Alias
was a
Canadian
rock supergroup,
formed in 1988
in Toronto
by
songwriter/lead vocalist
Freddy Curci
and
songwriter/lead guitarist
Steve DeMarchi
of the Canadian
arena rock band
along with
Heart
founding members
Roger Fisher,
Steve Fossen,
and
Mike Derosier.
History
Alias
(1988–1992)
Curci and DeMarchi
were members of
the Canadian rock band
Sheriff
from
1979 to 1985.
Sheriff's popularity
in the club circuit
garnered the attention
of Capitol Records,
which led to their
self-titled album
Sheriff.
Sheriff's singles,
particularly
"When I'm with You",
received a
large amount of airplay
and reached No. 1
in Canada.
Although promotion
and distribution problems
stalled the record's
initial
American momentum,
the song reached No. 61
on the Billboard charts.
Reports of fans
not being able
to buy the record
in stores plagued
Sheriff's American tour.
Rigorous touring,
frustration and disappointments
caused tensions
that split the band;
Sheriff disbanded in 1985.
With the financial backing
of friends and family,
and with the help of
DeMarchi's brother Denny
who later played keyboards
and sang backing vocals
on the Alias album,
Curci and DeMarchi
built a recording studio
in the DeMarchi
family home basement.
They worked as
couriers during the day,
while writing
and recording at night.
Most of these songs
would end up on
Alias'
self-titled
debut album.
In 1988,
their song
"When I'm With You"
re-entered and climbed
the US Billboard chart
for a second time.
In January 1989,
Capitol Records
re-released
the Sheriff album
in the US.
"When I'm With You"
hit No. 1
on the Billboard chart
in February 1989.
Curci and DeMarchi
tried to get
Sheriff back together,
but the other members
of Sheriff,
rhythm guitarist/keyboardist
Arnold Lanni
and bassist
Wolf Hassel
who had formed
the band
Frozen Ghost
in 1985,
were not interested.
Curci and DeMarchi
joined forces
with
ex-Heart members
Roger Fisher,
Steve Fossen
and
Mike Derosier,
to form
Alias.
The band released
their debut album,
Alias,
in 1990;
it went gold
in the US
and platinum
in Canada,
scoring hits
with the
power ballads
"More Than Words Can Say"
(#1 Canada, No. 2 U.S.),
"Waiting for Love"
(#13)
and
"Haunted Heart"
(#18 on Mainstream Rock Charts).
"More Than Words Can Say"
was the band's
biggest hit,
climbing to No. 2
on the
Billboard
Hot AC chart
and on the
Billboard Hot 100.
A North American tour
followed through 1990
including a stint as
the opening act for
REO Speedwagon
but, while touring,
the trio of
former Heart musicians
left the band
due to
musical differences.
In an interview with
Strutter magazine,
Curci said that Alias
never formally disbanded:
"Alias never split.
Music changed.
We couldn't get
our music out there.
No one wanted to
hear it anymore.
Grunge was in and,
you know what,
that's OK,
'cause music needs
to do that.
It needs to change all the time.
That's how it stays fresh.
Alias is still
Steve and I.
Alias will always be
Steve and I.
Steve and I
will do a
record tomorrow
if the fans need one!"
Alias
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from the Canadian
Rock Band
released in 1990
by
Capitol Records.
The single
"More Than Words Can Say"
reached No. 1
in Canada
and No. 2
in the United States.
A third single,
"Waiting for Love",
was released in
early 1991
and peaked at
No. 13
on the U.S.
Billboard Hot 100.
TRACKLIST
Say What I Wanna Say
Haunted Heart
Waiting For Love
The Power
Heroes
What To Do
After All The Love Is Gone
More Than Words Can Say
One More Chance
True Emotion
Standing In The Darkness
More Than Words Can Say
(Stripped)[*]
When I'm With You
(Live Acoustic Version) [*]
Never Say Never
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Released in 2009,
is the
second album
from the 1990s
Hard Rock
band
In early
January 2009,
Alias announced
the release
of their
long-awaited
second album.
This album,
appropriately titled
Never Say Never,
sat unreleased
for nearly 18 years.
It was recorded
in 1992
and was
planned to
follow the
self-titled
debut album
Alias.
However,
due to the
rapidly evolving
music scene
of that time
where the
grunge movement
was growing
in popularity
and metal was fading,
it was not released.
A few of the songs
from this album
were re-recorded
and appeared on
lead vocalist
Freddy Curci's
solo album
Dreamer's Road,
but many tracks
remained unreleased.
TRACKLIST
Woman Enough
XTCOI
How Much Longer Is Forever
Give Me A Reason To Stay
Wild Wild One
Pleasure And Pain
The Warden
Bare Necessity
All I Want Is You
Call Of The Wild
Diamonds
Play Me A Song
We Want It All
Perfect World
Into The Fire
Who Do You Think You Are
When I'm With You
(Live Acoustic Version)
