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│ + Doogie White & La Paz - Shut Up And Rawk + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-01-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.lapazrocks.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Doogie White & La Paz Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Shut Up And Rawk Label : Metal Mind ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ British band Doogie White & La Paz return with a ║ │
│║ brand new studio album entitled ôShut Up And ║ │
│║ Rawk!ö. ║ │
│║ Almost immediately after their previous ║ │
│║ offering, ôThe Dark And The Lightö (2013) had ║ │
│║ been released, Chic McSherry and Doogie White ║ │
│║ started writing new material. A total of 17 ║ │
│║ ideas were demoÆd with 11 of them finally being ║ │
│║ crafted into songs for a new album. Recording ║ │
│║ could only be done in stages because of other ║ │
│║ commitments, but in many ways that extra time ║ │
│║ allowed the songs to develop and mature into a ║ │
│║ very powerful rock album, entitled ôShut Up And ║ │
│║ Rawk!ö which is due for a worldwide release by ║ │
│║ Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th 2016. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Chic McSherry, the bandÆs guitarist comments: ║ │
│║ ôThe great thing about being in La Paz is that ║ │
│║ we have been together now for over 30 years and ║ │
│║ we all know each other extremely well. That ║ │
│║ helps a lot when writing new songs: we just know ║ │
│║ what to do. This record was a long time in the ║ │
│║ making though, mainly due to Doogie and PaulÆs ║ │
│║ touring schedule. The initial demo tracks were ║ │
│║ actually finished by me in 2013, literally ║ │
│║ within weeks of the release of æThe Dark And The ║ │
│║ LightÆ. It was the same process we always use: I ║ │
│║ would write what I call a æframeworkÆ using a ║ │
│║ drum machine and the basic guitar parts, send it ║ │
│║ to Doogie and he would say æyeah, I can work ║ │
│║ with thatÆ or æno, doesnÆt work for meÆ. We ║ │
│║ started with 17 of these ideas and reduced them ║ │
│║ to 11 workable songs. æShut up and RawkÆ took a ║ │
│║ while but it was worth it. Now we canÆt wait to ║ │
│║ get it released!ö ║ │
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│║ The album has now been mixed and mastered by ║ │
│║ Rolf Munkes at Empire Studios in Frankfurt, ║ │
│║ Germany. Full details to be follow soon. ║ │
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│║ La Paz was formed in Lanarkshire, Scotland in ║ │
│║ the summer of 1984 by Chic McSherry (guitars), ║ │
│║ Doogie White (vocals) and Alex Carmichael ║ │
│║ (bass). At the first rehearsal together they hit ║ │
│║ it off immediately on a personal level - they ║ │
│║ also liked the same music and they had the same ║ │
│║ influences and heroes (Purple, Rainbow, Journey, ║ │
│║ Gary Moore) so they started to recruit other ║ │
│║ members to try to form a band and go do some ║ │
│║ gigs. Andy Mason (keyboards) joined the trio and ║ │
│║ he fitted in from the start, even though he was ║ │
│║ still at school when he joined. Drummers were ║ │
│║ always a problem and, over the life of the band, ║ │
│║ La Paz went through almost as many as Spinal ║ │
│║ Tap. Unquestionably the loudest and the most ║ │
│║ accomplished was/is their current drummer, Paul ║ │
│║ McManus. ║ │
│║ They gigged regularly and played some ║ │
│║ prestigious venues including the world-famous ║ │
│║ Marquee Club in London as well as at some ║ │
│║ festivals in Milton Keynes. They were featured ║ │
│║ regularly in music magazines of the day, ║ │
│║ particularly Kerrang! (Derek Oliver becoming a ║ │
│║ big fan of the band) and attracted interest from ║ │
│║ a number of UK and US record companies, finally ║ │
│║ agreeing terms with one of them for a three ║ │
│║ album deal. But it was not to be - for reasons ║ │
│║ which were never explained by the record label ║ │
│║ the deal fell through at the very last minute. ║ │
│║ Sadly the band didn't survive for very long ║ │
│║ after that. They did their last gig on 15th ║ │
│║ October 1988 and then Doogie moved to London to ║ │
│║ join Midnite Blue, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, ║ │
│║ Cornerstone, Yngwie Malmsteen and now Michael ║ │
│║ Schenker. And then legendary DJ Tom Russell of ║ │
│║ 96.3 Rock Radio called Doogie and asked him if ║ │
│║ he would do some acoustic numbers at The Garage ║ │
│║ in Glasgow for Rock Radio's Birthday Bash in ║ │
│║ January 2008. Doogie agreed and asked Chic to ║ │
│║ play guitar. ║ │
│║ It was a big ask after 20 years: almost 1000 ║ │
│║ people, Doogie singing alone and Chic with one ║ │
│║ flamenco guitar! "We had such a blast though and ║ │
│║ it woke up so many great memories in both of us ║ │
│║ that we decided to give it a go with the full ║ │
│║ band for my 50th birthday" said Chic. And so the ║ │
│║ full band started to rehearse and it was clear ║ │
│║ that they could still play a bit. The band just ║ │
│║ gelled: just like old times and the gigs were a ║ │
│║ terrific success. And so the idea of re- ║ │
│║ recording some of the favourites from the set ║ │
│║ that had never had a proper production job was ║ │
│║ conceived. The final result can be heard on the ║ │
│║ album ôGraniteö released in February 2012 on ║ │
│║ Metal Mind Productions. The bandÆs second album, ║ │
│║ ôThe Dark and The Lightö was also released on ║ │
│║ Metal Mind Productions on 27th May 2013 to ║ │
│║ critical acclaim, with Classic Rock and ║ │
│║ Powerplay magazines both giving positive and ║ │
│║ strong reviews and the track ôDonÆt Drink With ║ │
│║ The Devil2 becoming the Classic Rock MagazineÆs ║ │
│║ Number 1 Track of The week in their readerÆs ║ │
│║ poll. ║ │
│║ Live appearances are difficult due to Doogie ║ │
│║ WhiteÆs touring schedule with Michael Schenker ║ │
│║ and Paul McManusÆ also being involved with GUN, ║ │
│║ but the band made a rare appearance as the ║ │
│║ headline act on the opening night of the 2014 ║ │
│║ Hard Rock Hell Festival on March 20th. The show ║ │
│║ was ôpackedö and well received. ║ │
│║ Almost immediately after ôThe Dark And The ║ │
│║ Lightö had been released, Chic McSherry and ║ │
│║ Doogie White started writing new material. A ║ │
│║ total of 17 ideas were demoÆd with 11 of them ║ │
│║ finally being crafted into songs for a new ║ │
│║ album. Recording could only be done in stages ║ │
│║ because of other commitments, but in many ways ║ │
│║ that extra time allowed the songs to develop and ║ │
│║ mature into a very powerful rock album, entitled ║ │
│║ ôShut Up And Rawk!ö which is due for worldwide ║ │
│║ release by Metal Mind Productions on April, 8th ║ │
│║ 2016! ║ │
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│║ La Paz û line-up: ║ │
│║ Doogie White - vocal ║ │
│║ Chic McSherry - guitar ║ │
│║ Alex Carmichael - bass ║ │
│║ Andy Mason - keyboards ║ │
│║ Paul McManus - drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Light The Fire [04:27] │
│ 02 - Heart Of Stone [04:24] │
│ 03 - No Place In Heaven [04:15] │
│ 04 - The Revenge Of El Guapo [01:02] │
│ 05 - A Certain Song [05:39] │
│ 06 - Retribution Blues [04:33] │
│ 07 - Daughter Of Time [05:34] │
│ 08 - The Prize [04:46] │
│ 09 - Faith Hope And Love [05:20] │
│ 10 - Throw Me To The Wolves [03:44] │
│ 11 - Little Miss Dynamite [05:02] │
│ 12 - Book Of Shadows [06:35] │
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│ Total Length : [55:21 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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