LE ROUX
| Genre : | Pomp Rock |
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| Description : | Originally called the Jeff Pollard band, Le Roux, out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, went from a country tainted rock band, to near pomp classic, in the space of one album.
The difference between “Keep The Fire Burning” and “Up” is phenomenal!
And needless to say “Up” was in the right direction, and would eventually lead to the full-blown classic “So Fired Up”, which had ex Trillion and solo (as David London) vocalist Dennis 'Fergie' Fredericksen.
As far as vocalists go Le Roux, at one point, did have ex Strangeways Terry Brock
fronting the band, recording one song “Back in America”, used for the end titles of Chevy Chase movie, National Lampoons European Vacation.
This song can be found as a bonus on one of the “So Fired Up” reissues. (there’s been a few).
In fact all the albums have reissued at one time or another at home or in Japan, so finding a copy shouldn’t be too hard.
Le Loux also have a couple of "Live" albums "Ain't nothin but a Gris Gris" and "Aor Live", obviously if you are an aor fan...go for the latter, otherwise you'll end up all a gumbo!
Note* Sugarcreek covered “Let me be your fantasy” on their debut “Live at the Roxy”, which can be found on Le Rouxs “UP”.
Peters and Odom would link up with a pre Rokbox , Setton and Engeran and form Absolute Zero releasing one good album entitled “Never Surrender”.
Fredericksen would join Toto for “Isolation”. He would then release two albums with Ricky Phillips (Frederiksen/Phillips, Empire,1995) and Tommy Denander (Frederiksen Denander-Baptism by Fire), and feature on the Mecca debut, as well as other albums by bands like Radioactive and Northern Light, releasing a second solo "Equilibrium" in 1999, on MTM. (first was using the pseudonym David London)
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| Band Members : | Jeff Pollard - lead vocals, electric/acoustic guitars
Leon Medica - bass
Tony Haselden - electric guitar
Rod Roddy - organ, piano, keyboards
David Peters - drums
Bobby Campo - percussion
Fergie Frederiksen - vocals
Jim Odom - guitar
Terry Brock - Lead vocals
Randy Knaps - Lead vocals |
| Band Views : | 1023 |
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Albums by LE ROUX
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So Fired Up - Millenium Edition
1. Turning point
2. Carries gone
3. Wait one minute
4. Yours tonight
5. Back in America - Bonus*
6. Let me in
7. Lifeline
8. Line on love
9. Don't take it away
10. Look out
11. So fired up |
| Year of Release : |
2000 |
| Label : |
Jac |
| Producer : |
Leon Mendica |
| Guest Musicians : |
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| Sample Track : |
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So Fired Up
1. So Fired Up
2. Lifeline
3. Let Me In
4. Yours Tonight
5. Line On Love
6. Carrie's Gone
7. Wait One Minute
8. Turning Point
9. Don't Take It Away
10. Look Out |
| Year of Release : |
1983 |
| Label : |
RCA |
| Producer : |
Leon Mendica |
| Guest Musicians : |
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| Sample Track : |
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Last Safe Place
1. Addicted
2. It Doesn't Matter
3. Nobody Said It Was Easy
4. The Last Safe Place On Earth
5. Inspiration
6. You Know How These Boys Are
7. Midnight Summer Dream
8. Rock n' Roll Woman
9. Long Distance Lover
10. Make Believe |
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UP
1. Let Me Be Your Fantasy
2. Get It Right The First Time
3. Mystery
4. Roll Away The Stone
5. It Could Be The Fever
6. I Know Trouble When I See It
7. Waiting For Your Love
8. Crying Inside
9. I Won't Be Staying |
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Keep The Fire Burning
1. Keep The Fire Burnin'
2. Call Home The Heart
3. When I Get Home
4. You Be My Vision
5. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (The Sad Song)
6. Feel It
7. Thunder n' Lightnin'
8. Window Eyes
9. Say It (With Your Heart)
10. Back To The Levee |
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Louisiana's Le Roux
1. Take A Ride On A Riverboat
2. Love Abductor
3. New Orleans Ladies
4. Crazy In Love
5. Slow Burn
6. Snake Eyes
7. Backslider
8. Bridge Of Silence
9. Heavenly Days
10. I Can't Do One More Two-Step |
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