The Dogs D'Amour
The Dogs D'Amour is a British bluesey hard rock band formed in 1983 in Lond… Read Full Bio ↴The Dogs D'Amour is a British bluesey hard rock band formed in 1983 in London. Over the years the band has had various line-ups, the only constant being American-born vocalist Tyla (born Timothy Taylor).
The origins of the band can be traced to The Bordello Boys, formed in late 1982 by Tyla (born Timothy Taylor), formerly of Kitsch. An American vocalist who was staying in England at the time, Ned Christie (real name Robert Stoddard), was brought into the project and he gave the band the name, The Dogs D'Amour, and co-wrote many early songs with Tyla. Guitarist Nick Halls, bass guitarist Karl Watson and drummer Bam completed the line-up.
The Dogs D'Amour played around fifty live shows during this era and recorded on two separate sessions, the second set of which was later released on the bootleg 7" EP, Blame It On Us whilst its lead track, Teenage (a cover of Kitsch's Teenager of the Week) was officially released on the 1983 glam-punk compilation, Trash On Delivery. On the strength of these tracks, the band was signed to a record deal with Kumibeat Records from Finland. However, shortly before the band was scheduled to record its first album, problems began to spring up and Christie left the band in late 1983 because of musical differences with guitarist Tyla. He subsequently joined L.A. Guns as guitarist and backing vocalist upon moving back to America and reverting to his real name.
Another reason for the split was that Christie had recently started another band with Bam called On The Wire and had his own recording commitments scheduled with that band, around the same time that the Dogs D'Amour were due to record their own first album. The entire line-up with the exception of Tyla and Watson left the band during this time.
The State We're In: Tyla rebuilds the band -
Tyla took over on lead vocals (while still playing guitar) to replace Ned Christie and recorded the band's first album, The State We're In, in early 1984. Dave Kusworth and Paul Hornby were brought in on guitar and drums respectively. Hornby had been a founding member of another London band, The Quireboys, earlier in the year.
The following year, the band returned from Finland to England and supported Johnny Thunders who was touring for the Que Sera, Sera album at the time. Original Dogs' drummer Bam came back to replace Hornby, and Jo "Dog" Almeida took over from Kusworth on guitar when he left to form Jacobites with Nikki Sudden.
The Dogs D'Amour then signed a contract with a Japanese label Watanabe, but did not release any material with them. More changes came during this period when, bass guitarist Karl Watson left and was replaced by Mark Duncan. However, Duncan's stay in the band was only very brief and he gave way for Swiss bass guitarist Mark Drax for a tour in Paris, France.
The classic era: late 1980s, early 1990s -
A more permanent bass guitarist was recruited by 1987. Steve James was part of what would be known as the "classic" Dogs line-up which also included Tyla, Jo "Dog" Almeida and Bam. This line-up signed a record deal with China Records in 1988.
The band released its second album In The Dynamite Jet Saloon in 1988. Essentially, this is the album which first introduced the British general public to the band. It contained singles such as "The Kid From Kensington", "I Don't Want You To Go" and "How Come It Never Rains?", all of which reached the UK Singles Chart top 100.
Unlike the four year gap between their first and second albums, the Dogs became more prolific, releasing their third studio album A Graveyard of Empty Bottles in 1989. This album proved to be the highest charting recording of their career, reaching #16 on the UK Albums Chart. During this year, the band toured with Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter.
Also in 1989, the Dogs released their fourth album, known as Errol Flynn in the United Kingdom, but King of the Thieves in the United States. Again, this album charted well in the Dogs' home country, reaching #22. It included what is their most successful single, and perhaps best-known song, "Satellite Kid".
Another album appeared in 1990 named Straight??!!, but around this time the Dogs had started to fall apart. Tyla had recently split with his wife and the band imploded, live onstage, in Los Angeles. Tyla slashed his own body with a broken glass bottle and brought an end to the band. He needed 30 stitches for the wound.
With the group disbanded, Bam Bam joined The Wildhearts and Tyla wrote a poetry book. A year later, the Dogs D'Amour reunited with a new line-up. Jo Almeida, however, decided not to return to the band as guitarist and so Darrell Bath of The Crybabys was brought in to replace him. In 1993, the band recorded a new album, ...More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. It charted well and received favourable reviews. One of the singles from the album was a cover of the Small Faces song "All or Nothing".
By 1994, the Dogs D'Amour had broken up again. The final act of this line-up was the recording of Tyla's solo album The Life And Times Of A Ballad Monger. Although this album was released in the name of Tyla, it includes all of the Dogs D'Amour members from the 1992 line-up.
Activity in the 2000s -
In 2000, The Dogs D'Amour reunited for a short time with a line-up of Tyla, Jo "Dog" Almeida, Bam and Share Pedersen of Vixen (Bam's wife). They released an album Happy Ever After that year, along with a special fan club only release Seconds. Bam and Pederson then left the band and now play in their own act entitled Bubble.
Following the short-lived reunion, frontman Tyla moved to Barcelona, Spain, and focused on his solo career, releasing a number of albums in the 2000s under his own name. He also released two albums under the name The Dogs D'Amour, When Bastards Go To Hell and Let Sleeping Dogs..., in 2004 and 2005 respectively, along with the live album Unleashed. These, however, are essentially solo albums under a different title, as for the most part they just feature Tyla playing all instruments and his then-wife Yella on backing vocals with none of the past Dogs D'Amour members except for a guest guitar solo from Darrell Bath on When Bastards Go To Hell's title track.
Tyla toured the United States and the United Kingdom under the name Tyla & the Dogs and released the album Bloody Hell Fire under this moniker. The United Kingdom tour saw The Yo-Yo's (the band of Danny McCormack of The Wildhearts) as his backing band. In April 2011, Tyla released In the Dynamite Jet Saloon MMX.
In November 2012, The Dogs D'Amour show in the classic, original line-up was announced in London's Borderline club on 22 February 2013 to help raising funds for their long-time friend, and also former drummer of the band, Paul Hornby. After a quick sell out they added another show in Borderline on 23 February along with some other dates in UK and Spain. Shortly after the 2013 reunion, Tyla put out a statement declaring he would not be appearing again under the name Dogs D’amour.
In 2018, Tyla formed a new version of the band minus Jo Dog, Steve James and Bam, calling it "Tyla's Dogs D'amour." The line-up has since released several studio and live albums under this moniker.
The origins of the band can be traced to The Bordello Boys, formed in late 1982 by Tyla (born Timothy Taylor), formerly of Kitsch. An American vocalist who was staying in England at the time, Ned Christie (real name Robert Stoddard), was brought into the project and he gave the band the name, The Dogs D'Amour, and co-wrote many early songs with Tyla. Guitarist Nick Halls, bass guitarist Karl Watson and drummer Bam completed the line-up.
The Dogs D'Amour played around fifty live shows during this era and recorded on two separate sessions, the second set of which was later released on the bootleg 7" EP, Blame It On Us whilst its lead track, Teenage (a cover of Kitsch's Teenager of the Week) was officially released on the 1983 glam-punk compilation, Trash On Delivery. On the strength of these tracks, the band was signed to a record deal with Kumibeat Records from Finland. However, shortly before the band was scheduled to record its first album, problems began to spring up and Christie left the band in late 1983 because of musical differences with guitarist Tyla. He subsequently joined L.A. Guns as guitarist and backing vocalist upon moving back to America and reverting to his real name.
Another reason for the split was that Christie had recently started another band with Bam called On The Wire and had his own recording commitments scheduled with that band, around the same time that the Dogs D'Amour were due to record their own first album. The entire line-up with the exception of Tyla and Watson left the band during this time.
The State We're In: Tyla rebuilds the band -
Tyla took over on lead vocals (while still playing guitar) to replace Ned Christie and recorded the band's first album, The State We're In, in early 1984. Dave Kusworth and Paul Hornby were brought in on guitar and drums respectively. Hornby had been a founding member of another London band, The Quireboys, earlier in the year.
The following year, the band returned from Finland to England and supported Johnny Thunders who was touring for the Que Sera, Sera album at the time. Original Dogs' drummer Bam came back to replace Hornby, and Jo "Dog" Almeida took over from Kusworth on guitar when he left to form Jacobites with Nikki Sudden.
The Dogs D'Amour then signed a contract with a Japanese label Watanabe, but did not release any material with them. More changes came during this period when, bass guitarist Karl Watson left and was replaced by Mark Duncan. However, Duncan's stay in the band was only very brief and he gave way for Swiss bass guitarist Mark Drax for a tour in Paris, France.
The classic era: late 1980s, early 1990s -
A more permanent bass guitarist was recruited by 1987. Steve James was part of what would be known as the "classic" Dogs line-up which also included Tyla, Jo "Dog" Almeida and Bam. This line-up signed a record deal with China Records in 1988.
The band released its second album In The Dynamite Jet Saloon in 1988. Essentially, this is the album which first introduced the British general public to the band. It contained singles such as "The Kid From Kensington", "I Don't Want You To Go" and "How Come It Never Rains?", all of which reached the UK Singles Chart top 100.
Unlike the four year gap between their first and second albums, the Dogs became more prolific, releasing their third studio album A Graveyard of Empty Bottles in 1989. This album proved to be the highest charting recording of their career, reaching #16 on the UK Albums Chart. During this year, the band toured with Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter.
Also in 1989, the Dogs released their fourth album, known as Errol Flynn in the United Kingdom, but King of the Thieves in the United States. Again, this album charted well in the Dogs' home country, reaching #22. It included what is their most successful single, and perhaps best-known song, "Satellite Kid".
Another album appeared in 1990 named Straight??!!, but around this time the Dogs had started to fall apart. Tyla had recently split with his wife and the band imploded, live onstage, in Los Angeles. Tyla slashed his own body with a broken glass bottle and brought an end to the band. He needed 30 stitches for the wound.
With the group disbanded, Bam Bam joined The Wildhearts and Tyla wrote a poetry book. A year later, the Dogs D'Amour reunited with a new line-up. Jo Almeida, however, decided not to return to the band as guitarist and so Darrell Bath of The Crybabys was brought in to replace him. In 1993, the band recorded a new album, ...More Unchartered Heights of Disgrace. It charted well and received favourable reviews. One of the singles from the album was a cover of the Small Faces song "All or Nothing".
By 1994, the Dogs D'Amour had broken up again. The final act of this line-up was the recording of Tyla's solo album The Life And Times Of A Ballad Monger. Although this album was released in the name of Tyla, it includes all of the Dogs D'Amour members from the 1992 line-up.
Activity in the 2000s -
In 2000, The Dogs D'Amour reunited for a short time with a line-up of Tyla, Jo "Dog" Almeida, Bam and Share Pedersen of Vixen (Bam's wife). They released an album Happy Ever After that year, along with a special fan club only release Seconds. Bam and Pederson then left the band and now play in their own act entitled Bubble.
Following the short-lived reunion, frontman Tyla moved to Barcelona, Spain, and focused on his solo career, releasing a number of albums in the 2000s under his own name. He also released two albums under the name The Dogs D'Amour, When Bastards Go To Hell and Let Sleeping Dogs..., in 2004 and 2005 respectively, along with the live album Unleashed. These, however, are essentially solo albums under a different title, as for the most part they just feature Tyla playing all instruments and his then-wife Yella on backing vocals with none of the past Dogs D'Amour members except for a guest guitar solo from Darrell Bath on When Bastards Go To Hell's title track.
Tyla toured the United States and the United Kingdom under the name Tyla & the Dogs and released the album Bloody Hell Fire under this moniker. The United Kingdom tour saw The Yo-Yo's (the band of Danny McCormack of The Wildhearts) as his backing band. In April 2011, Tyla released In the Dynamite Jet Saloon MMX.
In November 2012, The Dogs D'Amour show in the classic, original line-up was announced in London's Borderline club on 22 February 2013 to help raising funds for their long-time friend, and also former drummer of the band, Paul Hornby. After a quick sell out they added another show in Borderline on 23 February along with some other dates in UK and Spain. Shortly after the 2013 reunion, Tyla put out a statement declaring he would not be appearing again under the name Dogs D’amour.
In 2018, Tyla formed a new version of the band minus Jo Dog, Steve James and Bam, calling it "Tyla's Dogs D'amour." The line-up has since released several studio and live albums under this moniker.
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The Dogs D'Amour Lyrics
All About You ALL ABOUT YOU (Tyla) Sometimes I don't know what to say But…
Angelina Lost in the sound of the city like a shadow…
Back On The Juice (3: 48) I've been drinkin' the devil's milk Smokin' memories…
Billy Two Rivers Hey babe, let the devil in You're lookin' real good but…
Cant Get You Out Of My Head CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD I think about you…
Cardboard Town (3: 10) Life is wicked in wino city Life down here just…
Debauchery Fee, fie, foe, fun Take a boy from Kensington Put him in…
Dog's Hair Oooh, yeah My babyґs got jaguar teeth She wears them for a…
Don't Ask Me to Say I Love You DON'T ASK ME TO SAY I LOVE YOU (Tyla) You come around…
Drunk Like Me Yaaaooo Oh, yeah I donґt seem to have much luck with the…
Empty World My world is empty, without you Sometimes I feel so empty,…
Errol Flynn You wanna be like Errol Flynn Captain Blood was a whore You…
Everything I Want I used to give you roses You used to give me…
Flyin' Solo (4: 09) Feel like I'm living in hell my girl wants…
Girl In Black GIRL IN BLACK (Tyla) I see you every week, we never speak A…
Goddess From The Gutter Locked in a room, a room in disguise All the people…
Gonna Get It Right God created woman But the devil invented the blues Come on…
Heartbreak I fell in love when I fell down the stairs Into…
Heroine While you were walking round powis square I was up in…
How Come It Never Rains Sittin' by the railroad station Thinkin' nothin' could go w…
How do You Fall in Love HOW DO YOU FALL IN LOVE AGAIN? (Tyla) Sitting with my head…
Hurricane Hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey Oh, there´s this guy…
I Don't Want You To Go When a girl ya loves Walks out the door She said, I've…
I Think It S Love Again As the stories I've told unfold To reveal a highway man And…
I Think It's Love Again I think it's love again (Tyla) As the stories I've told unf…
Kiss My Heart Goodbye (4: 10) She dressed in scarlet dust for the fall An I…
Lady Nicotine She walked out the door, left him hung, quartered and…
Last Bandit Your exhuberant taste of a lady that drinks tequila from her…
Lie In This Land (3: 03) Some say I live in the twilight Zone I'm the…
Medicine Man I can see it in your cat green eyes Your magic…
No Gypsy Blood (2: 19) Lord of the rags, King of the thieves I got…
Planetary Pied Piper With his voice of honey and his mind of death Let…
Princess Valium Destiny angel, her breath smelt of mine My skin of wild…
Satellite Kid Sometimes I feel like I am dyinґ inside Love is like…
So Once Was I 20th Century Cowboy Horses made of chrome Desert and the sky…
Sometimes See the guy rub his eyes For the 14th time Something ain't…
Swingin' The Bottle SWINGIN′ THE BOTTLE (Tyla) I pushed the crack to my crack P…
The Kid from Kensington Every single little boy lies Lies on the floor Before your…
The State I'm In If you could see the state I get in I'm thinking…
Trail Of Tears When I come round with a bottle inside myself An all…
Victims Of Success (3: 09) Baby monoxide comes into town on a greyhound bus…
Wait Until I'm Dead Lookin' back on the good times we had Never thought it…
Wired And Wide Awake WIRED AND WIDE AWAKE! (Tyla) Well, stayin' out late ain't d…
You Can't Burn The Devil (3: 18) As you step back in line with all the…