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The OFFICIAL myspace page for Trans-Am & Maineeaxe |
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| Location: | York, Northeast |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | Oct 23, 2008 (422 days back) |
About Me |
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| The TRANS-AM story...... Formed in early 1981 (which made us part of the NWOBHM era) from an amalgamation of York bands. The initial line-up comprised Andy Neal (Vocals), Chris Percival (Lead Guitar) Lol Ruderham (Rhythm Guitar) IJ Greensmith (Bass) and Doc Simpson (Drums). The band were all regulars at The Grob & Ducket - York's no 1 pub for the HM brigade, and they played their debut gig at York Tech College. Chris Percival (aka 'Fistiver Testicle') left in 1981 and was replaced by Zeff Stewart who had been with successful York punk recording band CYANIDE in the late 70’s. The new line-up played their first gig at The Barge in York, supported by the Dipshits '.Andy Neal left in the same year and auditioned for TYGERS of PAN TANG, but, narrowly lost out to John Deverill, despite impressing with his near perfect imitation of former Tygers vocalist Jess Cox! Cambridge undergraduate, Tim Heap was drafted in to replace Andy, but, was quickly replaced in early 1982 by Dave Wilson, a 'Grobs' regular. During 1982/3 the band played extensively in the North-east, and built up a hardcore local following. The band played a mixture of cover versions (by UFO, Y&T, MSG, AC/DC, Girl, Def Leppard, & Motorhead ), plus their own material. Support slots with TERRAPLANE (who later changed their name to THUNDER), ROCK GODDESS, GEDDES AXE & PET HATE were played at Middlesborough Rock Garden and a demo tape was recorded at Pollen studios.In 1983 Dave Wilson left and was replaced by female vocalist Michelle Morris, and the band continued to gig throughout that year. How we became 'MAINEEAXE'....... In 1984 when the band were on the verge of disbanding after Michelle and Lol had left, the remaining three members (Doc, IJ and Zeff) were asked to go into the studio to put down some of their material. The tapes were heard by record company Powerstation who introduced vocalist Mick Adamson ex-FLIGHT and BULLDOG BREED. The band were signed on the understanding that they change their name to MAINEEAXE, which was disliked by the three original members, but,reluctantly accepted.Their debut album ‘Shout it Out’ was recorded at Fairview, Hull, and was engineered by Roy Neave, who had worked on the first DEF LEPPARD EP on the Bludgeon Riffola label, ('Getcha Rocks Off', 'Overture' & 'Ride Into The Sun') which was also recorded at Fairview. Two singles; ‘Gonna Make You Rock’, and ‘The Game’ were released, and the band received a lot of airplay on Radio One, including Tommy Vance’s ‘Friday Rock Show’. The album and singles were then released in France, Spain, Canada and Australia, with tracks on compilation albums released in France and Japan. Towards the end of 1984, whilst waiting to record their second album, the band were offered a support slot with METALLICA on the French leg of their European tour, but, owing to record company politics the band were unable to accept the offer.At that time, Harrogate HM band SYAR were in the middle of recording their debut album with Powerstation, and were having problems. To avoid aborting the project, Powerstation went behind Doc and IJ's back and deviously persuaded Stewart and Adamson to merge MAINEEAXE with SYAR, and the recording of the album was completed and released under the MAINEEAXE name.The merged unit, (minus Doc and IJ), then went onto release a further EP and single, and tour with MAGNUM, with the TRANS-AM era and influence coming to an unhappy and arguably premature ending. Myspace Editor Pimp MySpace |
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Music:Member Since: 3/17/2007Band Website: watch this space Band Members: TRANS-AM members through the years were : Dave Wilson - Vocals Zeff Stewart - Lead Guitar Lol Ruderham - Guitar IJ Greensmith - Bass Doc Simpson - Drums VOCALS : Andy Neal (1981), Tim Heap (81), Dave Wilson (82-3), Michelle Morris (83). GUITAR : Chris Percival (1981), Lol Ruderham (81-3), Zeff Stewart (82-4). BASS : IJ Greensmith (81-4). DRUMS : Doc Simpson (81-4). MANAGER: Linda. ROAD CREW: Phil Acomb, Dougie, Mick Jackson & Paul Jackson PHOTOGRAPHY: Tim Moat, Kevin J Ward & Trevor Rooney MAINEEAXE line-up : Mick Adamson (vocals) Zeff Stewart (guitar) IJ Greensmith (bass) Doc Simpson (drums) Influences: , Michael Schenker, Cool Slideshows Sounds Like: Hopefully, a bit like some of the above ! Record Label: POWERSTATION RECORDS Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock) |
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IJ is Downunder !!!! |
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| Hello Everyone
IJ is out of the UK, visiting our antipodean relatives downunder in Australia until the end of March '08, and chasing as much skirt as he can, while he is at it..... you can't blame him... Posted by Doc & IJ’s TRANS-AM / MAINEEAXE page on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:39:00 PST |
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Just to let you all know that we have had a bit of an update and you can all view the new pictures we have managed to get hold of, and more importantly we have been able to upload four tracks ... Posted by Doc & IJ’s TRANS-AM / MAINEEAXE page on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:39:00 PST |
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Hi, We are Doc and IJ, of York 80's rock band Trans-Am (latterly Maineeaxe)
Looking to meet any of you people who saw us, listened to us or even heard of us ! If anyone can help us out with p... Posted by Doc & IJ’s TRANS-AM / MAINEEAXE page on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:58:00 PST |
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