Random is a wonderful thing. It's been too long since I listened to the Electric Boys ... but random brought them back for me.
Mix 2 parts late 1980's metal, 1 part funk, 1 part 1960's psychedelic, and then add 1/2 part The Beatles, and you've got the Electric Boys ... a short lived musical explosion that produced one of the best albums of 1990 in "Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride".
The follow-up 1992 album "Groovus Maximus" was good, but not as strong as the debut ...
Dropped from their label, an independent release "Freewheelin'" followed in 1994 ... admittedly I don't really listen to that album except for the single "Ready To Believe", which had some of the spark of the debut ...
I always loved Conny Bloom's vocals, and I've been waiting for a follow-up ...
He did release a solo album in Europe in 1999 ... and "Neon Delta Blues" is a pretty good song off that album.
But aside from that, he's been playing guitar for other bands. He played guitar on "Black Leather Mojo" with Ginger from The Wildhearts in Silver Ginger 5 ... another classic album of the funk-o-metal genre that was released in 2000.
In the mid-2000's, Conny, and bassist Andy Christell of the Electric Boys, joined Hanoi Rocks until the final break-up of that legendary band.
Last year, the Electric Boys got back together and did some touring in Northern Europe in support of a greatest hits album titled "Now Dig This". And rumor is that come 2010 they've recorded some tracks for a new album ... in fact, here is a medley of demos ... so the story may not be over yet.
For more info, visit http://www.connybloom.com and http://www.electricboys.com.
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