1. - An American five-piece who … Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists by this name:
1. - An American five-piece who lived & recorded in Brazil, and released the album "Ad-Lib" in 1972 on the Cash-Box record label.
Members:
Brian Anderson (slide guitar, lead vocals),
Key Wilson (organ, piano, Moog),
Lois Gee Brahman (lead guitar, effects),
Ronnie Wells (bass, vocals),
Billy Rogers (drums, backing vocals)
2. - Tobruk - A melodic hard rock band formed in 1980, in Bedfordshire, England. Vocalist Stuart Neale (aka Snake - 26 April 1963 – 20 December 2006 RIP), guitarist Nigel Evans, drummer Tim Bryant and keyboard player Jem Davis from the Bedford-based band, Stranger, joined forces with guitarist Mick Newman. After the addition of a new rhythm section consisting of bassist Steve Woodward and drummer Al Vallance, they relocated.
The band relocated to Birmingham, adopted the name Tobruk, and commenced touring. they released a 7" single "Girl With The Flyaway Hair" in 1981. This and a demo brought them exposure on the Friday Rock Show in October 1982. They gigged to promote their next single "Wild on the Run 7"" with the track "The Show Must Go On" on the B, which was released on Neat Records around September 1983. Woodward, who was a founding member and main songwriter, and eventually also Vallance, left the band in 1983 after a tour with Diamond Head just as EMI subsidiary Parlophone was showing interest in the band. A new rhythm section was recruited, when drummer Eddie Fincher and bassist Mike Brown joined. Vallance went on to stints in Sons of Eden and Proteus. Woodward currently plays guitar and sings in the Bedford band Thr3e.
The band's management at the time, Light And Sound Design, hired out the Birmingham Odeon, rigged it with expensive lights and sound and invited various talent scouts. This led the band to sign a deal. After signing to EMI (Parlophone) in 1984 Tobruk went on a club tour before playing some dates with Diamond Head. They also toured the UK supporting UFO.
They then ventured to Philadelphia to start recording their debut album, also titled 'Wild on the Run' at Warehouse Studios. Lance Quinn from Lita Ford and Bon Jovi-fame co-produced the album with the band. The album was released in May 1985 and tours followed supporting UFO, Tokyo Blade and Manowar. Wild On The Run was originally only a nine-track release, but exceptional Melodic songs were abound, like the title track and one of the catchiest tracks of the era in “Falling,” making it even today a release worth owning. Tobruk’s songwriting was poised to make waves, at least in the USA, as Bon Jovi had already started to do so.
Tobruk’s 1985 debut “Wild On The Run” is an amazing album of melodic hard rock with no duds, all cuts-cut deep like a knife, which should appeal to all fans of Bon Jovi, Europe, Treat, Fate and the rest of the “kids” out there who like their music melodic yet hard rockin’ as hell.
The band's 1985 single "Falling" gained some airplay. The 7" single release contained a prize draw competition in which the prize was a parachute jump (i.e. free-'falling') with the band at Bovingdon Green Airfield in Buckinghamshire. The winner (23-year-old John Michael Dunn (later known as John Michael Richards), of Thatto Heath, St.Helens, Merseyside (Lancashire)) had to sign a disclaimer/waiver relinquishing Parlophone Records of any responsibility for death, injury or loss. John Richards became a prominent Rock DJ on radio in Northwest England.
Unfortunately, the band could not break in the UK, as they sounded too American. The album's sales disappointed and the band left Parlophone around 1987. A second album was released through FM Revolver, called 'Pleasure + Pain'. Unfortunately, the band couldn’t break the hold of their “Motherland” even after releasing a follow-up release. Panic soon escalated and members started to leave the band for “richer pastures.” Although the band came to the fore during the tail-end of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, their sound was more melodic and polished.
By this stage, the band started falling apart with Snake and Fincher leaving the band to join the band Idol Rich. Tobruk tried to soldier on and recorded some demos with ex-The Alliance vocalist, Tony Martin, but nothing came of it and the band split for good. Martin went on to join Black Sabbath. Nigel spent some time touring with Shy.
Snake also had a stint in an early incarnation of The Wildhearts, but never recorded officially with them, although some demos were produced. Mike Brown played bass in a short-lived band with Alan Kelly (drummer, ex-Shy) called Why The Rabbit shortly after Tobruk broke up. Jem Davis and Fincher started the band Midnight Blue with one-time Yngwie Malmsteen and Rainbow singer Doogie White and recorded "Take The Money and Run' circa 1994. Davis also toured with UFO and had stints in Praying Mantis and FM.
Phoenix Music re-issued a Tobruk retrospective in 2001 with rare tracks and video footage, called 'Recaptured. Rip Tide Records also re-released Wild on the Run on CD in that year.
Sadly, in December of 2006 Tobruk vocalist Stuart ‘Snake’ Neale passed away from congestive heart failure. Majestic Rock Records saw it fit to re-release the underground classic Wild On The Run album with some added bonuses. It includes the original debut single released in 1983 on Neat Records in “Wild On The Run” along with “The Show Must Go On.” Also included is a second EP disc of a live radio performance from 1985. The live performance includes; “Wild On The Run,” “Alley Boy,” “Breakdown,” “Falling,” “Running From The Night,” and “She’s Nobody’s Angel.” The bass in the live sound recording is sometimes “boomy,” but overall the sound quality makes the disc worth owning for Tobruk fans, especially with the inclusion of “Alley Boy,” which was on the follow-up studio release Pleasure And Pain.
This re-release, with the inclusion of the original single, the live EP disc, and a nice CD booklet containing a band biography and previously unseen live photos, is a respectful dedication to Stuart Neale’s memory. It’s also a must buy for any Tobruk or early Bon Jovi fan and serves as a strong reminder of a band who deserved a better fate.
Rebound
Tobruk Lyrics
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You think I'm here for you
Got a history of lenience
Of letting you do what you do
My friend done called and said you be calling
Soon as I hung up my phone was ringin
With your number that I deleted
A mistake I ain't repeat'n
You wanna get in my car
Wanna steal my sheets
Go a little too far
You're wrong if you think you can
dip out like ya did, say you're over him
Kissin ya kissin ya
So you want me kissin ya huggin ya lovin ya
Well baby I ain't trippin over all the words that your throwin out
I ain't your rebound
Don't you think we could
It feels so good
Baby we should
I ain't your rebound
Baby don't you miss the taste of my kiss
I know you want this
I ain't your rebound
Your playing it cool
With the sweet talk on your lips
But I ain't a fool
Nah
Ya I know what this is
Now that he's gone
You wanna get in my car
Wanna steal my sheets
Go a little too far
You're wrong if you think you can dip out like ya did
Say you're over him
Kissin ya kissin ya
So you want me kissin ya huggin ya lovin ya
Well baby I ain't trippin over all the words that your throwin out
I ain't your rebound
Just give me one night
Let me show you why
It's different this time
I ain't your rebound
Just wanna see you
See what it means to do you tonight
I ain't your rebound
I hope that you move on
But I ain't your ride
Ain't your bounce back, go back
To keep him off your mind
No
Now that he's gone
You wanna get in my car
Wanna steal my sheets
Go a little too far
You're wrong if you think you can
dip out like ya did, say you're over him
Kissin ya kissin ya
So you want me kissin ya huggin ya lovin ya
Well baby I ain't trippin over all the words that your throwing out
I ain't your rebound
Don't you think we could
It feels so good
Baby we should
I ain't your rebound
Baby don't you miss
The taste of my kiss
I know you want this
I ain't your rebound
Just give me one night
Let me show you why
It's different this time
I ain't your rebound
I ain't your rebound
I ain't your rebound
The Tobruk's song "Rebound" is a clear tale about a woman who is trying to come back to her ex-boyfriend after breaking up with him. The singer of the song sings about how this woman sees him as a rebound since he has been lenient with her in the past. She receives a call from her friend about the woman calling her, and as soon as she hangs up the phone, her number appears on her phone screen. The singer refuses to fall into this trap again, and he doesn't want to be the woman's rebound. However, the woman insists on kissing, hugging, and loving him, but he is not ready to be with her just yet.
Throughout the song, the singer repeats the lines "I ain't your rebound" to emphasize his point that he is not ready to be with her again. He wants the woman to move on and see other people because he is not interested. The song is an assertion of power from the singer, stating that he is not going to be the person she runs to when she is feeling lonely or when she needs someone to rebound with. It is a message that he is not interested in her anymore, and she should move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh how convenient
It's convenient for you to think I'm here for you
You think I'm here for you
You assume that I'm here for you
Got a history of lenience
I have a history of being too tolerant of you
Of letting you do what you do
I've allowed you to behave the way you do
My friend done called and said you be calling
My friend told me you've been trying to call me
Soon as I hung up my phone was ringin
As soon as I ended the call, you were calling me
With your number that I deleted
I deleted your number from my phone
A mistake I ain't repeat'n
I won't make the same mistake again
Now that he's gone
Since he's no longer in the picture
You wanna get in my car
You want to be with me and go places in my car
Wanna steal my sheets
You want to sleep with me in my bed
Go a little too far
You want to take things too fast
You're wrong if you think you can dip out like ya did, say you're over him
You're mistaken if you think you can leave him and easily move on
Kissin ya kissin ya
You want me to kiss you
So you want me kissin ya huggin ya lovin ya
You want me to kiss you, hug you, and make love to you
Well baby I ain't trippin over all the words that your throwin out
I'm not falling for all the sweet things you're saying
I ain't your rebound
I'm not someone you should use to rebound from your previous relationship
Don't you think we could
Wouldn't it be possible for us to be together?
It feels so good
Being together would feel great
Baby we should
We should be together
Baby don't you miss the taste of my kiss
Don't you remember how good it feels to kiss me?
I know you want this
I know you want to be with me
Just give me one night
Give me a chance to show you what being with me would be like
Let me show you why
Let me show you why we should be together
It's different this time
This time it would be different than before
I hope that you move on
I wish you would move on from your past relationship
But I ain't your ride
I'm not someone you can use to move on
Ain't your bounce back, go back
I'm not someone you can use to go back to your past relationship
To keep him off your mind
To avoid thinking about him
Your playing it cool
You're acting like everything's casual
With the sweet talk on your lips
You're saying things to persuade me
But I ain't a fool
But I'm not fooled by your words
Ya I know what this is
I know exactly what's going on here
I ain't your rebound
I refuse to be your rebound
Contributed by Julia H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.