Where Are You?

Pole Position
Big glam sounds

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…..
   
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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