SHOCK TU

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Shock Tu 1985-1987
  
Rick Soga - Guitar
Steve Mitchell - Guitar
Tommy Johns (real name Tommy Gianikos) - Vocals
Danny Boyd - Drums 

Ty Tyler (real name Todd Berry) - Bass 

  
Tyler left in 1987 & was replaced by Jim Miller from The Bellows, who Tyler then replaced.  
Although it was not a brokered trade, essentially they swapped bands, whereafter Tyler 
dropped his stage name.
  
Shock Tu 1987
  
Rick Soga - Guitar
Steve Mitchell - Guitar
Tommy Johns - Vocals
Jim Miller - Bass
Danny Boyd - Drums
  
3 shows later, Johns left for LA and eventually formed Mad Moxie.
After Johns left, Soga joined The Godz, as had Boyd some months before--he was already in the Godz on the 
occasion of Shock Tu's final three shows with Johns.  Boyd was allowed to play these shows provided he 
wore a Godz t-shirt all three nights.
By mid 1988 Soga and Boyd had left the Godz and reformed Shock Tu, eventually replacing Johns with 
Joey C. Jones (ex-Sweet Savage, real name Joe Crabtree).  
Miller did not meet Jones until the day before their first show, on the occasion of this line-up's first 
full-strength rehearsal. 
  
Shock Tu 1988-1989
  
Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Joey C. Jones - Vocals

Danny Boyd - Drums

  
Band relocated to Dallas, Texas in late October, 1988.  In January 1989 Boyd amicably departed and was 
replaced by Ken Koudelka.
  
Shock Tu 1989
  
Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Joey C. Jones - Vocals

Ken Koudelka - Drums

  
In autumn 1989, keyboardest Les Farrington was hired by Shock Tu to provide live and sampled backing 
vocals in an off-stage capacity.  Although he liked Farrington personally, Miller said his inclusion in Shock Tu
"made about as much sense as Thomas Dolby joining AC/DC, and he considers Farrington's addition
the largest contributing factor toward that line-up's ultimate demise."
  
Shock Tu 1990
  
Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Joey C. Jones - Vocals
Ken Koudelka - Drums
Les Farrington - Keyboards
  
In December 1990, after a months-long, on-going feud between Shock Tu's record company and producer 
resulted in the indefinitely-delayed release of their first album, Jones and Koudelka suddenly quit the group.  
This line-up's last show was New Year's Eve, 1990-91.
In March 1991, Miller and Soga reformed a harder-edged and keyboardless Shock Tu with original drummer 
Dan Boyd.  However, within weeks Boyd parted ways and was replaced by Ric Martelino (ex-Shanghai).
After auditioning several area vocalists, the band decided on Tim Owings (ex-Trixx), with whom they had
recorded a demo shortly after their reformation in March (on which Boyd played drums).
  
Shock Tu 1991 - 1994
  
Rick Soga - Guitar
Jim Miller - Bass
Tim Owings - Vocals

Ric Martelino - Drums

  
In 1994, the members of Shock Tu amicably agreed to bring an end to the band's 9 year run. 

Shock Tu Music

Shock Tu - "Walk Away" live at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio 1987.

Shock Tu - "Bang" live at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio 1987.

Shock Tu - "Hide & Seek" Live at the Backstage in Houston, Texas 1989

Shock Tu - "Radio Lover" Live at the Backstage in Houston, Texas 1989

Shock Tu - "Suzy" Live at the Backstage in Houston, Texas 1989

Shock Tu - "Losing You" live at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio 1992
Shock Tu - "Trixx' live at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio 1994

Tommy John - Vocals 1985-1987

Joey C. Jones - Vocals 1988-1990

Tim Owings - Vocals 1991-1994 

Ty Tyler - Bass 1985-1987

Jim Miller - Bass 1987-1994

Rikki Soga - Guitar 1985-1994

Steve Mitchell - Guitar - 1985-1987

Dan Boyd - Drums 1985-1989

Ken Kouldelka - Drums 1989-1990

Ric Martelino - Drums 1991-1994

For more information.......

You can find Jim Miller on myspace at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99222751&MyToken=cf4c42de-9f2c-4417-a6a5-bbb44da10ad9 

You can find Rikki Soga on Myspace here http://www.shuckingbubba.com/index2.htm 

You can find Tim Owings on Myspace here http://www.myspace.com/timowings

You can find Ric Martelino on Myspace here http://www.myspace.com/flip218

You can find Dan Boyd on Myspace here http://www.myspace.com/moo_pigface  

You can find Joey C. Jones on Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/joeycjones 

and at http://www.myspace.com/orangehelicopter

You can find Ken Koudelka on Myspace here http://www.myspace.com/kenonthedrums

You can also visit my Shock Tu Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/shocktu

Additional information can also be found at http://www.phreakshow.com/wordpress/?page_id=23

See photos of Shock Tu here (1985-1987) http://sumthinfierce.com/87.html and here (1988-1990) http://sumthinfierce.com/90.html

and here (1991-1994) http://sumthinfierce.com/94.html