Bob Daisley

Bob Daisley

born on 13/2/1950 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Bob Daisley

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Bob Daisley

Robert John "Bob" Daisley (born 13 February 1950) is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.

Early career

Daisley began playing guitar at age 13 and went on to bass at 14. His rapid progress won him much local acclaim especially through his work with guitarist Dennis Wilson (Tamam Shud, Powerpack). Both musicians formed a group called Mecca; their only single release "Black Sally" became an underground hit and was copied by Human Instinct on their Stoned Guitar album. The band soon changed their name to Kahvas Jute. Their only album, Wide Open (Infinity Records), is now a top selling collector's item.

Later, he came to international notice as a bass player and member of the English blues band Chicken Shack in 1972, before going on to play with Mungo Jerry in 1973 and on their 1974 album Long-Legged Woman Dressed in Black. After this he co-formed Widowmaker, contributing to two albums 1975's self-titled debut and Too Late to Cry in 1977. The same year he joined Ritchie Blackmore's band Rainbow and later played on tracks of the Long Live Rock 'N' Roll album. He remained with Rainbow until 1979 when he was replaced by Blackmore's ex-Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover.

Ozzy Osbourne

Later in 1979 he co-formed a band with Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads, originally called Blizzard of Ozz. However, when the album was released, it was credited to Osbourne alone and Blizzard of Ozz became merely the title of the album.[1] Daisley contributed bass and backing vocals as well as songwriting and co-production on the record. He also played and wrote much of the material on the follow-up album Diary of a Madman but both he and drummer Lee Kerslake were fired before the album was released. Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge appeared in their place in the artwork and credits of that album. Daisley and Kerslake successfully sued Jet Records and Don Arden in 1986 for performance royalties and to have their performance credits reinstated on both those recordings. Litigation with regards to these albums continued in 1998 when Daisley and Kerslake sued the Osbournes (who unknown to Daisley and Kerslake had purchased the early albums' publishing rights) for unpaid performance royalties and accreditation. However, the Osbourne management responded to this by deleting the original recordings and re-issuing new CD versions with the bass and drum tracks re-recorded by Robert Trujillo and Mike Bordin in 2002. In 2003, Daisley and Kerslake's lawsuit was dismissed by the United States District Court in Los Angeles. This dismissal was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.[2]

Daisley would continue to write and record for Ozzy throughout the 1980s and into the '90s, playing on and writing all the lyrics for Bark at the Moon, No Rest for the Wicked and The Ultimate Sin (for which he was also originally uncredited) in 1986. Daisley maintained his working relationship with Osbourne up until 1991's No More Tears album, which featured his bass playing on all tracks despite the presence of Mike Inez (who later joined Alice in Chains) in the album's promotional videos.

Uriah Heep

After leaving Osbourne's band the first time, Daisley joined the reformed Uriah Heep in 1982 alongside Kerslake and would remain with them until the following year, recording two albums, Abominog and Head First, both of which helped to rekindle some interest in the band.

Gary Moore

During his on-again, off-again relationship with Osbourne, Daisley also recorded many albums with Gary Moore and toured extensively with him.

In 1987 he was approached by producer Jeff Glixman to play on the Black Sabbath album The Eternal Idol as the band's actual bass player Dave Spitz "wasn't working out".[3] However, Spitz was still credited on the final release along with Daisley. Daisley was offered the bassist spot in Black Sabbath but turned it down due to his commitment to Moore. He continued to work with Gary Moore until Gary's untimely death in 2011.

Other contributions

Since the beginning of the '90s, Daisley has contributed to a wealth of recordings as bassist, lyricist and producer, including albums by Yngwie Malmsteen, Takara, Bill Ward and Jeff Watson of Night Ranger. Shortly after, Daisley and Watson teamed up once again and formed Mother's Army along with vocalist Joe Lynn Turner and drummer Carmine Appice. In 2003, following his second and unsuccessful suit against Ozzy Osbourne, he teamed up with Lee Kerslake, Steve Morse of Deep Purple and Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes to record an album under the name Living Loud. Six of the album's eleven tracks were covers from Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. Don Airey also played keyboards on the Living Loud album. On 7 February 2003 Daisley recorded a live show at The Basement in Sydney with Australian blues band The Hoochie Coochie Men, for a live DVD and CD release. Also featured were former Deep Purple organist Jon Lord and Jimmy Barnes. In 2007 The Hoochie Coochie Men released the studio album 'Danger: White Men Dancing' also featuring Jon Lord.

Discography

with Kahvas Jute:

  • Wide Open (1970)
  • Then Again (Live at the Basement) (2006)

with Chicken Shack:

  • Unlucky Boy (1973)

with Mungo Jerry:

  • Alright, Alright, Alright
  • Long Legged Woman Dressed In Black (1974)

with Widowmaker:

  • Widowmaker (1976)
  • Too Late to Cry (1977)
  • Straight Faced Fighter (2002, compilation)

with Rainbow:

  • Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (1978) UK#7, US#89
  • Finyl Vinyl (1978)
  • Live in Munich 1977 (2006) (CD & DVD)

with Ozzy Osbourne:

  • Blizzard of Ozz (1980) UK#7, US#21
  • Diary of a Madman (1981) UK #14, US #16
  • Bark at the Moon (1983) UK #24, US #19
  • No Rest for the Wicked (1988) UK #23, US #13
  • No More Tears (1991) UK#10

Note: Daisley co-wrote most of the songs on The Ultimate Sin (1986), but did not actually play on the album.

with Uriah Heep:

  • Abominog (1982) UK #34, US #56
  • Head First (1983) UK #56, US #159
  • Time Of Revelation (1996)

with Gary Moore:

  • Victims of the Future (1984)
  • Run for Cover (1985)
  • Wild Frontier (1987)
  • After the War (1988)
  • Still Got the Blues (1990)
  • After Hours (1992)
  • Power of the Blues (2004)
  • The Platinum Collection (2006)

with Black Sabbath:

  • The Eternal Idol (1987)

with The Hoochie Coochie Men:

  • The Hoochie Coochie Men (2001)
  • Live at the Basement (2003, 2CD/DVD, with Jon Lord)
  • Danger. Whitemen Dancing (2007, with Jon Lord)

with Living Loud:

  • Living Loud (2003/2004)
  • Live in Sydney 2004 (2005, 2CD/DVD)

Session and guest appearances

  • The Tyla Gang - Tyla Gang (1991)
  • Yngwie Malmsteen - Odyssey (1988) UK #10
  • Bill Ward - Ward One: Along the Way (1990)
  • Jeff Watson - Lone Ranger (1992)
  • Mother's Army - Mother's Army (1993)
  • Jeff Watson - Around The Sun(1993)
  • Takara - Taste of Heaven (1995)
  • Various artists - In From the Storm, a Jimi Hendrix tribute album (1995)
  • Carmine Appice - Guitar Zeus (1995)
  • Vertex - Vertex (1996)
  • Mother's Army - Planet Earth (1997)
  • Warren De Martini - Crazy Enough To Sing For You (1997)
  • Mother's Army - Fire On The Moon (1998)
  • Takara - Eternity: Best of 93 - 98 (1998)
  • Takara - Blind in Paradise (1998)
  • Stream - Nothing Is Sacred (1998)
  • Various Artist - Humanary Stew: Alice Cooper Tribute (1999)
  • Various Artist - Forever Mod: A Tribute to Rod Stewart (1999)
  • Silver - Intruder (2003)
  • Karl Cochran Voodooland (2004)
  • The Legendary Zarsoff Brothers - Mixed Business (2005)
  • Planet Alliance - Self Titled (2006)
  • Jorge Salán - Chronicles of an Evolution (2007)
  • Thomas Tomsen - Sunflickers (2010)

Video - VHS edition

  • Gary Moore - The Singles (1987)
  • Gary Moore - Wild Frontier Tour: Live At Isstadion, Stockholm 1987
  • Gary Moore - Emerald Isles (1985)
  • Guitar Gods - Ritchie Blackmore (2008, interviewee)

References

  1. Jasper, Tony & Oliver, Derek The International Encyclopedia of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal 1991
  2. News - Federal Appeals Court: Ozzy Do. Knac.Com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
  3. Siegler, Joe. Black Sabbath personnel timeline; Mark X October 1986 - November 1986. Black-Sabbath.com. Retrieved on 2009-08-01.

External links

  • Bob Daisley Official website
  • Living Loud
  • The Hoochie Coochie Men
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne discography
Albums: Blizzard of Ozz | Diary of a Madman | Speak of the Devil | Bark at the Moon | The Ultimate Sin | Tribute | No Rest for the Wicked | Best of Ozz | Ten Commandments | Just Say Ozzy | No More Tears | Live and Loud | Ozzmosis | The Ozzman Cometh | Down to Earth | Live at Budokan | The Essential Ozzy Osbourne | Prince of Darkness | Under Cover
EPs: Mr Crowley Live EP
Singles: "Crazy Train" | "Bark at the Moon" | "So Tired" | "Shot in the Dark" | "No More Tears" | "Time After Time" | "Road to Nowhere" | "Mama, I'm Coming Home" | "Mr. Tinkertrain" | "Hellraiser" | "Changes" | "Perry Mason" | "Walk on Water" | "See You on the Other Side" | "I Just Want You" | "Back On Earth" | "Gets Me Through" | "Dreamer" | "Mississippi Queen" | "Working Class Hero"
Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore | John O'Reilly | Doogie White | Greg Smith | Paul Morris
Ronnie James Dio | Craig Gruber | Gary Driscoll | Micky Lee Soule | Jimmy Bain | Joe Lynn Turner | Roger Glover | Don Airey | Bob Daisley | Bobby Rondinelli | Tony Carey | Cozy Powell | David Stone | Graham Bonnet | David Rosenthal | John Miceli | Chuck Burgi
Discography
Albums : Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow | Rising | Long Live Rock 'n' Roll | Down to Earth | Difficult to Cure | Straight Between the Eyes | Bent Out of Shape | Stranger in Us All
Live albums: On Stage | Finyl Vinyl | Live in Germany/Live in Europe | Live in Munich 1977 | Rainbow Live at Cologne SportsHalle
Videos and DVDs: Live Between the Eyes: The Final Cut | Live in Munich 1977
Compilation Albums: The Best of Rainbow | The Very Best of Rainbow | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow | Pot of Gold | Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology | Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow

Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne | Tony Iommi | Geezer Butler | Bill Ward
Dave Walker | Ronnie James Dio | Vinny Appice | Ian Gillan | Bev Bevan | David Donato | Glenn Hughes | Dave Spitz | Eric Singer | Ray Gillen | Tony Martin | Bob Daisley | Jo Burt | Terry Chimes | Laurence Cottle | Cozy Powell | Neil Murray | Bobby Rondinelli | Mike Bordin | Geoff Nicholls
Discography
Studio albums: Black Sabbath | Paranoid | Master of Reality | Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 | Sabbath Bloody Sabbath | Sabotage | Technical Ecstasy | Never Say Die! | Heaven and Hell | Mob Rules | Born Again | Seventh Star | The Eternal Idol | Headless Cross | Tyr | Dehumanizer | Cross Purposes | Forbidden
Live albums: Live Evil | Cross Purposes Live | Reunion | Past Lives
Compilations: We Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n' Roll | Under Wheels of Confusion | The Sabbath Stones | Symptom of the Universe: The Original Black Sabbath 1970-1978 | Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978) | Greatest Hits 1970-1978
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