The powerful musical collective is created by a rotating line-up that features some of the best Rock musicians on the planet with a sound that’s influenced by late ‘70s and early ‘80s hard rock, in that soulful Bad Company meets Foreigner via The Faces kind of vibe – big choruses, powerful melodies and strong hooks. To help capture their sound best, Stevens and Lowy turned to American engineer/producer and multi-instrumentalist John Fields. The Dead Daisies debut album was recorded at Wishbone Studios in Los Angeles.
In early 2013 The Dead Daisies were invited to open for ZZ Top in Australia. Word about their dynamic live show spread quickly and the band soon joined legendary American rockers Aerosmith on their first Australasian tour in 23 years. In August and September The Dead Daisies were part of the massive 25-date Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival through the US and Canada a long side Alice In Chains and Jane’s Addiction among others. The Dead Daisies Uproar lineup featured Jon Steven, David Lowy, Americans Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses/Thin Lizzy) on guitar, Frank Ferrer (Guns N’ Roses/Psychedelic Furs) on drums, Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake) on bass and Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses) on keyboards.
The Dead Daisies’ self-titled debut album was released in the US and Canada through Caroline/Universal on August 9th, 2013 to exceptional reviews and was a featured iTunes release. Their first single “Lock ’N’ Load”, a new track co-written by and featuring legendary guitarist Slash received airplay on radio networks across the US including national airplay on SiriusXM satellite radio, both Alice Cooper’s and Nikki Sixx’s popular syndicated radio programs and was named Rolling Stone’s Daily Download. The video for the single has been shown on over 20 outlets including play on Much Music, which beams into more than 30 million homes across North America.
Mid November saw The Dead Daisies head to the UK where they played an 18 date tour as special guests of Black Star Riders. To kick it off, the bands first headline UK show at the prestigious Underworld rock club in Camden was SOLD OUT. The band released their self-titled debut album “The Dead Daisies’ on November 11th in the UK after having released the first single “Lock ‘N’ Load” featuring Slash the month earlier.
The song stormed the UK radio airwaves and was placed on a number of key playlists including Team Rock, Kerrang Radio, and went to number 1 on Planet Rock Radio. It has also received spins on the nations largest station BBC Radio 2. In addition to radio, “Lock ‘N’ Load” can be heard throughout English football stadiums and even received in stadium play to a sold out 80,000 plus crowd at Wembley Stadium for the NFL’s American football match between the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars on the 27th of October in London.
The Dead Daisies were also heavily featured in the November issue of Britain’s influential Classic Rock Magazine and were the spotlight artist for both Classic Rock and Metal Hammer’s websites.
The UK touring line up featured: Jon Stevens (Noiseworks/INXS), David Lowy (Red Phoenix/Mink), Charley Drayton (The X-pensive Winos/The Cult), Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses/Thin Lizzy), Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones) and Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses).
The Dead Daisies headed to Israel after the UK to play two shows in Tel Aviv and ended 2013 with a SOLD OUT epic headline show at The Barby.
The band then released new singles “Washington” in the US & Australia and “It’s Gonna Take Time” in The UK. Live music videos for both songs were filmed during their recent London show at O2 Shepherd’s Bush. “Washington” has already been added to over a dozen US Rock radio stations and has been receiving airplay on Triple M in Australia. “It’s Gonna Take Time” has been playlisted on both Planet Rock and Team Rock Radio in the UK.
February this year saw the band return to Australia playing dates in support of their debut album, which was released on Feb 7th. The Australian touring line-up included a return for Marco Mendoza, new drummer and first time Dead Daisies member John Tempesta (The Cult/Rob Zombie) along with Jon, David, Richard and Dizzy.
Airplay for the band continues to grow steadily with previous singles gaining airplay on various radio networks throughout the world including the USA, Australia and Japan among others. The new ep ‘Face I Love’ is now available with a video featuring thousands of fans faces taken from an innovative Facebook app earlier in 2014.
In July, the band embarked on a tour across the USA as special guests of Bad Company and Lynyrd Skynyrd playing their first arena shows in the States. This was followed by a month long stint in August with one of the hottest rock tours of 2014, opening for KISS and Def Leppard. Along with Stevens, Lowy, Fortus, Reed and Mendoza came the return of powerhouse drummer and rock veteran Brian Tichy for the American shows.
The fire that The Dead Daisies started over a year ago continues to grow, burning hotter and spreading faster…
Rise Up
The Dead Daisies Lyrics
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With each passing day
The world's full of anger and hate
A crime, our leaders are sick and malign
Like sheep we don't step out of line
Rise up out of the deep
Rise up, wake from your sleep
From hate, to love
The time has come to rise, yeah, yeah
Polluting the skies, the temperatures rise
We're way past no return
God tell me when will we learn
Oh why the blind keep on leading the blind
If we wait we'll run out of time
Rise up out of the deep
The time has come to
Rise up, wake from your sleep
From hate, to love
The time has come to rise
Rise
Rise up out of the deep
The time has come to
Rise up, wake from your sleep
Rise up (rise up)
Rise up
The time has come to rise up
Rise up
From hate, to love
The time has come to rise
Rise yeah, yeah, yeah
The Dead Daisies's song "Rise Up" calls on individuals to acknowledge the anger and hatred that exists in the world and to recognize that the leaders we follow may be ill-intentioned. The lyrics encourage listeners to rise above the negative influences of society and strive for positive actions, with the repeated phrase "Rise up" calling for action and change. The song also addresses environmental concerns, particularly the issue of climate change.
The lyrics highlight the dire consequences of inaction and emphasize the need for people to wake up from their slumber and take responsibility for making the world a better place. The song encourages listeners to shift from a mindset of hate to one of love and compassion. This can be seen in the lines "From hate, to love / The time has come to rise" which echoes the belief that the world can only be improved by the collective efforts of humanity to combat the social and environmental issues we face.
Overall, "Rise Up" is a wake-up call to all of us to take action and work together towards creating a better future for ourselves and the world around us.
Line by Line Meaning
Children it's time, we all recognize
As adults, we should acknowledge that it's time to take action
With each passing day
As time goes on
The world's full of anger and hate
There is an abundance of anger and hatred in the world
A crime, our leaders are sick and malign
It's a terrible thing that our leaders are dishonest and harmful
Like sheep we don't step out of line
We follow the crowd without questioning anything
Rise up out of the deep
We need to take action and rise up from where we are
The time has come to
It's time to do something
Rise up, wake from your sleep
Wake up and take action
From hate, to love
We need to move away from hate and towards love
The time has come to rise, yeah, yeah
It's time to take action and rise up
Polluting the skies, the temperatures rise
We are causing harm to the environment and the temperature is rising
We're way past no return
We've reached a point where we can't go back
God tell me when will we learn
We need to learn from our mistakes and take action
Oh why the blind keep on leading the blind
Why do people without knowledge or vision continue to lead others?
If we wait we'll run out of time
We don't have forever to make a change, we need to take action now
Rise up (rise up)
Take action and rise up
The time has come to rise up
It's time to take action and rise up
Rise up
Take action and rise up
From hate, to love
We need to move away from hate and towards love
The time has come to rise
It's time to take action and rise up
Rise yeah, yeah, yeah
Take action and rise up
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, ISLA MARTIN PUBLISHING, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: David Lowy, Doug Aldrich, Marco Mendoza, John Corabi, Deen Castronovo
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Noeme Ferreira
Banda do caralho! Amo
Max PILOU
Un savant mélange de rage, de mélodie et de virtuosité font des DEAD DAISIES un des plus grands groupes de HARD ROCK de tous les temps.
LET THERE BE ROCK THE DAISIES!!!!!
Paula Jane
I love everything about this song forever 🎸❣❤💯🤘
Kenneth Dillard
I'm only now hearing about this band. This is a killer sound.
Too Wild
This is a real American Rock-N-Roll Band! You can't help but love the Daisies......Stand Up For What Is Right! Rise Up America Rocks And Rules!
Rosalie Valdes
Wow this has an awesome late 70s early 80s metal sound. I should probably check out more of their music
rickynix
Love the new album and can't wait till I see the band again, doesn't get any better!!!!!
Peter Langstaff
Just discovered The Dead Daisies listening to Planet Rock. Awesome band, waiting for there latest album to come
william welsh
I love this song can't wait to get the cd
Brian Falls
So excited for the new album from the best band going today!