Artist description The previous claim of Joey Lodes was being big Joey Callisorno, the reputed boss of the cosa nostra in Chicago. Out of that line of work, he went on to become the stunt double for Mr. T in DC Cab. Turn ons: moonlit walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, playing guitar. Turn offs: fish, moon, beaches, candles, dinner, guitars.

Music Style Perverted styles

Musical Influences Shatner, Yngwie, Al Dimeola, James Horner, David Hasselhoff

Similar Artists Spooge has been said to be a conglomeration of Primus, Pantera, Bungle, Zappa, Mahavishnu and Spinal Tap

Artist History Other bands of Joey Lodes, other than Spooge, have been Maelstrom, Human Sexuality, Black Cat Bones and No Fault. He teaches guitar in Long Island, New York and has been playing guitar since he was eight. A graduate of Berkely school of music, Joey has been featured in Guitar Player magazine.

Group Members Spooge are: Vitamin E - vocals Joey Lodes - guitars Jonny Hebivore - bass Tubbeth, Son of Flubber - drums

Instruments guitars and keyboards

Albums Nice And Warm, Let's Do A Beautiful Thing

Press Reviews In a similar vein as Bay Area post-Zappa, freak-out progcore bands like Mr. Bungle, Eskimo, Deli Creeps, and Idiot Flesh, Lodes and Co. are an incredibly proficient, hard-edged combo that change time signatures more often than the Peppers change guitarists. Faster and weirder than a speeding granny in a red El Camino, Lodes turns shred-lead and thrash-rhythm cliches on their head, displaying magnificent chops in the service of an uncompromising, maniacal vision. His tone-unfettered by any outboard effects is ballsy and penetrating, and his solos constantly reveal a new surprise around the bend of each phrase. Predictably, Lodes tastes embrace Django to Jimi to Frank, but he also cites TV super-dudes like the Shatners Kirk, Wests Batman, and Gil Gerards Buck Rogers as pillars of his emotional life. Rigged with a Chet Atkins Epiphone nylon-string, a Strat, an Ibanez Universe 7-string, and a Marshall 50-watt combo, Lodes lives for the musical moments when "everything you play feels perfect in your hands and heart." He gargles with Brainwash cola at 1082 Frances Dr., Valley Stream, NY 11580. - Guitar Player Magazine

Additional Info Joey Lodes' favorite food is the quadruple turkey bacon burger deluxe.

Location Valley Stream, New York - USA

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