Have you ever heard a band that just shocked you at their talent, so you tried to look
up some information on that group, only to purge through pages of useless information
about the wrong thing?
After about 12 pages of crap, I finally found what I wanted, sort of. One page of
information that I already knew about
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A finely tuned rock band that has glam written all over them, the group Pole Position (no
relation to the video game or the folk group) released two cds, both under different
labels that failed them. The band's big arena sound crossed with the Sunset Strip's down
and dirty attraction was the initial ingredient for these hard rocking road racers. With
two albums under their wings they have left us all high and dry. Who can say for sure
exactly what happens when things go south, but for some reason or another Pole Position is
no more. Why the Nickelbacks and Alter Bridges of the world pretend to "rock the
planet", a band with enough potential and talent just sits idle, collecting dust like
a garage kept hot rod.
A little backstory if you will....
Pole Position's self titled release hit the scene in 1993 under the direction of Megarock
Records. The album was also released in Asia through the Zero label, a common trait found
with great bands like Sinner, Pink Cream 69, Jackal, and even Moon Doc. The self titled album did very little, seeing a bit
of exposure but never breaking enough ground to really build a foundation. After a 5 year
delay and the replacement of Daniel Gese by Hans Perrson on drums, the group released
their second and final release, Bigger. Released in 1998 under Analogue
Records, Pole Position seemed to have matured a bit, although their sound at this time as
somewhat lighter. They still kept the hard rock intensity and should have really broke
into other markets by this time. Instead of hitting their stride and becoming
"famous" the band disappeared from the underground and out of the music world
completely.
Why these guys never resigned and tried again is beyond my wildest imagination. Sure,
"Bigger" was a bit softer but on both releases, the group showed huge potential.
They just disappeared and it is a shame. They truly rocked. These guys need to be found,
if for nothing else, then to toy with the possibility of reforming the group and recording
another gem. With bands like Tesla, Britney Fox, Black N Blue, and Motley Crue hitting the
reunion red carpet, now is a good a time as any for another few laps with Pole Position.
The missing parties are Joakim Aberg (Bass, Keyboards), Lars Boquist (Guitars), Jonas Blum
(Vocals), Daniel Gese (Drums), and Hans Perrson (Drums on second album).
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