Couchois

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Couchois
OriginHuntsville, Alabama
Genres Album-oriented rock, pop rock, soft rock
Years active1979 - 1981
Labels Warner Bros.
Past membersChris Couchois
Pat Couchois
Mike Couchois
Chas Carlson
Howard Messer

Couchois was an American rock band consisting of the Couchois brothers - Chris (vocals), Pat (guitar), and Mike (drums) - along with Chas Carlson (keyboards) and Howard Messer (bass). Formed in 1979, the band released two albums on Warner Bros. Records: Couchois in 1979, and Nasty Hardware in 1980.

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History

The Couchois brothers began playing in bands together while in junior high school in Huntsville, Alabama during the 1960s. [1] In 1971, Chris and Pat joined Ratchell with bassist Howard Messer and former Steppenwolf guitarist Larry Byrom. The group released two albums for Decca Records before splitting up. [2]

A few years later, Mike Couchois joined his brothers and Messer and Chas Carlson to form the group Couchois. The band signed with Warner Bros. Records and released their self-titled debut album, which peaked at #170 on the Billboard 200 in 1979. [3] The album featured a guest appearance by Chuck Findley. A review of the album in a 1979 issue of Billboard called Couchois a "solid debut LP" with a "very melodic rock sound" and "noteworthy" keyboard work. [4] Pete Bishop of Pittsburgh Press said it was an "enjoyable and promising debut album" and compared the band's style to that of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Orleans. [1] In 1980, Couchois released their second album, Nasty Hardware, [5] which included their song "Roll The Dice", which was later covered by such bands as Rage, Charlie and John Verity. [6] Rolling Stone gave the album a one-star rating and characterized Couchois as an "aggravatingly lame soft-rock quintet that sports three brothers and zero talent." [7]

After the band dissolved, Chris wrote and played drums on the Eric Burdon song "Heart Attack" for the 1981 film Comeback . The song later featured on many of Burdon's compilations, such as The Best of Eric Burdon , Soldier of Fortune , as well as on the original album Power Company , which also featured Snuffy Walden, Ronnie Barron and Terry Wilson. [8] Couchois' "Visibility Zero" is also featured on the 2006 compilation Munich Rock Disco. [9]

Discography

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [3]
US
Couchois170
Nasty Hardware
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: LP
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