![]() "LBD" continues to top the charts on WDVE Pittsburgh and WNCD Youngstown. WMMQ in Lansing, Michigan has now offiicially added "Little Black Dress". Here is a link to find a station in your area: _ ("Little Black Dress" will be the third song played.)Ĭheck it out on any local station that carries Alice Cooper's show. Alice will be featuring "Little Black Dress" on his nationally-syndicated radio show on Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at 11:00 p.m. Patrick's DayĪlice Cooper has rediscovered Donnie Iris. Will be featuring the "famous" three drummer *ANNOUNCEMENT: Donnie Iris & The Cruisers Look for new Donnie Iris and the Cruisers The July 2008 shows (please see the Shows page for details) will be recorded for future release as a live CD.Ī great shot of Donnie in his Lennon T-Shirt. "Rocque Fantastique" (which is on the "Ellwood City" CD) will make an appearance in a Meg Ryan film called "Serious Moonlight"(to be released in 2009). Sadly, Fortune 410 hadn't been reissued on CD as of 2000.The Official Home of Donnie Iris and The Cruisersįrom rock 'n roll to law school and back, Cruiser producer/songwriter/keyboardist Mark Avsec is featured in Cleveland's Scene magazine.ĭonnie Iris and the Cruisers will have a new album coming out in Spring 2009 featuring live concert recordings and new songs. The chorus is amazing, and so are Iris' falsetto screams. Avsec's sustained synthesizer chords and McClain's driving bass set the foundation for Lee's resonant, thundering power chords and Iris' unbelievable vocals. Fortune 410 closes with the astonishingly powerful and tuneful "Do You Compute?" As a single it reached the Top 60, but it deserved a much better fate. That's what makes the infectiously quirky, McClain-penned "Never Did I" such a pleasant surprise. During Donnie Iris and the Cruisers' 1980s prime, Avsec and Iris generally co-wrote the songs, although there was occasional input from the others. "She's So European" is fun, hyperactive pop/rock. Avsec's fast, sputtering synthesizer and Lee's gunfire-like fills propel "I Belong," but in some places it's hard to tell if Valentine is playing or if a drum machine is used. Iris displays his wide vocal range on "Stagedoor Johnny." "Cry If You Want To" rolls along with a fine chorus in addition to McClain's infectiously supple basslines and Lee's biting solo. The perky "Human Evolution" has a bopping new wave beat it's Devo-like, only with a better grasp of melody. Fortune 410 does sound very much like a product of the 1980s due to tinges of new wave, particularly in Avsec's keyboard work. At least the public and the radio had the good sense to embrace early-'80s hits "Ah! Leah!" and "Love Is Like a Rock." Iris and his solid backing band the Cruisers - keyboardist/producer Mark Avsec, guitarist Marty Lee, bass guitarist Albritton McClain, and drummer Kevin Valentine - maintained their high level of power pop and rock & roll quality on 1983's Fortune 410. Donnie Iris is one of the classiest rock singers who deserved widespread stardom but never achieved it.
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