Midnight Riders (band)
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The Midnight Riders are a virtual band
featured in the video game Left 4 Dead 2
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became the most popular band in America. That band was Love Supply.
One fateful day in 1983, their opening act, the Midnight Riders, beat them so badly onstage that they became instantly famous.
The Riders spent the next two years working on their first album, enjoying a little time away from the spotlight while serving eight to ten years for aggravated assault in the federal correctional facility at Fort Worth. Luckily for Riders fans the world over, they accidentally had not killed any of Love Supply and, due to an over-crowding problem in the joint, all non-murderers were released in January, 1985. Upon release of their debut album We’re Coming For You, Love Supply three months later, the band Love Supply retired, passing the mantle of Greatest Southern Rock Supergroup of All Time to The Midnight Riders. That same year, bass player Riggs Donner was killed in a motorcycle accident and was replaced by provisional temporary band member Jake Thorne.
Since then, the Riders have released over 23 albums.
In 1989, the Riders’ first ever love ballad, ‘This Man Loves You’, written and performed on piano by provisional temporary band member Jake Thorne and released as a B-side to the single ‘Midnight Ride’ from the album Born Yesterday, became the band’s first ever #1 hit song. To this day, the band refuses to play the song live.
In 1993 the Midnight Riders finally got their long-overdue recognition from the music industry, winning the Grammy for Most Pyrotechnics in a Single Concert.
The Midnight Riders are currently on the road for their No Salvation Fairgrounds Tour, as part of their promotion of the just-released Greatest Hits album, High Heels and Brushed Steel.
It's currently unknown whether the group is okay or even alive, although their tour bus can be seen as it was driving down the road in "The Passing" (which could just be survivors using the bus as a rescue vehicle). Wall writings on "Dark Carnival" (taking place after The Passing) say they're dead while other wall writings say they got rescued. Both could be rumors created by survivors.
's composer, Mike Morasky, a former member of rock band Steel Pole Bath Tub
. Morasky himself played guitar, keyboard and bass for the tracks, singer Greg Dale provided vocals, and percussionist Jason Roeder acted as drummer. The tracks 'Midnight Ride' and 'One Bad Man' were later made available for purchase for the Rock Band series, through the Rock Band Network
.
The Midnight Riders made their first appearance in the 2009 video game Left 4 Dead 2
, with their music appearing in various jukeboxes throughout the game. The campaign Dark Carnival features the game's player characters ultimately arriving at an abandoned stage which was to be used by the band (there, it is revealed that the Midnight Riders actually lip sync
their concert music) -though, this could be due to them catching the Green Flu, and being unable to perform as expected.
Only 4 actual songs have been released/recorded so far: 'Midnight Ride', 'One Bad Man', 'All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass)', and 'Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)'. A rough demo of 'Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)' was released via a secret hidden link during a video design contest based on the song. 'All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass)' is randomly played on a jukebox in the finale of the new "The Sacrifice" campaign.
Virtual band
In music, a virtual band is any group whose members are not corporeal musicians, but animated characters...
featured in the video game Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe; in 2010, Left 4 Dead 2 was made available to...
.
Fictional Biography
In 1983, four young men from Galveston, TexasGalveston, Texas
Galveston is a coastal city located on Galveston Island in the U.S. state of Texas. , the city had a total population of 47,743 within an area of...
became the most popular band in America. That band was Love Supply.
One fateful day in 1983, their opening act, the Midnight Riders, beat them so badly onstage that they became instantly famous.
The Riders spent the next two years working on their first album, enjoying a little time away from the spotlight while serving eight to ten years for aggravated assault in the federal correctional facility at Fort Worth. Luckily for Riders fans the world over, they accidentally had not killed any of Love Supply and, due to an over-crowding problem in the joint, all non-murderers were released in January, 1985. Upon release of their debut album We’re Coming For You, Love Supply three months later, the band Love Supply retired, passing the mantle of Greatest Southern Rock Supergroup of All Time to The Midnight Riders. That same year, bass player Riggs Donner was killed in a motorcycle accident and was replaced by provisional temporary band member Jake Thorne.
Since then, the Riders have released over 23 albums.
In 1989, the Riders’ first ever love ballad, ‘This Man Loves You’, written and performed on piano by provisional temporary band member Jake Thorne and released as a B-side to the single ‘Midnight Ride’ from the album Born Yesterday, became the band’s first ever #1 hit song. To this day, the band refuses to play the song live.
In 1993 the Midnight Riders finally got their long-overdue recognition from the music industry, winning the Grammy for Most Pyrotechnics in a Single Concert.
The Midnight Riders are currently on the road for their No Salvation Fairgrounds Tour, as part of their promotion of the just-released Greatest Hits album, High Heels and Brushed Steel.
Band Members
- Ox
- Smitty
- Jake Thorne (Bass, Keyboards)
- Dusty
It's currently unknown whether the group is okay or even alive, although their tour bus can be seen as it was driving down the road in "The Passing" (which could just be survivors using the bus as a rescue vehicle). Wall writings on "Dark Carnival" (taking place after The Passing) say they're dead while other wall writings say they got rescued. Both could be rumors created by survivors.
Biography
In reality, the band's music was written and performed by ValveValve Corporation
Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States...
's composer, Mike Morasky, a former member of rock band Steel Pole Bath Tub
Steel Pole Bath Tub
Steel Pole Bath Tub was a hardcore punk/noise rock band, formed in 1986 in Bozeman, Montana by Mike Morasky and Dale Flattum .- Band history :...
. Morasky himself played guitar, keyboard and bass for the tracks, singer Greg Dale provided vocals, and percussionist Jason Roeder acted as drummer. The tracks 'Midnight Ride' and 'One Bad Man' were later made available for purchase for the Rock Band series, through the Rock Band Network
Rock Band Network
The Rock Band Network is a downloadable content service designed by Harmonix Music Systems with the help of Microsoft to allow musical artists and record labels to make their music available as playable tracks for the Rock Band series of rhythm video games, starting with Rock Band 2...
.
The Midnight Riders made their first appearance in the 2009 video game Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game. It is the sequel to Valve Corporation's award-winning Left 4 Dead. The game launched on November 17, 2009, for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 in the United States and November 20 in Europe; in 2010, Left 4 Dead 2 was made available to...
, with their music appearing in various jukeboxes throughout the game. The campaign Dark Carnival features the game's player characters ultimately arriving at an abandoned stage which was to be used by the band (there, it is revealed that the Midnight Riders actually lip sync
Lip sync
Lip sync, lip-sync, lip-synch is a technical term for matching lip movements with sung or spoken vocals...
their concert music) -though, this could be due to them catching the Green Flu, and being unable to perform as expected.
Only 4 actual songs have been released/recorded so far: 'Midnight Ride', 'One Bad Man', 'All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass)', and 'Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)'. A rough demo of 'Save Me Some Sugar (This Won't Take Long)' was released via a secret hidden link during a video design contest based on the song. 'All I Want For Christmas (Is To Kick Your Ass)' is randomly played on a jukebox in the finale of the new "The Sacrifice" campaign.