Danger Danger | |
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 Danger Danger at the 2004Sweden Rock Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Queens,New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Glam metal,[1][2]hard rock[3] |
| Years active | 1986–present (hiatus 1995–1997) |
| Labels | Epic, D-Rock,Frontiers |
| Members | Bruno Ravel Steve West Ted Poley Rob Marcello |
| Past members | Kasey Smith Al Pitrelli Mike Pont Tony "Bruno" Rey Andy Timmons Paul Laine |
| Website | www |
Danger Danger is an Americanglam metal band formed inQueens, New York, in 1986.[4]
Danger Danger was formed in 1986 by former Hotshot members lead vocalistMike Pont (joined in 1987), bassistBruno Ravel, and drummerSteve West (joined in 1987). This lineup also featured then futureSavatage andMegadeth guitaristAl Pitrelli and keyboardist Kasey Smith. Mike Pont later left the band and was replaced byTed Poley, who previously played in the bandProphet as drummer, and sometimes lead vocalist. Somewhere during this time, they made a failed attempt at recording a demo.
They made another attempt at recording a demo and this time it landed them a recording contract withEpic Records.[4] In 1988, Pitrelli left Danger Danger.[4] Shortly after, Pont and Pitrelli reunited to form a new lineup of Hotshot. Since then, Pitrelli has played in various other bands. Pitrelli played on most of the Danger Danger compilation albumRare Cuts.
In 1988,Saraya guitaristTony Rey joined briefly and played on part of their debut album, before returning to his previous band.Andy Timmons replaced him and played on the rest of their debut album, which was released the same year.[4] The album spawned two hits with "Naughty Naughty" and "Bang Bang", with the former gaining a spot in MTV'sHeadbangers Ball. The band went on tour opening forKISS,Alice Cooper,Extreme andWarrant.[5]
After that, the band went on to record their follow-up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, releasingScrew It! in 1991.[4] The album spawned two other hits with "Monkey Business" and "I Still Think About You" and again they went on tour with KISS. After the tour, Kasey Smith left the band and started a new project titled Shock together with friend and former Get With It drummer Michael Bellusci.[6]
In 1993 the band had finished work with their third album titledCockroach. However, the band fired singer Poley. Subsequent lawsuits from Poley prevented the album from being released. In the meantime,Paul Laine was hired by Ravel and West as the new singer and he re-recorded the vocals for the new album. When they were about to release the album, Epic thought it was in their best interest to shelve the record. Shortly after that the band and the label parted ways. In addition, guitarist Timmons left the band to pursue a solo career. Timmons went on to play guitar on both ofKip Winger's solo albums.
Ravel and West formed their own label, Low Dice Records, and started working on a new album with Laine. They releasedDawn in 1995 which featured a more somber and introspective tone. The album was partly marketed through the band's fan club, newsletter and website. The band recruited bassistScott Brown, who had previously played with Paul Laine as a solo artist, and they went on tour again in the U.S.
The band went back in the studio and releasedFour the Hard Way in 1997. Former band membersAndy Timmons and Kasey Smith contributed to the album, and the band went back ontour. In 2000 they releasedThe Return of the Great Gildersleeves.
In 2001 the band made a unique move after talks with Epic, releasingCockroach, which was supposed to be their third album, but could not be released for legal issues. The album featured two discs with two versions of the album, one with Laine on vocals and the other with Ted Poley. In 2002 the song "Naughty Naughty Christmas" was featured in theTim Allen movieThe Santa Clause 2. They followedCockroach withRare Cuts in 2003, a collection of unreleased and rare tracks including early demos with original member Pitrelli, now playing with Megadeth andTrans-Siberian Orchestra, that were recorded in his mother's laundry room. In 2004 Laine left the band and original singer Poley returned. However, in 2005 the band still released,Live and Nude, which was recorded in 2003 and featured Laine on vocals.
In 2008 rock and roll comicC.C. Banana recorded a song called "Ted Poley", released on the albumKiss My Ankh. The song is a parody of the Kiss song "Unholy", inspired by the story of Poley's first encounter with Kiss lead singerPaul Stanley.[7]
On September 19, 2009, the independent labelFrontiers Records releasedRevolve, featuring the return of Poley as lead singer, as well as new member, guitaristRob Marcello.[8] The album coincided with the 20th anniversary of their debut release for Imagine Records.
The classic lineup of Ted Poley, Bruno Ravel, Steve West, Andy Timmons, and Kasey Smith reunited in 2014 for a series of touring dates.[9][10]
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | JPN [11] | ||
| Danger Danger | 1989 | 88 | — |
| Screw It! | 1991 | 123 | 67 |
| Dawn | 1995 | — | — |
| Four the Hard Way | 1997 | — | — |
| The Return of the Great Gildersleeves | 2000 | — | — |
| Cockroach | 2001 | — | — |
| Revolve | 2009 | — | 145 |
| Title | Release | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Main | UK [12] | |||
| "Naughty Naughty" | 1989 | — | — | — | Danger Danger |
| "Bang Bang" | 49 | 39 | — | ||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 1990 | — | — | — | |
| "Monkey Business" | 1992 | — | — | 42 | Screw It! |
| "I Still Think About You" | — | — | 46 | ||
| "Comin' Home" | — | — | 75 | ||
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