SKYROCKET!

AUSTIN CHRONICLE 2006 MUSIC POLL: Best Cover Band



AUSTIN CHRONICLE'S CRITIC'S CHOICE, BEST OF 2006

Best Reason to Pawn Your Karaoke Machine: The K-Tel Hit Machine



That K-Tel Hit Machine is one of the most beloved bands in originality obsessed Austin should be no surprise to anyone who's seen them do "Hot Legs." Or packed into Antone's for their ELO tribute. Or salivated over their looming "Eighties explosion." What started as a goof among friends has certainly grown – have them quote their fee sometime – but hasn't really changed; it's still a bunch of friends, who happen to be some of Austin's most talented musicians, getting together to jam on songs they all grew up on. The songs may be other people's, but what makes K-Tel so delicious is that they do them with a style all their own.



SKYROCKET! (formerly the K-TEL HIT MACHINE) plays AM gold from the 1970's, mixed with a few edgy album rock favorites from the 80's. This seven-piece band (six male, one female) takes its name from the series of compilation albums advertised on TV in the 70's, and much of the band's repertoire appeared on those records. If you're thinking "classic rock", think again. SKYROCKET! steers virtually clear of typical rock and dance standards driven into the ground by radio and karaoke, and breathes new life into old hits that made you smirk back then and make you howl today. If Jack Black and Jimmy Fallon formed a cover band, this would be it.



What makes SKYROCKET! unique is the fact that its members have all been firmly entrenched in Austin’s original music scene for years. The result is not just a cover act going through the motions, but a professional, street-wise band honoring their craft and heritage and having a ball while they’re at it. Their enthusiasm is infectious.



THE SONGS



ALL OUT OF LOVE – Air Supply

AMERICAN GIRL – Tom Petty

ANY WAY YOU WANT IT – Journey

BABY COME BACK – Player

BAD TIME (to be in love) – Grand Funk Railroad

BOOGIE FEVER – The Sylvers

CALL ME - Blondie

CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD – ELO

COOL FOR CATS - Squeeze

COULDN'T GET IT RIGHT – Climax Blues Band

COUNT ON ME – Jefferson Starship

DANCING QUEEN -- Abba

DEVIL WOMAN – Cliff Richard

DON'T BRING ME DOWN – ELO

DON'T YOU (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds

DO YA -- ELO

DO YA THINK I'M SEXY – Rod Stewart

DO YA WANNA TOUCH ME – Joan Jett

EBONY EYES – Bob Welch

EMOTIONAL RESCUE – Rolling Stones

EVERYBODY WANTS YOU – Billy Squier

EVERYONE'S A WINNER – Hot Chocolate

FAME – David Bowie

FOOLED AROUND & FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop

FOX ON THE RUN – Sweet

GIRLS ON FILM – Duran Duran

GO YOUR OWN WAY – Fleetwood Mac

HEAD OVER HEELS - Tears For Fears

HEARTACHE TONIGHT -- Eagles

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU – Olivia Newton-John

HOT CHILD IN THE CITY -- Nick Gilder

HOT LEGS – Rod Stewart

I LOVE YOU – Climax Blues Band

I WANNA KISS YOU ALL OVER – Exile

I WANNA ROCK & ROLL ALL NIGHT - Kiss

I WOKE UP IN LOVE – Partridge Family

IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW – Chicago

IT'S A HEARTACHE – Bonnie Tyler

IT'S SO EASY – Linda Ronstadt

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD (as we know it) - REM

JACKIE BLUE – Ozark Mountain Daredevils

JET – Paul McCartney & Wings

JUST LIKE HEAVEN – the Cure

KING TUT – Steve Martin

KISS - Prince

KNOCK ON WOOD – Aimee Stewart

LIDO SHUFFLE – Boz Scaggs

LOVE IS LIKE A ROCK – Donnie Iris

LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN – Sweet

MAGIC - Pilot

MAGNET AND STEEL –W. Egan

MISS YOU – The Rolling Stones

MR. BLUE SKY – ELO

NIGHTS ON BROADWAY – The Bee Gees

ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER – The Fixx

ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - Blondie

PHOTOGRAPH – Ringo Starr

PRETTY IN PINK – Psychedelic Furs

RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE STARTED FROM - Maxine Nightingale

RIGHT DOWN THE LINE – Gerry Rafferty

ROCK AND ROLL ALL NIGHT - KISS

ROCK THE CASBAH - The Clash

S-A-TUR-DAY NIGHT – Bay City Rollers

SAVE IT FOR LATER - The English Beat

SEVEN YEAR ACHE – Rosanne Cash

SHADOW DANCING – Andy Gibb

SHATTERED – Rolling Stones

SHE'S A LADY – Tom Jones

SISTER GOLDEN HAIR - America

SUFFRAGETTE CITY – David Bowie

SURRENDER – Cheap Trick

THE AIR THAT I BREATHE – The Hollies

THE LONG RUN – Eagles

THE MIGHTY QUINN (Quinn the Eskimo) – Manfred Mann

THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED – Paper Lace

THE ONE THING --INXS

THIS IS SPINAL TAP – Selections from the motion picture soundtrack

TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - Styx

TRAIN IN VAIN – The Clash

TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE – Eddie Money

WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN – The Carpenters

WOMAN – John Lennon

WOULD I LIE TO YOU - Eurythmics

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING – Leo Sayer

YOU MAKE MY DREAMS – Hall & Oates

YOUNG AMERICAN -- David Bowie

YOU SHOULD BE DANCING – The Bee Gees

YOU'RE ALL I'VE GOT TONIGHT – The Cars

YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND -- Queen

YOU'RE NO GOOD – Linda Ronstadt

YOU'RE SO VAIN – Carly Simon

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT – "Grease" the Soundtrack