Formed 1991, U.S.A.
Albums:
1991
Bareback
2003
Dead Ahead
History:
Wild Horses (not to be confused with the early 80's band of the same name
featuring Brian Robertson and Jimmy Bain was a short-lived band that
went largely unnoticed, despite having ties to several of hard rock's biggest bands.
The band was formed by former Kingdom Come member James
Kottak (drums) and ex-King Kobra front man Johnny Edwards, the two
had previously worked together in Buster Brown and a revamped Montrose.
A few members came and went before they added another Kingdom Come alumni in
Rick Steier. A major label contract was handed to the band almost immediately,
but at the same time Edwards was given the opportunity to front the legendary
Foreigner and he jumped at the chance. John Levesque was brought in as
the new vocalist with Jeff Pilson of Dokken handling the bass duties
(although the album listed Chris Lester as the group's official bassist).
The radio-friendly melodic rock album got rave reviews, but was ignored
by the record buying public and the band quickly folded. Kottak and Steier
resurfaced in Warrant, with Kottak departing in 1996 and Steier in
2000. Both would show up together in a band called Krunk before Kottak
rose to stardom as a member of the Scorpions.
In 2002 it was announced that Wild Horses would return with the
same line-up that recorded the debut album (with Pilson on bass once again),
and release a new album titled Dead Ahead
Links:
The Official Jeff Pilson Page
The Official Warrant Page
The Official Scorpions Page
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