The Snakes>>COMPANY OF SNAKES - UK

Live In Europe - 1988 - Pony Canyon
Once Bitten - 1998 - Pony Canyon
Here They Go Again - Live - 2001 - Steamhammer

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Members
Vocals
John Lande - One Cent, Mark Free, Snakes In Paradise>>STEFAN BERGGREN>>Snakes In Paradise, Razorback, Solo, Grand Slam, Revolution Road - John Lande

Guitar
Skinny Cat, Juicy Lucy, Babe Ruth, UFO, Wild Turkey, Paice, Ashton & Lord, Hammer, Whitesnake, Jon Lord, Solo, MGM, Moody Marsden Band, Cozy Powell, Borderline, Air Pavillion, Headmistress>>BERNIE MARSDEN - Whitesnake, Moody Marsden Band>>MICKY MOODY

Bass
Road, The Bernie Marsden Band>>Sid Ringsby [Øystein Ringsby]>>TNT, Wild Willy's Gang, Jorn - Slapp Happy, National Health, Gogmagog, Gilgamesh, Colosseum II, Gary Moore, Vow Wow, Black Sabbath, Whitesnake>>NEIL MURRAY [PHILIP NEIL MURRAY]

Drum
Blonde On Blonde>>Roger Chapman - Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Amon Din, Axis, Steamhammer>>JOHN LINGWOOD

Keyboard
Moody Marsden Band, Bernie Marsden, Procul Harum, Big Country>>JOSH
PHILLIPS





History & Biography
Formed by former Whitesnake guitarists Marsden and Moody in 1997 the band was predictably a hard rock band with a blues base. The band was occasionally billed as Whitesnake which, according to the group, was done by greedy promoters. Needless to say David Coverdale was not amused.

The company did some European shows at first. Scottish bassist Murray has a long history in the genre. Phillips was a famous keyboardist who had worked with everyone from Eric Clapton and Phil Collins to Sting and Elton John. He previously played in the Moody Marsden band and Bernie Marsden solo act. Lingwood was another session player who has two dozen albums and projects to his name. Swedish singer Berggren was a member of another reptile Snakes In Paradise.

The first two albums were recorded as The Snakes. However, when a Norwegian vs. British rift occurred within the band, the Norwegians left with the monicker The Snakes. The remaining members were left no choice but to adopt a new name.


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