"The RAZ Band" Celebrates 40+ Years of Hits and Stuff" Songs You Should Know and Love! Remember where you were the first time you heard TRB??? One day Raz played the new songs for a record company executive who said," I love these songs, this is a great band, but your'e to old to sign. Why don't you find some 20 year olds, teach them the songs and I'll sign them." It was then that Raz came up with the new name for the band:"Older Than Your Parents".
So "The RAZ Band" were born! The End . P.S. This is a true story.
the tenth album is released "Copy This" featuring Joey Molland a list of others through out the years in studio recording the records.
Raz played in bands in High School. With his friends Hutch & Neil. And they would would go see Joey Molland when Badfinger was playing in the New York/New Jersey area.As well as fans of Joe Vitale when he toured with Joe Walsh in the New York/New Jersey area.
Raz & Hutch went to L.A.(winter in Jersey sucks). They formed the band "The Contents", played all over LA: Madame Wongs East & West, Troubadour, Whisky, The Central, Gazzari's, and many other clubs. The Contents disbanded and then some of The Contents formed "The Raz Nasty Band" They made records/cds , videos, , kept playing live around town, Started to play colleges. Then one night at Filthy McNasty's , Raz Nasty became "RAZ". Jim Manzo joined the band, and has been an established bassist in Los Angeles in his bands to meeting and marrying a cousin of Michael's family.
Joey Molland would either play guitar, sing or produce RAZ. Joe Vitale would either play keyboards, drums, sing or produce RAZ,(lots of history here)(how they came to play with RAZ is another story). Then Raz & Hutch went back to New Jersey for their High School reunion. Being the kind of fellas that they are they played at the reunion.
So Thank you for reading our story, listen to the music , watch the video, read the blog, and please don't do drugs and clean up your room ,make your bed, don't stay out to late, wear a condom, etc.;;; I don't like the looks of those people that you're hanging out with! You know the drill. late, peace, out.........see ya.
cheers
