Danger Danger is an American

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band formed in

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, New York, in 1987.

History

Danger Danger was formed in 1987 by former Hotshot members lead vocalist

Mike Pont 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. Music In 1983 Mike Pont co-founded a new ...

, bassist

Bruno Ravel Bruno Ravel (born May 1, 1964) is a bassist and guitarist, best known for playing in the band Danger Danger in which he is the main composer. Before Danger Danger, Ravel was in the band Hotshot, along with original Danger Danger lead vocalist M ...

(born 1964), and drummer Steve West (born 1964). This lineup also featured then future Hotshot guitarist

Al Pitrelli Al Pitrelli is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Joe Lynn Turner, Asia and Savatage. Career Early career (1982–1995) Pitrelli attended the Berklee College of Mu ...

(born 1962) and the former keyboardist of Jazz/Rock/Fusion group Get With It, Kasey Smith (born 1960). Mike Pont later left the band and was replaced by

Ted Poley Ted Poley (born January 5, 1964) is an American singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Danger Danger. Biography Poley joined New Jersey progressive rock band Prophet as a drummer. They released their first album ...

(born 1962), who previously played in the band

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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 with

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. In 1988, Pitrelli left Danger Danger. 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 album '' Rare Cuts''. In 1988, Saraya guitarist

Tony Rey Tony "Bruno" Rey is an American guitarist, writer, producer and arranger who has worked with bands including Saraya, the Mike Pont Band, Danger Danger, Billy Joel, Janet Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Joan Jett & the Black Hearts, Kathie Lee, Tayl ...

joined briefly and played on part of their debut album, before returning to his previous band.

Andy Timmons Andy Timmons (born July 26, 1963) is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Taylor Bay Band, Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band (ATB). He has also released several solo albums and has worked as a session guitarist. H ...

(born July 26, 1963) replaced him and played on the rest of their debut album, which was released the same year. The album spawned two hits with "Naughty Naughty" and " Bang Bang", with the former gaining a spot in MTV's ''

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''. The band went on tour opening for

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, Extreme and Warrant. After that, the band went on to record their follow-up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, releasing ''

Screw It! ''Screw It!'' is Danger Danger's second full-length album. It was released on October 1, 1991 on Epic Records. The album was recorded at New River Studios in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is the same studio that the band Skid Row used to record ...

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

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''. However, the band fired singer Poley. Subsequent lawsuits from Poley prevented the album from being released. In the meantime,

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(born October 12, 1967) 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 of

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's solo albums. Ravel and West formed their own label, Low Dice Records, and started working on a new album with Laine. They released ''

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'' 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, who had previously played with Paul Laine as a solo artist, and they went on tour again in the U.S. Poley pleasing the audience

The band went back in the studio and released ''

Four the Hard Way ''Four the Hard Way'' is the fourth Danger Danger album, and the second featuring singer Paul Laine. It was also a return to their classic sound. Former members Andy Timmons and Kasey Smith contributed to the album. Track listing # "Still Kick ...

'' in 1997. Former band members

and Kasey Smith contributed to the album, and the band went back on

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. In 2000 they released ''

The Return of the Great Gildersleeves ''The Return of the Great Gildersleeves'' is the fifth Danger Danger album and the third to feature singer Paul Laine. Track listing All songs written by B.Ravel/S.West/P.Laine # "Grind" - 5:27 # "When She's Good She's Good (When She's Bad She' ...

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

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movie ''

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''. They followed ''Cockroach'' with '' Rare Cuts'' in 2003, a collection of unreleased and rare tracks including early demos with original member Pitrelli, now playing with Megadeth and

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, 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, ''

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'', which was recorded in 2003 and featured Laine on vocals. In 2008 rock and roll comic

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recorded a song called "

", released on the album ''

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.'' The song is a parody of the Kiss song "

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", inspired by the story of Poley's first encounter with Kiss lead singer

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. On September 19, 2009, the independent label

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released '' Revolve'', featuring the return of Poley as lead singer, as well as new member, guitarist Rob Marcello (born September 9, 1977). 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.

Members

Current members

– bass (1987–1995; 1997–present), guitars (1993–1995, 1997–2000), keyboards (1993–1995, 1998–2014, 2014-present) * Steve West – drums, percussion (1987–1995; 1997–present) *

– lead vocals (1987–1993, 2004–present) * Rob Marcello – guitars (2003–present) *Steve Brown – guitars (2016–present, performance only, unofficial member)

Former members

*Phil Naro – lead vocals (1987) (no performance or recordings) *

– lead vocals (1987) *

– guitars (1987–1988) *

Tony "Bruno" Rey Tony "Bruno" Rey is an American guitarist, writer, producer and arranger who has worked with bands including Saraya, the Mike Pont Band, Danger Danger, Billy Joel, Janet Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Joan Jett & the Black Hearts, Kathie Lee, Tay ...

– guitars (1988–1989, 1997, 2000) *Kasey Smith – keyboards (1987–1993, 1997–1998, 2014) *

– guitars (1989–1993, 1997–2003, 2014) *

– lead vocals (1993–1995; 1997–2004) * Scott Brown – bass (1995) (tour member)

Timeline

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Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

*'' Down and Dirty Live'' EP (1990) *''

'' (2005)

Compilation albums

*'' Rare Cuts'' (2003)

Singles

References

External links

Official website
*
Ted PoleyHotshot website – features info on Danger Danger's roots
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