Born
and raised in the San Fernando Valley on a steady diet of punk and
glitter rock, Prima Donna are infamous on the L.A. scene. Unlike many of
their contemporaries, however, this foursome not only taps into early
British Invasion rock-n-roll as translated by sax infused bands such as
the Dave Clark Five, early Stooges and The Sonics, but they also put
their own snarling, full throttle spin on it, leaving just enough L.A.
sleaze in the mix to make it their own.
Their curriculum includes musical road trips with Eddie and the Hot Rods, Adam Ant, D-Generation and even Green Day, who they supported on two arena tours on two continents. Frontman Kevin Preston has also continued participation in Green Day side-project Foxboro Hot Tubs.
While touring the US and Europe, Prima Donna was in and out of the studio numerous times, both at home in L.A. and in Milan, Italy. The finished product is Nine Lives and Forty-Fives, an 11-song variety pack that displays the band’s skills in the studio, and compiles some of their rarest and rawest recordings, including “Rock and Roll is Dead,” available for the first time in U.S. The track was named one of the Top Ten Songs of 2013 by Little Steven’s Underground Garage.
Nine Lives and Forty-Fives features eight original songs, and three covers: “I’m On Fire” (Dwight Twilley), “Rock and Roll is Dead” (The Rubinoos) and “Rip Her To Shreds” (Blondie).
Their curriculum includes musical road trips with Eddie and the Hot Rods, Adam Ant, D-Generation and even Green Day, who they supported on two arena tours on two continents. Frontman Kevin Preston has also continued participation in Green Day side-project Foxboro Hot Tubs.
While touring the US and Europe, Prima Donna was in and out of the studio numerous times, both at home in L.A. and in Milan, Italy. The finished product is Nine Lives and Forty-Fives, an 11-song variety pack that displays the band’s skills in the studio, and compiles some of their rarest and rawest recordings, including “Rock and Roll is Dead,” available for the first time in U.S. The track was named one of the Top Ten Songs of 2013 by Little Steven’s Underground Garage.
Nine Lives and Forty-Fives features eight original songs, and three covers: “I’m On Fire” (Dwight Twilley), “Rock and Roll is Dead” (The Rubinoos) and “Rip Her To Shreds” (Blondie).
TRACK LISTING:
- Pretty Little Head
- Deathless
- Born Yesterday
- Living In Sin
- Rubbish
- Rock And Roll Is Dead
- Like Hell
- I'm On Fire
- Tattooed Love Girls
- Rip Her To Shreds
- Eat Your Heart Out
Ripped direct from CD @320
Damn good album nekro, thanks for the share.
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