Eight Little Caesar

• 121 Again02:50
• 2Mama Tried03:06
• 3Vegas03:28
• 4Crushed Velvet04:26
• 5Good Times03:51
• 6Time Enough for That05:16
• 7Straight Shooter03:40
• 8Another Fine Mess05:03
• 9Morning04:43
• 10That's Alright04:22
• 11Mixed Signs (Bonus Track)04:38
• 12Slow Ride (Bonus Track)04:14
• Total Runtime49:37

Info for Eight

Little Caesar fuse no-nonsense hard rock that harks back to 70 s giants such as Bad Company and Humble Pie, with an aching ZZ Top groove, and overlay it with classic R&B melodies to produce some mighty fine straight up good time rock and roll! The lead single 'Time Enough For That' is a reflective, semi power ballad that is a total lighters (or phones) in the air AOR smash! With his raspy, soulful vocals, main-man Ron Young leaves his heart on his heavily tattooed sleeve while the emotive, crying guitar solos build the song into an instantly familiar yet classic track. FM radio slickness with bar band grit, Little Caesar in 2018 is exactly what s missing in contemporary rock music. Bursting onto the LA scene in 1987, big things seemed inevitable for a band who had the winning combination of being managed by Jimmy Iovine, A&R d by John Kalodner and produced by the one and only Bob Rock. Their unique blend of soulful, yet ballsy hard rock was a perfect reflection of the musical climate that spawned them. However, within weeks of the release of their self-titled debut, their label was sold. In the mix-up all their records were lost in transit to the new distributors and the bean counters anvil came down on a band who were just getting going. Such is the rough and tumble music business! Never to let a thing like a label shuffle get in their way, the band hit the road off the success of their cover of Aretha Franklin s 'Chain Of Fools' and toured with bands as varied as Jane s Addiction, Kiss, Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Social Distortion and Lynyrd Skynyrd. They also headlined their own tours across America and scored heavy rotation on MTV. Just as they got going again, like so many hard rock bands, they were stopped in their tracks by the grunge wave and ultimately disbanded for over a decade, re-emerging in 2001 for a string of high profile shows at the House of Blues, the California Speedway for NASCAR, and the Rock The Bayou Festival in Houston TX. The band went quiet again, until 2009 when they released their fourth album 'Redemption' and returned to Europe and the UK. In 2012 they released 'American Dream' and performed at the Hard Rock Hell festival in Wales that December. They returned once again to Europe in 2013 appearing at The Download Festival alongside such acts as Iron Maiden, Motörhea d, Rival Sons and Queens Of The Stone Age, and in 2016 released the double live album 'Brutally Honest'.

Ron Young, vocals
Loren Molinare, guitar
Mark Tremalgia, guitar
Pharoah Barrett, bass, vocals
Tom Morris, drums

Ron Young aka Little Caesar
People were scratching their heads when Little Caesar first crashed onto the Los Angeles rock scene of the 1980's. With it's soulful, blues-rock sound, greasy, + no frills image. The group was a far cry from the pretty boy pop metal bands of the Sunset Strip. The band's original line-up, Ron Young (vocals), Loren Molinare (Guitar), Apache, (Guitar), Fidel Paniagua (Bass) and Tom Morris (Drums). The band was managed by Jimmy Iovine and signed to Geffen Records with Bob Rock (Metallica, Motley Crue), producing it's eponymous debut album.

Little Caesar’s 1990 release was a solid collection of R&B-influenced hard rock in the vein of 70's giants like Free, Humble Pie and The Faces. The album garnered worldwide acceptance and positive feedback from the rock press. The record included a ballsy remake of Aretha' Franklin's classic "Chain of Fools" which broke the Billboard Top 100 and received major airplay both on rock radio and MTV. During this time Little Caesar toured extensively, opening for such legendary acts as Iggy Pop, Kiss, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Social Distortion.

1992 would bring the bands second full-length album, "Influence" which introduced Earl Slick (John Lennon, David Bowie, Ian Hunter) to the fold replacing Apache on guitar. Little Caesar completed its first European tour after the record's release, drawing rave reviews and sold out shows across multiple countries. Including a headlining performance at the famous Marquee Club in London.

After a nine-year hiatus, the group reformed and never looked back. The band continued to build upon its legacy, releasing two studio albums, "Redemption" (Rock Candy Records) and "American Dream" (Unison Music). With multiple European tours, including a 2014 barn-burning performance at the Download Festival in Donnington, England.

In 2016 Bass player Pharaoh Barrett (The Four Horseman) joined founding members Ron Young (Vocals), Tom Morris (Drums) and Loren Molinare (Guitar) and they released a double live CD titled "Brutally Honest" which authentically captured the bands live stage energy.

In 2018, Little Caesar hit the road again, bringing its sonic, blues attack to the US, UK and Europe. This all culminated in the Bruce Witkin produced "EIGHT" LP on Golden Robot records, and the addition of guitarist Mark Tremalgia, (Bang Tango, Chambers Brothers, Brothers Johnston). The single/video "Time Enough for That" along with shows in the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the Czech Republic.

With Covid stopping the world in 2020/21 Little Caesar took advantage of online streaming performances with a Boxing Day Live Stream of the band's first LP Co-Sponsored with Blackstar Amps + Bravewords Magazine. Also, a Monsters of Rock Live Stream from 3rd Encore Studios in Los Angeles.

After the wave of Covid shut the world down, Little Caesar was excited and grateful to get back to doing what they do best: Making the music driven by their love for each other and the fans they love to make it for. They came back to Europe to tour several times during the ebb and flow of lockdowns and restrictive protocols….and lived to tell the tales.

Little Caesar is excited to announce they will be supporting their friends “Tyketto” for a tour of the UK. It will encompass 9 shows in various cities and the band looks forward to the raucous sonic frivolities that always ensue with our friends and family in the UK.

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