Monday, August 07, 2006

Another reunion: Spread Eagle


Guitarist Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) will be joining Spread Eagle on the road beginning on August 18 in Westfield, MA.
Formed in 1989, Spread Eagle burst upon the scene playing a brand of rock that came straight from the NYC gutter. When Paul DiBartolo (guitar), Rob De Luca (bass) and Tommi Gallo (drums) moved to the City and met up with vocalist Ray West, a new attitude was instantly born, while rehearsing/writing in a East Village basement for their first gig, rumors began leaking out to the record industry.
The group was quickly signed by MCA/Universal,and sent into the studio. The self-titled debut featured wailing vocals and razor sharp guitar, demonstrated through songs such as Switchblade Serenade, Scratch Like A Cat, and Broken City. The honesty of Spread Eagle debut release gained the band critical acclaim even if sales were not so big. 4 years later, after the release and touring of their second album, Open To The Public, the group disappeared and went about their own personal projects.
Rob De Luca went on to play with Sebastian Bach, Joan Jett, George Lynch, Of Earth, and Ouijipig.
Ray West has been locked up in a studio in south Florida by way of NYC creating and producing powerful new music.
Paul DiBartolo went on to score music in the motion picture industry.

Check out Spread Eagle online at www.myspace.com/spreadeaglenyc.

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