AM ▁ 1 9 7 4 - 1 9 7 6 " ▁on ▁his ▁music ▁label ▁E c static ▁Peace . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁line ▁up ▁of ▁mus icians ▁was ▁not ▁around ▁long . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Ni ag ara ▁met ▁ex - Sto og es ▁guitar ist ▁Ron ▁Ash eton , ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁her ▁param our . ▁ ▁Ron ▁thought ▁the ▁band ' s ▁music ▁had ▁potential . ▁To ▁realize ▁that ▁potential , ▁he ▁rec ru ited ▁Michael ▁Davis ▁( ex - MC 5 ▁bass ist ), ▁a ▁real ▁power house ▁cru cial ▁for ▁rock ▁bottom ▁per cuss ive ▁bass . ▁ ▁Davis , ▁recently ▁released ▁from ▁prison , ▁was ▁available ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁Next ▁h ired ▁was ▁Rob ▁King ▁on ▁drums . ▁ ▁King ' s ▁drums ▁were ▁precise , ▁fast ▁and ▁powerful , ▁an ▁unusual ▁combination . ▁ ▁Next ▁the ▁Miller ▁brothers ▁were ▁added , ▁Ben ▁on ▁sa x oph one , ▁and ▁Larry ▁on ▁guitar , ▁both ▁accomplished ▁mus icians ▁with ▁a ▁punk - j azz ▁pedig ree . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁media , ▁including ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Free ▁Press , ▁and ▁The ▁Detroit ▁News ▁attended ▁early ▁shows ▁and ▁gave ▁prominent ▁coverage ▁to ▁the ▁" events ," ▁as ▁the ▁press ▁referred ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁L ester ▁Bang s ▁wrote ▁about ▁" Dest roy ▁All ▁Mon sters " ▁affection ately ▁in ▁C RE EM ▁magazine ▁. ▁Even ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁took ▁notice ▁with ▁articles ▁and ▁inter views ▁about