UnEarthed Vol. 2

About the Artist
In the 1970s when Y&T chose its name, it was prophetic. The band couldn’t have predicted its future better than by using the abbreviation of the Beatles’ LP Yesterday & Today. Their legions of fans are as captivated by Y&T’s melodic heavy rock and roll today as they were yesterday. In other words, their music is timeless.

And this day, unable to ignore the barrage of fan mail, Y&T have returned to the stage--with original members Dave Meniketti on searing lead guitar & vocals, powerhouse drummer Leonard Haze behind the skins, Phil Kennemore on bass, and John Nymann joining on guitar. While some may dispute that John was not Y&T’s first guitarist [Joey Alves mastered the position as the band's original rhythm guitarist], the band considers him part of the Y&T family [John Nymann has been a co-songwriter and background vocalist with the band since the 1980s]. With Leonard’s return, the band considers Y&T reunited--making a dream come true for the fans.

For years Y&T was the most requested supporting act on the hard rock road, touring with rock icons including, Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC and Motley Crüe. They were sure-fired to whip the crowd into a frenzy with their high energy set. On both coasts at home, in Japan, Europe and England, they headlined to overflow houses of 15 to 30 thousand.

Y&T has sold over 4 million albums and has recorded 17 LPs and three greatest hits collections since their 1974 inception. These rock and roll pioneers survived disco fever, rode the crest of the 80s’ hard rock insurgence, and remained faithful to melodic power ballads throughout the age of grunge. At any concert you can hear fans calling out their requests from albums including, "I Believe in You" from Earthshaker, "Barroom Boogie" from Black Tiger and "Mean Streak" from Mean Streak. With a reenergized demand, in 2001 the band was asked to release another collection and compile the selections for The Ultimate Y&T. But Y&T’s concerts are not filled with their golden oldies; the years have added maturity to the band’s passions without compromising the power and blistering energy Y&T has always been known for.

In 1995, tired of being musically misunderstood by the U.S. majors, the band signed a record deal with a Japanese label. They recorded Musically Incorrect--a title whose tongue is firmly planted in cheek--for the Japanese market, then released in the U.S. and European markets. "It felt right to record for the Japanese company. We have a huge following there." As for the title, "Well," Meniketti says with a laugh, "it relates to the music we had been raised on, which wasn’t considered in fashion at the time."

But, the call of Y&T’s fans has never been silenced. In 1997, after Dave finished a sold out Bay Area gig, a fan asked him if the original Y&T would get together. Though at the time, he thought it would be a long shot, he said, "I’ll never say never to anything. It could be fun." That day is here. The glory of the Y&T sound will be heard live again. And their thousands of fans worldwide rock to the music they love.

Product Description
UnEarthed, Volume 2--the second in Y&T’s UnEarthed series--continues with another treasure chest of new, classic-era Y&T songs. This 2nd collection contains previously unreleased material from the actual original demos and recordings from 1974 through 1989. The fans asked us to dust off these unheard recordings, and here’s another round--rough, with all the warts (and magic) expected from a demo recording. Locked away in the Y&T vaults over the past three decades, now these gems are available in consecutive volumes for fans to treasure. The treasure hunt continues!

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UnEarthed Vol. 2

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SOLID AMERICAN METAL
Unearthed sent me to the moon!
Y & T from the days of contender, not pretender!
Another surprising collection of could-have-been hits
Good not quite as good as Vol 1, however

UnEarthed Vol. 2
Y&T
Manufacturer: Meanstreak Music Co.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

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UnEarthed Vol. 1
Meniketti
On The Blue Side
Ten
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ASIN: B0006H92BU
Release Date: 2004-11-05

Tracks:

Face To Face
Ashes To Ashes
Get Tough
Showdown
Love Has No Cure
Help Me Hear Me
New Kid In Town
Long Time Coming
Dance Dance Dance
Crazy Make Love
Over Under
Hands of Time (acoustic)
Bad Bad Girls
Take Me
More
Lucky Night
Love Don't Come Easy
Cheap and Easy

Album Description

UnEarthed, Volume 2--the second in Y&T's UnEarthed series--continues with another treasure chest of new, classic-era Y&T songs. This 2nd collection contains previously unreleased material from the actual original demos and recordings from 1974 through 1989. The fans asked us to dust off these unheard recordings, and here's another round--rough, with all the warts (and magic) expected from a demo recording. Locked away in the Y&T vaults over the past three decades, now these gems are available in consecutive volumes for fans to treasure. The treasure hunt continues!

Customer Reviews:

SOLID AMERICAN METAL.......2005-11-20

either . vol. 1 or vol. 2. are worthy purchases. the cds kick ass from beginning to end. 1 of the bands that got me into Metal music in the 1st place. thanks guys

UP THE IRONS

Unearthed sent me to the moon!.......2005-07-22

Y&T Rocks! I can't believe how good this is! Some of these
songs should've been hits! I feel like I bought a brand
new album or a greatest hits package. Most demos bands
release are not good but not this one. Songs like Crazy
Make Love, Over Under and Showdown are some of the best
songs they ever wrote. If your tired of all the garbage
out there and have no new music to listen to, you need
to hear this and feel good that there is still good hard
rock out there. Thanks to Y&T for keeping rock alive!!!!

Y & T from the days of contender, not pretender!.......2005-05-06

Earthshaker
Black Tiger
Meanstreak
Y & T was such a great band on those releases and maybe even up to Down for the Count, but somewhere, this band truly lost it's way. Listen to the CD "Contagious" and besides the title cut, each song is structured to mirror a "hit" from another band such as Def Lep, G 'n' R, etc. The fact was the guys stopped writing great songs and tried to write the next hit, trying so hard that they lost what made them great in the first place. Every Y & T fan wanted the "10" record to be sooo good but we all know how bad that was. This is a collection of mostly rockers that makes Contagious and the 10 record so weak that if this collection was released instead of either of those, Y & T would not have left in the first place. Not every song is a winner here such as "Crazy make Love", a song that sounds more than just a bit like 2 different Whitesnake songs combined bringing my point crystal clear. The year is 2005 and these songs are at least 17 years old if not older but still sound very fresh today. We need this collection to bring some class back to the hard rock and heavy metal scene. Thanks Dave and company for releasing this and the other volume. It is great to here you again and I just wish most of these would have seen the light of day when they were recorded but better late than never. Now come out to Pittsburgh and play a show. Last time I saw you, you guys opened up for Motley Crue. Say What!

Another surprising collection of could-have-been hits.......2005-03-09

The Good
We start off with a few Ronnie Montrose co-penned numbers. "Face to Face" has a wicked guitar riff that's prominent throughout, while "Showdown" is loaded with hard charging rhythms and strong vocals. For the third Montrose ditty, we have an 80s rock cliché alert: A song that uses a popular idiom for its title, "Ashes to Ashes". "Love Has No Cure" was written originally for the Contagious album, it has a cool electronic guitar riff that mixes well with Meniketti's powerful melodic vocals. Dave admits in the liner notes that he pretty much ripped off two sources for the bluesy ballad "Help Me Hear Me". The lyrics were taken from a poem by an anonymous author that he read in school, while the music was `borrowed' from Deep Purple's "Gypsy". Chugga-chugga riffing controls the feel of "New Kid in Town". It's the proverbial anthem for the outsider in a new environment. For such a great build up, the chorus is kind of weak musically. The solo is quite impressive though.

"Long Time Coming" is a demo that shares the same verse as "Cold Day in Hell", which appeared on 1995's Musically Incorrect. Another track they may sound familiar is Dance Dance Dance. This one had several name changes apparently. It appeared on 1987's Contagious as L.A. Rocks because its second title "Boys Night Out" was going to be used by Sammy Hagar that same year. Umm...someone had Whitesnake's "Slow & Easy" cranked up in the background when they wrote "Crazy Make Love". Meniketti even delivers a Coverdale style. "Hands of Time" is a powerful and emotional acoustic ballad that appeared on an AIDS charity album originally. The acoustic tones are great. Y & T throws in a dark yet heavy, sexually charged rocker about my favorite type of girls, "Bad Bad Girls".

The Bad
I have to agree with Dave Meniketti when he says in the liner notes that "More" has a lot of quality issues and the chorus is kind of lame.

The Verdict
Another surprising collection of could-have-been hits from the vaults of Y & T

Good not quite as good as Vol 1, however.......2004-12-07

This another collection of unrleased songs from y and t. A couple of them are alternate versions of songs on other cd's released before Dance, Dance, Dance(basically LA Rocks) and an excellent accoustic version of Hands of Time. Most of this cd reminds of Contagious cd. Vol1 has several songs that I don't know how they didn't make to the original albums or cd's...better than songs that made those cd's. This cd has a few but not as many songs in that category. If you like the better stuff off of Contagiuos and Ten then you should like this cd really well.

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Unearthed, Vol. 2
Y&T
Manufacturer: Demolition
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0007XMKT4
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

Face To Face
Ashes To Ashes
Get Tough
Showdown
Love Has No Cure
Help Me Hear Me
New Kid In Town
Long Time Coming
Dance Dance Dance
Crazy Make Love
Over Under
Hands Of Time
Bad Bad Girls
Take Me
More
Lucky Night
Love Don't Come Easy
Cheap & Easy

Album Description

Previously unreleased Y & T material contains demos released from 1974 through 1989. Packed with 74 minutes of music - 18 songs. Demolition Records. 2005.