Sonic's Rendezvous Band: Biography

• Overview
• Discography
• Biography
• Related Artists

• The Rationals
• Radio Birdman
• The Who
• Alice Cooper
• The Frost

• The Hellacopters
• The Mooney Suzuki
• Back in Spades

• The Rendezvous Band
• Scott Morgan
• New Order
• Destroy All Monsters
• Powertrane
• Scots Pirates
• MC5

Formed:

Jan 1, 1975 in Detroit, MI

Disbanded:

Jan 1, 1980 in Detroit, MI

Genres:

Rock Music, Metal Rock Music

Decades Active:

1970's|1980's|1990's

Artistic Quality

Low

Ratings Guide

Sonic's Rendezvous Band only (officially) released one 45 rpm single, City Slang, but generated intense interest among rock roll and punk aficionados because of its Detroit-area all-star membership: MC5 guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith, Stooges drummer Scott Asheton, Up bassist Gary Rasmussen, and Rationals guitarist/vocalist Scott Morgan. A 1987 LP split with former Stooge Ron Asheton's Destroy All Monsters contains "City Slang," as well as an instrumental and two live songs. Two Sonic's Rendezvous bootlegs are also floating around -- a 1985 eponymously titled disc containing "City Slang," plus live performances, and a 1989 collection of live performances from 1978-1979 entitled Strikes Like Lightning. Scott Morgan began a solo career in 1990 with Rock Action, which contained a local hit single featuring backing from Rasmussen and Scott Asheton.

- Steve Huey, All Music Guide