The Bad Animals- A Tribute to HEART

One of the most powerful and cutting edge female fronted rock acts of the 70's and 80's was the band HEART. Ann and Nancy Wilson set the standard for future female artists, opening the door for women to be a part of a predominately male run music business, and creating some of the greatest and most recognized songs in music history.Recreating the passion and power of an institution like HEART isnt an easy task for a tribute band, which probably explains why there are less than a dozen Heart tributes currently working in the United States. The Bad Animals are one of the select few that capture the raw energy of a live HEART concert.Hailing from Minnesota, The Bad Animals are made up of 6 of the most accomplished, award winning, and recognized musicians from the region: Sandy DiMancari on lead Vocals, Joelle Negaard on Lead Vocals and Guitar, Lewis Sego on Keyboards, Bruce Campbell on drums, Todd Hunter on Bass and Vocals, and Leni DiMancari on Guitar and Vocals.Taking on the task of recreating a band like HEART takes incredible musicianship, and the members of the Bad Animals have previously laid down their own history on the Minnesota music circuit: Lead Vocalist Sandy toured and recorded with Obsession X, Ricochet and Charade. Joelle performed as a solo artist . Lewis was a studio musician and is a current member of Faith Nation who has performed and toured with all four FN Cd's. Bruce was a touring drummer with Jet Screamer & Attica. Todd comes courtesy of LaCrosse WI and worked the Mpls. circuit for years prior with other projects, and Leni is mostly recognized as the founding member of Hericane Alice. He also toured and recorded on over a dozen CDs in the 80's and early 90's, including working with members of Y&T, LeMans and Montrose.Throwing six multi tasking and talented musicians into the mix has been an enlightening experience for the band. They have all crossed paths musically in the past, and have a mutual respect for each other on and off stage, and it shows in their live performances. In concert, the band is incredible, with Sandy covering the power of Ann Wilson and Joelle capturing the subtle and softer side of Nancy Wilson, creating breathtaking harmonies.Their show spans 3 Decades of Multi platinum HEART Music, performing their Chart Topping Singles, Rock Classics and Arena Rock Power Ballads. The Bad Animals have been dubbed one of the hottest Tribute bands on the circuit, and give an energetic performance capturing the Power and Energy of HEART. The Nine Lives Tour in 2007 brought the band to 50 cities, performing to over 50 Thousand people that year. The Bad Animals were nominated for a Minnesota Music Award for Best Tribute Band and Best Cover Band in 2006 by the Minnesota Music Academy.found this plain layout at HOT FreeLayouts.com / MyHotComments