CRUZADOS Release Second Video from New EP "Land Of The Endless Sun" and Announce New Live Album "Live From Marseille"
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NEWS - CRUZADOS Release Second Video from New EP "Land Of The Endless Sun" and Announce New Live Album "Live From Marseille"
The Cruzados attracted national attention in the '80s with their stormy, Latin-inflected brand of post-punk hard rock. Signed to Clive Davis' Arista Records, the quartet issued two albums, Cruzados (1985) and After Dark(1987). They also made a high-profile screen appearance in the 1989 cult classic Road House. However, familiar rock 'n' roll pressures capsized the band in 1991; guitarist Marshall Rohner died in 2005, and drummer Chalo "Charlie" Quintana died in 2018.
In the intervening years, Marsico worked on the debut album by Plugz and Cruzados singer-guitarist Tito Larriva's band Tarantula, today based in Austin. He also carved out a notable career as a top session musician and touring sideman with such artists as Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Roger Daltrey, Marianne Faithfull, and Willie Nelson. The bassist's studio and road stories are collected in two books, Late Nights with Bob Dylan (2009) and I'm Just Here for the Gig! (2020).
Material for a new Cruzados release came quickly. It didn't take long for Marsico to decide on the right musicians to carry on the Cruzados' legacy in the studio: He turned to singer Ron Young and guitarists Loren Molinare and Mark Tremalgia of Little Caesar, who were also active on the L.A. scene in the late '80s as a Geffen Records act. The core lineup was completed by drummer Ron Klonel, who has collaborated with Little
Caesar in recent years.
With Bruce Witkin engineering and producing, the new Cruzados set up shop at Unison Studios in L.A. Marsico recalls, "We did it all "old style "...
CRUZADOS
Ron Young: Lead Vocals
Tony Marsico: Bass, Vocals
Rob Klonel: Drums
Mark Tremalgia: Guitar, Vocals
Loren Molinare: Guitar, Vocals
