Molly Hatchet
Named after a legendary Southern prostitute who allegedly beheaded and mutilated her clients, Jacksonville's Molly Hatchet melded loud, hard-rock boogie with guitar jam-oriented Southern rock. Formed in 1971, the group's original lineup featured three guitarists -- Dave Hlubek, Steve Holland, and Duane Roland -- plus vocalist Danny Joe Brown, bassist Banner Thomas, and drummer Bruce Crump. They recorded a self-titled debut album in 1978, which quickly went platinum; the follow-up, Flirtin' with Disaster, was even more successful, selling over two million copies. Brown left the group in 1980 after the constant touring became too tiresome; he was replaced by Jimmy Farrar for Beatin' the Odds, but Farrar's voice was less immediately identifiable, and Molly Hatchet's commercial appeal began a slow decline. The band experimented with horns on Take No Prisoners, but Farrar left for a solo career soon afterward.
Brown rejoined the band in 1982, but the ensuing album, No Guts...No Glory, flopped, and guitarist Hlubek insisted on revamping Molly Hatchet's sound. After The Deed Is Done, a straightforward pop/rock album, the group took some time off in 1985 while its Double Trouble Live album, a collection of some of its best-known songs, was released. Molly Hatchet returned in 1989 without Hlubek for an album of straight, polished AOR, Lightning Strikes Twice. Not even the group's fans bought the record, and Molly Hatchet disbanded shortly afterward. They reunited in the mid-'90s as an active touring outfit, releasing Devil's Canyon, their first record since Lightning Strikes Twice, in 1996.
Continuing to recapture the style of their glory days, Silent Reign of Heroes followed in 1998, and Kingdom of XII appeared in early 2001, the year after guitarist Bobby Ingram -- who had joined the group in 1987 -- assumed legal ownership of the "Molly Hatchet" trade name. A slew of live recordings from a group now undergoing significant changes from its original lineup appeared during the next few years, and the studio recording Warriors of the Rainbow Bridge was released in 2005, the same year that guitarist Hlubek rejoined the outfit after nearly two decades. Their 13th album, Justice, appeared in 2010. However, these post-millennial years also saw many of Molly Hatchet's early members pass away: Danny Joe Brown in 2005, Duane Roland in 2006, Bruce Crump in 2015, and Banner Thomas in 2017, the same year that also saw the passing of band co-founder Dave Hlubek. Steve Holland, the final surviving member of the original lineup, passed on August 2, 2020 at the age of 66.
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Discographie
35 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Flirtin' With Disaster
Pop/Rock - Paru chez Epic - Legacy le 14 août 1979
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Greatest Hits
Pop/Rock - Paru chez Epic - Legacy le 1 janv. 1985
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The Essential Molly Hatchet
Pop/Rock - Paru chez Epic - Legacy le 1 avr. 2003
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Double Trouble (Live Version)
Pop/Rock - Paru chez Epic le 1 janv. 1985
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Battleground (Live)
Rock - Paru chez Steamhammer le 29 nov. 2019
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Take No Prisoners (Album Version)
Pop/Rock - Paru chez Epic le 30 déc. 1981
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Lightning Strikes Twice
Rock - Paru chez CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) le 30 août 1989
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Layla (Instrumental)
Rock - Paru chez Cleopatra Records le 24 juil. 2023
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Live At Rockpalast 1996Live (Live)
Hard Rock - Paru chez M. i. G. - music le 19 févr. 2013
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Killer Cuts Live
Rock - Paru chez Sunset Blvd. Records le 22 juin 2018
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Setlist: The Very Best Of Molly Hatchet LIVE
Pop/Rock - Paru chez Epic - Legacy le 26 juin 2012
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Flirtin' Live (Live)
Rock - Paru chez Concert Archives - Delta le 10 sept. 2021
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Molly Hatchet - Live Broadcast 1979 BBC (Live)
Rock - Paru chez iOcean Music le 19 avr. 2024
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Bounty Hunter - Live... '78-'80 - Remastered
Rock - Paru chez Sound Stage le 1 janv. 2017
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