Early days E-boys1 E-boys2 Titanic truth SG5 Groovies Inc OUT OF PSYCEDELIC WONDERLAND (and into the concrete jungle) After the likes of us, Dan Reed & Living Colour, the funkrock thing had lost its edge, so when the 2 new guys walked into the rehearsal room at Odenplan in Stockholm, things was about to change. Guitar player "Slim" Martin came from a heavier background (although his main man is Freddy King) and drummer Tom Broman did as well. We started writing and recorded the album Freewheelin´ in Abbey Road Studios in London. Slightly heavier, slower & tuned down a half step, I came up with the best lyrics so far. Playing live started with a small, secret warm-up gig for our 30.000 closest friends, opening up for Metallica.(Is that my knees rattling?) Just before walking on stage, Martin goes: -" What`s this song?? Oops. The intro. Should have told him, shouldn`t I? All of a sudden, the very long guitar chords wasn`t so long anymore, and the volume from the Marshalls was literally "gone with the wind". Second time around, a few years older, we got screwed around by a record company, who stopped working the album almost before they had even started.(- "Got a mobile phone? Know some people? Great! YOU can be our new A'n'R guy!) Did somebody mention the back of the Alice Cooper cover "Love it to death"? Got me! "Slim" Martin Thomander I had been told about this guitar player that was supposed to be good and I asked: What`s he like? -"He wears afghan furs, reads Bukowski, loves Freddie King and breeds fishes", was the answer. We tried him out the day after and had a great time. The guy had to stay. A bohemian, who loves reggae, blues & guitars and knows how to entertain. He`s not a big drinker ( he falls asleep :-) and he`s got no sence of time or direction. One of the funniest and nicest guys I`ve ever known & a good blues-guitarist. Should call him someday. Tom Broman Yoooooooouuuuu fucking baaaaaaaastard!!!! The drummer just arrived . Dr.Jekyll & Mr. Tom. One of the best fuckin` drummers in the world. This guy can`t play a bum note. His brother locked him up as a kid and didn`t let him out until he could play "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". He recorded a whole album with a broken knee, came straight from the hospital to play an amazing gig with 8 stitches in the forehead after being beaten up & robbed & he fell and twisted both (!) his ankles when he got lost in Tokyo (need I say the gig went great?). His name is Tom, and he is truly a "fucking bastard". Andy Christell (EB 1)