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SNEW is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. The quintet consists of founders Curtis Don Vito (lead singer), Andy Lux (lead guitar), and Mark Ohrenberger (drums), along with Lenny Spickle (rhythm guitar), and Kelly Magee (bass). Formed in 2005, SNEW has released three albums and has sustained a steady tour schedule along the West Coast along with occasional major festival appearances. The band's influences are varied, consisting of Motörhead, Alice Cooper, Ramones, Kiss, AC/DC and MC5. The band features a number of notable past and present members in bass players Willie Basse, Paul Ill and Kelly Magee. Basse was a pioneer in the 80s LA metal scene, where he was the frontman in the influential band Black Sheep, which consisted of Slash, James Kottak, George Lynch. Paul Gilbert, DJ Ashba and Randy Castillo - at various times.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Black_Sheep/13710 )〕 According to Slash in his best selling ''Slash,'' "I joined a band called BLACK SHEEP with WILLIE BASSE which was a 'RITE OF PASSAGE' for a succession of talented musicians. Willie Basse is a great frontman.".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/willie-basse-1/biography/ )〕 L.A. session musician Paul Ill has played with Bill Ward, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, P!nk and Celine Dion〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-ill-mn0000020077/credits )〕 among many others. In 1997, Ill toured with Bill Ward's solo band in support of ''When the Bough Breaks''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-ill-mn0000020077/credits )〕 SNEW's current bass player, Kelly Magee, was previously a part of the L.A.-based hard rock band Warrior in their Mark III lineup. == Recordings == SNEW has released three albums. Their debut album, entitled ''SNEW You'', was released its in 2008, ''We Do What We Want'' in 2010, and ''What's It To Ya'' in 2012. All three albums were produced by Bobby Owsinski, as was their most recent 2014 single "Thunderdog," the first with the expanded lineup featuring Spickle on rhythm guitar. In 2009, the band collaborated on a version of Deep Purple's "Highway Star" with noted fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRsH2vmnvEg )〕 which was released as a single. The band has always worked with a who's who of skilled rock craftsman. ''We Do What We Want'' (recorded at The Village Recorders (studio) in West Los Angeles, California) was engineered and mixed by Grammy winner Ed Cherney. ''What's It To Ya'' (recorded at Total Access Recording in Redondo Beach, California) was engineered and mixed by the illustrious Ken Scott (The Beatles, David Bowie, Elton John, Supertramp). The band has also utilized the skills of a number of legendary rock photographers, with the photos for the ''SNEW You'' album cover taken by Robert M. Knight, the second album photos taken by (Edward Colver ) and the third by (Neil Zlozower ). The group has deliberately eschewed record labels, preferring DIY in order to maintain creative control, although ''What's It To Ya'' was released in Japan through Hydrant Records and distributed by EMI Music Japan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.hydrantmusic.com/artists/snew )〕 The video for "Pull My Stinger" can be seen on Japan's WOWOW music channel〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.wowow.co.jp/myw/ml/sample.php?S_MCD=16 ).〕 Unusual for a band with no label ties, SNEW ran advertising spots during That Metal Show in 2010,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=q1LPzjwFiWQ )〕 2012〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNWX4QpfpBspublisher=YouTube )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG7vdBMQPnM )〕 and 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=IMoERfrUMWg )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Snew」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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