Rough Cutt
Rough Cutt was an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California who released 2 studio albums on Warner Bros. Records in the mid-1980s. Rough Cutt never achieved the commercial success enjoyed by many other L.A. bands of that time but various members went on to success in other groups, including Jake E. Lee with Ozzy Osbourne, Amir Derakh with Orgy, Paul Shortino with Quiet Riot, and Craig Goldy and Claude Schnell with Dio.
History
The first Rough Cutt line-up featured vocalist Paul Shortino, drummer Dave Alford, guitarist Jake E. Lee, keyboardist Claude Schnell, and bassist Joey Cristofanilli. Both Lee and Alford had also previously been in another Los Angeles band, Ratt. Both Schnell and Cristofanilli had previously been in the band Magic.
Two other former Ratt members, guitarist Chris Hager and bassist Matt Thorne a.k.a. Matt Thorr (who replaced Cristofanilli) would also soon join Rough Cutt. After his departure, Cristofanilli temporarily joined Ratt himself, later joining forces with members of the band Sin who went on to release the album Made In Heaven under the name Jag Wire in 1985.
Rough Cutt (album)
Rough Cutt is the self-titled debut album of the 80's hard rock/heavy metal band of the same name. It was produced by Tom Allom, who is most famous for producing Judas Priest. The song "Take Her" was co-written by Ronnie James Dio. The songs "Dreamin' Again" and "Black Widow" were co-written by Wendy Dio, Ronnie's wife and also the band's manager at the time. "Piece of My Heart" was originally performed by Erma Franklin, though Janis Joplin made it famous, and many people mistakenly believe Janis Joplin was the original performer of the song. "Never Gonna Die" was written by vocalist Mark Gable and guitarist Brad Carr whose band The Choirboys scored a minor hit with it in 1983. The single peaked at No. 21 on the Australian charts.
Track listing
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ALBUMS
- Live released: 1996
- Wants You released: 1986
- Rough Cutt released: 1985
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You Wanna Be A Star
by: Rough CuttFrom mighty to lowly
And even the weak
From fighter to boxer
And cop on the beat
From lightest to darkest
And you in between
There's a light in your eye
And a vision you've seen
Chorus:
It's getting brighter
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It's something we all dream
You're gonna be
You wanna be a star
Your name in lights
You wanna be a star
You can deal your best cards
You can play your best hand
You can push for the top
You can make a stand
From a loser to a winner
Whose turn has arrized
So go for it all
To get the prize
Repeat Chorus
You wanna be a star
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You drive a fancy car
You wanna be
You're gonna be a star
Your name in lights