B I G B U
S I N E S S
R E M A S T E R E D & R I P P E D
Memorial Day Weekend, 2005
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California VS New York
Rock
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2.
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Magic Eyes Rock
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Lifestream Ballad
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4.
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How Long Pop
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1979 NeoRetroWave
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6.
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The Heart of A Darkened City
Sell the car, sell the house, sell the kids...I ain't never coming back ROCK
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| Big Business was (top) John Clancy (Keyboards),
Tim Jeffries (Drums), Mondo Celaya (Lead Vocal), Richard Hunter (Guitars) and
Dean Foster (Bass) / or Chuck Buchanon (Bass - playing, but not shown). All
songs Copyright 1980, 1981 by Richard Hunter, John Clancy, Mondo Celeya &
Tim Szukala.
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See, the Big idea here was to take a Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow kind of a
band, put a pop "Styx meets Lionel Richie" vocal sensibility on top, use the
motto: "Finally...A Professional Rock Band", and somehow release it all against the tide of
the punk new wave explosion in 1980 / 1981. I was probably the ring leader
trying to keep the guys showing up every night, and to keep us from killing each
other. Unfortunately I was no help at all with the party mentality that
finally wiped out our chances before we got out of the gate.
Great music, but you know... it's a real
challenge to integrate Lionel Richie with Richie Blackmore. Here's some
examples / out takes / of some tunes & ideas that we just could not squeeze into the blender:
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Mystery Love
Pop - Mondo
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Here We Go
Pop - Mondo
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The Spider
Prog Rock - Clancy (early 80's)
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4.
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Thin Ice
Prog Rock - Clancy (early 80's)
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I Really Don't Know
Ballad - Mondo
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6.
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I Know
Ballad - Clancy
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The Shed
Rock - Hunter & Band
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8.
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For Mom - Part I
Rock - Hunter & Band
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The Deadly Diner
Rock - Hunter & Band
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10.
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For Mom - Part II
Rock - Hunter & Band
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Magic Eyes (Early Version)
Rock - Hunter & Band
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12.
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Actions From The Heart
Rock - Clancy (early 80's)
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