Creature of Mercy Official Site
Creature of Mercy is a band who makes no claim to breaking new ground with their music, nor do they follow trends by jumping on the bandwagon with hopes of becoming music’s next “flavor of the month”. Instead, they have chosen to follow their heart and soul, sticking with traditional blues and rock n’ roll, combining both while expanding the boundaries of each.
“We all grew up with this stuff” says Chris, “so it makes sense that we want to play it. A lot of bands spend a lot of time and energy trying to figure out what people want to hear. That’s what is happening in today’s pop music, and it’s always changing. What we do is what we’re raised on. It’s inside of us and it’s what we love. This music doesn’t come and go it’s not a trend. It’s timeless, just look at The Rolling Stones, they’re living proof of it!”
The band, which was formed back in 1993 and has had the current line-up since 1996. After doing the club scene throughout Hollywood and Los Angeles, Creature of Mercy decided to undertake the task of building their own recording studio. “Rather than do that Sunset Strip ‘pay-to-play’ game, we invested in the recording equipment and built the studio” explains Walt McClure, the bands manager. “Besides,” adds guitarist Mike Marohn, “for as often as we want to go in and what it would cost to enter the studio, we figured let’s just build our own.”
Following the release of their first CD, which drew some critical acclaim on some local and regional college stations, the band was ready to hit the stage again and do what they do best… play live. Soon Creature of Mercy found themselves opening for touring nationals such as Coco Taylor, Buddy Miles, Eric Burden, Robin Trower, Dave Mason and Jimi Vaughn. “These were great shows,” says McClure, “and we picked up a lot of new fans, including Eric Burdon himself.”
Having the foresight to record the live shows with these dates have enabled Creature of Mercy to record and release a limited edition compilation CD with not only some of these live tracks, but some studio as well. The CD is not currently available to the general public, but is being distributed free of charge to members of the band’s fan club. According to the band, it’s their way of saying “thank you” and showing their deep appreciation of the fan’s support.
“This CD and these songs are us,” exclaims Gene. “It’s what we’re all about” continues Martinez. “We have fun and our fans have fun. It may be blues, but it’s still rock n’ roll!”
Nikki Flores performing live with
Creature of Mercy - 8/24/07 at the
Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California
Creature's Family of friends
