A Conversation w/ FRANK DIMINO of ANGEL 

Thank you for the great interview. I bought the album "Helluva Band" in 1976. And still that record is on my all-time top-10 list.

Me and my little brother saw them at the tower in upper Darby…what a great show. 😁

I bought my first angel album, white hot, based purely on the cover. After hearing the record, I was hooked. I immediately bought all their disks. I play a black strat with a white pick guard and rosewood neck, still today because Punky played one. I was lucky enough to see them on their final tour in 1980 and still remember it vividly. Thank you for having Frank on here, brother. What an amazing interview!

Wow! Listening to the new Angel album in 2023 ('Once Upon A Time') and really enjoying this interview. Would love to see that lost classic concert footage! "And if you turn the logo upside down . . ."😂

"Helluva Band" is one of the greatest albums of all time!

Insightful interview! Angel should have been bigger than they were. So much talent in that band.

Great Interview!!! Love ANGEL!!!

I was one of those amazed fans watching those boxes get set up on stage. Punky and Frank were electric on stage. Was thrilled to have another Angel album, 'Risen'. When I crank 'Live Without A Net' people want to know who that is...another great album. Your interviews are incredible!

WOW, what a great interview! Frank is such a nice dude! You've earned my 'sub', Jason.

I met Frank and Punky in 2019! A dream come true. My fave band since 78! Finally got to see them in May 2019. Got a meet n greet! They were AWESOME! Sounded really great live! New line up is phenomenal! Can't wait for new album! Risen is a solid blockbuster! I almost cried when I met Punky and Frank! Waited a lifetime 4 that moment! They rocked at almost 70 years approximately! Great interview! I enjoyed this one a Lot! Angel is #1 forever!

Love the interview- I used a Korg guitar synthesizer circa 1980 to play Greg Giuffria's keyboardwork on "Sunday Morning" From the first album- Angel is one of the best!

I'm a HUGE Angel fan. Thank you for this interview.

Been an ANGEL fan since I was a kid, but never got to see them in their heyday. Very grateful I was able to go see this new lineup at the Whiskey in LA in October of 2019 before the Covid hit. Just phenomenal! Frank you sounded incredible and so awesome to see you and Punky up on stage together. Love the new record and looking forward to the next one!

I saw Angel in 1977 and twice in 1978. They were, and still are, HUGE in St Louis, my hometown. Changed my life.

Super killer interview Jason, Frank is such an awesome dude. Learned a lot in this one !

I remember buying On Earth as it is in Heaven Simply for the cover (had never heard Angel before). And being a fledging 10 year old drummer at that time Hearing Barry going effing crazy on the intro to Can you Feel it, I was instantly Hooked....

Another kickass interview. Another icon in the industry. Listened to the entire interview in two sittings. Loved all the stories...loved that you touched on all of the original members. It was great learning that they’re all still on good terms. Both solo albums are great (Punky and Frank) and will be checking out Risen soon. Keep rawkin’!!

Outstanding interview...I own all angel on cd (including in the beginning) plus frank & punky's solo discs...so underrated. Frank's in particular is a killer cd

Dude you get some great guests!! Love this stuff

I just heard the new Angel it’s pretty good .. I dig it . Another good interview

I finally got to finish this terrific interview. Angel was one of the bands I’d see in Circus magazine but never had the opportunity to hear (I was too young to be buying records so I was limited to what my older brother bought). There is no doubt that next to KISS, Angel was the coolest looking band of the era. One day, I will own a white cortex Ludwig drum kit just like Barry had. Btw, Frank seems like a great guy. It’s nice to see he is still in the business and seems quite happy and successful.

Thanks for a great interview..I hit the subscribe for this. Look forward to more shows, cheers!

Another great intetview Jason thanks!! Why is Angel music so hard to find and why have I never heard this band before!!?? .....on the hunt for some Angel music now!!

Never a waste of time listening to Angel loved these guys in the 70’s. Thanks sir ur awesome

Thank you for doing this interview! LOVE Angel and still love listening to them on vinyl!

Brought back great memories, I seen Angel in 79 or 80 in St. Paul, Mn. such a great show..

Way Cool Jason Green! I’ve listened to most all your interviews now. Yeah I love music! Metal mostly! Many of the interviews I’ve gone back and listened to 2-3 times to make sure I catch all the information. Thank you also for your management skills and the way you bring my favorite bands and artist together. You are a one of a kind class act bro. All the best to you always!

Really wonderful interview. Frank is a really nice guy. All of the members of Angel are super nice. Thanks for interviewing Frank. ❤🤟🌸🌹

I stumbled across this page looking for an interview of my all time favorite singer and now I will subscribe to watch more because you are awesome ! Thank you

Kickass. You haven't been posting much anymore. We need more tour diaries and interviews. I miss wasting my time with you. Hail

What a fantastic interview. Hail Angel

Congratulations on the growth of your channel... I knew you could do it. You where always good at the production even back in the Sin city sinner's days.

I was a huge Angel fan as a kid! Unfortunately I never got to see them live. Hope some of that footage turns up at some point! Great interview!

Saw Angel in 78! Big fan since 77! Great interview!!!!

Great show! Jason, you have to get all of Angel on at the same time. That would be AMAZING!

Timeline wise those Sid and Marty Krofft shows were way earlier than Angel’s career.. (oddly enough I guested on Sid’s Instagram show a few months ago) Loved those Angel records for 40 years now after my aunt who worked at Casablanca gave several to me.. (had to find Helluva Band, Sinful and Live w/out a Net on my own) My uncle (former vice president of Casablanca) Larry Harris was having Gregg Giuffria over for Thanksgiving one year and when I found that out was immediately on the phone.. Gregg was cool as I gushed about his playing for around 20 minutes.. nice guy.. I prefer the early progressive albums and wish they weren’t under so much pressure to have hits later on... everything just kept getting cheekier.. had they cranked out a few more strong ones it might have lasted longer.. who knows.. good stuff.. good stuff..

The Tower , Mirrors , and Under Suspicion were some of the Heaviest songs of the 1970s . Frank could scream as high , and powerful as Dan Mac Cafferty , Geddy Lee , and Anne Wilson . I recently purchased the Angel - Casablanca years , I was blown away reading the liner notes they never mentioned how Devastatingly Heavy Under Suspicion , and Mirrors were . Just as Heavy as Nazareth - Miss Misery , Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath , Aerosmith - Nobody's Fault , Deep Purple - Burn , Judas Priest - Dissident Aggressor , Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand , KISS - She , or Sweet Into the Night . Angel was Metal as the 1970s got . Just as Heavy as Scorpions - Sails of Charon , Montrose - Matriarch , or Kansas - Death of Mother Nature Suite . Angel was even better than words could describe . Why One Helluva Band didn't out sell AC/ DC - Back in Black remains a mystery . Extremely underrated band .

That was Awsome! I listened to every second of this interview.

Great interview I'm a huge angel fan I have all there vinyls.

Saw them in Buffalo NY in 1978 awesome show

I heard about the elaborate shows Angel put on but hearing Frank describe the towers built up and each band member announced n stepping out and then at the end how you went into youre album covers just BLOWS MY MIND...I would of paid GOOD money for a show as such..and you guys should of definitely been just as big as kiss if not bigger...in my search of bands from back in the day im finding alot of Great bands tht are totally underrated...Johnny Dee from Britny Fox is a big fan of Barry Brandt and I was listening to his commentary one day n I had to check out Barry ..to my surprise I rediscovered ANGEL and Guiffria...both bands I knew of but was reintroduced too....🎹🥁🎸💯🎤❤️🎙️😎

Angel was an amazing band. I remember them back in the 80's and they had the arena rock sound down solid. I thought they were so far ahead of other bands at the time. I had to give my Angel album away years ago, but my buddy still has it and we both still love it. Wish I could have seen them live, it would have been awesome.

What an amazing interview. No wonder I'm such a big Angel fan - I loved Pufnstuf as a kid. :) Frank seems like a great guy. By the way, "Foxes" is on TCM in the near future.

Great interview thank-you so much

Is your show available as a podcast?

Another great interview!!!

1st time I saw them was in the fall of 76’ in upstate N.Y. Opening for Rush and Blue Oyster Cult. Awesome gig.

Brilliant Interview! 😇🌪💙

Frank is a great guy so is Barry...Very nice guy's...Met them with Angel when my great friend Steve Blaze of Lillian Axe was in Angel for awhile :)

Love these guys

Great interview

The band name 'Mass' is still being used by a very good Christian band that Michael Sweet helped get going. They still release new material that is awesome, they rock! I have heard the lead singer say he is a huge Angel fan so wondering if there is any connection??

Loved the interview

Excellent

Loved Angel !!!

Didn’t Frank sing the song “Seduce me Tonight” from the Flashdance Soundtrack?

I got Angel's 1st album in High School in 1975 when I was 17 cause it was going around among the cool people..It was Kick Ass..So I figured they were older than me by at least a few years..I'm 62 now so Frank Dimino has to be in his LATE 60's here..He looks fuckin' great...Impossible..Angel was Killer, and I seen them at The Hollywood Sportatorium in Fla in 1980..Maybe their last album tour...I'm not sure...I watched Punky up close cause I loved his playing on the album, and they were all great..I prayed over the decades that they would get back together but it never happened..It might happen? They're not too old? I guess older people now a daze are not like older people like back in the 30s, 40s and 50s...Even women now look great into their 60s too, and they don't look like Aunt Bee anymore like way back when....Must be technology...lol.

Great interview Jason and Frank. No disrespect to the current band , but get The original band members together one last time and do a one off show in Vegas for the fans. Then continue on with the current band.

I've seen Angel Warmup For Ted Nugent.1977

TRES Cool!!!

The Magic Castle rocks!

A+ show! But...the LOGO! The LOGO! 1:47:24 1st mention! Who designed it? I saw them 3/3/78 Buffalo🇺🇸NY. It spun real fast. Stopped. And it's always right side up! Again...great show👏🤘✌

not a fan of this guy cos ive not heard his work...but great interview..really enjoyed it

Angel were quite prolific for such an underground band. It must have been frustrating for the band members to get so many kicks at the can and never living up to their potential.

Why does Frank Dimino 2021 look like Peter Criss 1976?

Huge Angel fan since their 'White Hot' album and tour and heavily influenced by Barry Brandt. However, I just can't get into or support what Frank and Punky have been doing for the past few years. Sorry but that's not Angel. I also couldn't get with the 2000 version that had Frank and Barry with some other players in white. It's all original for me or nothing... too bad Barry, Felix and Gregg just aren't really interested in doing anything with the original members or for the 'hard core fans' such as me. (of course minus Mickie Jones, sad that he died) EDIT... with such a hugely visual band (like Kiss) it's a shame there is very little video footage of the band.

It sounds like David Copperfield stage show

Why don't I take these guys seriously.