Asphalt Ballet | |
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Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Genres | Blues rock, hard rock, southern rock |
Years active | 1988–1994 |
Labels | Virgin Records |
Members | Danny Clarke Julius J. Ulrich Terry Phillips Mikki Kiner |
Past members | Tommy Dean Gary Jeffries |
Website | - |
Asphalt Ballet is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California. [1] Their style is rooted in blues rock and incorporates elements of hard rock and Southern rock. [1]
The band's name was derived from descriptive terminology used to depict a motorcyclist, crashing and skidding along an asphalt concrete road at high speed. [2] The band consists of vocalist Gary Jeffries, bassist Terry Phillips, drummer Mikki Kiner, and guitarists Danny Clarke and Julius J. Ulrich, [3] [1] although by 2019 the status of the band is unknown. Jeffries fronts the Gary Jeffries Band. When was asked about a reunion with his former bandmates and said, "I wouldn't be opposed to it, but man, I haven't talked to them guys in about 20 years, their MySpace is no longer available."[ citation needed]
Virgin Records signed the band and released their self-titled debut album in 1991. [3] Jeffries left due to pressure from the label to change their style to sound more like grunge. [1] Their second album, Pigs, was released in 1993, [2] with Tommy Dean on lead vocals. [3] The band split up shortly after the release of Pigs. [3]
Information about recording new material may be on the band's MySpace web page, but the most recent was reportedly in February 2011. [4]
Release date | Title | Label |
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1991 | Asphalt Ballet | Virgin |
1993 | Pigs | Virgin |
Release date | Title | Label |
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1991 | Blood on the Highway | Virgin |
Release date | Title | Label |
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1991 | "Soul Survive" | Virgin |
1992 | "Tuesday's Rain" | Virgin |
1992 | "Unlucky Mr. Lucky" | Virgin |