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Q5 BAND PAGE
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Q5 | |
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ORIGIN
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USA | |
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STATUS
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Disbanded | |
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FORMED IN
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GENRE
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Heavy metal | |
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STYLE
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| BAND ADDED | 2004-07-09, 00:00 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2004-07-09, 00:00 | |
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| Band biography |
Jonathan had done a recording project a couple of years earlier with a drummer named Gary Thompson. He thought Gary was one of the best drummers he had ever heard. Evan Sheeley was on the list simply because even then his playing ability was monstrous. Floyd and Jonathan couldn't decide if they wanted another guitar or keyboard or both so they left it at that. Both Gary and Evan were in local legend TKO. TKO was signed to a major label. One of only a very few bands from Seattle to claim that distinction at that time. They were an impressive band. The musicians were all top notch and they were fronted by "Bad" Brad Sinsel. Sinsel had an in your face style with a voice that evoked memories of Joe Cocker or Roger Daltry on steroids.
TKO was playing a showcase. Jonathan and Floyd attended so they could approach Gary and Evan about the Q5 project. While watching the band they were drawn to the guitarist Rick Pierce. He was flamboyant and yet played solid and scorching leads. After the show Floyd and Jonathan talked with Gary and Evan about Q5, Rick Pierce was tentatively approached but declined to be involved in the first phase of the project. Evan and Gary agreed to record.
Q5 recorded a three song demo tape at The Music Source, a well known studio in Seattle. It was owned by Jim Wolfe, music maker in the 60's and 70's. The studio was comfortable and boasted cutting edge equipment and Jim's knowledge of recording was to be helpful to the band for several years. During the course of recording the the four members of Q5 became close friends. Evan and Gary decided to leave TKO. Rick Pierce was then asked if he wanted to come onboard with Q5. He agreed to join and Q5 was now a two guitar band. The stage was set.
Ken Kinnear was manager of Heart, one of the biggest rock bands in the world. He also had managed a few other bands, including for a time TKO. Evan and Floyd took the Q5 demo to Kinnear. Within a week Q5 was managed by Kinnear.
The band began to rehearse in an old club. During the summer of 1983 Q5 wrote songs and played them live to audiences two nights a week. Word began to spread about a new band that played hard and fast. After a couple of weeks the club was full whenever Q5 played. It was time to record again. This time for an album. The band was still writing searching for that one final song that would cap the album.
Q5 flew to Los Angeles and began recording their first album. The band spent three weeks at Cherokee Studios re-recording some of the songs from their demo as well as some new songs. They then returned to The Music Source in Seattle and recorded some more songs including a new one. The title track " Steel The Light".
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