This is a strange case. Blind Owl were formed in 1972 in Gardena, California, playing heavy psych. There's no official recording known until the 1985 7'' single ''Lady of America'', which was an effort in a totally different style, melodic 80's hard 'n' heavy. Even the band members are unknown, the single only credits some David Jeru as the songwriter and this must be a stage name, not a real one.Here's the 7'':
A couple of years ago Blind Owl resurfaced on the internet.
On http://www.myspace.com/blindowl1972 you can check some photos, but too little info. The new formation of the band even played some gigs. According to a review posted on their muspace blog the live band consisted of bassist Gordon James, vocalist/guitarist Danny Brant and vocalist/guitarist David Hodges. No drummer listed.
The most important thing though is that on their myspace you can listen to some tracks from the 70's (Alone again, Another change, Children, Aftermath, War pigs- Black Sabbath cover and the diamond We can find forever). Other songs of the band I haven't yet found anywhere are Non-Fiction, Hard Hearted Man, Anything Goes, Native Of America and Truth Seeker. Probably they are to be discovered on demo tapes, who knows...
Also keep in mind that the band Blind Owl with the ''Debut at dusk'' album from 1988 is a totally different band hailing from Boston and playing prog pomp rock.
I have the info that would fill in the blanks on this band and some of the history.
ReplyDeleteThe lead singer and drummer was D. Jeru aka David Hodges. They were a band out of LA which started in the early 70's and continued through the 80's. They also had a comeback and played like you said sometime in the 90's and even as late as early 2000's. They had a talented round up over the years and some went on to play in other bands, on albums and as studio musicians. Some went other directions as well. Dave, Gordon and Danny were among the most dedicated and talented of the group and were the final members regrouping over the years. I literally grew up with this band from a young toddler through adulthood.
They played Hollywood/ LA scene most of the 1970's with a few record deal opportunities as their talent was obvious. The other songs you have listed above that seem to be associated with the mentioned MySpace are not all their songs.
BTW the catalog of songs will hopefully someday be available.
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