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Jason Bonham
UFO And Beyond After taking time off
to get sober, re-prioritize his life, and bond with his family, Jason
Bonham is back on his
drum throne and staying quite busy. "It's been
nice to play again for the right reasons," says the drummer.
"I'd
reached a point where I was just going through the motions to get a
paycheck, instead of playing because I really
wanted to play drums. Now
I'm in a situation where if I get paid, it's a bonus."
You can hear
Jason's return to form on You Are Here,
the latest album by classic arena rockers UFO. Jason got the gig
after
being introduced to UFO vocalist Phil Mogg by a mutual friend. Although
most of the songs were already written when he
flew to Germany to
record, Jason collaborated on all the arrangements and wrote the song
"the Spark That Is Us" with the
group while in the studio.
"I hope this is the first of many collaborations between us," Jason says. A key ingredient to
the fresh sound of You Are Here
is Bonham's infusion of bombastic drumming incorporating well-timed
finesse,
smooth hi-hat work, and the straight-forward punch of heavy
bass drum patterns reminiscent of his late father, Led
Zeppelin's John
Bonham. After touring Europe with UFO, Jason will fly to the States to
rehearse and record with
Indianapolis heavy rock band Healing Sixes.
Bonham also plays drums on the group's 2002 album,
Enormosound.
Gail Worley
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