Chuck Rosa

[metatron]

from http://home.nordnet.fr/lbocquet/ss.html
'SACRED CHILD :

Label : Harm Street Music - Style : Heavy rock- Album : Sacred Child

E mail : harmst@snowcrest.net - musthavemusic@uswest.net

Band E mail : cobbs@snowcrest.net

Here is the reissue in Cd of the album of Sacred Child , originally released by Black Dragon, the French label, in 1987. This reissue is made by Harm Street records. One can tell that this company has done it very well. Because,teh company has not only released the same version of the vynil in CD, they added bonus tracks : 7 titles with the original singer of the group : David Reece (ex Accept, Stream, ...). These songs had been recorded by the originel line-up and had to be released by a company. But ahead the delay taken with the label that was concerned in the period, David Reece has preferred to qui t the band & to start a solo carrer! Then, the group had found a new singer whose particularity is notably to be the sister of Neil Young ! Musically speaking, Sacred Child evolves in a style close to Heavy rock, & it sounds very melodic. Astrid Young, the singer, has got a beautiful vocal organ ( on the contrary of her brother !) and she uses it as wonder as possible. Chuck Rosa proves to be a very gifted guitarist ( he is also a famous & fine producer! He had worked with bands like LA Guns, Vinnie Vincent, Lazz Rockit, ...). It is sure that the success of a group as Guns & Roses must have been a problem for young bands like Sacred Child. It is sure that the group was mainly compared with it. Songs sung by David Reece have not apparently been remastered and it sounds older ( especially for the snare drums). If one compares the 2 chants, it is necessary to admit that the 2 versions are excellent ! David is indeed an exceptional singer, with an undeniable charisma, but Astrid Young isn’t the one that will imitate David! On the contrary, she gives to songs another dimension, she sometimes brings them a different color. And by moments, the difference between 2 voices is practically null ! To conclude, pieces as « Wagons of fire», «Electric Thunder» or again «Alive in steel» can always be listened to with a lot of pleasure ! it is easy to criticize this style of music, but, it is necessary to be honest ! The good songs never become old & out of time ! The majority of the songs of this album are a flagrant proof of it! '

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[doublev]

I can not imagine him working with vv. I wonder what he did. I auditioned for laaz rockit in 1990 when they lost half the band during a tour. Those guys were very flakey.

[metatron]

I don't know that much about him. Just stumpled upon the article.

[poserboy71]

I can not imagine him working with vv. I wonder what he did. I auditioned for laaz rockit in 1990 when they lost half the band during a tour. Those guys were very flakey.

Do tell.

[doublev]

Laaz rockit had band members dropping like flies on their tour in 1990. It ended up that some mid west gigs they only had two members and they were asking local guitar stores for drummers, base players and drummers. I think they played witchita and Denver with no drummer at all and asked people in the crowd if they new the songs. They were a mess. I aufitioned in new Orleans but the singer was so fucked up it wasn't a good idea .