Origin: Frankfurt (Germany)
JOJO
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| Lothar Krell - George Liszt - Robby Musenbichler - Roko Kohlmeyer |
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| Robby Musenbichler - George Liszt - Roko Kohlmeyer - Lothar Krell |
Discography:
st. - 1988 (with lyrics)Notes:
- These guys came and went like many things in the 80's. But German band Jojo left a two-pronged legacy that many melodic rockers would remember well unto this day. First, they were Germany's first true Toto clones. Secondly, the band spawned the career of Roko Kohlmeyer who would go on to form his own band Roko and leave a trail of excellent hard rock albums into the 90's. The third notable mention is that Jojo have been formed from the ashes of German band Tokyo, with Musenbichler, Krell and Matzka all being former members. This album was produced by Eddy Offord and also features well known session drummer Curt Cress from Saga. It's a pretty smart affair, taking the best bits of Craaft and Balanx and commercialised even more.
Ariola gave the band a push during the hair-metal days of the late 80's, but the band did not engage beyond first gear outside of European markets. Drummer Fritz Matzka would fall ill the following year and pass away. As mentioned, Kohlmeyer went onto Roko, Musenbichler appeared on the Valet Parking album while Krell and Cress were involved in numerous projects beyond this. -
- After the split of Tokyo in 1985, Robby Musenbichler in Frankfurt, Germany founded the band Jojo. Next to a new line-up, this change also meant an enhanced sound compared to his previous projects. The album though in 1986 was produced by Eddy Offort.
This band worked with three different powerhouse lead singers; Robby Musenbichler, Roko Kohlmeyer and George Liszt. The bass was handled by Ken Taylor (ex Tokyo) and the keyboards by Lothar Krell (ex Tokyo). None other than the incredible Curt Cress was in charge for the drums. Some unusual sounds were provided by saxophone player Chris Schneider. Victoria Miles and Linda Rocco joined for backing vocals.
A tour covering Europe followed during which Jojo shared the stage with Robert Palmer at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London. As with Tokyo, Jojo's sound was the usual for the '80s, i.e. a stunning blend of Adult Orientated Rock sounding like a mix of various AOR radio with traits from Toto, Journey and Rick Springfield. -
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