22:
300:
The band originally formed as "Vagiant", playing their first show in early 2003 as an opening act for the Cherry Poppin' Daddies (due to their lavish costumes, however, most people had no idea that it was, in fact, Perry performing in the opening act as well). Shortly afterwards, their name was
293:", Perry was inspired to pursue the idea further. In a nod to the extravagant and outlandish fashion of glam rock (and perhaps the early years of the Daddies), i.e. feather boas and other such androgynous attire, White Hot Odyssey was styled around
620:
926:
331:
White Hot
Odyssey played their last show in late 2005. In 2013, Perry re-recorded the White Hot Odyssey song "Subway Killer" for the Daddies' sixth studio album
896:
891:
906:
901:
562:
921:
305:
to avoid legal complications. The group performed steadily over the next two years, playing major venues throughout the
Northwest such as Portland's
269:
of the 1970s. Perry explained that he had always wanted to front a band of this style since he was an adolescent and listened to groups such as the
301:
changed to "Vagiant UK" following the discovery of another band by the name of
Vagiant, and finally to "White Hot Odyssey" after their signing to
613:
916:
850:
306:
911:
606:
39:
320:
In 2004, White Hot
Odyssey was signed to Jive Records, largely due to the success that the similarly theatrical hard rock/glam band
105:
86:
58:
43:
641:
466:
350:
246:
198:
65:
755:
333:
72:
762:
629:
419:
328:
in
November 2004. Perry was surprised because the same label representative had rejected a similar demo earlier.
325:
242:
54:
32:
794:
833:
819:
727:
693:
363:
250:
202:
826:
290:
748:
321:
294:
734:
720:
566:
261:
In frontman Steve Perry's words, White Hot
Odyssey was an attempt to bring the "roll" back to "
79:
870:
703:
314:
265:", an experiment in "sexual, stupid, big dumb rock" reminiscent of the glam, hard rock and
855:
769:
514:
270:
238:
145:
885:
698:
545:
500:
286:
282:
262:
496:
865:
688:
655:
429:
425:
302:
184:
598:
473:
776:
529:
373:
310:
274:
21:
801:
741:
648:
338:
253:, along with guitarist Mark Rogers, bassist Ed Cole and drummer Jivan Valpey.
278:
266:
234:
164:
160:
156:
592:
379:
285:. Having experimented with glam rock under the production supervision of
588:
354:
358:
222:
583:
602:
15:
540:
538:
843:
811:
786:
712:
218:
214:
194:
190:
180:
170:
152:
141:
127:
120:
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
515:Confidentially Speaking With White Hot Odyssey
614:
317:, often as a supporting act for the Daddies.
8:
621:
607:
599:
297:powdered wigs and knee-length pantaloons.
117:
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
441:
394:
795:Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of...
488:
927:Musical groups disestablished in 2005
7:
589:Steve Perry's White Hot Odyssey blog
563:'Daddies' Pilgrimage Now An Odyssey'
44:adding citations to reliable sources
802:Skaboy JFK: The Skankin' Hits of...
897:Musical groups established in 2002
892:Musical groups from Eugene, Oregon
513:Lick, Jacklyn (February 7, 2005).
324:had then seen, and released their
14:
907:American hard rock musical groups
902:American glam rock musical groups
922:2005 disestablishments in Oregon
20:
465:"Look British, Think Yiddish" (
31:needs additional citations for
289:for the Daddies' 2000 single "
1:
917:2002 establishments in Oregon
353:(Le Count d' Monet) –
241:, United States, in 2002 by
756:White Teeth, Black Thoughts
334:White Teeth, Black Thoughts
943:
369:Mark Rogers – guitar
912:American musical quintets
763:Please Return the Evening
636:
530:White Hot Odyssey - Press
532:www.whitehotodyssey.com/
544:Steffen, Chris (2004).
630:Cherry Poppin' Daddies
546:Cherry Poppin' Daddies
243:Cherry Poppin' Daddies
834:I Love American Music
728:Rapid City Muscle Car
378:Jivan Valpey –
366:(Jace) – guitar
827:Diamond Light Boogie
291:Diamond Light Boogie
40:improve this article
476:since January 2005
223:WhiteHotOdyssey.com
55:"White Hot Odyssey"
735:Kids on the Street
721:Ferociously Stoned
570:. August 20, 2004.
567:The Register-Guard
550:Dallas Music Guide
504:. August 26, 2004.
337:, re-written in a
879:
878:
861:White Hot Odyssey
584:White Hot Odyssey
519:Rock Confidential
495:Salvia, Vanessa.
480:
479:
435:
434:
420:White Hot Odyssey
326:self-titled debut
231:White Hot Odyssey
228:
227:
122:White Hot Odyssey
116:
115:
108:
90:
934:
871:Rock Ridge Music
844:Related articles
704:Johnny Goetchius
677:Oscar Watson III
623:
616:
609:
600:
571:
559:
553:
542:
533:
527:
521:
511:
505:
497:'Perry's Poppin'
493:
442:
438:Non-album tracks
395:
372:Ed Cole –
315:McDonald Theatre
307:Crystal Ballroom
233:was an American
173:
130:
118:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
942:
941:
937:
936:
935:
933:
932:
931:
882:
881:
880:
875:
856:The Visible Men
839:
807:
782:
708:
632:
627:
580:
575:
574:
561:Taylor, Lewis.
560:
556:
543:
536:
528:
524:
512:
508:
494:
490:
485:
469:) – 3:40
440:
393:
388:
347:
259:
237:band formed in
209:
207:
205:
201:
171:
148:, United States
136:
134:
128:
123:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
940:
938:
930:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
884:
883:
877:
876:
874:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
847:
845:
841:
840:
838:
837:
830:
823:
820:Zoot Suit Riot
815:
813:
809:
808:
806:
805:
798:
790:
788:
784:
783:
781:
780:
773:
770:The Boop-A-Doo
766:
759:
752:
745:
738:
731:
724:
716:
714:
710:
709:
707:
706:
701:
696:
691:
685:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
662:Willie Matheis
659:
652:
645:
637:
634:
633:
628:
626:
625:
618:
611:
603:
597:
596:
586:
579:
578:External links
576:
573:
572:
554:
534:
522:
506:
487:
486:
484:
481:
478:
477:
470:
463:
459:
458:
453:
448:
439:
436:
433:
432:
423:
416:
412:
411:
406:
401:
392:
389:
387:
384:
383:
382:
376:
370:
367:
361:
346:
343:
271:New York Dolls
258:
255:
249:and guitarist
239:Eugene, Oregon
226:
225:
220:
216:
215:
212:
211:
196:
192:
191:
188:
187:
182:
178:
177:
174:
168:
167:
154:
150:
149:
146:Eugene, Oregon
143:
139:
138:
131:
125:
124:
121:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
939:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
889:
887:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
846:
842:
835:
831:
828:
824:
821:
817:
816:
814:
810:
804:
803:
799:
797:
796:
792:
791:
789:
785:
779:
778:
774:
772:
771:
767:
765:
764:
760:
758:
757:
753:
751:
750:
746:
744:
743:
739:
737:
736:
732:
730:
729:
725:
723:
722:
718:
717:
715:
713:Studio albums
711:
705:
702:
700:
699:Dustin Lanker
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
686:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
657:
653:
651:
650:
646:
644:
643:
639:
638:
635:
631:
624:
619:
617:
612:
610:
605:
604:
601:
594:
590:
587:
585:
582:
581:
577:
569:
568:
564:
558:
555:
551:
547:
541:
539:
535:
531:
526:
523:
520:
516:
510:
507:
503:
502:
501:Eugene Weekly
498:
492:
489:
482:
475:
474:official site
472:available on
471:
468:
464:
461:
460:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
443:
437:
431:
427:
424:
422:
421:
417:
414:
413:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
397:
396:
391:Studio albums
390:
385:
381:
377:
375:
371:
368:
365:
362:
360:
356:
352:
349:
348:
344:
342:
340:
336:
335:
329:
327:
323:
318:
316:
312:
309:and Eugene's
308:
304:
298:
296:
292:
288:
287:Tony Visconti
284:
280:
276:
272:
268:
264:
263:rock and roll
256:
254:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
224:
221:
217:
213:
204:
200:
197:
193:
189:
186:
183:
179:
175:
169:
166:
162:
158:
155:
151:
147:
144:
140:
132:
129:Also known as
126:
119:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
866:Mojo Records
860:
800:
793:
787:Compilations
775:
768:
761:
754:
747:
740:
733:
726:
719:
689:Brooks Brown
682:Josh Hettwer
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:Dana Heitman
654:
647:
640:
565:
557:
549:
525:
518:
509:
499:
491:
455:
450:
445:
418:
408:
403:
398:
332:
330:
322:The Darkness
319:
303:Jive Records
299:
260:
230:
229:
210:Jivan Valpey
185:Jive Records
172:Years active
102:
96:January 2021
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
851:Discography
777:Bigger Life
749:Susquehanna
672:Zak Johnson
642:Steve Perry
467:Steve Perry
386:Discography
351:Steve Perry
311:W.O.W. Hall
275:The Stooges
247:Steve Perry
206:Mark Rogers
199:Steve Perry
886:Categories
742:Soul Caddy
694:Jason Moss
667:Joe Freuen
649:Dan Schmid
483:References
364:Jason Moss
339:rockabilly
251:Jason Moss
203:Jason Moss
137:Vagiant UK
66:newspapers
295:Louis XIV
267:protopunk
257:Biography
245:vocalist
235:hard rock
176:2002–2005
165:glam punk
161:glam rock
157:Hard rock
593:Blogspot
812:Singles
345:Members
341:style.
219:Website
208:Ed Cole
195:Members
135:Vagiant
133:Dazzler
80:scholar
456:Source
359:guitar
355:vocals
283:T. Rex
181:Labels
153:Genres
142:Origin
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
462:2005
451:Track
415:2004
409:Label
404:Title
380:drums
279:Sweet
87:JSTOR
73:books
446:Year
430:Jive
426:Mojo
399:Year
374:bass
313:and
281:and
59:news
591:at
42:by
888::
548:.
537:^
517:.
277:,
273:,
163:,
159:,
836:"
832:"
829:"
825:"
822:"
818:"
622:e
615:t
608:v
595:.
552:.
428:/
357:/
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
