Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, both of whom played in the supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's Hallucination and 2007's Influence. The first two songs on "Hallucination" -- "My Hallucination" and "I'll Always Be with You"—received modest airplay. "Influence" consisted solely of 1960s and 1970s cover songs that influenced them. Blades' son Colin, a songwriter himself, contributed backing vocals and arrangements to the album. Shaw Blades also recorded a cover of the classic Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" on the A Classic Rock Christmas album by various classic rock artists in 2002.[1] [2] Shaw Blades did a short tour of America in Spring 2007 and another in Autumn 2007. Both members still principally record and perform with the acts which made them famous. From 2007 to 2009, they were joined on tour by Will Evankovich on the request of Blades, who had seen Evankovich's band American Drag perform and wanted him to join them on acoustic,12-string, harmonica and background vocals.[3]
| Italic Title: | no |
| Hallucination | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Shaw Blades |
| Cover: | Shaw_Blades_-_Hallucination_Cover.jpg |
| Recorded: | August/September, 1994 |
| Studio: | Jack's Barn |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 42:36 |
| Label: | Warner Records |
| Next Title: | Influence |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
| Italic Title: | no |
| Influence | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Shaw Blades |
| Cover: | Shaw_Blades_-_Influence_Cover.jpg |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Length: | 38:31 |
| Label: | VH1 Classic Records |
| Prev Title: | Hallucination |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.[4] [5]
"California Dreamin'" was used at the end of the last episode of season 2 of the TV show Californication.[6] [7]
"My Hallucination" was used in the movie Tommy Boy.[8]