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by Dreary
Tue Sep 05, 2023 5:49 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Love it to Death Question
Replies: 4
Views: 13946

Re: Love it to Death Question

Thanks for the reply and a pretty darn quick one at that. So if LITD wasn’t successful you were pretty sure WB would give you another chance ? I don’t think that luxury exists in the record business anymore. And that’s a shame because bands need time to develop. But I’m not sure in the case of rock...
by Dreary
Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:31 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Love it to Death Question
Replies: 4
Views: 13946

Re: Love it to Death Question

I talk about this i my book. Pretties For You was a low budget rush job and Easy Action was recorded before we had enough songs written and with no rehearsal space. Love It To Death had several weeks of preparation and a decent amount of studio time so we did feel more confident going into the studi...
by Dreary
Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:12 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Bad Ulcers
Replies: 1
Views: 7067

Re: Bad Ulcers

I don't recall doing a show without Michael, or any other member.
by Dreary
Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: band logo
Replies: 3
Views: 7441

Re: band logo

On Pretties For You, we had no say. We used the Doors logo font for Easy Action. Love it To Death was handwritten to look more personal from Alice the character. For the following album, I wrote the name to look like a ransom note from a Killer. Then it was carved into a school desk. Then it was sta...
by Dreary
Fri Aug 25, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Song Writing Credits And Percentages
Replies: 11
Views: 8581

Re: Song Writing Credits And Percentages

Despite Glen not participating at all on MOL he gets songwriting credits. Was it a unanimous decision to do this or where there any heated arguments?. I'm assuming it was done out of loyalty and an attempt to get Glen involved again. [/quote] Even though, our song writing credits weren't perfect, we...
by Dreary
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Song Writing Credits And Percentages
Replies: 11
Views: 8581

Re: Song Writing Credits And Percentages

It doesn’t work like that, as the publisher gets 50%. On School’s Out and I’m Eighteen each band member gets 10% of the performing share of royalties (radio play etc..) with 2 publishers taking the other 50% (BMG 33.34% and Universal/MCA Music 16.66%). As for mechanical royalties (record sales) the ...
by Dreary
Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Song Writing Credits And Percentages
Replies: 11
Views: 8581

Re: Song Writing Credits And Percentages

That's a fascinating break down Dennis, It seems like there wasn't quite the animosity in the group (regarding song writing credits) like there was in other groups. Its weird how the songs are split, billion dollar babies (to my memory) doesn't have Neal Smith credited on it, but to me, that song l...
by Dreary
Wed Aug 23, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Song Writing Credits And Percentages
Replies: 11
Views: 8581

Re: Song Writing Credits And Percentages

Michael was already focused on song writing when we met him. He urged Vince and I to write. So we wrote "Don't Blow Your Mind" which went to #11 on AM radio in Tucson, Arizona, meanwhile, on the sly, Michael was writing and recording his own songs for his other bands. He wrote songs in the tradition...
by Dreary
Wed Aug 23, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Mansions
Replies: 1
Views: 7179

Re: Mansions

Cindy found the Hollywood house. The band Rhinoceros frequented the Inside Outside boutique where Cindy worked. They mentioned they were moving out of L.A. so Cindy got the contact information for their landlord, who was John Phillip Law who played the blind angel Pygar in the 1968 film "Barbarella"...
by Dreary
Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:07 am
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Today “Toodie” Mueller
Replies: 6
Views: 7938

Re: Today “Toodie” Mueller

It's one of the better songs on the album as it's short and doesn't outstay its welcome. I guess I have I have been singing the lyrics wrong for 50 years. Always thought it was " Happy slappin tappin patio " not Paddy-Oh! I'm leaning toward patio so I dug out some of the original lyrics. I didn't f...
by Dreary
Fri Aug 11, 2023 3:57 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: B$B quad blu ray
Replies: 4
Views: 7996

Re: B$B quad blu ray

I hadn't heard anything about the release until Steve Gaddis, Director of Live From The Astroturf, told me. I have yet to get a copy so I can't comment on the varied versions. They likely wanted to give people something they didn't already have.
I'll follow up when I hear it.
by Dreary
Sun Aug 06, 2023 4:41 am
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Today “Toodie” Mueller
Replies: 6
Views: 7938

Re: Today “Toodie” Mueller

It was our obsession with doing a play on words, which is evident throughout the Pretties For You album.
by Dreary
Wed Jul 12, 2023 4:41 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: "SO" and "Killer" Expanded editions
Replies: 18
Views: 13368

Re: "SO" and "Killer" Expanded editions

I'm scared to ask... Did you get your albums yet? Yes, my copies finally arrived. That news got a sigh of relief from Toby Mamis, who has always been very accommodating. Opening the box and looking at the vinyl packaging gave me that old time feeling of excitement. There's lots of reading involved....
by Dreary
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:07 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Bones From The Yard Album
Replies: 5
Views: 7912

Re: Bones From The Yard Album

I'm glad to hear that you like the Bones From The Yard album.
I have enough songs for another album in that vein so I'll consider it.
by Dreary
Tue Jun 27, 2023 1:30 am
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Album Closer
Replies: 1
Views: 7184

Re: Album Closer

As I've said many times, the group decided on most every detail of our music, image, and shows. We would crank the volume on the final mixes through the studio speakers and try everybody's ideas until we all agreed whaat was the best song order for each side of the album. I can't think of a closer t...
by Dreary
Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:55 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Glen on My Stars
Replies: 3
Views: 7606

Re: Glen on My Stars

I think of the song the same way Alice does, with Glen's playing prominent. That's how the song was created, with Michael on bass, and then on keyboards with Glen loud and clear. Unfortunately, his part is buried in both studio and live mixes, although there must be an early live recording out there...
by Dreary
Wed Jun 21, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Rotating Stage ***SPOILER ALERT***Michael Allen’s Book
Replies: 7
Views: 5199

Re: Rotating Stage ***SPOILER ALERT***Michael Allen’s Book

I did not know that about Bill Chadwick being with Iron Butterfly. I thought he was spent a lot of time with the Monkees. You're right, Bill was with the Monkees throughout their career. He just did an autograph signing event with Mickey. Bill did, however, work with other artists like Donovan. He ...
by Dreary
Wed Jun 21, 2023 5:21 am
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Rotating Stage ***SPOILER ALERT***Michael Allen’s Book
Replies: 7
Views: 5199

Re: Rotating Stage ***SPOILER ALERT***Michael Allen’s Book

Mike, we didn't realize it during the show but it being our big return to Phoenix overshadowed any technical difficulties. As I recall, the crowd loved us more than ever. A little detail - Cindy's best friend, Linda, who worked at the Inside Outside boutique in Hollywood when Cindy asked Joe and She...
by Dreary
Mon Jun 19, 2023 8:22 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: Have to ask….
Replies: 11
Views: 6009

Re: Have to ask….

scotty wrote:
Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:44 pm
Everyone should have an Alice cooper ringtone. “Under my wheels” is the most obvious one ha!
At one point, I heard an "Under My Wheels" ringtone but the AC touring band had re-recorded the song.
by Dreary
Sun Jun 18, 2023 5:38 pm
Forum: Dr. Dreary's Secret Dungeon
Topic: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Replies: 4
Views: 1700

Re: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

Thanks for the link. I hadn't heard this before.
They made it their own while maintaining a rebellious attitude and I'm sure GB would have liked the nasty guitar tone.