Mother Superior (band)
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Mother Superior is a Los Angeles based rock band, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Jim Wilson, bassist Marcus Blake and drummer Matt Tecu. In addition to playing live with the Rollins Band and U2 producer Daniel Lanois
, the band has done session work with Daniel Lanois, Henry Rollins
, Tony Visconti
, Alice Cooper
, Meat Loaf
, Emmylou Harris
, Sparks
, Anthrax
, Wayne Kramer
, Lemmy, George Clinton
, Iggy Pop
, Mike Patton
, and Queens of the Stone Age
and over the years have developed a first class reputation as musicians. On their own they have released eight studio albums.
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie...
, the band has done session work with Daniel Lanois, Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
, Tony Visconti
Tony Visconti
Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
, Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
, Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
, Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
, Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, Wayne Kramer
Wayne Kramer (guitarist)
Wayne Kramer is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television scorer....
, Lemmy, George Clinton
George Clinton (funk musician)
George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...
, Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
, Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
, and Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
and over the years have developed a first class reputation as musicians. On their own they have released eight studio albums.
Discography
Release Date | Title | Label | Notes |
1993 | Right in a Row | None | Self Produced 8 song recording |
1996 | The Heavy Soul Experience The Heavy Soul Experience The Heavy Soul Experience is the first full-length studio album from Mother Superior. It features the original Wilson-Blake-Mackenroth line-up.- Track listing :#"Can Ya Hear Me?" – 5:10 #"Way Tin Onya" – 3:18 #"Sneakin" – 3:26... |
Top Beat Records | |
1997 | Kaleidescope | Top Beat Records | |
1998 | Deep | Top Beat Records | Japanese version 1999 - Crown Records Crown Records -Modern Records subsidiary:One Crown Records was a Budget Albums record label founded as a subsidiary of Modern Records.-Singles:* 19??: "Musso's Boogie" b/w "Sing Sing Sing" * 19??: "???" b/w "???" * 19??: "???" b/w "???"... |
2001 | Mother Superior | Triple X Records | |
2002 | Sin Sin (album) Sin is the fifth studio recording from Mother Superior and the first of two to be produced by MC5 legend Wayne Kramer.- Track listing :#"Strange Change" – 4:26 #"Talk to the Future" – 4:44#"Pretty in the Morning" – 3:16... |
Muscletone Records | Euro version 2003 - Fargo. |
2004 | 13 Violets 13 Violets (album) - Euro Version :Please note the European release differs from the U.S. version.*Tracks appear in a different order.*"Starlett" and "What if" replace "Everybody Wants" and "Everything is Alright".... |
Top Beat Records | Euro version 2004 - Fargo. |
2005 | Moanin | Bad Reputation | Matt Tecu joins on drums. |
2007 | Three Headed Dog | Rosa Records | |
2008 | Grande |
External links
- Mother-superior.com - Official website
- Teenageheadmusic.com - Tourbooking/management (Europe)
- Rosarecords.nl Record label
- Myspace Mother Superior on Myspace