Hard Rockers DIRTY TRICKS formed in 1974 and three delivered unpretentious Hard Rock albums for the Polydor label. The band debuted live at London's Marquee Club as openers to DUX DELUXE during January of 1975. DIRTY TRICKS debuted with an eponymous Rodger Bain produced set promoted by support tours in the UK to both ARGENT and BUDGIE.
1. Wrecking Ball
2. And You Lied
3. Down Came the Dominoes
4. Act Of God
5. A Soldier and a Son
6. Blind Leading the Blind
7. The Calling
8. Stay Away from My Car
9. Bruised
10.Last Man Standing
Dirty Tricks – Up At The Nine Count 2009
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I never knew they got back together. Looks like not many people did 🙂
Here’s the full review:
Virtually unknown comeback album from 2009 featuring the worst excuse for artwork I’ve ever seen!!
Hard Rockers DIRTY TRICKS formed in 1974 and three delivered unpretentious Hard Rock albums for the Polydor label. The band debuted live at London’s Marquee Club as openers to DUX DELUXE during January of 1975. DIRTY TRICKS debuted with an eponymous Rodger Bain produced set promoted by support tours in the UK to both ARGENT and BUDGIE.
In June of 1975 Australian drummer John Lee, a former member of DINGOES, BLACKFEATHER and ARIEL, joined the fold. Lee would quit following the third album ‘Hit And Run’ and was superseded by Andy Bierne. Tony Visconti would be on hand to produce the band’s second effort. Touring for this release would witness British support dates to the STREETWALKERS and gigs across America as guests to CHEAP TRICK, BLUE OYSTER CULT and BOB SEGAR. The group bowed out in 1977 with ‘Hit And Run’, another Visconti produced affair.
After the group had finally called it quits the Binnie / Horbury / Bierne triumvirate put in some rehearsals with OZZY OSBOURNE, then having just decamped from BLACK SABBATH. This proposed band folded as Osbourne duly rejoined BLACK SABBATH.
Bassist Terry Horbury would then join VARDIS in 1983, guitarist John Frazer Binnie wound up joining the high profile ROGUE MALE in the early 80s. Bierne eventually turned up in PRAYING MANTIS, SCORCHED EARTH, GRAND PRIX and 1987’s DORIAN GRAY. Stewart meantime hooked up with erstwhile SIDEWINDER and STALLION guitarist STUART SMITH to found FRENCH KISS, a band unit completed by drummer Kelvin ‘Yatta’ Yates. Stewart and Smith later relocated to America forging INFORMER.
DIRTY TRICKS members Binnie, Horbury and Stewart evolved into tribute band STAIRWAY TO ZEPPELIN during the 90s fronted by one ‘Robert Planet’ a.k.a Kenny Stewart. Majestic Rock Records re-issued all three DIRTY TRICKS albums in 2004, all boasting extra studio and live tracks.
In a surprise move, DIRTY TRICKS returned to action in 2009 to record new album tracks dubbed ‘Up At The 9 Count’. The band unit comprised John Fraser-Binnie, Kenny Stewart along with new recruits bassist Fingerthumbs and drummers Richard Marcanjelo and Reuben O’Donoghue.
Is a re-up available for this one?
Thanks in advance.