By Paul (62.104.206.66 - 62.104.206.66) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 05:30 pm:

HW:Is there a chance for a compilation of Rare Earth Artists?
Like the Album "The Rerest on Earth"featuring the Rock Groups?
I saw some groups like Christal Mansion ,Pretty Things,Power of Zeus on diff.Labels?
B.R. Paul
Germany

By Millie (207.148.197.36 - 207.148.197.36) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 06:39 pm:

Power of Zeus was Joe Peraino's band...he was a staff producer at Motown and worked with blues great Luther Allison.

What about Stoney and Meatloaf??

By recordboyusa (208.61.5.193 - 208.61.5.193) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 06:57 pm:

Power Of Zeus is getting attention these days because of a drum break that's been sampled -- I'm not sure who sampled it, but it's driven up the price of the original album.

I don't know about the Rare Earth sampler but I just had to butt in and give props to two acts with strong Miami ties that were on Rare Earth:

Impact Of Brass (lots of Miami guys, they used to play hotels and clubs here a lot)
Magic (Miami group that relocated to Michigan. Their first album was on Henry Stone's tiny Armadillo label.)

Jeff Lemlich
Seeing Florida ties to everything!
http://www.limestonerecords.com

By Millie (68.40.198.72 - 68.40.198.72) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 08:40 pm:

According to Joe Peraino, the guitarist for Power of Zeus, their LP sold for $135 on e-bay! Two original members are still alive, Bill Jones, who played bass, and Peraino. There's even a nightclub in London named after the group, as well as a website with the same name!

By Willy (209.142.215.112 - 209.142.215.112) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 08:45 pm:

FYI... Stoney (Shawn Murphy)is now the lead singer
of Little Feat.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Friday, August 09, 2002 - 09:19 pm:

Millie,
I was aware that Bob Mahalski, the drummer in Power of Zeus had died a couple of years ago. However, I'm not sure about Denny Webber, the keyboardist. Please ask Peraino for me when you talk to him. This was the first band I ever produced.

By Millie (68.40.198.72 - 68.40.198.72) on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 03:02 am:

Hi Ralph..
I spoke with Joe this afternoon...he told me that he and Bill Jones were the only living members of Power of Zeus so I guess that means that Denny Webber is no longer with us.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 02:28 pm:

Thanks Millie,
Sorry to hear about that. Denny Webber was a MONSTER keyboardist. There were times before a session would begin that Denny would be at the piano playing Bach or Beethoven.He was a nice rather quiet kind of guy.

By Ralph (209.240.222.130 - 209.240.222.130) on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 02:54 pm:

Millie,
I checked out the Power Of Zeus website. Rather interesting. The guy that created it doesn't give any way to contact him. Too bad. He's curous about the group and I could tell him things. I guess he did make contact with Peraino.

By Davie G (213.251.162.249 - 213.251.162.249) on Saturday, August 10, 2002 - 07:22 pm:

One I'd like to hear again is The Messengers'
"In The Jungle" - a very odd track,especially
for Motown. I wish I could describe it properly
but I haven't heard it in over 25 years - I'm
pretty sure it's got animal noises on it but
maybe that's my imagination. Miles better than
the A-side. "When you sleep all night in the jungle, the animals are all around .."

Davie G ( G as in gibbering !)

another one I haven't heard is Blue Scepter
(formerly SRC) - probably not as great as their
"Badazz Shuffle" but I still want to hear it.

The Virgil Brothers "Temptataion 'bout To Get Me"
I think I heard this once - an Australian duo
covering the brilliant Knight Brothers track.