HEADPINS ON TOUR SUMMER 06 BOOK NOW !
This is one of the Best Classic Rock Bands from Canada .
They are On Tour and Headlining Concerts and Special Events
Originally formed by Brian MacLeod and Ab Bryant as a sort of 'side project' from
Chilliwack, the group was rounded out by drummer Bernie Aubin and Darby Mills, one of the
west coast's hottest new singers. Their impact was immediate even before they'd landed a
record deal - the band's live magnetism was rivalled by few and they soon became one of the
hottest commodities in Canadian rock, beginning with their first show in hometown Vancouver
backing up Blackmore's Rainbow. After winning a local radio contest, the group released TURN
IT LOUD on the independent Solid Gold Records in 1982. Co-produced by Bill Henderson, who
Bryant and MacLeod played with in Chilliwack, the record allowed the Headpins to hit the
scene with an experienced master behind the controls. Charged with emotions, MacLeod's
guitars rang predominant, almost a friendly battle with Mills' immediately signature voice.
With Bryant and Aubin serving a tight powerful backbeat, the lead-off title-track grabbed
you by the balls and refused to let go, and would soon find its place in rock history as one
of rock's greatest anthems of all time.
Mills' style became known as the growl and would go on to lead the charge in their energized
live show, compared more to Robert Plant or David Coverdale than, say Ann Wilson or Janis
Joplin. "Don't It Make Ya Feel" turned the FM stations upside down, as did the title track,
backed by the killer "Breakin' Down", about one person's handling personal problems via
suicide, "People" and the almost ballad "Winnin'". The Headpins were here and were soon
rewarded with a gold record. Word of the band's raucous, charged show spread and by the time
TURN IT LOUD turned platinum just a few short months later, the band had already toured most
of the continent. The debut would go on to sell over a quarter-million copies in Canada
alone and be certified double platinum, making it one of the most successful debut albums by
a Canadian group ever.
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