THE WINERY DOGS Bassist Billy Sheehan - "We Didn't Have A Plan; There Was Surprisingly Little Direction"
May 25, 2014, 10 years ago
Billy Sheehan, bassist for The Winery Dogs, is featured in a new interview with QC Times. An excerpt is available below:
Billy Sheehan winces at the labeling of his new band, The Winery Dogs, as a "supergroup."
"We've all done a lot of bands in the past, various circumstances and various configurations," said Sheehan, a founding member of the band Mr. Big and a five-time winner of best rock bass player by Guitar Player magazine. "We're not a 'supergroup' at all, just me, Mike (Portnoy) and Richie (Kotzen)."The band released its self-titled first album in July, which debuted at No. 3 on the top alternative albums chart, fourth on the top independent albums chart and fifth on the top rock albums chart. It also topped the year-end chart in the Village Voice's "Pazz and Jop" critics poll.
Not bad for three guys who say they just started winging it.
"We didn't have a plan or a template or a scheme for how we thought it should be," Sheehan said. "There was surprisingly little direction about sound or direction or genre or what we were looking for. We just played."Go to this location for the complete story.
On April 15th, The Winery Dogs released both a Special Edition, and Dog Treats Deluxe Special Edition of their self-titled debut album.
The Special Edition is a two disc set including the original album, Unleashed In Japan 2013 - a 10 song live recording, including the song 'Criminal' (previously unavailable in the US), and an expanded booklet with photos and lyrics.
The Dog Treats Deluxe Special Edition is a box of “dog treats” fortified with these essential vitamins:
- The two-disc Special Edition (above)- A CD of demos from 2012, The Winery Pups
- A DVD of music videos and band interviews
- Mike Portnoy’s in-studio diary from the making of the record
- Custom Winery Dogs dog tags with chain
- Custom Winery Dogs wine bottle topper
- Custom embroidered paw print logo patch
Unleashed In Japan 2013 Tracklisting:
'Elevate' (Live)
'Criminal' (Live)
'Time Machine' (Live)
'I'm No Angel' (Live)
'Not Hopeless' (Live)
'Stand' (Live)
'You Can't Save Me' (Live)
'Shine' (Live)
'Fooled Around And Fell In Love' (Live)
'Desire' (Live)
