Bedlam is tagged as: rock, classic rock, hard rock, horrorcore, punk “Bedlam” refers to 5 different bands: 1) Bedlam (originally known as Beast when it formed in 1972) was a British hard rock band featuring singer Frank Aiello (from Truth), guitarist Dave Ball (from Procol Harum), bassist Dennis Ball (formerly with Long John Baldry), and drummer Cozy Powell (formerly with Jeff Beck). They made one self-titled album produced by Felix Pappalardi (producer of Cream, member of Mountain) in 1973, before breaking up in 1974. This band should have been every bit as big as Led Zeppelin. The signs were all there, moody & magnificent blues rock guitarist of the highest calibre in the shape of Dave Ball (from Procol Harum) a rock steady, thunderous bassist - Dennis Ball (formerly with Long John Baldry)- the vocals of a cockney banshee Frank Aiello (from Truth) and on the drums Mr Cozy Powell. The 1973 debut ‘Bedlam’ album remains a classic. Considered to be one of England’s best drummers, and very much in demand for rock and pop records, Cozy Powell was almost legendary for a heavy-hitting style that could be made to work with many kinds of rock music, whether for the thundering pop productions helmed by Mickie Most, Black Sabbath, Emerson, Lake & Powell, or even his own solo work (notably “Dance with the Devil,&... Read More About Bedlam Biography... Send Bedlam ringtones to your cell |
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