Danger Danger Discography (1989-2003)

Danger Danger Discography

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Artist...............: Danger Danger

Genre................: Hard Rock

Source...............: NMR

Year.................: 1989-2003

Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III

Quality..............: 320kbps (except where noted)

Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz

Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3

Covers...............: Front, Back

Information..........: Seperate nfo/sfv for each album



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Album listing

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1989 - Danger Danger

1990 - Rock America

1991 - Screw It!

1995 - Dawn (192kbps)

1997 - Four The Hard Way

2000 - The Return Of The Great Gildersleeves

2001 - Cockroach (192kbps)

2003 - Rare Cuts (192kbps)





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Danger Danger is a glam metal band formed in 1987 in Queens, New York.

Despite enjoying moderate success in the U.S. with their debut album Danger

Danger, the band vanished from the radar due to legal problems and changes

in its line-up. However, they have remained solid and are still playing and

recording albums.



Danger Danger was formed in 1987 by bassist Bruno Ravel and drummer

Steve West. Mike Pont was the lead singer for a while, and Al Pitrelli was the

guitarist for a while before going on to play guitar for Alice Cooper. After

adding keyboardist Kasey Smith (ex-Get With It), they made an attempt to

record a demo, but failed. Shortly after, they recruited a singer called Ted

Poley (who was playing in Prophet as drummer). They made another attempt

at a demo, and this time it landed them a record deal with Epic Records.



In 1989, Tony "Bruno" Rey (from Saraya) joined briefly as guitarist before

returning to his previous band. Andy Timmons replaced him, and the band

finally released their debut album that year. The album spawned two hits with

“Naughty Naughty” and “Bang Bang,” with the former gaining a spot in MTV’s

Headbanger’s Ball. The band went on tour opening for KISS, Alice Cooper,

Extreme and Warrant.



After that, the band went on to record their follow-up in the Netherlands,

finally releasing Screw It! in 1991. The album spawned two other hits with

“Monkey Business” and “I Still Think About You” and again, they went on tour

with KISS. During it and due to the growing emphasis on guitars instead of

keyboards, Kasey Smith left the band.



In 1993, the band had finished work with their third album titled Cockroach.

However, surprisingly, 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. Still, when they were about to release it, Epic

thought it was in their best interest to decide to shelve the record. Shortly

after, the band and the label amicably parted ways. Also, frustrated with all

this, guitarist Timmons left the band to pursue a solo career.



Ravel and West went on to form their own label, Low Dice Records, and they

started working on a new album together with Laine. They finally released

Dawn 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 bassist Scott Brown to help them, and they went

on tour again in the U.S..



The band went back in the studio and released Four the Hard Way in 1998.

The album was a return to the melodic rock that had made them famous at

first. Former band members, Timmons and Smith, contributed to the album,

and the band went back on tour. In 2000, they released The Return of the

Great Gildersleeves.



In 2001, the band made a unique move after talks with Epic, releasing

Cockroach, which was supposed to be their third album, but couldn’t be

released for legal issues. The album featured two discs with both versions of

the album. One with Paul Laine and the other with Ted Poley. The response

to the album was positive. They followed it in 2003 with Rare Cuts, which is a

collection of unreleased and rare tracks.



In 2002, the band duoed with Bon Jovi in the Santa Clause 2, singing

Naughty Naughty Christmas.



In 2004, Paul Laine left the band and original singer Ted Poley was brought

back.