Member Since: 10/26/2004
Band Website: drivinrain.net
Band Members:
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TIMEXX NASTY- vocals
SKULLY SHEMWELL- bass, vocals
MICHAEL STEWART- lead guitar, vocals
GEEP CLARK- drums, vocals
Influences:
70s, 80s, 90s, and todays Hard Rock and Hair Metal! (Bands like Motley Crue, Dokken, Cinderella, Tesla, Skid Row, Danger Danger, Jet, Saliva, Buckcherry, W.A.S.P., Guns N Roses, Jackyl, Alice Cooper, Jim Dandy’s Black Oak Arkansas, KISS, Dio, Poison, Quiet Riot, AC/DC, Nazareth, Motorhead, White Zombie, Saxon, Def Leppard, Lynch Mob, Metallica, Megadeth, Bon-Jovi, Aerosmith, Keel, Deep Purple, Tommy Bolin, Waysted, UFO, Scorpions, Emaciation, Twisted Sister, Ratt, Def Leppard, Y&T, Supa Group, Tila Tequila, Iced Earth, Metal Church, Accept, Shooting Star, Molly Hatchet, 38. Special, Bon-Jovi, Hollywood Rose, White Zombie, Great White, Slaughter, L.A. Guns, KIX, TSO, Dangerous Toys, Warrant, Billy Swan, Steppenwolf, Head East, Pat Travers, Animal, Funny Money, Hollywood Rose, Broken Teeth, Helix, Van Halen, Rob Zombie, Uprisin, Roxx Gang, Blue Cheer, Forigner, Broken Toyz, Whitesnake, Paul Black’s L.A. Guns, Cherry St., Tora Tora, The New York Dolls, Hanoi Rocks, Roxy Blue, REO Speedwagon, Kingofthehill, Banshee, Naked Beggars, Frontrunner, Tony Spinner, Red Thunder, BLS, OzzY Osbourne, Queensryche, Blackfire, Dirty Looks, Zan Clan, Love/Hate, Black Sabbath, Godsmack, The Murder Dolls, Beggars Jury, Tezer, StageCrew, Forcer, Lou Hobbs
Sounds Like:
Skid Row, Dokken, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Black Oak Arkansas, Cinderella, Lynch Mob, Jackyl, Nazareth, Keel, and W.A.S.P.
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"I have spent a considerable amount of drive time with Drivin Rain thumpin my speakers. It is a GREAT disc and I intend on working a few tunes into future shows. Fans of Skid Row and WASP listen up! Check this band out. "- Hairball John Radio Show - http://www.hairballjohn.com
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"Great American Hard Rock, Reminds me of Aerosmith and Black Oak"Drivin’ Rain looks like rockers...sounds like rockers...lot’s of babes here like rockers...wait...YOU GUYS ARE ROCKERS."- Andy Tanas of Krokus/Black Oak
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"The Cape Girardeau, Missouri band features the legendary Timexx Nasty on vocals"- Carbondale Nightlife (5/1/03)
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"Imagine a gravely voiced Mariah Carey hitting the Metal scene and you’ll begin to understand what the vocals sound like..." - Carbondale Nightlife (4/6/95)
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"The songs are well written and the musicianship is really good. There are no cookie monster voices or silly antics when it comes to this straightforward rock-n-roll recording...... If you are a fan of guitar driven rock music... then be sure to weather the storm and dive into Drivin Rain." -jsohn www.entertainmentnutz.com
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"Drivin’ Rain singer Timexx Nasty is a singing Jeckyl and Hyde, that reflects a little of our good nature, and a touch of our naughty sides."- Nightlights (10/97)
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"Nasty’s vocals cover all the ranges, glass shattering highs and bone crushing lows. From Axl to Zombie, Timexx nails them all."- Daily News Republic 5/9/2002
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" I am proud to to know the guys in Drivin’ Rain . One of the most hard working bands I know ! Can’t wait to hear the next cd ! " Kirby Ray - Real Rock 99.3 - KCGQ - Cape Girardeau, MO
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" Really loved the new cd ! " - Kevin Casey - WLS - Chicago, IL
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" I was really into their music..."- DIRTY HALL PROMOTIONS
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" Drivin’ Rain rocks so much! I wanna join the band!"- Mick Brown of Dokken
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"Drivin’ Rain you guys rock, we rock!"- Vinny Appice of DIO, Black Sabbath, and The Hollywood Allstarz
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"Drivin’ Rain? What ever! Get out and don’t eat our pizza..."- Steppenwolf
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"drivin rain- with a title like hellwater, how could it be bad. sounds like 80’s metal. but they pull it off quite well. nice pipes..." - truthhurts- CapeScene.com
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"Drivin’ Rain is Great 80’s Rock 13 tracks In the vein of Great White, Keel, Guns & Roses"- PERRIS RECORDS
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"Drivin Rain, the kings of metal, sat proudly atop their throne as usual."- The Eye- CapeScene.com
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"The local legends so to speak, these guys have been at it for 10 years now doing their thing and doing a damn good job at it," -Jared Smith, a member of local band Minds Above
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"Drivin’ Rain has been around since 1994, and counts themselves as "a valor member of the School of Hard Rock."- Ryan King of OFF Magazine
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"Drivin’ Rain- After a short rain delay, Drivin’ Rain took the Independence stage for some serious rocking. They can put on a show! The crowd was dancing and singing along, especially on their theme song Drivin’ Rain."- TOM, DICK & HAIRY
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"drivin rain-these guys ripped it up...i saw some of the best guitar soloing i had ever seen. now im sure you guys are like...well he does that every show. but i have only seen their set 1 time...and really it was more over a period of 2 times, i saw the first half at the camp and the second half at COR. great band. definately rocking"- buffalowinger capescene.com
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"Timexx = ROCKIN!!!" Megan Conner
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"Good Show, Sounded Great"- Eric Brittingham of Cinderella & Naked Beggars
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"DRIVIN RAIN S/T CD. FINE MELODIC HARD ROCK FROM USA IN THE SAME VEIN LIKE AC/DC."- Musiclotte from COPENHAGEN Denmark
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"Good to hear some straight up rock and roll from some "local" boys..
Keep it up!" Wudman, Radio Free Mojo- Rocking the STL Metro East!
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"The Rain Gang has been a Drivin Rain as they are pooring on the heat with Delightfully Evil! The new ablum Delightfully Evil is going to be a DRIvIN FoRcE Of RaIN! Your going to love the new Drivin Rain CD and the songs are amazing live! They bring thier classics, A Law Against Me, HellWater, and even some Dragula at thier shows. But when you crank out Drink My Wine you know for sure that its a drinking song and "The Rain Gang" are a "DRIvIN RAIN" Thats Delightfully Evil!!!"- Bad Bones theboneyard & thecybergrind.com
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"The new 2006 cd release from DRIvIN’ RAIN, Delightfuylly Evil is just that, 13 hard rock tunes that will leave you feeling pleasently wicked. Add this to your cd collection TODAY."- Cabala Productions
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"Timexx and the boys can rock! I can now say I have survived two rain storms in one week."- thelipsmack.com
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"Drivin’ Rain Rocks!" - Leni DiMancari of Bad Animals (Heart Tribute)
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"I have to say I’m pretty impressed with Timexx’s vocal duties."- Metal Zone- Belgium
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"A force of nature. The rain began to pour and we rocked all night long! A band from Cape Girardeau, MO. brought the small crowd to their feet! With cover songs from Guns n Roses to Steppenwolf and
originals like "A law against me" Drivin Rain strikes like lighting. By the end of the show we were all screaming for more thunder and lighting from Drivin Rain.....a storm to reckon with."- www.thelipsmack.com
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"The dogs love "Delightfully Evil" but the cats hate "Toys for the Witches" and "Unmarked Grave." No shit, here I was editing copy, speakers thumping away, when "Unmarked Grave" opens up with that asthmatic banshee-gasp. Two cats levitated off the balustrade into the rubber tree and downstairs, dumping a dish of kittie crunchies off in the process. All 4 dogs quit listening and dashed off to eat up the cat food. The third cat bolted straight for the top of my head, fortunately missing the open ink bottle. (Speedballs, remember?) But the feline populace has to fend for itself around here. Everybody likes "Rain Is Comin’ Down" and "A Law Against Me." " - Morticia & Gomez
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"Just wanted to say that I loved Drivin Rain’s music."- Johannes Lindstrom (PR manager)- Sweden Rock Festival
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"We’ve heard nothing but good things about our opening act Drivin Rain"- Steve Clark (KISS ARMY)
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"Sounds better than ever. This is what real rock should sound like."- Hal McCormack (Tora Tora/Black Oak Arkansas)
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"Drivin’ Rain came out and put on a high energy/hard rockin’ show. These guys have really stuck with it and become one of the best local bands......they got a real scorcher in the new lead guitarist." - libra7 SEMissourian.com
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"My Son and I attended the Drivin Rain/Kiss Army Concert at the Arena Building. Drivin Rain’s opening set was an AMAZING reminder of the great local musical talent we have right here in SE Missouri! They by far exceeded my expectations!They kept the crowd on their feet with amazing guitar solos and awesome original songs that I will be singing in my head for days to come. Their stage presence and professionalism kept the audience in the palm of their hands even after the show when they took the time to meet and sign autographs with some very excited concert goers. I will definitely be keeping my eyes open as to where these guys will be playing again. They are GREAT local musicians and well worth seeing again and again!"- Jenn73 SEMissourian.com
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"You Totally Rock!"- Tina At Final Power Metal
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