Know Yer Band: Money

Band: Money

Members
Tom Weisend
John Durzo
Neil Andrews
Rick Hall
Jeff Wilson
Michael Fite
Mark Chatfield
Shane Hunter
Kevin Marcum
Jeff Read
Jeff Gastineau
Kenny Kaplan

Releases
1982 - Trust Me album (Bison Record Co.)
1983 - Trust Me album (Earthtone Recording Company)
1984 - Trust Me album (Heavy Metal America)
1986 - Self-Titled 12" EP (Surf Ohio Records)
1988 - In The Red album (Not On Label)
2008 - Money Kills album (Not On Label)
2017 - Now And Then album (Not On Label)
2019 - Money/Muffs album (Not On Label)

Everyone Loves Guitar Podcast: Mark Chatfield of The Godz and Rosie Audio Interview

In 2018, Mark Chatfield of The Godz and Rosie chatted with the Everyone Loves Guitar podcast about The Godz, Rosie, Bob Seger and more. Check it out:

Video: Rosie Reunion with Mark Chatfield 9-19-2014

This Week: Rosie Reunion

You never know where rock and roll news will pop up. Back in 2011, the weekly This Week ran an article a Rosie reunion. Here's a bit of that: 

Assembled by former Godz (another Columbus rock legend) guitarist Mark Chatfield, the band came together in Columbus, although the band members were not all natives. Still, Shelor considers Columbus Rosie’s home, if not necessarily his own. 

“Rosie was born here,” he told The Beast last week, just arrived in town for the band’s latest reunion show, Friday night at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. “It just kind of took off. We made a lot of friends. It was home for a long time for us.” 

Like many bands who seemed to keep just missing their big break, Rosie fell victim to some business and management issues that kept gumming up the works 

“Think about (that time) with some regret,” Shelor said. “We could’ve done so much more. We had some bad deals and legal stuff.”

New Additions: Precious Metal by Rosie

Rosie only managed one studio album, and I recently tracked it down while visiting Spoonful Records - the 1981 release Precious Metal. Here's a good summation from the Boneyard Metal blog:

ROSIE were a Hard Rock band formed by ex THE GODZ guitarist Mark Chatfield in Columbus, Ohio in early 1980. The band debuted with a self titled four song 12" EP in early 1981 and contributed a further track, "Sorry (I Forgot Your Name)", to a radio station sampler album entitled "Q-FM 96 Hometown Album Project Volume 3". With bassist Jay Chesbro being replaced by Ed Means, a full length studio album entitled "Precious Metal", was recorded and issued by Doubletree Records in late 1981. In 1985 guitarist Robert West was succeeded by new member Tom Courteney. The band's second and final album, 1988's "Rosie Live!", was recorded at The Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio on November 25th and 26th 1988. Chatfield would later crop up in BOB SEGER's SILVER BULLET band, with reformed line ups of THE GODZ and with Ohio band LUVHEAD.

Know Yer Band: Rosie

Band: Rosie

Members
Vocals - Carl Shalor
Guitar - Mark Chatfield
Guitar - Ed Means
Bass - Robert West
Drums - Bobby Boos/Kevin Valentine

Releases
1981 - 12" Single (Not On Label)
1981 - Precious Metal album (Doubletree Records)
1989 - Live album (Hell And High Water Records, Inc)

New Additions: Nothing Is Sacred by The Godz

A recent visit to Spoonful Records here in Columbus procured me the second of two albums released by The Godz in 1979, this one being Nothing Is Sacred on Casablanca. I had not heard the band prior to starting this project, and my initial impression upon seeing the album artwork and band photos was that this was going to be the midwest answer to Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, but it turns out my assumptions were incorrect. While this is definitely rockin' in a late 70s way, there is both a country rock vibe at times (think Blackfoot) and a glam rock sound at other times (think Slade).

Know Yer Band: The Godz

Band: The Godz

Members
Guitar/Vocals - Robert Hill, Steve Shuffert
Guitar/Vocals - Mark Chatfield
Vocals/Bass - Eric Moore/Freddie Salem
Drums/Vocals - Greg Cataline/Jimmy Clark/Kevin Valentine

Releases
1978 - The Godz album (Millennium Records)
1979 - Nothing Is Sacred album (Casablanca)
1985 - I'll Get You Rockin' album (Heavy Metal America)
1987 - Mongolians album (Cobra/Grudge Records)
1995 - Greatest Hits Live album (High Chief)