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A supergroup whose members have played with everyone from
INXS to
Deep Purple,
Living Loud came together in 2003 when bassist
Bob Daisley and drummer
Lee Kerslake decided to relive some hard rock memories. The two wanted to re-create the music they had helped write and play on the million-selling
Ozzy Osbourne albums
Blizzard of Oz and
Diary of a Madman. Guitarist
Steve Morse (who had worked with
Kansas,
the Dixie Dregs, and
Deep Purple) and vocalist
Jimmy Barnes (who had worked with
INXS and
Cold Chisel along with having a very successful solo career in Australia) soon joined the project. New versions of classic
Osbourne tracks like "Mr. Crowley" and "Crazy Train" were first worked out, and then new material in the same vein was added. Working with producer Darren Schneider (
Deep Purple,
Matchbox Twenty,
Creed), the superstar lineup recorded their self-titled debut, which was released by Liberation Music in 2004. Keyboardist
Don Airey (
Whitesnake,
Deep Purple) was added to the band just in time for their debut concert in Sydney's Fox Studios in 2004. The concert was captured on the 2005 CD Live in Sydney 2004 and the DVD Debut Live Concert: Sydney Fox Studios, 2004, the latter of which was released in early 2006. The band began a worldwide tour in 2005 with new romantic legend
Steve Strange as their tour manager. ~ David Jeffries