RGG October 2016 - p.34
Born in Oakland, California, Y&T is one of the
San Francisco Bay Area's own innovators of the
hard rock sound. Whether performing to a
festival crowd of fifty-thousand or in an intimate
nightclub, Y&T's high-energy set and
passionate performances still captivate legions
of fans around the globe, proving Y&T's music
timeless.
Originally formed as Yesterday and Today, the
initial powerhouse quartet—featuring Dave
Meniketti (lead guitar/lead vocals), Phil
Kennemore (bass), Leonard Haze (drums), and
Joey Alves (rhythm guitar)—tore through the
'70s and '80s with their own brand of hard rock.
After two '70s albums on London Records, they
shortened their name to Y&T and released eight
albums on A&Min the '80s. Two more albums
with Geffen Records marked an era of change
with Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Suicidal
Tendencies, Megadeth) on drums and Stef
Burns (Alice Cooper, Berlin, Huey Lewis) on
guitar.
With a discography of 18 albums, four greatest
hits collections, plus a box set, Y&T have sold
The Legendary...
Plus support
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
Before Mötley Crüe, before RATT, even before there was a Metallica,
Y&T was slogging away in sweaty rock clubs around America. When
the band formed in the early 1970s, little did they know they would
set the standard for hard rock bands that trailed. Many of the biggest
acts of the '80s became popular opening for headliners Y&T—and
cut their teeth on the band, as evidenced by the Y&T mentions in
tell-all books by acts such as Metallica and Mötley Crüe.
