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  Trooper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trooper, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Trooper (rank), the equivalent rank to Private in many cavalry units.
State Trooper, an officer of a law enforcement agency with a cavalry tradition, such as U.S. state police or rangers
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trooper   (140 words)

  
 Trooper (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The same year Hot Shots was released, Trooper severed their artist/producer relationship with Randy Bachman and Ludwig was replaced by Rob Deans, who performed on the self-produced album Untitled (1980) and Money Talks (1983) (Produced by Heart producer Mike Flicker and released on (Flicker/RCA).
The Last of the Gypsies (1989), released on the band's self-owned Great Pacific Records label and distributed by Warner Music Canada, came after a six year recording absence and was certified Canadian Gold.
As detailed in a four page 2004 photo essay by Todd Korol in Macleans Magazine and a two page 2005 Globe and Mail story by Peter Cheney, Trooper is still very active and popular as a touring band, performing as many as 100 shows a year across Canada.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trooper_(band)   (632 words)

  
 Trooper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Although Trooper toured in the USA (with BTO) as early as 1975, its success was almost entirely Canadian-based, peaking with a national tour of arenas and stadiums in 1979.
Trooper received the 1980 Juno Award as group of the year.
The band resumed its recording activity with The Last of the Gypsies (WEA 25-64431, CD and cass), issued in 1989, and Ten (WEA 74703, CD and cass), released in 1991.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003481   (299 words)

  
 Greg Trooper
Greg Trooper writes songs that can penetrate even the thickest skin and reach right down to your heart…While many artists are mining the rich vein of music known as "Americana," Trooper's songs exemplify the individualistic pioneering spirit of the best of this new genre.
Greg Trooper may be thought of as a songwriter's songwriter in music circles and as a splendid tunesmith to his fans.
Trooper grew up in Little Silver, a New Jersey shore town where he learned to surf and play guitar when he was fourteen.
home.earthlink.net /~deankay/GregTrooperBio.html   (1288 words)

  
 Canconrox - Trooper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Shortly after changing their name to Trooper in late '73, the group was noticed by Randy Bachman and signed with his Legend label in early '74.
The band's backstage problems were in the midst of the release of HOT SHOTS.
That same year Trooper earned their first Juno for ‘best group’ The band spent less time in the studios over the next decade or so but the hits kept coming.
www.canadianbands.com /Trooper.html   (2088 words)

  
 Imporper Speeding Ticket ? - PoliceWorld.net Forums
Then the trooper said that he clocked me on radar, but I think it's impossible, because the trooper came into my view about 200 ft in front of me, and was 2 lanes away.
Now, if the K band radar has 12 degrees beamwith, and I was 200 ft away and seperated by 2 lanes, there is no way that the radar could have reached me. Plus, there are 3 overhead passes on that highway, one after another, each quarter mile apart.
When I was about 30 feet from the trooper, he changed lanes from first to third, and at that time, I was still out of range of the radar, and if I was, there had to be "cosine effect".
www.policeworld.net /vb/showthread.php?t=6004   (2043 words)

  
 Recenzie Trooper I tartareandesire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Trooper is, at the present time, the most famous and respected heavy metal band of Romania.
They might not be the most original band, but all the ideas implemented from other artists are sounding great under the Trooper seal.
Its only problem (ok ok, so it's not exactly a problem, it's just something that I like to see in bands) is that, besides the fact that the vocalist has a pretty unusual voice (when not reaching for those high notes), it doesn't offer anything original.
www.trooper.ro /wordz_recenzie_trooper_I_tartareandesire.htm   (364 words)

  
 Mega Metal Music
One very controversial note is that the band used a lot of artwork for their albums that was done by notorious serial killers like Gacy, Bianchi, and Ramirez.
This band is from Finland and they take the sounds of death metal and the 70's progressive rock and make it into their own unique sound of metal.
The bands 3rd album seemed to be the most successful and they are noted as the first band to mix hardcore and rap together.
psychoangel.tripod.com /index7.html   (2977 words)

  
 Sugar Hill Records - The Best in Roots Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Alvin, hearing Trooper’s aims and directions, suggested Penn. Then Buddy Miller, long-time Trooper supporter and former producer, connected him to Penn, completing a sequence of referrals up a chain of authorities on the frontier terrain between country and soul.
Trooper jokes that “Sad, Sad Girl” nearly didn’t make the album because “it seems like on every record I’ve got some poor woman with a mood disorder,” but Penn was again on-target to urge him to keep it in the mix.
The final piece was assembling a band that further underscored Trooper’s intent and his track record with his musical colleagues.
www.sugarhillrecords.com /catalog/pagemaker.cgi?1083   (1514 words)

  
 Sentenced - Satan Stole My Teddybear
The Trooper is a great little EP from a band who was very close to their creative peak and thus makes it worth finding.
As with too many bands who aren't playing to their potential, Sentenced can't be faulted for their musical abilities, but they certainly can be faulted for playing such ear numbing music.
It is as though the band decided the only way they were going to be a musical outfit is if they strived to write only forgettable music.
www.ssmt-reviews.com /db/searchrev.php?artistID=996&showReview=true   (1204 words)

  
 Vulcan Advocate, Vulcan, AB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Trooper performing live on stage for the sold-out concert at the CRC in Vulcan on June 11.
With approximately 750 people in attendance at the event, the CRC was crammed wall to wall with people who were pumped and ready for Trooper to come on stage after the opening band, Vulcan County locals, The Faculty, finished their hour and a half set.
While the band was a little disappointed that they weren’t performing to a sea of Star Trek beings, McGuire described the crowd at the CRC as “very cool”.
www.vulcanadvocate.com /story.php?id=166661   (494 words)

  
 The Official Trooper Site
Don played in a Hawaiian band with Smitty when they were barely teenagers, as shown in this photo in Smitty's Scrapbook.
In a June 17th blurb in the Surrey Now's 'Canada Calling' about the upcoming Trooper show in Port Moody, Dave Chesney prefaces his story by writing: "Trooper comes back to the West Coast to do the laundry and prevent their ladies from organizing "draw so-and-so from memory contests".
Follow along on Trooper's Spring tour at www.ramcguire.com.
www.trooper.ca /default.php   (1702 words)

  
 Notes and Quotes - Start
Trooper has been a success on the Canadian music scene for over 20 years, and though band members have come and gone over that time, Ra McGuire and Brian (Smitty) Smith have been the constants that keep the band true to its nature.
I try to imagine Trooper out there with a new album, and a new song, and the way that the radio and the record business is these days, I'm just trying to see what slot and how that would be accepted.
Trooper also has a large following in Australia but, to their knowledge, no promotion or anything has ever been done overseas, so all this is a phenomenon they'd like to know more about.
tinpan.fortunecity.com /newreed/560/notes2.htm   (4027 words)

  
 Mega Metal Music
The band's origional line-up in 1983 was Roger Miret, Vinnie Stigma, Adam Moochie, and Raybeez.
This band was formed in the mid 1980's and are from Germany.
The band did well and was doing their first arena show, opening up for Beastie Boys, when HR showed up refusing to go onstage and beat up the manager and his brother Earl.
members.tripod.com /~PsychoAngel/index3.html   (3962 words)

  
 Notes & Quotes - Frank Ludwig
Former Trooper keyboardist Frank Ludwig says he started singing in church choirs when he was a mere toddler.
During the summer break in 1986, Trooper found themselves at the last minute without a keyboardist, so Frank happily returned to work with the group for a few weeks as a temporary replacement on their summer tour.
Other than Trooper, his most famous work is the theme for the TV show “The Urban Peasant.” I asked him how that happened.
www.geocities.com /trooperlyrics/frank.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Sugar Hill Records - The Best in Roots Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Inevitably, Trooper moved to Austin: I had dreams of being part of the scene, he remembers, but the scene I got into was more about drinking my weight than writing songs.
Growing, for Trooper, means focusing, whittling down toward his own creative essence.
Because Trooper also laid down the final vocals, not scratches, with the trio, the core of Floating was solid from the start.
www.sugarhillrecords.com /catalog/pagemaker.cgi?1075   (978 words)

  
 Trooper @ CanEHdian.com
Trooper, though, is kind of a peace-and-loveband - There are virtually never any fights at our shows...
At home, on the other hand, you have five different guys living five quite different lifestyles ranging from the traditional to the outrageous...all with their own ways of kicking back.
The band has performed thousands of shows in virtually every city and town in Canada and are the first Canadian band to successfully tour from coast to coast in their home country.
www.canehdian.com /artistlinks/artists/trooper.html   (449 words)

  
 Shama - Vancouver, BC
The results were somewhat favourable, but not enough to land the band the deal they had been seeking.
The band received no monetary or production assistance for their studio recording pursuits and despite recording over 50 songs, the act felt its potential as a recording act had yet to be fulfilled.
Trooper with Shama); Brien Armstrong settled into family life and went on to a successful insurance career.
pnwbands.com /shama.html   (667 words)

  
 YES The YES Album reviews and MP3
If there is one album that clearly defined Yes as band that could become an all around progressive rock/pop band between albums, The Yes Album is the one that history points to as their crossover breakthrough.
Yes, what a wonderful name to a band, as many in those times, and to say about those times is funny as a lot of people enjoy new prog, some of these bands are not really progressive but heavy or experimental hard rock, but, that’s a matter of taste.
The strength of this album is the interplay of opposing sections of the band as in Perpetual Change where the closing introduces the drums and bass against the guitar and keyboard or I've Seen All Good People, in which the closing chorus is interjected on top of the guitar solo.
www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=1826   (14548 words)

  
 ra mcguire dot com
There was the one about a former Trooper crew member who, at a large outdoor concert, had pissed off so many on-site crew and staff that, when he fell to the stage floor with a painful hernia attack, everyone just stepped over top of him - carrying on with their work.
There was the time when one of the band members, sick with the flu, had us stop the van quickly so he could leap out the side door and vomit impressively in front of a packed restaurant’s dinner patrons.
Trooper is as viable today as it was in the seventies when songs like “We’re Here for a Good Time” and “Raise a Little Hell” were knocking down doors and serving as our invitations to the best party in town.
ra.trooper.ca   (8825 words)

  
 Trooper Sounds interview
Much of this is down to clever marketing, but some credit must also be given to the band in terms of the effort they put in to their artwork and presentation, which keeps the fans coming back for more.
As for a favourite Eddie art work: 'The Trooper' is excellent as is the album sleeve for 'The Number Of The Beast', 'Purgatory' is exceptional and the 'Killers' art work is Eddie at his most demonic, 'Somewhere In Time' has a lot going for it and a lot going on in the drawing.
The majority of bands are known for their single releases and over the years Maiden have released some poor singles as opposed to sub standard Maiden tracks.
www.earache.com /WickedWorld/interview/trooper_sounds/trooper.html   (6435 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - Band of Rebels *UPDATED* With Part 6 by Uldir_Fenn
The Trooper began to sob quietly as he stared at his fallen comrades.
The troopers looked at each other as Ki forced the kid out into the street, which was no easy task since the Jedi had decided to suddenly grow stubborn.
Ki caught a few with several lucky shots, knowing the kid was putting that lightsaber of his to good use as he heard the distinctive hum of the weapon as it sliced through more of the troops.
boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=21465889   (4118 words)

  
 Trooper
Trooper - A comprehensive guide to Canada's "oldest and coolest" rock band.
Trooper - Sound files in MP3 format and an email petition.
Trooper Message Board - Post comments and meet other fans.
www.hotguitarist.com /bands/T/trooper.htm   (156 words)

  
 Trooper Band News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
New student camp starts on July 18th from 6pm to 8pm, Full band camp starts on July 24th, from 5pm to 9pm.
If you are a current member or parent, make sure your email address is in the Charms System.
If you are not a member and would like to stay informed send your email address to Mr.
www.trooperband.com /news.htm   (132 words)

  
 Iron Maiden: 'The Trooper' | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
Metal legends Iron Maiden have confirmed they are to release their classic track "The Trooper" as a single to precede their hugely-anticipated headline appearances at the Reading & Leeds Festivals and their new DVD and double live album "Death On The Road".
"The Trooper", taken from the classic Iron Maiden album "Piece Of Mind" was originally released as a single in July 1983 and reached number 12.
It has long been a live favourite and is a particular highlight of the current tour which is based around the band’s first four albums.
www.ultimate-guitar.com /news/upcoming_releases/iron_maiden_the_trooper.html?200508050308   (650 words)

  
 Metal-March.com - Through Decaying Corpses We March   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Well Dead Trooper did start as a real and serious band, all the band members had been involved with other projects.
The Dead Trooper crowd is getting bigger for every day, more and more people are becoming familiar with the band, but at our concerts the crowd seems to remain the same, but we have only done shows on a local basis.
when the songs are done, i present them to the band on rehearsal and when we have gone through them, the other guys usually contribute with some variations and changes in arrangement and riffs.
www.metal-march.com /?p=26&intid=1075231989&vinter=1   (2314 words)

  
 Vulcan Advocate, Vulcan, AB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ra McGuire, Scott Brown, Frankie Baker, Brian Smith and Gogo, members of the Trooper band, played the CRC for the Cabaret on June 11.
It was an honour to be chatting with Trooper, a band I cut my baby teeth on.
I parted from the very tired band with hand shakes and hugs feeling like I had made new friends instead of having conducted an interview.
www.vulcanadvocate.com /story.php?id=166677   (425 words)

  
 ra mcguire dot com » ABOUT MY BOOK
They have sold millions of albums and traveled tens of thousands of miles and, for thirty years, have borne first hand witness to an amazing era in popular music – ‘sex, drugs and rock & roll’ and the long hard road, where careers are made and broken.
In “Here for a Good Time … on the road with Trooper - Canada’s legendary rock band”, he reveals the peaks and valleys of his life on the road and the joys and challenges of being a fifty-something rock star, at large in the country he knows like the back of his hand.
McGuire’s appealing photographs, captured on his travels from coast to coast, bring a sense of place and immediacy to the text, and are interspersed throughout.
ra.trooper.ca /index.php/?page_id=36   (900 words)

  
 BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DEAD TROOPER Part Ways With Drummer, Seek Replacement
As previously reported, DEAD TROOPER have uploaded their video for the track "Mold of the Unspeakable" at their official web site.
DEAD TROOPER, who are currently unsigned, have made their "Spiritual Funeral" EP available via their official web site.
The accuracy of the information contained herein is neither confirmed nor guaranteed by Roadrunner Records, and the views and opinions of authors expressed on these pages do not necessarily state or reflect those of Roadrunner Records or its employees.
www.roadrunnerrecords.com /blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46940   (218 words)

  
 Daily Vault - January 23, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This is one of those releases where the band sounds like they would play for 5 or 50 or even 500 people.
There are some punk bands, like Dirty Rotten Imbecils, that were gone the day they taught musicianship.
So when you arrive at "The Trooper," that is the real test of the band.
www.dailyvault.com /2004_01_23-ph.html   (370 words)

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