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Lay Down with Dogs, Dave Tice (Independant)

The Sunday Telegraph July 30, 2000

VETERAN Australian blues and rock performer Dave Tice has finally released a solo album. Some of the country's best players, from Mark Evans (ex AC/DC) and Paul Burton (ex-Catfish)/ Headhunters) through to Mal Eastick, lend their skills to this energetic collection. ***

CD Reviews by Kathy McCabe

The Dynamics of Dave Tice

Drum Media June 13, 2000

Step into any decent record store in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt or even Paris and you'll find every album ever released by the only Australian band ever to be signed to Polydor's boutique HR/HM label , Vertigo, Black Sabbath's label - Buffalo. You wont find them released here.
Hard Rock pioneers, Buffalo was fronted by Dave Tice and in back was then bass player Peter Wells. Peter Wells went on to form Rose Tattoo, Tice went to London to front the Count Bishops. Today, Tice is still singin up a powerful brew of hard blues, rock and all points between. He's just released his debut solo album, 'Lay Down with Dogs' with a bit of help from bass players Mark Evans (ex-AC/DC) and Paul Burton (ex-Catfish/Headhunters), guitarists Mal Eastick, Peter Wells, Steve Edmonds and more.

"For me this album came together over three years. Some of those songs are quite recent, but the majority of them stretch over quite a period of time . They've been part of an ongoing thing I've been trying to do since I've been back from England, which was 1984. This record is only one piece of what I do. The problem I keep finding is 'I've gotta be blues' or 'I've gotta be rock'. 'I've got to be somethingand I can't understand quite frankly because I want to explore as much as I can. Luckily being involved with Simon (Carey) and Fullmoon on this has given much more freedom than I could have expected any where else.

"The other thing is, a lot of people see an album as merely a collection of songs , which basically of course it is, but for me, the album has to have some sort of integrity. There's got to be a dynamic about it, and that's what I tried to do with this. And all the people I've used on this I respect a great deal. To me all these guys are top players, people I've worked with over the years, who understand that sense of integrity.

"The same goes for working live. Mark (Evans) and I for instance do an acoustic thing. Sometimes it's just one acoustic guitar and my voice, sometimes it's two acoustics, sometimes acoustic guitar and band, sometimes electric band. Once again it comes down to dynamics and the colour of things.Actually, it's only by concentrating on the acoustic thing that I've got myself into the position where I've got the confidence to do that, live and on record.

"We're already getting orders for the album from Canada, Germany, and it's not even on the website yet really. These days, with the net and all the international connections that exist, and thankfully Fullmoon is involved with, if a thing's any good people will pick up on it.

Dave Tice launches Lay Down with Dogs (Fullmoon) at the Bridge Hotel, Rozelle, Friday 16, with special guests Mark Evans, Paul Demarco and Pete Wells and more.

Dave Tice chats to Michael Smith

Hard Rock Remedy!

Drum Media June 13, 2000

Dave Tice's CD, Lay Down with Dogs is being launched at the Bridge Hotel , Rozelle on the 16th from 9pm. The usual suspects will be in the band including Tatts drummer, Big Pauly Demarco, Peter Wells, Steve Edmonds, Mark Evans and quite possibly the odd guest or three. $10 and yer in.

Murray Engleheart

Hard Rock Remedy!

Drum Media June 13, 2000

Well there was a Buffalo reunion at the Bridge last week but the lineup mixed several of the bands lineups. Still with me? Dave Tice and Alan Milano who were on the bands first album, Dead Forever were on vocals, Peter Wells was on bass, John Baxter on guitar and Jimmy Economou on drums. Latter day guitarist Chris Turner also got up at one point. A full scale reunion, album and world tour? Who knows...............

Murray Engleheart

50th Stampede!

June 4, 2000

On the 4th of June 2000 an exciting and historic event took place at the Bridge Hotel Sydney. Buffalo road manager Grahame 'Yogi' Harrison and partner Susan Ambler held their 50th birthday party, reuniting many talented friends and musicians who were their guests.

Dave Tice Band rocked as house band for the night leading up to a trip back in time with the lineup from Buffalo's first 3 albums and final album - Dave Tice, Peter Wells, John Baxter, Jimmy Economou, Chris Turner and Alan Milano getting on stage for the first time in 25 years and jamming on Gloria and Crossroads.

Attending the party were personal friends which included members of Buffalo and manager Sebastian Chase, Radiators, Mark Evans, Paul and Dee DeMarco, Lucy DeSoto to name just a few. Great to see Buffalo's Home Page developer, Michael Eagling who came along with John and Karen Baxter from Tasmania.

As you can imagine, much reminiscing and catching up was done while everyone partied hard! Thanks very much Yogi for organising a great night.

John White 6/6/2000