Imagine Motorhead Meets the Ramones & you have the original 'They Call Me Energy' while the whimsical original 'A Night at The Space Opera' is a bit like Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd meets the early Who!
NEW YORK, NY, May 30, 2023 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A long lost 1970s Video of legendary NY York Rock Band, That Hideous Strength featuring Roy Wagner, was recently discovered, performing on The Danny Conrad 1975 TV Show & Posted on You Tube. This was the sole footage ever of the band and That Hideous Strength performing their 2 sided single, the originals "A Night at the Space Opera" & "They Call Me Energy", both composed by band founder Mickey O who also produced the recordings.
That Hideous Strength featured Roy Wagner on lead guitar & vocals, Harry Britwar on bass & vocals, Mickey O on backing & break vocals & guitar, & Rodney Smith on drums. Harry Britwar co-wrote "They Call Me Energy" with Mickey & Lew Gabbey co-wrote "A Night at the Space Opera" with Mickey.
As Mickey had just received his MBA from Columbia University & Harry was finishing up in Medical School, the members were all over the country & the band had one more recording session, a cover of The Moby Grape's "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" produced by Mickey which has been posted on You Tube at https://youtu.be/XhLNFh-67b0
All 3 Remastered Studio Recordings are available as high quality MP3 downloads at Amazon & other excellent online sites. Anyone interested in licensing the recordings for movies, TV, commercials, CDs etc should contact HifiHifi68 at G Mail Dot Com
You can actually hear the Official Remastered Studio version of a "Night at The Space Opera" at
https://youtu.be/1KhpdoxmxqE and the Official Remastered Studio version of "They Call Me Energy" at https://youtu.be/aOFV49-y8LE
That Hideous Strength featuring Roy Wagner or That Hideous Strength featuring Harry Britwar has no association whatsoever with any later band using the name That Hideous Strength.
Related Link:
https://youtu.be/6XqBKQKfQVI
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