![]() Swissinfo.ch: Would you say the music is hard rock or more like pop? Compare this with the numbers of Krokus, which sold more than 13 million records, or even with huge international successes, and Gotthard seems underrated to me. “Two million albums sold” sounds very nice indeed. Unfortunately, and this surprises me, it didn’t go much beyond that. J.N.: The band had a really big impact in Switzerland and parts of Germany and Europe. Swissinfo.ch: Gotthard didn’t become well known for head-banging hard-rock songs but rather soft ballads like the Scorpions, as Gotthard’s track Heaven showed. This content was published on Oct 13, 2010In this episode of The Swiss Connection podcast, we hear more about his place in the Swiss music scene, and listen to a sampling of Gotthard songs. The only critical thing I could say is that his voice was perhaps a little biting, too much steel like Brian Johnson of AC/DC, instead of honey like Jon Bon Jovi. Lee had some of the hoarse qualities of Joe Cocker or Rod Stewart. It was like a rock grinder best suited for gentle ballads. Jürg Naegeli: It had a gritty, sandpaper sound that many like. Swissinfo.ch: What made Steve Lee’s voice so special? One of the bikes hit Lee, who had stopped to don rain gear during a motorcycle tour of the American west with a group of 20 others. Lee, 47, died on October 5 after a tractor-trailer truck lost control on a wet motorway and slammed into a group of motorcycles parked on the shoulder. ![]() Naegeli, still reeling from the loss, worked as an engineer on Gotthard’s albums Defrosted and Open in his studio in 19. In an interview with swissinfo.ch, sound engineer and former Krokus band member Jürg Naegeli speaks of his friend’s down-to-earth demeanor, why fans all over Europe loved him, and what held Lee’s band, Gotthard, back from making it big on the international stage. ![]()
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