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Taz Taylor Band



Last Updated: 11/20/2009

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City: SAN DIEGO
State: California
Country: US
Signup Date: 6/10/2006

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Thursday, July 09, 2009 

Current mood:  adventurous
We just posted a new track on myspace.
You can now check out "Never Letting Go" from the CD Straight Up!
It's an instant classic melodic hard rock tune!
Great heartfelt vocals on this song from Keith Slack and as always some of the best hard rock guitar on the planet.

Also...
Taz will be calling into our pals at Heavy Metal Mayhem Radio this Sunday June 12th to chat with Mike "The Big Cheese" about the new CD, Latest TTB News, and everything hard rock and metal.

Listen in on Sunday July 12th 7:00 pm EST, (4:00 pm PST)
Click Here on Sunday to Listen In Live:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Heavy-Metal-Mayhem/2009/07/12/Guest-Taz-Taylor-Of-TTB

Be sure to listen in and visit Heavy Metal Mayhem for great tracks and hard rock news and interviews!
http://www.myspace.com/thebigcheesehmm

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Sunday, July 05, 2009 
Taz will be doing a live interview on Heavy Metal Mayhem Radio with The Big Cheese, Sunday July 12. The show airs 6pm-8pm East Coast time.

Listen live www.myspace.com/thebigcheesehmm
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 

Current mood:  rejuvenated
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana for our gig w/ Uli Jon Roth & Friends.  It was a great show and we hope to be back there soon.

A concert theatre full of Uli fans is guaranteed to include quite a few guitarists coming to see some master shredding.  With Taz and Uli playing on the same bill, they certainly got more than they bargained for as Taz put on a guitar clinic of his own with the new CD's title track "Straight Up" as a highlight of the evening.

TTB played an entirely brand new set from the "Straight Up" CD with Keith Slack on vocals fronting the band for the first time.  Keith flew in especially for this gig and gave an amazing vocal performance.  It's easy to see why some critics have drawn comparisons to Keith with "David Coverdale in his prime"!  Anyone who has heard Keith sing or seen him perform knows this guy is the real deal!

Special thanks to keyboardist Bruce Conners for stepping in on short notice, learning all the tunes in record time and turning in a great performance!  Nice job Bruce!

Pre-show was a great opportunity to hang out backstage and chatting with Uli Jon Roth, Carmine Appice, Mark Boals, and to connect with our good friend Martin Motnik who spent a few weeks on tour in Europe last spring with his band The Roxx.

We're working on more shows coming soon!
Cheers,
TTB
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Monday, May 18, 2009 

Current mood:  cantankerous

TTB is on the hunt for a pro-level artist management company.
Taz Taylor Band is looking to add concert dates in the US and abroad in 2009/10.
Our CD "Straight Up" has been selling very well in Europe and Japan and we are looking to capitalize on that success. 
We are also seeking a US label to release "Straight Up" and make a mark in the wide open US hard rock market.
Promoters, Artist Mgmt Contact us at info@taztaylor.com -OR- visit our websites www.myspace.com/taztaylorband or www.taztaylor.com


Rock on,
TTB

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Saturday, May 09, 2009 

Current mood:  ecstatic

TTB is happy to announce that our latest CD "Straight Up" is now available for MP3 download from iTunes as well as from Rhapsody music download services. 
If you're looking for some excellent heavy rock to put on your iPod or MP3 player, Look no further!!

Rhapsody:  http://www.rhapsody.com/taz-taylor-band/straight-up
iTunes: http://www.apple.com/search/ipoditunes/?q=taz+taylor

Straight Up is 11 tracks of pure heartfelt hard rock. 
Featuring Taz Taylor on guitar and Keith Slack on vocals, this new release has received several glowing reviews!   "Straight Up" is a driving hard rock essay that has been compared to Whitesnake, UFO and Deep Purple.
Co-incidentaly Deep Purple and OZZY keyboardist Don Airey is also featured on the title track!

Also the CD is available to order from dozens of sellers WORLD-WIDE!
Check our myspace page or taztaylor.com for direct links!

CD Release Party June 18th!

Don't forget about the TTB "Straight Up" CD Release party at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, CA. 
TTB will be opening the show for Uli Jon Roth, and it is a night of hard rock Guitars not to be missed!
Discount tickets are available on TTB myspace and at taztaylor.com.
Get 'em at a great price, have delivered right to your mailbox.
We make Rocking Easy!

Straight Up!
TTB

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Sunday, May 03, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished

Fans and Critics alike are giving "Straight Up" the Thumbs Up!
Check out some of these excellent reviews!!



Full Review Here.... http://www.rockrealms.com/archive/t/ttb_su.php

 "One More Night' is, just, well, wow! Words cannot describe how cool this song is. It's laid back with a veneer of funk to start with and then, as it approaches the crescendo, the chorus suddenly bursts in and takes your breath away. It's quite unlike anything I've heard in a long time and is utterly captivating. The guitar playing is simply perfect and the singing is, if possible, even better...   I love it!
"Straight Up is a smile-inducingly solid album."... "the performances are all A+ rated.

ICE-Vajal.com - TTB CD Review Straight Up
(Escape Music - 2009)
Full Review Here...
"One More Night won me over! Here a bit Gary Moore shines through as well as a bit Eddie Van Halen."
TTB sound authentic and its pure fun to listen.
My faves are: In Harms Way, Information Overload, One More Night and Bring It.
8 stars
Full Review Here...  http://www.ice-vajal.com/t/CD/taztaylorband.htm

Claudia Ehrhardt

Melodic.Net - CD Review - TTB "Straight Up"

Full Review Here.... http://www.melodic.net/reviewsOne.asp?revnr=7614

"First song that hooked me up was the great The Fugitive that rocks good with strong riffs and a melodic chorus a'la Rainbow and it’s great to listen to Keith’s powerful voice."
"What You Need smells Whitesnake for miles."  " Information Overload is filled with lovely riffs from Taz and a Thin Lizzy sounding chorus, really good stuff!"
"if you're into guitar based hardrock that flirts with both the 70s and 80s and contains some first class vocals then Straight Up is an album to check out."

STRUTTER'Zine - TTB "Straight Up" CD Review.

TAZ TAYLOR BAND ‘STRAIGHT UP' (ESCAPE MUSIC)

 "It’s almost impossible to go the wrong way when you are such an excellent guitarist as TAZ TAYLOR from Birmingham, UK and you have a superb lead singer called KEITH SLACK (MSG, STEELHOUSE LANE) on lead vocals"
(Keith Slack) "can go anywhere with his range, melodic, soulful, bluesy, raw, etc. and never sound out of tune. He sounds like DAVID COVERDALE sounded in his heydays!"
 "Also the guitarwork of TAZ TAYLOR is really awesome, while songs like “The Fugitive”, ”Information overload” (excellent guitar solo), “What you need” and “In Harms way” (hello early 1980s WHITESNAKE) are all great UK style Melodic Hardrocksongs that also reveal influences from the late 70s sound of UFO, RAINBOW, GARY MOORE, MSG and THIN LIZZY besides the obvious WHITESNAKE similarities. A total must for fans of mentioned bands! More at: www.taztaylor.com and www.myspace.com/taztaylorband

(Points: 8.7 out of 10)

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Friday, March 27, 2009 

Current mood:  fascinated
Category: Music
A great interview as Taz talks about the making of the new CD, The direction and future of TTB.
Check it out here:  http://www.getreadytoroll.com/interviews/taz.htm
 
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Friday, March 27, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished
Category: Music
We are very pleased to announce that our new CD entitled...

"Straight Up"

is officially released today!




Straight up is available for sale from our offical myspace site, taztaylor.com, Amazon, Music by mail, and dozens of other online sellers!

The album is 11 Tracks of Raw, Powerful and Heartfelt Hard Rock and is everything you would expect from TTB and more!

Taz has completely out-done himself on this CD. He has managed to distill all the best aspects of his style of playing into 11 tracks of searing guitar.
Soaring leads, Heavy Riffs, Powerful transitions.Taz Taylor's guitar playing on this album is a high wire act without the net!

Val Trainor powers the TTB engine with aggressive hard hitting drumming. His contribution to “Straight Up” is a punchy, driving ballistic performance with classic hard rock style.

Keith Slack on vocals is a very welcome addition to TTB, Some of our fans my know Keith from his time as lead vocalist with MSG also appearing on MSG's 2000 live album, from his recent solo work or from his earlir band Steelhouse Lane. Keith has gone all out on this record.His voice and delivery are incredible! Lyrically Keith takes you a powerful & emotional journey! We feel that as a vocalist and an artist he is among the best of the best! After listening to the CD, you will too!

Our good friend Don Airey was generous to lend his awesome talent to the title track "Straight Up" Don Airey who closes out the album as only someone of his pedigree could. His haunting piano solos provide the perfect coda to the CD.

The title of the CD, the new songs and even the album design reflect a more direct and back to basics approach to our music. This is a straight ahead, pure and honest hard rock album.
We hope you enjoy it!
Peace,

TTB
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Friday, January 09, 2009 

Current mood:  accomplished
We're very pleased to announce The new Taz Taylor Band vocalist is Keith Slack.
Keith will probably be most notably known to TTB fans for his work with MSG on the '99 Unforgiven World Tour and the subsequent double live album release, as well as his work with Mudpie, Steelhouse Lane and others including his latest solo release "Bent not Broken".
Keith is an incredibly talented musician and vocalist and a real find for the band.   Welcome Keith!
'We knew that finding someone to step into the lead vocal spot left
vacant by Graham Bonnet was not going to be an easy task....
and then Keith came in like a TRAIN!!'..... Taz.

 


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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 

"Taz Taylor Band Live in Prague.... – Ultimate Bootleg"....
is available now at www.Taztaylor.com and also at www.myspace.com/taztaylorband.  



CLICK HERE TO ORDER!

This complete un-edited performance shows the band in top form performing 19 songs, including tracks from their CD release "Welcome To America" featuring Graham Bonnet on lead vocals.   Also featured are several hits from Graham Bonnet's career with Rainbow and MSG as well as tracks from Taz Taylor's solo instrumental CD "Caffeine Racer."  

 "The crowd and fans that night were just incredible".   We arranged the filming of this show last minute and almost as an afterthought.  It was originally intended only for our own video vault, but when we viewed the footage we thought it was too good to keep to ourselves and that the fans would certainly enjoy it. "

"Live in ....Prague.... Ultimate Bootleg" was filmed using a 4 camera setup with an audio mix of ambient mics blended with the audio straight off the mix console.  "The sound on this DVD is excellent and it really puts you right there."   Bonus features included on the DVD include selected performances from a TTB show earlier in the year in ....Hollywood...., CA. and also a photo slideshow from their recent European Tour with nearly 100 live performance and candid behind the scenes photos.  


The DVD will be sold for a limited time for only 10.00 USD. (plus shipping)

TTB Live in Prague....


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