OZ KNOZZ - 10,000 DAYS & NIGHTS
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For fans of: Progressive Pomp Rock...
OZ KNOZZ (pronounced oz ka-nozz’), has been on the Music Scene for many years, touring and opening shows for the likes of Supertramp, Kansas, Peter Frampton, Point Blank, and Judas Priest, to name just a few.
In addition, they have headlined many of their own shows, building an almost fanatical fan-base over the years. OZ KNOZZ is please to announce the release of their new CD, “10,000 Days & Nights”. This project is the culmination of over three years of work, recorded and produced by the band, mixed by former Diamond Recording Studio Engineer Gregg Gill (http://www.myspace.com/spyderstudio), and mastered by Award-Winning Master Engineer Jay Frigoletto (http://www.promastering.com/).
The CD contains eight original tracks, full of the signature Keyboard sounds OZ KNOZZ is known for, as well as powerful Lead Guitar, full Vocals, and a driving Rhythm Section. The eight songs on the CD are all different from one another, from the more “commercial” sounding “You Can’t Win”, through the progressive “Arena Rock” sounds of “Graven Image” and “Hear What I’m Saying” to the hard-driving “Hi Fi” and the heavy “Who’s the Hero”, which is slightly reminiscent of Ronnie James Dio. The band even evokes some of Queen’s vocal harmonies in the middle section of “S/M Woman”, but make no mistake, every song is pure OZ KNOZZ.
This project started out as a way for OZ KNOZZ to archive some of the music they have written and performed over the years, but as the band spent more time and effort with the project, it seemed to take on a life of its own, and the new CD is the end result. The title “10,000 Days & Nights” comes from the amount of time that has passed between the first OZ KNOZZ album, “Ruff Mix” and the current release. “Ruff Mix” was released in May of 1975, and incredibly, is still enjoying sales worldwide! Hopefully, “10,000 Days & Nights” will achieve the same level of success!
The band took some time off during the 90's, but is back and better than ever. The members of OZ KNOZZ have always been known for their playing abilities, and their superior song writing. The new CD amply shows off those talents. On March 15th., 2009,OZ KNOZZ was presented with a Grindie Award by RadioIndy for best new Rock CD release.
Line-up:
Milton De Coronado - Lead Vocals and Keyboards
Duane Massey - Keyboards, Lead and Backing Vocals, Trumpet
Robert Guinea - Guitar and Backing Vocals
Bill Massey - Bass
Marty Naul - Drums and Backing Vocals
Discography:
1."Ruff Mix" ; LP, 1975. Originally released on vinyl, "Ruff Mix" has been re-released on CD by several labels, and can be found in such places as Amazon.com and the Target Online Store! The vinyl records bring Premium prices on the Collector's Market.
2."Goodbye Again/Always There" ; Single, 1981. This was a limited release on vinyl. It was issued as a 33 1/3 RPM, Stereo Single.
3."10,000 Days & Nights" ; CD, 2008. This CD is for sale at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ozknozz, http://www.mindawn.com/artists/ozknozz and is also available at Apple I-tunes, Rhapsody, Napster, and other Digital Download sites.
Label Contact:
Oz Knozz Music
3418 Highway 6 South, Suite B, #172
Houston, Texas, 77082, USA ozdrummer@windstream.net
Track List (If MP3 samples don't play, try right-clicking links and opening in new tab):
1. Telephone ♫
2. Hear What I'm Saying ♫
3. You Can't Win ♫
4. Graven Image ♫
5. Hi Fi ♫
6. Midnight Mambo ♫
7. Who's The Hero ♫
8. S/M Woman ♫
Artist's websites: Oz Knozz , MySpace
Buy the album from: CDBaby , Mindawn
