The Dogs D'Amour
| The Dogs D'Amour | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Glam punk, rock & roll, blues rock, hard rock, glam rock |
| Years active | 1983–1991, 1992–1994, 2000, 2002–present |
| Labels | China Records (previous) |
| Associated acts | The Jacobites, The Wildhearts, Shooting Gallery, L.A. Guns |
| Members |
Tyla Steve James Jo "Dog" Almeida Bam Bam |
| Past members |
Ned Christie Nick Halls Karl Watson Dave Kusworth Paul Hornby Mark Drax Yella Mark Duncan Darrell Bath Tony Manno Nate Arling Adam Arling Rich Jones Neil Leyton Tom Spencer Share Ross Simon Hanson |
The Dogs D'Amour are a rock and roll band formed in 1983 in London, England. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being vocalist Tyla.
Their 1989 release, A Graveyard of Empty Bottles, reached #16 on the UK Albums Chart while the single "Satellite Kid" reached #26 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1991, the band broke up onstage, before reforming briefly in the early 1990s for the release of their sixth studio album More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. After this, however, the most famous incarnation of the band ceased to exist. There was another brief reunion in 2000 and an album, but, throughout the 2000s, Tyla has been touring and releasing albums under the band name, which is vastly different from their older material.
In December 2012 the 'classic' line-up of Tyla, Jo 'Dog' Almeida, Steve James and Bam agreed to reform to play a series of benefit concerts for their long-time friend, and former bandmate, Paul Hornby. In January 2013, the band recorded an EP in Florida and announced live dates for the UK and Spain.
The music of the Dogs D'Amour can be described as a mixture of The Rolling Stones and Faces-style blues rock and Hanoi Rocks-style glam punk. Unlike popular bands of the time, who often had misogynistic themes, the Dogs D'Amour relied more on romantic themes and a poetic lyrical style. Tyla was also a fan of Charles Bukowski, and many of his lyrics, delivered with an impelling throaty rasp, were tinged with humorous irony and pathos, reflecting Bukowski's prosaic style.
The Dogs' sound was firmly rooted in American blues music, and Jo Almeida's unique and distinctive slide guitar was reminiscent of blues masters like Lightnin' Hopkins and Charlie Patton. The Dogs began to show a strong country & western side on 1989's Errol Flynn (released as King Of The Thieves in the United States), a few years before alt-country came into vogue.
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