Jamie Rowe
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Jamie Rowe is the lead vocalist of the Christian hard rock band, Guardian
. He is also the lead vocalist for power pop band, The Ruled. His recording career began with the amateur band, Tempest.
He has released a solo album: The Beautiful EP (1999, Massive Groove Records), which was to be followed by a full length project.
Jamie Rowe's full length solo debut titled "Songs For Heaven & Earth" was released in 2004.
In 2006, It was re-released digitally by Jamie's own imprint Peppermint Daisy Music.
Miami, Florida based Jostom Distribution currently distributes the recording in Latin America.
Billed as "J.R. Rowe," Jamie and his brother, Mikk Rowe, founded the former Christian Glam metal
band, Tempest, in the late 1980s. Their debut album, A Coming Storm, recorded on Pure Metal Records in 1987 (unreleased on compact disc until 1999), features Jamie's melodic voice with less grit and more high, falsetto screams (à la metallurgist mentor Stryper
's Michael Sweet
) than in his later work, and the lyrics contain a straightforward evangelical candor.
Jamie and Tempest recorded their second and last album on Pure Metal in 1988, The Eye of the Storm, wherein, looking at the disc insert, Jamie's former unequivocal lyrics were traded in for those with an ambiguous "you" supplanting references to God in such songs as "True Love (Never Fade Away)" and "Lost Without Your Love." Amid internal turmoil, Tempest disbanded in 1990.
After Tempest, Jamie joined the Los Angeles based band Guardian. Guardian became one of the most successful bands in Christian music throughout the 90's. He became widely known as a premier vocalist and performer.
In 2000, Jamie hooked up with Vic Rivera, Scott Miller and Scott Novello to form AdrianGale, a melodic rock band similar in style to Guardian. While the band's lyrics were not explicitly Christian, they were generally positive in nature. The band released four studio albums and one live album before problems with the record company forced the band to leave the name behind. The new band, known now as Crunch (also the title of AdrianGale's fourth and final studio album), has plans to record a new album in 2010.
Guardian
London Calling
Adriangale
Crunch
Solo
Guardian (band)
Guardian is an American Christian hard rock/metal band. The band released six studio albums, three additional albums in Spanish—and toured extensively worldwide...
. He is also the lead vocalist for power pop band, The Ruled. His recording career began with the amateur band, Tempest.
He has released a solo album: The Beautiful EP (1999, Massive Groove Records), which was to be followed by a full length project.
Jamie Rowe's full length solo debut titled "Songs For Heaven & Earth" was released in 2004.
In 2006, It was re-released digitally by Jamie's own imprint Peppermint Daisy Music.
Miami, Florida based Jostom Distribution currently distributes the recording in Latin America.
Billed as "J.R. Rowe," Jamie and his brother, Mikk Rowe, founded the former Christian Glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
band, Tempest, in the late 1980s. Their debut album, A Coming Storm, recorded on Pure Metal Records in 1987 (unreleased on compact disc until 1999), features Jamie's melodic voice with less grit and more high, falsetto screams (à la metallurgist mentor Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
's Michael Sweet
Michael Sweet
Michael Sweet is a singer from Whittier, California, United States. Sweet is best known as co-founder, writer and frontman of the Christian glam metal band Stryper. He was also one of the two lead vocalists and one of three guitarists for Boston until August 2011.-Youth:He began his musical career...
) than in his later work, and the lyrics contain a straightforward evangelical candor.
Jamie and Tempest recorded their second and last album on Pure Metal in 1988, The Eye of the Storm, wherein, looking at the disc insert, Jamie's former unequivocal lyrics were traded in for those with an ambiguous "you" supplanting references to God in such songs as "True Love (Never Fade Away)" and "Lost Without Your Love." Amid internal turmoil, Tempest disbanded in 1990.
After Tempest, Jamie joined the Los Angeles based band Guardian. Guardian became one of the most successful bands in Christian music throughout the 90's. He became widely known as a premier vocalist and performer.
In 2000, Jamie hooked up with Vic Rivera, Scott Miller and Scott Novello to form AdrianGale, a melodic rock band similar in style to Guardian. While the band's lyrics were not explicitly Christian, they were generally positive in nature. The band released four studio albums and one live album before problems with the record company forced the band to leave the name behind. The new band, known now as Crunch (also the title of AdrianGale's fourth and final studio album), has plans to record a new album in 2010.
Discography
Tempest- A Coming Storm (1987, CD Released in 1988)
- Eye of the Storm (1989)
Guardian
- Fire and LoveFire and LoveFire and Love is the second album of Christian metal band Guardian. It was released in 1990 and featured an arena rock sound, described by Cornerstone as "Bon Jovi to the bone"....
(1990) - Miracle MileMiracle Mile (album)Miracle Mile is the third album of Christian rock band Guardian. It was recorded at the end of 1992 and released in 1993. The album was produced by the Elefante brothers, who were also producing albums for legendary Christian band Petra....
(1993) - Swing, Swang, SwungSwing, Swang, SwungSwing, Swang, Swung is the fourth studio album of Christian rock band Guardian. It was released in 1994 by Pakaderm Records.The album takes the band into experimental grounds in folk and acoustic music...
(1994) - BuzzBuzz (Guardian album)Buzz is one of the albums from Christian rock band Guardian. The album was released in October 1995 and was produced by Steve Taylor. The album takes the band into the realms of alternative music and grunge common of the 90s....
(1995) - Bottle RocketBottle Rocket (album)Bottle Rocket is one of the albums from Christian rock band Guardian. The album was released on August 5, 1997 and was produced by Steve Taylor.This album delved deeper into the alternative and grunge genre the band explored in their previous album....
(1997) - House of Guardian: Volume 1 EP (digital download only) (2007)
London Calling
- The New Sensation (2003)
- You're So Lucky (2004)
Adriangale
- Feel the Fire (2000)
- Under the Hood (2001)
- Re:Program (2002)
- Live Program (2003)
- Crunch (2004)
Crunch
- Starting Over EP (digital download only) (2007)
Solo
- The Beautiful EP (1999)
- Peppermint Daisy Music (2000)
- Songs for Heaven and Earth (2004)
External links
- JamieRowe.com
- Official Site for his old band, London Calling
- http://www.myspace.com/jamieroweJamie Rowe at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
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