Shaw–Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw

Tommy Shaw

Tommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with the supergroup Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades, and has released several solo albums....

 of Styx

Styx (band)

Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....

 and Jack Blades

Jack Blades

Jack Martin Blades is an American musician. He has worked in several bands: Rubicon, Night Ranger , and Damn Yankees . He also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw/Blades, and has done work alongside TMG, the Tak Matsumoto Group...

 of Night Ranger

Night Ranger

Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...

, both of whom played in the supergroup

Supergroup (music)

In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....

 Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees (band)

Damn Yankees was an American hard rock supergroup.-History:The band was formed in 1989, consisting of Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Ted Nugent of The Amboy Dukes and a successful solo career, and Michael Cartellone...

. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995s Hallucination & 2007s Influence, the latter of which consisted solely of cover songs that influenced them, mostly from the 1970s. They also recorded a cover of the classic Christmas

Christmas

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 song entitled "The Twelve Days Of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)

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" on the A Classic Rock Christmas album by various classic rock

Classic rock

Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

 artists in 2002. Shaw–Blades did a short tour of America in Spring 2007 and another in Autumn 2007. Both members still principally record and perform with the acts which made them famous.

Discography

Hallucination released March 14, 1995

Track Listing:

1. "My Hallucination"
2. "I'll Always Be With You"
3. "Come to Be My Friend"
4. "Don't Talk to Me Anymore"
5. "I Stumble In"
6. "Blue Continental"
7. "Down That Highway"
8. "How You Gonna Get Used to This"
9. "Night Goes On"
10. "I Can't Live Without You"
11. "The End"

Influence released March 6, 2007

Track Listing:

1. "Summer Breeze
   Summer Breeze (song)
   "Summer Breeze" is the title of a song written and recorded by Seals and Crofts that has been covered by The Isley Brothers, Type O Negative, the Three Tenors, and several other artists.-Seals & Crofts version:...
   
   "
2. "Time of the Season
   Time of the Season
   "Time of the Season" is a song by The Zombies, featured on their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. It was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967.-Song information:...
   
   "
3. "Your Move
   I've Seen All Good People
   "I've Seen All Good People" is a song performed by the band Yes and written by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. It is included on 1971 The Yes Album. It is said that the song originated from Gary S...
   
   "
4. "I Am A Rock
   I Am a Rock
   "I Am a Rock" is a song written by Paul Simon. It was first performed by Simon alone as the opening track on his album The Paul Simon Songbook which he originally recorded and released in August 1965, only in the United Kingdom...
   
   "
5. "Lucky Man
   Lucky Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song)
   "Lucky Man" is a song by the English progressive rock supergroup Emerson, Lake & Palmer, from the group's 1970 self-titled debut album. Written by Greg Lake when he was 12 years old and recorded by the trio using improvised arrangements,...
   
   "
6. "The Sound Of Silence
   The Sound of Silence
   "The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. An initial version preferred by the band was remixed and sweetened, and has become...
   
   "
7. "California Dreamin'
   California Dreamin'
   "California Dreamin is a popular song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in 1965. The song is #89 in Rolling Stones list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time...
   
   "
8. "On A Carousel"
9. "Dirty Work"
10. "For What It's Worth"
11. "Dance With Me"

External links

• The Official Shaw Blades site archived at the Internet Archive
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