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Steve West | |
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Born | May 30, 1964 |
Genres | Glam metal |
Occupation(s) | Drummer |
Instrument(s) | Drums, percussion, tambourine, congas, vocals |
Steve West (born May 30, 1964) is a drummer and main lyricist of the band Danger Danger. He has played on all of Danger Danger's albums to date.[ citation needed ]
Before Danger Danger, he was in the band Hotshot with original Danger Danger lead vocalist Mike Pont and Danger Danger bassist Bruno Ravel.
He also guested as a backing vocalist on Warrant's Cherry Pie album alongside Ravel.
Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich and one of its singles, "Heaven", which reached No. 1 in Rolling Stone and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's success continued in the early 1990s with the double platinum album Cherry Pie, which provided the hit song of the same name.
Jani Lane was an American singer and the lead vocalist, frontman, lyricist and main songwriter for the glam metal band Warrant. From Hollywood, California, the band experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. Lane left Warrant in 2004 and again in 2008 after a brief reunion. Lane also released a solo album, Back Down to One, in 2003, and the album Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner with a new group, Saints of the Underground, in 2008. Lane contributed lead vocals and songwriting to various projects throughout his career.
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Warrant, released in 1989.
Danger Danger is an American glam metal band formed in Queens, New York, in 1986.
Cherry Pie is the second studio album by American glam metal band Warrant, released September 11, 1990. The album is the band's best-known and highest-selling release and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200. The album featured the top 40 hits "Cherry Pie" and "I Saw Red".
Ultraphobic is the fourth studio album by American rock band Warrant. Released on March 7, 1995, on CMC International, after the apparent breakup of the band, the record was regarded as the band's "comeback" album. It is the first album to feature former Kingdom Come and Wild Horses members Rick Steier and James Kottak who came in to replace original band members Joey Allen and Steven Sweet.
Steven Sweet is an American drummer, based in Los Angeles, who is most famous for being a member of Warrant.
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Dawn is the third Danger Danger album in order of release, though it isn't the third to be recorded. It features Bruno Ravel on guitar as well as bass.
Bruno Ravel is a bassist and guitarist, best known for playing in the band Danger Danger in which he is the main composer.
Mike Pont is an American singer, songwriter, and celebrity photographer. As a singer he has sung for several bands, including Hotshot, Trouble, The Mike Pont Band, Danger Danger, and the Gangsters Of Love.
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Greatest & Latest is a music album by the American rock band Warrant originally released in 1999. The album contains new recorded studio versions of their ("greatest") material with three previously unreleased ("latest") songs "The Jones", "Southern Comfort" and "Bad Tattoo."
"Cherry Pie" is a song by the American glam metal band Warrant. It was released in late August 1990, as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song became a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 10 and also reached number 19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song has been cited by many as a "hair metal" anthem.
Warrant Live 86–97 is the first live compilation album by American glam metal band Warrant released in 1997. It was recorded live at Harpos Concert Theatre in Detroit on November 22, 1996, in support of their most recent album Belly to Belly.
Then and Now is the second greatest hits album from the American rock band Warrant, released May 4, 2004.
Strikes is the third studio album by the American Southern rock band Blackfoot. It was released on March 7, 1979, through Atco Records. Recording sessions took place at Subterranean Studios in Ann Arbor, at Sound Suite Studios in Detroit, and at Bee Jay Studios in Orlando. Production was handled by Henry Weck and Al Nalli.
Revolve, Danger Danger's seventh studio album, marks the return of lead vocalist Ted Poley. It is also the first Danger Danger studio album to feature Rob Marcello on guitar.
"I Saw Red" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Warrant. It was released in December 1990 as the second single from Warrant's second album Cherry Pie. The song was one of Warrant's most successful singles, reaching number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1991, number 14 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 36 on the Australian charts and spawning two music videos.
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is a song by American glam metal band Warrant. It was released in April 1991 as the third single from Warrant's second album Cherry Pie. The song charted at #78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #19 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In Australia, the single peaked at #85 on the ARIA singles chart in May 1991.