tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591945996948989220.post7401039807838228944..comments2019-02-13T17:30:49.910+00:00Comments on MORDRED - THE BAND: FOOL'S GAME (1989) NOISE RECORDSNeil Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18241593955210773189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591945996948989220.post-36879875864991761182011-10-27T23:09:38.247+00:002011-10-27T23:09:38.247+00:00P.P.S. The band definitely was formed before 1984....P.P.S. The band definitely was formed before 1984. Alex and Steve and Josh were all in high school at the time and in fact Steve and Josh were freshmen or sophomores when when band formed. So, it was prior to summer of 1983 (when Alex and I graduated from St. Ignatius) or possibly even 1982...BrianThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991196143518912623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591945996948989220.post-70733991273487522612011-10-27T23:01:10.191+00:002011-10-27T23:01:10.191+00:00P.S. I joined the Air Force and was not around muc...P.S. I joined the Air Force and was not around much around the time Alex left teh band and the first album was released...I did go to one or two practices with Holderby (and Danny). Alex used to like having me around becaise I had a ear for riffs and could tell Alex if a riff they had come up with sounded too much like another riff...if I'd been around right at the first album release I could have told them that one of the newer songs had a riff that sounds almost note for note like a riff from Venom's "Seven Gates of Hell" :). Oh well.BrianThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991196143518912623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-591945996948989220.post-26880845504175024862011-10-27T22:53:28.024+00:002011-10-27T22:53:28.024+00:00Hmmm...my recollection of Modred's formation i...Hmmm...my recollection of Modred's formation is different.<br /><br />The band was formed by Alex Gerould with Steve Skates and Josh Juska. Mordred was Alex's name, and Alex definitely drove the band. I was there for their first recording at a rented studio, and the lineup was Alex, Steve, Josh, Art, and a drummer that did not last long at all whose name I don't recall.<br /><br />Practices all took place in Alex's garage on 25th Ave. near Lake St., with a matress propped up against the door to dull the noise.<br /><br />I still have cassette tapes of many of those practices and songs that were never released. The bands first gigs were at the Mabuhay (not sure of spelling, everyone just called it "the Mab" back then, across the street from The Stone) Gardens.<br /><br />Josh Juska left the band and eventually Sven and Slade took over one guitar and drums, then Eric took over from Slade.<br /><br />For me, Holderby is still a "recent" development ;), heh. I was never sure why Alex left the band and gave up the name, but he wrote or co-wrote at least half the songs on the first album, but did not get credits beyond his initials "A.G." it seemed like.<br /><br />The only song to survive from Mordred's original lineup was Spellbound, though the lyrics were completely rewritten (I have the old version), which is why it has "J.J." on it's credit, Josh Juska wrote the main riff for that song. I convinced Alex not to drop that song from the band's lineup many times ;).<br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted to set the record straight. Hey, Hiro ;).<br /><br />Brian T. ("Tick")BrianThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991196143518912623noreply@blogger.com