Fastway were an English hard rock band formed in 1982 by former Motörhead guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke and former UFO bassist Pete Way. The band went through various membership changes and Way left the band after receiving an opportunity to perform with Ozzy Osbourne.
Career In 1982, guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motörhead and bassist Pete Way of UFO joined to create a new band for CBS Records. They recruited Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley, and the then-unknown vocalist Dave King. The band was named from a combination of their names. However, Way discovered that he could not break his recording contract with Chrysalis Records and then received an offer to play for Ozzy Osbourne; he left the band and did not record any songs. The band then brought in session bassist Mickey Feat and recorded its debut album Fastway (1983) (Feat was uncredited on the album). After critical and commercial success, the band toured to promote the album (with one-time Fixx bassist Alfie Agius as their session bass player). The band then recruited Richard McCracken, formerly of Taste, as "permanent" bassist, and released another success in the form of All Fired Up the following year. After the...
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