Formed 1999, U.S.A.
Albums:
2001
Beautiful Creatures
2005
Deuce
History:
Sleazy hard rock dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century, Beautiful Creatures
managed to get a major label deal and make some headlines in an era when dirty rock &
roll was on life support.
Joe LeSte (vocals, formerly with Bang Tango) and DJ Ashba
(briefly the BulletBoys guitarist) formed the Beautiful Creatures in
September 1999 in Hollywood. Over the next year the group was rounded out with the
additions of Anthony Focx (guitar, who originally played drums with such Sunset
Strip bands as Tommi Gunn and Jones Street), Kenny Kweens (bass,
formerly with Shake The Faith and No. 9) and Glen Sobel (a session
drummer who had worked with people such as Ken Tamplin, Gary Hoey and
Saga).
The band played its first gig in July of 2000 and within three months had
recorded a demo that caught the attention of Warner Bros records. The Beautiful
Creatures were quickly being pushed into the limelight, garnering a spot on one
of rock's premiere tours -- Ozzfest, despite having no album in stores. With
the release of the debut album and the wrapping up of the Ozzfest dates, things
began to unravel. With Warner Bros merging with AOL, several bands got lost in the shuffle
with the Beautiful Creatures being one of them as their album sank with little
promotion.
Founding member DJ Ashba quickly jumped ship followed closely by
Sobel. Alex Grossi (guitar) and Matt Starr (drums) were brought in
as the band was determined to forge ahead with a new label, and an album with the
working title of Deuce. By the time of its release however Mark Simpson and
Timmy Russell were the latest members of the Beautiful Creatures.
Links:
The Official Beautiful Creatures Page
The Official DJ Ashba Page
The Official Kenny Kweens Page
The Official Glen Sobel Page
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