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'67 Riot feat. Wayne Kramer

by Mike Skill

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CELEBRATED ROCK GUITARIST, VOCALIST, SONGWRITER
MIKE SKILL
RELEASES NEW SINGLE “’67 RiOT”
FEATURING GUITARIST WAYNE KRAMER
Limited edition 7” vinyl available on Record Store Day, 8-29-20

OUT NOW! LISTEN HERE

(Detroit, MI - August xx, 2020) – As musicians have done for centuries, 40-year career rock guitarist/songwriter/vocalist, Mike Skill, uses music as a vehicle to expose societal ills of his time. Best known as a co-founding member of popular 80's band, The Romantics, Skill releases his new single, '67 RiOT, recounting a dark spot on American history that changed his hometown of Detroit forever. The song features Wayne Kramer, guitarist and founding member of legendary Detroit rock band, MC5, and who Rolling Stone Magazine recognizes as one of the top 100 guitarists of all time. ‘67 RiOT is available now on all digital platforms.

The song will also be released as a limited edition 7" vinyl on Record Store Day, August 29th, in record stores throughout the U.S. and at mikeskill.com. The 7” record will have Skill’s previously released track, “My Bad Pretty” on the B-side. Both songs were written and recorded by Skill and produced with Grammy Award-winning producer Chuck Alkazian (Soundgarden, Eminem) at Pearl Sound Studios in Detroit and Carver Studios in Oregon.

Skill recognizes his new song highlights issues that our country faced in 1967 that still plagues our country today, including racial discrimination, socio-economic division and police brutality. The effects of the ‘67 riot stayed with him over the years, fueling the desire to write a song about it. “I wrote the song from a sense of frustration that people never came together after the riots to really address what happened, to look each other in the eye and say, 'How can we repair this? How can we move forward?'”

A longtime fan of fellow Detroit native, Kramer, Skill felt that it was natural to have him play on the song since MC5 was "Thee" favorite underground Detroit rock band at that time. “I sought to create an aural equivalent of what it was like to live through this violent time, wanting the song to end on a note of hope because Detroit has rebounded in recent years.”

Check out '67 RiOT on Spotify, Apple Music and all other digital music platforms. Also look for the 7” vinyl record version, which will be available as a limited edition at mikeskill.com and in all U.S. record stores on August 29, 2020, at the first official Record Store Day.

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'67 Riot feat. Wayne Kramer
lyrics and Music by Mike Skill

4am down the street
Cops roll in with all the heat
Blind Pig roaring Kickin' their heels
Soldiers home jus'getting'real
Rooftop Sniper set the sight
Burning cocktails flash in flight
Broken city broken dreams
Things aren't always what they seem

'67 riot (3)

Corner of Clairmont old 12th street
Smoke and Fire dominate the scene
National guard riot gear
Innocent folk gripped with fear
So much lost nothin'gained
Detroit City filled with pain
Broken hearts Broken Dreams
Things aren't always what they seem

'67 Riot (3)
Solo
'67 Riot (3)

See the workin' folks doin' their best
Risin' up when they're hard pressed
And they'll take matters in their hands
Don't be surprised by the flames you fan
Phantom powers count on us
To Explode react break loves trust
Try to Warm your heart dream your dreams
Break the chain let's start clean

'67 Riot

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released August 31, 2020
’67 Riot (Feat. Wayne Kramer)
By Mike Skill

Guitars: Mike Skill
Additional Solo Guitar: Wayne Kramer
Bass: Mike Skill
Drums: Russell Ayres
Vocals: Mike Skill
Back Up Vocals: Mike Skill


Recorded at Carver Studios, Carver, Oregon
Original Back Track Recorded and Produced by: Mike Skill
Engineer: Mike Skill & Russell Ayres

Wayne Kramer's Guitar Mixed by Chuck Alkazian At Pearl Sound Studios
Produced by: Chuck Alkazian
Exec. Producer: Mike Skill
Mastered by Scott Hull @Masterdisk

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Mike Skill
He is known best for his work in “The Romantics” as a founding member and principal songwriter. Everyone has heard a song by Skill with hits like “What I Like About You,” “Talking in Your Sleep” and “One in a Million.” Today, his vision continues with new solo releases. His new music digs into his Detroit roots and adds his years of experience to the mix. ... more

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