Rollin', again
For a band that sold over 100 million records in the space of about 3 years, the Bachman, Turner Overdrive, better known as BTO, seemed to not be on the reunion radar, whilst scores of other guitar groups from the 1970s cashed in, again.
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But, according to the April issue of Classic Rock mag, BTO founder Randy Bachman, and lead vocalist Fred Turner, he of the Thor-thunder-yell stylings, are reforming minus the other, original members, Robbie Bachman and Blair Thorton.
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Yet according to CR, B&T are not in it only for the money.
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Yes, a tour kicking off in the UK this summer will take place where many of the old hits-You Ain't Seen Nuthin; Yet, Let it Ride, Hey You, etc.-will be played, but there is also a new album in the can, slated for release later this year.
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While generally well-informed, the CR article seems to give short-shrift to Bachman's first big band, Canada's Guess Who, which Bachman abandoned just when the group hit the top of the charts with American Woman, and then went on to sell millions of records.
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No explanation is given by CR as to why Bachman has once again shredded his partnership with Guess Who lead vocalist, Burton Cummings, with whom Bachman had enjoyed a near 10 year reunion renaissance beginning back around Y2K.
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Last time the duo parted ways in 1969, hard feelings led Bachman to later pen Hey You about Cummings. And now, Cummings has reportedly begun making off-hand references to Bachman during the intros to some Guess Who songs that he still performs in concert.
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Cummings is said to be preparing a new LP, so perhaps the old ex-ex-friends may get into a CD bitch-slap showdown.
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After all, rock and roll is a dangerous game...
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AND, speaking of rock and roll, who better than the grandaddy?
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