ROCK BAND #68 - ANGEL Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Jtmlam59: Rock band series is done. Tired of negative logs from fellow catchers. We have not been as active over the past 18 months due to family medical issues requiring a lot of travel out of state (father dying of cancer), moving parents into assisted living, helping dad who is on hospice care, and getting their home cleaned out and ready to sell. We have had no time to maintain caches, so I am just going to archive all of them. Bye & piss off! 😡

To other catchers who know what we have been going through and those who have enjoyed this series, we appreciate your visits and wish you the best. Cache on! 😎

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Hidden : 1/2/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Please use stealth, block with your geobike, as you retrieve and replace.
Please replace cache as found to prevent muggling.
Also remember that this is a hiking or cycling trail. Cachers should not be pulling over on Dam Neck road to try and make these caches P&G's.

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Please Dawn to Dusk only due to the proximity to private property.

Who the heck is Angel? Never heard of them?

Well part of what we are trying to do with this series is to include and highlight some bands that made some good music, but may not have been well known. Angel would be one of those bands as you will see from the write up below. They had a great "original" Christmas song that should be all over the airwaves during the Christmas season. You should also check out their song "The tower". The Tower is included in the YouTube links at the end of this posting.

If you want to hear a great Christmas song you have probably never heard before, check this out;
Christmas song: (visit link)

Alright, lets get to it. This cache is "WHITE HOT"!

That new cache alert is going off again. Are you "FEELIN RIGHT"? This cache is saying "DON'T LEAVE ME LONELY"! Time to move if you want the FTF. So grab your IPOD and load up the songs "DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE", "GOT LOVE IF YOU WANT IT", "FLYING WITH BROKEN WINGS", and "TOWER".
Hopefully this search won't take a "LONG TIME". "CAN YOU FEEL IT?" If you have trouble with this one just log your visit (DNF) and e-mail us for a hint if desired. We don't want you to "WALK AWAY (RENEE)", and we certainly don't want you mumbling "AIN'T GONNA EAT OUT MY HEART ANYMORE".

About the band:
Angel is a glam rock and heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in the mid-70s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.

Angel was discovered by KISS bass player Gene Simmons performing at a nightclub and was eventually signed to the same label as KISS, Casablanca.

Angel's image of dressing in all white was a deliberate contrast to Kiss, which wore black. Angel sported an androgynous image and elaborate stage sets. It was slammed by rock critics, and Frank Zappa ridiculed the all-male band’s female appearance in the song “Punky’s Whips.” Angel never achieved mass commercial success but acquired a following as a cult band.

Its first album was the self-titled Angel and consisted of guitarist Punky Meadows, bassist Mickie Jones, vocalist Frank Dimino, keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, and drummer Barry Brandt. This lineup would hold for the following two albums, Helluva Band and On Earth as It Is in Heaven, after which Jones would be replaced by Felix Robinson.

It made an appearance in the film Foxes and Frank DiMino sang “Seduce Me Tonight” on the Flashdance soundtrack.

Although Angel never officially disbanded, members went on to other things following the release of their live album. Lead vocalist Frank Dimino joined UFO guitarist Paul Raymond in the Paul Raymond Project in which he sang lead vocals. Bassist Felix Robinson played on the debut album of the band White Lion, Fight to Survive. Angel’s keyboardist Gregg Giuffria had modest success as the leader of the band Giuffria during the 1980s as well as with the band House of Lords, who - sans Giuffria - reunited in 2002 and released a new album The Power and the Myth on Frontiers Records. In 2006, Giuffira appeared as a guest keyboardist on House of Lords' World Upside Down LP, and they released Come to My Kingdom in 2008 without Giuffria.

In the late ’90s, Angel reformed with a new line-up. Keyboardist Gordon G.G. Gebert joined the band in 1999 but left in 2002. Currently, the band members are Frank Dimino, vocals; Barry Brandt, drums; Randy Gregg, bass; Steve Blaze, guitars; and Michael T. Ross, keyboards. The band’s 2000 release In the Beginning also features guest appearances by original guitarist Punky Meadows, as well as Robinson. In 2000 came the release of Angel: The Collection, making it the most extensive Angel greatest hits compilation that included 16 songs.

In 2006, Lilith released two singles albums which has singles released through the band’s career (1975-1981), and even though it has most singles released at that time it does not include “Better Days” which was taken off the White Hot album and replaced with “The Winter Song.” This song remains unreleased on CD or cassette format. It is however available as a 7" single but is very hard to find. Angel is now working on a new album, which so far has no name, but has three songs written for it. They are: “Worship the Sun”, “Hold On To Your Dreams”, and the third untitled song.

Bassist and founding member Mickie Jones died in San Dimas, California on 5 September 2009, after a long battle with liver cancer. Jones performed on four Angel albums (Angel, Helluva Band, On Earth As It Is In Heaven, and An Anthology). He toured extensively with the band in the United States for several years. Before Angel he played in the rock group BUX, which included guitarist Punky Meadows (Angel) and singer Ralph Morman (Joe Perry Project and Savoy Brown). BUX released one album on Capitol Records, We Come to Play in 1976. Both Jones and Meadows were asked to join the New York Dolls but declined. After leaving Angel he formed the LA band Empire and was the lead singer. Empire included drummer Steve Riley (LA Guns). Over the years he became interested in film production and would later work in the film industry.

Singer Frank DiMino now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and plays in classic rock tribute bands. Recently, he appeared on the Sin City Sinners Christmas album, singing lead vocals on the holiday classic Winter Wonderland.

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*****Congrats to Paddy77 for the FTF! You and your daughter ROCK!*****

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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