Slik toxik band8/15/2023 ![]() I think that we have darker material and we have got some melodic and more dramatic or dynamic material. Nick Walsh: One of the things about the song that I enjoy is that with Revolver we did it, but the Famous Underground sounds vary - people can’t nail if we are a metal band or a rock band. Sleaze Roxx: It is definitely a good track so it is a good choice as well. It is a fan favorite so, there you have it. ![]() Under your recommendation, sure, we will do it.” We like it. We already had our tracks picked and everything and based on Sheron’s opinion, which I value very highly, she thought that it would be a shame for us to not put it on the record considering that in the Revolver days it was never released as a single or too much notice was taken of the track. She is a close friend of Laurie-Anne Green, our bass player, and she actually recommended that we redo that track because we were doing it in our live show but it was not even going to be considered beyond that. Nick Walsh: Well, a very successful friend of ours - a woman by the name of Sheron Alton, you can look her up as well - she was the guitar player and one of the songwriters in the band Toronto and she has had major successes with some hit songs that I’m sure you know, such as “What About Love” by Heart, and some other songs that have sort of made the hit parade. ![]() Why did you elect to re-record a Revolver song for the Famous Underground debut? Sleaze Roxx: One of your videos from the Famous Underground CD is “Dead Weight” which actually dates back to your days in Revolver. We have done some new material and we are gearing up to do some recording in the New Year to hopefully see a fall 2014 release of Famous Underground 2. I am still finding it hard to believe that the year has passed so quickly. As for new material, I have been working on a bunch of new material and we have been recording a bunch of stuff since early this year. So, to say “re-released” - well, yes sort of - but it is more like it is been licensed for various other territories around the world who didn’t get the opportunity to get the record. If you wanted a Famous Underground CD you had to come to the show kind of thing. The place that you could find it, or it was available readily, was here in our home country of Canada and/or in the physical sense mostly through live performances. Nick Walsh: You know it is funny because if there was no internet around - I mean, this kind of stuff happens all the time but now with the internet people can sell MP3s via iTunes or other various sources, it would be considered a re-release even though it was never released in those territories. What prompted the band to sort of re-release the album two years later rather than come up with a CD with new material for the label? Sleaze Roxx: Famous Underground’s debut CD was actually released independently back in 2011 before being released through a label in 2013. And at the same time they can’t nail us down like we’re an exact replica of AC/DC or something like that - that makes me feel good too. It makes me happy because people are putting us in with these bands - that is a compliment. Also, this stuff is all over the place through different magazines and different sources. A lot of people are saying it is a combination between Metallica and Guns N’ Roses or Megadeth or Love/Hate - I don’t know. It is being hailed by the critics as a combination - they can’t nail it down. Nick Walsh: Well, Famous Underground’s sound is basically old school values with, sort of, modern production. Sleaze Roxx: For those who might not be familiar with Famous Underground, can you describe your band’s sound? Sleaze Roxx caught up with the driven frontman prior to Famous Underground’s upcoming show - headlining a New Year’s Eve bash in Toronto. Following the band’s demise in the mid ’90s, Walsh continued with music, including partnering with bassist Laurie-Anne Green in the band Revolver and now Famous Underground. If you were a hair metal and sleaze rock fan back in the early 1990s, odds are that you are familiar with the name Nick Walsh, who was the lead vocalist for Toronto based sleaze rockers Slik Toxik. NICK WALSH (FAMOUS UNDERGROUND & EX-SLIK TOXIK) INTERVIEW:
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