Farewell Steve Lang

Former April Wine bassist Steve Lang has passed. He was just 67. I'm not sure of the cause of death but 67 is just really, really young. Too bad - April Wine has some great tunes!

Former April Wine Bassist Steve Lang Dead at 67: https://t.co/AAmOj7Au3k pic.twitter.com/o5jPnrz3Xj

— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) February 8, 2017

Comments

[Gary]

Always liked these guys. Saw them a few times back in the day, once opening forBlue Oyster Cult and the other with Foreigner. I can still remember my buddy saying to me "who the f&ck is April Wine? Sounds like something we'd grab from the liquor store for like $1.98 a bottle". RIP Mr. Lang.

[Shawn]

67 is way too young to go - I always liked these guys - I still have some of their songs in rotation on my playlist from The Nature of the Beast Album ..

[Metalboy!]

RIP, Steve Lang. May you be Rockin' with that Supergroup in the Sky!

You picked the right song to feature, their best and an absolute barnstormer. To give you an idea of where I stand on it, check where I slotted it in the first dozen tracks of my 50+ song playlist, "70's Power", featuring some of my favorite Rockers of that decade:

1) "All for the Love of Rock & Roll", Tuff Darts
2) "Razamanaz", Nazareth
3) "Too Hot Too Handle", UFO
4) "Detroit Rock City", KISS
5) "Problem Child", AC/DC
6) "Stiff Competition", Cheap Trick
> 7) "Roller", April Wine <
8) "Tie Your Mother Down", Queen
9) "Smokin'", Boston
10) "Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll" Live, Blue Oyster Cult
11) "Tush", ZZ Top
12) "Black Betty", Ram Jam
13) "Slow Ride", Foghat
14) "Boom Boom (Out Go the Lights)" Live, Pat Travers
15) "Ice Cream Man", Van Halen
16) "She's Not There", Santana
17) "Hot Blooded", Foreigner
18) "Draw The Line", Aerosmith
19) "Achilles Last Stand", Led Zeppelin
20) "Hell Bent For Leather", Judas Priest
21) "Rock and Roll Doctor", Black Sabbath
22) "Long Live Rock 'n Roll", Rainbow
23) "Rock Six Times", Starz
24) "Wild and Hot", Angel
25) "(You Really) Rock Me", Nick Gilder
26) "Rebel Rebel", David Bowie
27) "All The Young Dudes", Mott The Hoople
28) "Billion Dollar Babies", Alice Cooper
29) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", Elton John
30) "Fox On The Run", Sweet
31) "Jump On It", Montrose
32) "Too Rolling Stoned", Robin Trower
33) "Freebird", Lynyrd Skynyrd
34) "Carry On My Wayward Son", Kansas
35) "Stormtroopin'", Ted Nugent
36) "Another Piece of Meat", Scorpions
37) "EZ Action", Rick Derringer
38) "Just What I Needed", Cars
30) "Back In The New York Groove", Hello
39) "I Love Rock and Roll", The Arrows
40) "Cherry Bomb", The Runaways
41) "One Way or Another", Blondie
42) "Barracuda", Heart
43) "Heartbreaker", Pat Benatar
44) "Devil Gate Drive", Suzi Quatro
45) "The Boys Are Back In Town", Thin Lizzy
46) "My Number", Girl
47) "Somebody Like You", Trigger
48) "Blue Collar Man", Styx
49) "Rock 'N Roll Fantasy", Bad Company
50) "I'm a Rocker" Raspberries
51) "And If You Could See Me Fly", The Babys
52) "Help Me Up", Detective
53) "30 Days In The Hole", Humble Pie
54) "Nice Boys", Rose Tattoo

Hey, let me know what I forgot or need to add!

God Bless, Steve Lang! May April Wine continue on, carrying his torch and God Bless Rock & Roll!

[Metalboy!]

Doh! Already see a couple of biggies I forgot!

"Free Ride", Edgar Winter
"Long Live Rock", The Who

Godspeed, Steve!

[Him]

Agreed, Metalboy! and Gary. A great, if underrated, band.

And let us not forget their catchy and cheesy side. "If You See Kay" was a classic, no less "Rock Myself To Sleep" (wrong decade, I know) from the _Fright Night_ soundtrack.

Metalboy!, not to quibble, but: for your No. 22 example, I think there are better songs to choose. "Gates of Babylon" comes to mind, even if "LLRaR" is an obvious (and good) choice. And no Slade? Come on. That has to be an oversight on your prolific part!!

That said, I will gladly take a box-set copy of your playlist (along with that darn contest-winning gift you keep promising me!!).

[Keane Darren Storm]

RIP, Steve Lang. Always love these guys.

[Metalboy!]

SLADE, indeed, HIM... It actually did occur to me... To semi-quote you, "Come on...", as in their original, "Cum On Feel The Noize".

And then there's Deep Purple, but what song?

p.s. Oh, and I stand by #22!

[Jack]

RIP. I was just jamming some April Wine last weekend. Sign Of The Gypsy Queen is my favorite from the band.

[Him]

How about "My Woman From Tokyo," Metalboy? Not a bad place to start, at least. And you dodged the question of my contest winning prize. What gives?!!? I kid.

As for Slade, I nominate "Bangin' Man." That is one fun song. And I get you standing by your No. 22 choice. At least I didn't suggest "Angel Eyes" . . . even if I like that song too!