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Midnight Riders
12+ albums
rockhard rockheavy metalSoundtrackvideo games
about
Midnight Riders is a Jamaican reggae duo featuring Winston Powell and Ford. Winston Powell also used the moniker for many solo releases. The Midnight Riders is also the name of a fictional band in the PC game Left 4 Dead 2. In reality, the band's music was written and performed by Valve's composer, Mike Morasky (Steel Pole Bath Tub). Morasky himself played guitar, keyboard and bass for the tracks, singer Greg Dale (Sorrow Town Choir) provided vocals, and percussionist Jason Roeder of Neurosis acted as drummer. Fictional history: In 1983, with their chart-topping songs and the grassroots support of their loyal fanbase, four young men from Galveston, Texas became the most popular band in America. That band was Love Supply, they sucked, and on a fateful day in 1983, their opening act, the Midnight Riders, beat them so bad onstage that they became instantly famous. The Midnight Riders decided to spend the next two years working on their first album, enjoying a little time away from the spotlight, and serving eight to ten years for aggravated assault in the federal correctional facility at Fort Worth. Luckily for Riders fans the world over, they accidentally hadn’t killed any of Love Supply, and due to an over-crowding problem in the joint, all non-murderers were released in January, 1985. Three months later, the result was our debut album We’re Coming For You, Love Supply, after which the band Love Supply retired, and the mantle of Greatest Southern Rock Supergroup of All Ti
