This is about a hot original band called:
The R.A.W.(short for Ready, Able, Willing),
it was formed in 87’ and was the latest mark of four or five versions. The songs had influences from past bands like: Grand Funk Railroad, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, 
Uriah Heep, Cactus #4, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, Mountain, Allman Brothers band, John Nitzinger, Bloodrock, AC/DC,
Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin & Missing Persons, rounding connotations towards rock, hard rock, heavy metal, prog rock, lite new wave, reggae, blues & power ballads. What you hear in SoundCloud are fifteen of twenty recorded studio song takes, some with final mix some not final mixed (due to financial constraints...) &
 a few live tracks that were done while in
the club tours that we had for the moment. The members 
were: Dave Bottenbley (R.I.P.)- Lead vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar and
Edgar (DOC) Hernandez - Drums,
background vocals. We’re from an urban area called ext. urb. La Milagrosa, Bayamon in Puerto Rico, and our first band was called the: “BRAND X BAND” and as two newyorican neighbors 
who played (since late 60’s thru the 90’s) together for twenty years. These two were the main chemistry of the band,
the other members were Roland Quest -
lead, rhythm Guitar, background
vocals & Danny Koons - Keyboardist,
background vocals. We brought our talent (BXB) to So. Ca. and several transformations later R.A..W. evolved, we were together for 
approximately three or four years, rehearsing, studio recording & performing some club tours.
We performed @ The Troubadour in Sunset blvd., Hollywood, Ca., also 
@ The Waters club, San Pedro, Ca. , @ Goodies club, Fullerton, Ca., and @ Faces club, Huntington Beach, Ca. to name a few places, at Faces (or some other club) as a late entry (a week or two) from closing a contest,
we were invited to the R.J. Reynolds Magna Battle of the bands in Anaheim, Ca., reluctant to partake in musical competition,  we acceded & out of fourteen bands ended in
second place (not bad for an unknown band & vindication for original music quality...).
Magna made a promotional video of 
the band performing our song titled 
“Blonde all over” which was
edited audio & video live on stage and was the song that got us to second place,
you can hear “ Blonde “ in the studio track here @ SoundCloud and in a soon to be released 
live (edited) recorded performance of 
approximately eleven songs that were
performed @ club Jezebels in Anaheim, Ca.
from 88’ and be advised you should hear it
with a very good pair of headphones, decent 
equalizer and cautiously & reasonabley loud volume. If you like what you hear, leave your comments in the SoundCloud following section. I’m interested in making maybe a biography or short movie of how the band evolved & became, interested? Only @
SoundCloud...

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