The Ground Floor Rock Show

Just an old poster, found in the archive.

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It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of "Evie Metal" Bailey. She is now with the lord! Evie & John were a big part of the success of the Ground Floor and she will be greatly missed by all the lives she touched.
Please keep John Bailey & the family in your prayers.

Happy Birthday to the one and only Kevin Allison! Your "Rock-n-Roll Tour Guide"

Who remembers this album featuring Oz Fox?

Sin Dizzy - He Is Not Dead (Full Album) 00:00 He's Not Dead04:05 I Gave It All to Him08:29 Psalm 2312:42 Enter Me17:27 Sacred Blood23:30 Back in Time28:07 Rise Above31:30 Long Way to Heaven...

Honor & Glory is a worship band comprised of Kevin Young, Josiah Prince, and Joey West, veteran musicians who are best known as members of the hard rock band Disciple.

The venture into vertically-directed lyrics backed by a melodicism that is right at home in a corporate worship setting might seem surprising on the surface, but it’s a move that makes perfect sense given each of the band members’ histories. All three musicians have put in years of service in local churches and have long been passionate worshippers of God through their music. “Where the mission of Disciple is to reach the unreachable, the vision of Honor & Glory is to create a musical atmosphere where hearts, minds, souls, and voices center on the greatness and wonders of our amazing God through worship,” lead singer Kevin Young explains.

The debut release from Honor & Glory will be released with BEC Recordings in 2021. You can learn more by following them on Facebook, Instagram (instagram.com/honorandgloryofficial), and Twitter (twitter.com/honorgloryband).

She had to call 911 tonight.

A very introspective piece, by Oz.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the release of "Against The Law." This was an album that caused a lot of controversy with fans. We walked away from the format we started with and changed everything from songwriting to wardrobe. The limited amount of stripes were different colors per member. Even the Stryper logo was changed beyond recognition.
The record label tried to come up with unorthodox ways of marketing the album. An interesting fact, they were twisting our arms to change. They wanted to see the band transition away from the previous sound and look. We were told to deliver an album that sounded more raw. That went back to our roots. It's hard to say what would have happened if we had decided not to listen to them. They seem to be the only label that believed in us at the time so we did the only thing we thought we could do... we delivered a hard rock album that satisfied what the label wanted. In my opinion, a masterpiece!

On the previous album, In God We Trust, I recall being very depressed about my guitar playing. I was in a real bad way towards myself as an artist. I wanted to be better. So I got an offer from a good friend to learn some basic theory. I recall spending hours and hours trying to reshape my playing. Trying to memorize patterns on my fretboard. Studying other great players in detail. As the months passed I begin to feel more satisfied about myself and my playing.

The time came when we had to deliver this new album the record label was asking for. I felt ready. We recorded basic demos at Robert's house then took that music mix to Michael's then home studio and spent time honing in the vocals. All of us worked on the music. Creating, writing lyrics, producing, coming up with ideas. It was definitely a team effort.

We took those demos to Tom Werman and he agreed to work with us. He brought on his engineer Eddie Delena. Eddie was pretty sharp! I learned a lot from him. We all spent hours and hours getting these songs recorded. We definitely stretched ourselves and experimented with different ways to do things. It was very similar to previous projects but way different as far as the vibe goes. But the real test for me was yet to come.

All the music theory I worked on had to be put to the test. Instead of being frustrated I was having fun laying down solos! I even invited a handful of friends to come in and cheer me on while I recorded them! Lol. Tom Werman called it "The men's club!"

The day came when executives from Enigma Records walked in to hear how things were going. I sat down on the couch positioned in a sinked area in front of the mixing console. I don't think anybody knew I was there and I didn't feel like getting up to say hi. After they had heard a few songs I heard someone ask, "did you get a new guitar player?" They were told it was me and then I heard them say "THAT'S OZ????" A big smile came on my face. All the hard work paid off! Sometime later Tom called my house and left me a long complimentary message about my playing on my voice message recorder. I can't tell you how good that made me feel! I don't think any kind of Xanax could replicate the feeling.

Love or hate the album, Against The Law was a huge milestone for me. I will always see that album as one that brought me out of a deep hole. My lifestyle at that time wasn't so honorable, but that's another story. I just wanted to clarify how much this album meant to me and how blessed I was to be able to do it. As a matter of fact, every album I've been involved with has a special place in my heart. The hard work that goes into creating music and recording it is like no other work experience I've ever had. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to do it due to my health, but I'm so glad for what we have accomplished. Not to mention all of the people who have been affected in a positive way from the band. God has used and still uses Stryper. I recently said to the guys that if anything were to happen to me, please keep the band together and keep it going. The world needs what Stryper sings about and that's all about Jesus! Thanks for spending the time to read this...
Oz

PS: does everyone know that Randy Jackson played bass on ATL's Shining Star?

Happy Birthday our very own Greg of "Greg & Steve; no relation"

We always wanted this interview.

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The Ground Floor Rock Show updated their business hours.

Happy Birthday to our very own Evie Metal!!!

Happy Birthday to our very own Danny Goodall !

MARK SELLS (formerly from Brothers N' Blues) booked a last minute show for Friday Jun 21st at SEPTEMBER'S TAPROOM & EATERY in Rialto!!

MARK SELLS & The Soul Brothers will be rockin' the blues from 9PM-1AM. This is the first time for MSB at this really cool venue in RIALTO, and they are really
looking forward to a great show!!

Hope y'all can make it, especially the of you in the Inland Empire & surrounding area!!

** Septembers has two locations...we are playing at the new RIALTO location!

Peace,
MARK SELLS Band

Happy Birthday to our very own "Goodwill Ambassador" Clarence Alvey III !