Mother's Army
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Mother's Army was an American Hard Rock
supergroup
founded in 1993.
Its line-up consisted of vocalist Joe Lynn Turner
, guitarist Jeff Watson
, bassist Bob Daisley
and drummer Carmine Appice
, who was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar
in early 1998.
Throughout the five years of its existence, Mother's Army has released three studio albums:
All three albums saw a re-release as a special 3CD-digipak set in May, 2011, called The Complete Discography.
The band split up in 1998 due to other obligations of the individual band members in other bands or projects or because of their desire to pursue their solo careers.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
founded in 1993.
Its line-up consisted of vocalist Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner , is an American rock singer, known for his works with Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Deep Purple. From the late 1990s, he continued to perform in a large number of solo albums and other studio projects...
, guitarist Jeff Watson
Jeff Watson (guitarist)
Jeff Watson is an American guitarist originally known as one of the founding members and lead guitarist of the band Night Ranger, in which he has played as co-guitarist with guitarist Brad Gillis. He has also released solo albums. In 2007, he left the band to pursue more challenging opportunities...
, bassist Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley
Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
and drummer Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
, who was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Dunbar
Aynsley Thomas Dunbar is an English drummer. He has worked with some of the top names in rock, including Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, UFO, and Journey...
in early 1998.
Throughout the five years of its existence, Mother's Army has released three studio albums:
- Mother's ArmyMother's Army (album)Mother's Army is the first release from Mother's Army. It was released in 1993. The band consisted of rock veterans Joe Lynn Turner, Bob Daisley, Jeff Watson, and Carmine Appice.-Track listing:#"Mother's Army"#"Darkside"#"Dreamtime"#"One Way Love"...
(1993) - Planet EarthPlanet Earth (Mother's Army album)Planet Earth is the second release from Mother's Army. It was released in 1997. The band consisted of rock veterans Joe Lynn Turner, Bob Daisley, Jeff Watson, and Carmine Appice.-Track listing:#"Circle of Hands"...
(1997) - Fire on the MoonFire on the Moon (Mother's Army album)Fire on the Moon is the third release from Mother's Army. It was released in 1998. It was the first release without Carmine Appice. The band consisted of rock veterans Joe Lynn Turner, Bob Daisley, Jeff Watson, and Aynsley Dunbar.-Track listing:...
(1998)
All three albums saw a re-release as a special 3CD-digipak set in May, 2011, called The Complete Discography.
The band split up in 1998 due to other obligations of the individual band members in other bands or projects or because of their desire to pursue their solo careers.