Sunday, time for a classic.
A fine evening in June 2019 we resurrected a 33-year-old album that, in different ways, meant a lot to the band. A few weeks ago the remastered re-release of "That Makes One" is available. One of the bonus tracks on this release is "Eye For An Eye", a "lost" track only released as a B-side way back when, but we played it live this summer and it turned out to be quite a killer. So here is a taste of what went on that day at Sweden Rock Festival, see the clip below.
EASY ACTION is a Swedish band from Stockholm that was first formed in 1981 by Pelle Almgren (ex-WARHEAD), Henrik "2 meter" Jermsten (ex-STOODES), Bosse Belsen (aka Zinny J. Zan of SHOTGUN MESSIAH/KINGPIN/ZAN CLAN - drums) and Björne Fröberg (bass, ex-WARHEAD). Bosse and Björne quit and were replaced by Ola "Skox" Andersson and drummer Urban "Ubbe" Sundbaum (ex-LUSTANS LAKEJER). Stranded Records became interested and released the single "Honcho Bongo". It didn't sell well and when the second single, "Om Jag Vore Kung", also failed the band split up. Skox and 2 meter formed PSYHEDELIC MONGO and Pelle Almgren started writing songs instead.
EASY ACTION was reformed as a glam metal band in 1982 by Kee Marcello and Alex Tyrone (aka Peo Thyrén). The two played together in the Swedish glam act NOICE when they decided to start the ultimate glam rock band, mixing their influences of 1970s glam with a punk/metal attitude. They met the original singer Bosse Belsen, now named Zinny J. Zan, at the Stockholm rock club Ritz and recorded his vocals on the first demos the very same night. Later the NOICE drummer Fredrik Von Gerber and the guitar player Danny Wilde joined the band. Bassplayer. Per-Olof Thyrén
In 1983 they got signed to the US major label Sire and became the first Swedish band ever to sign a worldwide record deal. After releasing two albums; "Easy Action" in 1983, and "That Makes One" in 1986, the band split up when their guitarist and bandleader Kee Marcello quit the band to join EUROPE, and went on to worldwide success with the band, selling over 30 million albums. Zinny J. Zan went on to join the Skövde glam metal band KINGPIN, later renamed SHOTGUN MESSIAH.
US hair metal superstars POISON used the chorus of EASY ACTIONs 1983 single "We Go Rocking" in their hit single "I Want Action" which led to the members of EASY ACTION suing the American band and winning a financial settlement in the case.
EASY ACTION reunited for a gig at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2006. This was followed by several shows in late 2007, including opening for TWISTED SISTER. In April 2008, the band went in the studio with producer Chris Laney to record a new studio album. In 2011 bassist Micael Grimm died.
On December 18, 2018 EASY ACTION was confirmed to play at the Sweden Rock Festival in 2019. The concert will include a live performance of the album "That Makes One" in its entirety, performed by the line-up that recorded it, including vocalist Tommy Nilsson and guitarists Kee Marcello and Chris Lind.
Today's tune "Eye For An Eye" is taken from 2020 re-release of the album “That Makes One”. The Video was filmed at Sweden Rock Festival, June 7, 2019. Video edited by Dragan Stankovic, Audio by Björn Höglund. Enjoy!
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