Attila (band)

Attila (band)

Attila is the name of a band featuring a young Billy Joel. Billy was a member of a band called the Hassles; he and the drummer, Jon Small, broke away from the Hassles and formed this duo. The instrumentation was mostly organ and drums, with Billy Joel also handling the bass lines with a keyboard, like the Doors' Ray Manzarek. Their creative partnership ended when Joel allegedly ran off with Small's wifefact|date = November 2007, although this did not end their collaborations, as Small produced Joel's концерт video.

They released only one album, "Attila", in 1970, later reissued by CBS Inc in 1985. "Attila" is often selected by critics and other music journalists as one of the worst rock albums of all time; however, while not an easily accessible album, its unique jazz-metal fusion has become a cult favorite amongst both Joel's fans and people who would never otherwise listen to Billy Joel. One track from the album, "Amplifier Fire, Part 1 (Godzilla)," appears on Joel's 2005 boxed set "My Lives".

Track listing

# Wonder Woman 3:38
# California Flash 3:32
# Revenge is Sweet 4:00
# Amplifier Fire 7:39 (Part I - Godzilla; Part II - March of the Huns)
# Rollin' Home 4:52
# Tear This Castle Down 5:49
# Holy Moses 4:30
# Brain Invasion 5:41

Personnel

*Billy Joel: vocals, keyboard player, arranger-composer, Taurus
*Jon Small: composer-arranger, drums, Capricorn
*Glenn Evans: road manager and creator of the direct input of a Hammond organ to Marshall Amps.

External links

*amg | id = 11:n7uvadokv8w6 | label = Attila


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