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Zebra

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American hard rock unit Zebra formed in New Orleans in the mid-1970s. The trio concocted their moniker from a Vogue magazine cover and soon won over the East Coast with expert <a href="spotify:artist:36QJpDe2go2KgaRleHCDTp">Zep</a>-like pomp-metal. Zebra's confident self-titled debut went gold, thanks to the air play of excellent singles "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind the Door." Vet producer Jack Douglas (<a href="spotify:artist:7Ey4PD4MYsKc5I2dolUwbH">Aerosmith</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1LB8qB5BPb3MHQrfkvifXU">Cheap Trick</a>) also helmed the follow-up, No Tellin' Lies. Not as strong or cohesive as the first effort, Lies still managed to crack the Billboard Top 100. The esoteric 3.V took a pop approach, but received little in the way of promotion. Always a strong presence on-stage, Zebra released a live recording in 1990 with two great unreleased gems. Vocalist/guitarist Randy Jackson, a redoubtable talent, then formed China Rain, but like Zebra, the outfit inevitably succumbed to the burgeoning alternative rock/grunge avalanche. After a significant hiatus, the band reconvened in 1997 and began playing shows, eventually releasing their aptly-named fourth LP, IV, in 2003. ~ Doug Stone, Rovi

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