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HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed)

Loud, fast rock 'n' roll since 1995

About Me

With a sound as gritty as the dust devils of their homeland, HOSS was formed in Ft Collins, CO over a decade ago by southwest Kansas natives Tommy Ray (vox/bass) and Michael Damn Brown (guitars & illegal fireworks). Though there have been some lineup changes and hiatuses over the years, the band has been a staple on the Colorado rock & roll scene.The current lineup is rounded out with Ian Webb on drums and Ernie Sanchez on guitar. Their music plays homage to the rock gods these country boys were raised on: Kiss, AC/DC, Motorhead, and many other staples of the Headbangers Ball era.Armed with hot licks, drumsticks, and guitar picks, HOSS is a brutal onslaught of loud fast rock and roll, pausing occasionally to take a shot of whiskey. When these cowboys come to your town the blood will fly and the ladies will cry.The above mp3s are from the NEWLY RELEASED album "Nightsnake". 11 tracks were recorded at the Blasting Room Studios in Fort Collins, Colorado. The album was engineered and mixed by the now infamous Jason Livermore. The mastering honors were performed by Ian Webb's brother (and former band mate) Malcolm Webb. CLICK ON ONE OF THE BANNERS BELOW TO PURCHASE "NIGHTSNAKE" NOW!!


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/30/2005
Band Members: Tommy Ray ~ Big Bad Bass and vocalsIan Webb ~ Rockin' Drums and Cowbell Dirty Ernie Sanchez ~ Six Strings with a bullet
Influences: AC/DC, Anthrax, Atomic Bitchwax,Beatles, Black Sabbath, Bob Seger, Cheap Trick, Cinderella, Dio, Dwarves, Electric Frankenstein, Entombed, Faster Pussycat, Flaming Sideburns, George Jones, Gluecifer, Goatsnake, Guns 'N' Roses, Hellacopters, Hookers, Iggy and the Stooges, Iron Maiden, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, KISS, LA Guns, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, MC5, Megadeth, Metallica, Ministry, Monster Magnet, Motley Crue, Motorhead, New Bomb Turks, New York Dolls, Nine Pound Hammer, Pixies, Queen, Radio Birdman, Ramones, Revolting Cocks, Rocket From the Crypt, Rolling Stones, Rose Tattoo, Runaways, Screeching Weasel, Slade, Sonics Rendezvous Band, Soundgarden, T Rex, Ted Nugent, The Cult, Thin Lizzy, Thor, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Twisted Sister, Van Halen (NOT Van Hagar), Vandals
Sounds Like: Ace of Base if they were a rock band.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Austin band THIS DAMNED TOWN can kiss THIS DAMNED ASS

I received this lovely piece of hatemail from an Austin band named THIS DAMNED TOWN. They didn't like us advertising on their MySpace page, because they obviously pay a lot of money for it - oh wait, ...
Posted by HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed) on Fri, 12 May 2006 02:46:00 PST

If KCSU censors the art, then who censors the music?

I received the following e-mail this morning from the KCSU MySpace account, with the heading "Indecent". I was hoping they were going to be talking about my lyrics or my sex life, but no, they had a b...
Posted by HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed) on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 07:41:00 PST

I'm On Fire! - NEW!!

Im on Fire                You know that Im hot              And you know that Im ...
Posted by HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed) on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:08:00 PST

Blood On Steel Strings

Blood on Steel Strings                Cant give the soul that Ive already sold            ...
Posted by HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed) on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:33:00 PST

High On Speed

High on Speed                I'm a Chevy Camaro drivin' outta control              and ...
Posted by HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed) on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:31:00 PST

Cold Day In Hell

Cold Day In Hell   Every man is another victim We just cant seem to lick em See the fire burnin in my eyes Theres no need to ask me why   You played me for a sucker Another dumb motherfu...
Posted by HOSS (Hooked On Southern Speed) on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 02:30:00 PST