SOUND BARRIER - ROCK WITHOUT THE ROLL (VIDEO)
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SOUND BARRIER - ROCK WITHOUT THE ROLL
Lead singer Bernie Kimbell (aka Bernie K.) and drummer Dave “Skavido” Brown briefly joined the metal band Masi (led by Italian guitarist Alex Masi). The same two members also were part of the band Total Eclipse, which released its only album in 1992.
Members
* Bernie K. - vocals
* Spacey T. - guitar (born Tracey Singleton)
* Emil Lech - bass (1986-1987)
* Dave “Skavido” Brown - drums
Influenced by Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, among others, Sound Barrier was among the many heavy metal bands active in Los Angeles in the 1980s. The thing that set Sound Barrier apart from other metal bands was the fact that all four of its original members — lead singer Bernie K., guitarist Spacey T., bassist/singer Stanley E., and drummer Dave “Skavido” Brown — were black. Rock journalists were intrigued by the fact that four African Americans were playing heavy metal and Sound Barrier enjoyed a fair amount of press in the beginning. But the band never broke through commercially and only had a small following. Formed in 1980, Sound Barrier signed with MCA two years later and recorded their debut album, Total Control, in 1982. Regrettably, the LP only sold about 12,000 copies and MCA dropped the band. The headbangers’ next release came in 1984, when they released the EP Born to Rock on their own Pit Bull label. In 1986, Stanley E. announced that he was leaving Sound Barrier and the band ended up hiring its first white member when Romanian bassist Emil Lech (formerly of the L.A.-based band Teriff) was chosen as Stanley’s replacement. With a new interracial lineup in place, Sound Barrier recorded 1986’s Speed of Light for Metal Blade. The album didn’t sell and in 1987, Sound Barrier broke up. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Duration : 0:3:37
July 20th, 2009
um americans racist
um americans racist
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GREAT band GREAT …
GREAT band GREAT song
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spacey t, buy those …
spacey t, buy those friggin masters
July 20th, 2009
There are tons of …
There are tons of Black rock bands they just never get the break. Hmmm-I wonder why…
Jimi would never have made it if he hadn’t gone to England. What does that tell you?
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Amazing! Classic …
Amazing! Classic Heavy Metal…
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You Rock without …
You Rock without the Roll when you perform as they did, but never reaped the financial reward for their skill; They Rocked, but didn’t get the bankROLL! That is how you rock without the roll. I know, I was there with them when they opened for bands who couldn’t tie their shoes when it came to putting on a show.
They should be famous and rich right now, but “wrong color” excuses prevailed in those days.
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How can you do rock …
How can you do rock without the roll? They’re inextricable!
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I saw them open up …
I saw them open up for Loudness at the Country Club in Reseda back in October 1983. I remember this song well. Great 80s memories!
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Hello everyone, I …
o everyone, I would like to thank all of you for your comments about the video. Rock the in world! Stanley E. (Sound Barrier)
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THANK YOU for …
THANK YOU for putting up this video!!!!Great song! And an awesome, underrated band!!!
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Suund great
Suund great
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ditto brother! …
ditto brother! endless entertainment in the 80″s
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I saw em at the …
I saw em at the Troub once… great band.
July 20th, 2009
This is what …
This is what youtube was made for, I can’t bieleive I just heard this song again, The fat lady has sung!!!! It’s OVER
July 20th, 2009
Great Band! I …
Great Band! I think I saw them at the troub back in the day. I still got a cassesste and a album of them. Those were great times…
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lol 1:32
thats …
lol 1:32
thats attitude!
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i like how they pre …
i like how they pre date the whole rich black guy rap thing where he throws out the money..
keep it gangsta!!
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Great song…I used …
Great song…I used to listen to them every day at the practice room where I used to sleep.Great band-music will do the talking-Emil Lech Brando
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I once seen this on …
I once seen this on VH1 Classic back around 5 years ago and I was amazed with how good these guys were, this is what I call good metal.
July 20th, 2009
I guess you know …
I guess you know that I also had a band called TOTAL ECLIPSE, and Spacey T. played with Fishbone for at least 2 yrs. I’ll post the Total Eclipse video to check out. Peace, Bernie K.
July 20th, 2009
Wow man thanks for …
Wow man thanks for the reply!!!!!!!!!!!!
music lovers can’t forget about such good music and talent. Whether you like it or not your part of music history! Sound Barrier will never be forgotten.
July 20th, 2009
Yo, this is Bernie …
Yo, this is Bernie K. I’m still kickin it. That was a major blast from the past. Thanks for remembering, Peace!
July 20th, 2009
how the **** did …
how the **** did you get this video? thats awesome!