Taking their name from the river where Alexander the Great achieved his first important victory over the Persians, Cleveland Ohio’s Granicus have far exceeded their ridiculously brief lifespan as a working band to gain lasting and ever-growing favor among serious collectors of obscure ‘70’s hard rock.
Formed at the start of the decade by singer Woody Leffel, Granicus honed their original material in Cleveland area clubs before signing to RCA Records in 1973.
The album met with little to no commercial success upon release, and after being dropped by RCA, Granicus’s dwindling career prospects eventually contributed to their break-up sometime later.
For all their inherent talent, none of the band members resurfaced in other groups — save for drummer Battaglia who was briefly associated with a New York-based band called Pandora a few years later.
There are rumors that the band recorded a second album that was never released.
During the Fall of 2010, Granicus reformed and released the album Thieves, Liars, & Traitors.
Line-up:
Woody Leffel - vocals, guitars
Wayne Anderson - lead guitar
Allen Pinell - rhythm guitar
Dale Bedford - bass
Joe Battaglia - drums
Granicus - Prayer:
Source: http://www.last.fm/music/Granicus
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