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The Steppes - 1997 - Gods, Men and Ghosts
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The
Steppes - 1997 - Gods, Men and Ghosts DELEC CD 039
Tracks
: 1 Samhain 3:14 2 Chicago Oratorio
5:21 3 Kiss of Fire 2:50 4 Taught Me To
Love 3:00 5 Bad Blood 2:46 6 Alanna
5:14 7 Ways of The World 4:53 8 Cornucopia
3:03 9 Lord of The Trance 7:34 10 Reckless,
Fearless, Hopeless 2:37 11 Can't Come Back
4:32 12 Stalker's Lament 3:32 13 Chances
3:26 14 Potter's Wheel 3:51
The final album
by The Steppes was recorded for Delerium
in 1995 and was produced by John Frankovic of Plasticland.
As you would expect it's a classic release with all of the key Steppes
elements in place. Superb arrangements -including the bands trademark
West Coast guitar and vocal harmony interplay - and some of the best
songs the band ever wrote!
Credits : Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8,
13, 14 written by David Fallon / Published by Achaini Cheoil* Track
2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 written by John Fallon / Published by Podgeman
Melodies* Track 3, 11 written by Tim Gilman / Published by Soul Gem
Music*
Produced by John C.
Frankovic Engineered by Bobbio Recorded at Sound Sound Recording Mastered
at Serendipity Management by Richard Allen at Big Brother..
Bio
: The Steppes were originally formed as a powerpop trio in 1982 by
brothers John and David Fallon with drummer Eddie GrzybThe Blue Macs". There were five demos that were recorded and given a
brilliant review in Melody Maker in March of '83. John and David
relocated from Dublin to Los Angeles and added Tim Gilman to the line
up. The name of the band was now changed to The Steppes. They recorded 8
songs that were released by Mystic Records in Hollywood February of
'84. James Bailey became the drummer shortly after. The Steppes gigged
in Los Angeles and around southern California from 1983-1985. John and
David Fallon returned to Ireland for several months. Greg Shaw of Bomp
Records signed The Steppes to a multi-album deal after The Steppes
played one show at Greg's Cavern club in Hollywood near the Capital
Records building. The Steppes then recorded Drop of the Creature LP in
west Los Angeles in '86. the album was realeased in '87. The Steppes
then recorded the Stewdio LP in '87 in Hollywood. The album was released
in '88. John Fallon played guitar on a Dementia 13 album called
"Disturb the Air" which came out in '88. The same year, The Steppes
toured Europe. They played shows in England, Belgium, Germany, and
Greece. After the tour, they recorded 'Enquire Within' in London. The Steppes then did 22 shows plus a TV appearance in Greece in '89. The
Enquire Within album resulted with a second and larger European tour in
October. There were 30 shows in England, Germany, Italy, Greece,
Belgium, and Holland. After the tour, they returned to London to record
'Harps and Hammers' in December of '89 and January of '90. To be
continued...