805 band End of
Light Best of 1979 to 1989
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discography Syracuse NY
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805 - End of Light Best of 1979
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805 is a progressive rock band from Upstate NY. Started
in 1977 by Dave Porter, 805 was signed to RCA Records in 1980.
In 1982, Stand In Line produced by Dennis MacKay was released on
RCA Records. It went Number 33 on national radio airplay
charts. In 1985, 805 self released Question of Tomorrow.
In 1989, 805 self released
Edge of The World. In 2005, 805 self
released End Of Light Best of 1979-1989
CD. In 2008, 805 issued remastered releases of Stand In Line, Question of Tomorrow, Edge of The World,
End Of Light, plus the release of
Live Sounds
From A Dark Past consisting of a live concert performance
recorded on 11-26-2003. In 2009, 805 issued
Young
Boys Live consisting of a live radio mobile broadcast
recorded on 09-01-1982 during the peak of their national tour to
promote the release of Stand In Line.
Band members over time have included Dave Porter on
vocals and guitar, Greg "Creamo" Liss on bass,
Ed Vivenzio on keyboards, Ron Cunningham on guitar and
vocals, and brothers
Frank Briggs and Gary Briggs on drums.
805 Band Inducted into SAMMYS Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement
Award 2011 11-09-2011 By Jessica Novak, Syracuse New
Times
Dave Porter after returning to Syracuse in 1975 had a band,
Harpy, that started doing "weird things on stage," he admits.
The music was simpler than his next band's would be, but the
theatrical aspects of the show carried over. Pyrotechnics,
10-foot pythons and blowing things up became part of the
routine. But for a variety of reasons, Harpy broke up and Porter
went on the lookout "for people who were really wizards on their
instruments." After extensive auditions he found bassist Greg
Liss (also called Creamo), keys player Ed Vivenzio and drummer
Frank Briggs as well as guitarist, vocalist Ron Cunningham (who
was with the band until 1980), and formed 805 in 1977.
Shortly after Cunningham's departure, RCA signed the band while
it was playing what Porter recalls as a "dive of a place" in
Little Falls. The band enjoyed quick success with RCA and
had the chance to record at Electric Lady Studios in New York
City. But within a few years, the excitement faded and in 1983
they were on their own. The band continued playing with the
original lineup until 1986 and other lineups until 1989. Since
then there have been several reunions, but the original lineup
with Porter, Liss, Vivenzio and Briggs only played a few tunes
at a 2003 appearance at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino.
Putting the pieces back together has been a daunting task.
"We've got like four hours to try to relearn these kind of
complicated songs," Porter says. "They're in weird time
signatures. If you're playing a song that's in 7/8, in those
beats, it's hard to make them sound smooth to begin with unless
they're played right. We'll see how good we are after all these
years."
Although the band won't be able to spit fire or
blow things up this weekend, the stories haven't lost their
luster. Porter recalls a show where they did their usual routine
at the end—a set themed to old age and death that called for a
concussion bomb to go off while Porter magically changed from an
old man (he'd rip off a mask and old, worn clothes) to a
beautiful young man in shining white clothes. In this instance,
they set off the bomb and blew off half of the club's ceiling.
Porter still recalls looking out and seeing a dazed, blinded
crowd covered in debris.
"They just sat there," he says
in disbelief. "They didn't even move." At the end of the night
Porter slunk to the bar owner's office, fearing 805 would be
banned from the club, forced to pay for the damage and denied
their night's pay.
"He {the bar owner} goes, 'You blew
half the ceiling down.' I go, 'I know, I'm sorry,'" Porter
re-enacts. “He goes, 'That was f--king amazing! Do you know how
many people are gonna be here the next time you play?' I was so
surprised."
It's with fond memories of ceilings falling,
bombs going off and Creamo sending fireballs rolling above the
crowd (Porter claims they only had to douse Creamo once) that
805 returns, finally getting recognition for the contributions
to music, theatrics and Syracuse.
Although other members
couldn't make the interview, Porter is quick to remember those
who will join him on the Sammys stage for the performance on
Friday night. "It's 805 that's going into the Hall of Fame," he
says thoughtfully. "The other three musicians that
surrounded me... I guess that was my big talent. The ability to
surround myself with really incredible musicians. I pale in
comparison to any of the three of them."
805 Discography
805 - End of Light: Best of 1979-1989
CD sold out (2005, 72 min.) more info
PROGRESSIVE ROCK
805 - Young Boys Live
09-01-1982
(2009, 65 min.)
Direct Digital
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805 - Live Sounds From A Dark Past
11-26-2003 (2008,
54 min.) Direct Digital Download
$9.99
805 - Edge of The World (1989, 41 min.)
Direct Digital Download $9.99
805 - Question of Tomorrow (1985, 38
min.)
Direct Digital Download
$9.99
805 - Stand In Live (1982, 35 min.)
Direct Digital Download
$9.99
Frank Briggs - China Ranch (drummer
805)
CD
(2008)
06/01/2009
Sorry, OUT OF STOCK.
more
info
JAZZ FUSION / JAZZ ROCK
Ed Vivenzio - Airspace (keyboard player 805 / Dave Hanlon
Cookbook)
CD $11.99 (2000, 37 min.) more info
JAZZ / NEW AGE
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