Captain Beyond
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| Captain Beyond | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, Progressive rock, Heavy Metal |
| Years active | 1971-1973 1976-1977 1998-present |
| Associated acts | Deep Purple Iron Butterfly Johnny Winter Derringer Double Trouble Armageddon |
| Former members | |
| Rod Evans Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt Lee Dorman Bobby Caldwell Martin Rodriguez Reese Wynans Willy Daffern Brian Glascock Kenny Reardon Guille Garcia Jason Cahoon Jimi Interval Dan Frye Jeff Artabasy |
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Captain Beyond was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1971.[1]
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[edit] History
The original line-up for Captain Beyond were singer Rod Evans, guitarist Larry "Rhino" Reinhardt, bassist Lee Dorman, and drummer Bobby Caldwell.[1] Evans was the original lead singer for Deep Purple and probably best known for his vocals on their 1968 debut chart-breaker "Hush"; Rheinhardt and Dorman had played in Iron Butterfly.[1] Caldwell had come to prominence playing with Johnny Winter.[1] This line-up recorded the self-titled debut album, released in 1972. Following this album Caldwell left the band to join Derringer and was replaced by drummer Brian Glascock.[2] Also joining the band around this time were Reese Wynans (of Double Trouble) on keyboards and Guille Garcia on congas. The record company's chosen producer, Giorgio Gomelski, did not like Glascock's drumming and requested a new drummer.[2] Glascock was released and Martin Rodriguez was brought in on drums on the recommendation of Garcia.[2] This six man line-up recorded the group's second album, Sufficiently Breathless. Tension during the recording of Sufficiently Breathless led to Evans quitting.[2] The original line-up reformed later in 1973 for a US tour but the band split up at the end of year.[2]
The band reformed in 1976 with Jason Cahoon on vocals and then Willy Daffern on vocals, and Caldwell back on the drums. This line-up recorded the band's third album Dawn Explosion but broke up the following year (1977).
Reinhardt and Caldwell reformed Captain Beyond in 1998 with Jimi Interval on vocals, Dan Frye on keyboards, and Jeff Artabasy on bass.[1] Since then they have been performing at shows and have released a four track EP.
In 1999, Swedish record label Record Heaven released a tribute to Captain Beyond entitled Thousand Days of Yesterday. The album features fellow 70s rockers Pentagram playing "Dancing Madly Backwards".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Captain Beyond (1972)
- Far Beyond a Distant Sun - Live Arlington, Texas (1973) (It wasn't officially released until 2002.)
- Sufficiently Breathless (1973)
- Dawn Explosion (1977)
- Night Train Calling EP (2000)
[edit] Bootlegs
- Frozen Over Live (1973)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Captain Beyond at Rock Detector
- ^ a b c d e Captain Beyond at deep-purple.net
