," acquired from Pat Armstrong, the band's early manager. In January 2005, Ingram invited Hlubek to rejoin Molly Hatchet, where he remains today.


Danny Joe Brown left the group after suffering a massive stroke in 1995 while driving to his brother's house. In defiance of a long battle with diabetes and the effects of the stroke, Brown was able to take the stage one last time at the Jammin' for DJB benefit concert in July of 1999 in Orlando, FL. With the help of his friends and former original members Bruce Crump, Banner Thomas, Steve Holland, and Dave Hlubek, he ended the show with "Flirtin' with Disaster". Brown died on March 10, 2005, less than an hour after returning to his home in Davie, Florida from a four-week hospitalization. He was 53.

On Monday, June 19, 2006, founding guitarist Duane Roland died at his home in St. Augustine, Florida at the age of 53. His death was listed as being of "natural causes" according to a June 25, 2006 obituary in the Boston Globe.

Former Molly Hatchet members Steve Holland, Bruce Crump, Jimmy Farrar and Riff West still perform together in a group called Gator Country. Original guitarist Duane Roland also played in this group from its inception in 2005 until his death in 2006.

As of 2012, Molly Hatchet still performs worldwide and has built a large fan base in Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Belgium, Sweden and other markets in the Pacific rim and Australia. The band's official web site is http://www.mollyhatchet.com and contains tour dates, news relating to the group, and additional history. At present the band is still signed with SPV Records and distributes albums worldwide. In 2011, drummer Shawn Beamer departed and was replaced by former Blackfoot drummer Scott Craig.

Former Molly Hatchet guitarist Mike Owings and Jake Brown, the son of the late Molly Hatchet original lead vocalist Danny Joe Brown, have formed an Atlanta based southern rock band named SWEET GEORGIA BROWN.

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Current Members:


Dave Hlubek: guitars, vocals (1978–1987, 2005–present)
John Galvin: keyboards (1984–1991, 1995–present)
Bobby Ingram: guitars (1987–present)
Phil McCormack: vocals (1996–present)
Tim Lindsey: bass (2003–present)
Shawn Beamer: drums (2001–2011, 2013-present)

Former Members:


Duane Roland: guitars (1978–1990; died 2006)
Steve Holland: guitars (1978–1984)
Bruce Crump: drums (1978–1982, 1984–1990)
Banner Thomas: bass (1978–1981)
Danny Joe Brown: vocals (1978–1980, 1982–1996; died 2005)
Melvin Powell: keyboards (1978)
Jimmy Farrar: vocals (1980–1982)
Riff West: bass (1981–1990)
B.B. Borden: drums (1982–1984)
Andy McKinney: bass (1990-2003)
Mac Crawford: drums (1990-1999)
Bryan Bassett: guitars (1993-1999)
Sean Shannon: drums (1999-2001)
Mike Owings: guitars (1999-2000)
Scott Craig: drums (2011–2013)


Former Touring Musicians:


David Feagle: drums (1990-1991)
Eddie Rio: bass (1990)
Rob Sweat: bass (1990–1993)
Rob Scavetto: keyboards (1990-1993)
Rik Blanz: guitars (1990-1991)
Kevin Ryan: bass (1991-1993)
Kenny Holton: drums (1991)
Eric Lundgren: guitars (1993)
Mike Kach: keyboards (1993)
Andy Orth: guitars (1994-1995)
Buzzy Meekins: bass (1994-1995)
Tim Donovan: keyboards (1997-2002)
Dale Rock: drums (2001)
Scott Woods: keyboards (2002)
Jerry Scott: bass (2002-2003, 2004)
J.J. Strickland: bass (2003-2004, 2004)
Rich DelFalvo: keyboards (2004-2005)
Richie Del Favero: guitars (2004-2005)