Hanoi Rocks was a
FinnishFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 largely due to the death of their drummer, Nicholas 'Razzle' Dingley. The vocalist
Michael MonroeMichael Monroe is a Finnish rock musician. He is best known as the singer for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, but was also the front man for all-star side projects Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim .-Career and Collaborations:Monroe has recorded duets with both Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses...
and guitarist
Andy McCoyAntti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks. He also wrote the song "Wild Talk" and played guitar on "Vietnamese Baby" for The 69 Eyes...
from the original line-up came back together in 2002 and played under the Hanoi Rocks name until 2009.
Hanoi Rocks was formed in
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
in 1979 and the first line-up included vocalist and saxophone player
Michael MonroeMichael Monroe is a Finnish rock musician. He is best known as the singer for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, but was also the front man for all-star side projects Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim .-Career and Collaborations:Monroe has recorded duets with both Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses...
(Matti Fagerholm), guitar player
Nasty SuicideNasty Suicide is the ex-rhythm guitarist for Hanoi Rocks, a Finnish outfit, who combined elements of punk, glam rock, rock and roll, and blues. After the breakup of Hanoi, he and former bandmate Andy McCoy recorded an acoustic album under the name of The Suicide Twins. Nasty went on to form Cheap...
(Jan Stenfors), guitar player Stefan Piesnack, bass player Nedo and drummer Peki Sirola.
Hanoi Rocks was a
FinnishFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
rock band formed in 1979, whose most successful period came in the early 1980s. The band broke up in 1985 largely due to the death of their drummer, Nicholas 'Razzle' Dingley. The vocalist
Michael MonroeMichael Monroe is a Finnish rock musician. He is best known as the singer for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, but was also the front man for all-star side projects Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim .-Career and Collaborations:Monroe has recorded duets with both Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses...
and guitarist
Andy McCoyAntti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks. He also wrote the song "Wild Talk" and played guitar on "Vietnamese Baby" for The 69 Eyes...
from the original line-up came back together in 2002 and played under the Hanoi Rocks name until 2009.
Early days and main career (1979–1985)
Hanoi Rocks was formed in
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
in 1979 and the first line-up included vocalist and saxophone player
Michael MonroeMichael Monroe is a Finnish rock musician. He is best known as the singer for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, but was also the front man for all-star side projects Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim .-Career and Collaborations:Monroe has recorded duets with both Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses...
(Matti Fagerholm), guitar player
Nasty SuicideNasty Suicide is the ex-rhythm guitarist for Hanoi Rocks, a Finnish outfit, who combined elements of punk, glam rock, rock and roll, and blues. After the breakup of Hanoi, he and former bandmate Andy McCoy recorded an acoustic album under the name of The Suicide Twins. Nasty went on to form Cheap...
(Jan Stenfors), guitar player Stefan Piesnack, bass player Nedo and drummer Peki Sirola. The following year Piesnack, Sirola and Nedo were replaced by guitar player
Andy McCoyAntti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks. He also wrote the song "Wild Talk" and played guitar on "Vietnamese Baby" for The 69 Eyes...
(Antti Hulkko), bass player Sam Yaffa (Sami Takamäki) and drummer
Gyp CasinoGyp Casino is a Swedish rock drummer. He was the original drummer for Hanoi Rocks. He was replaced by Razzle in 1982...
(Jesper Sporre). In 1981 they moved to
Stockholm' is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the Riksdag , and the official residence of the Swedish Monarch as well as the prime minister. The Monarch resides at Drottningholm Palace outside of Stockholm since 1980 and uses the Royal Palace of...
and in 1982 to
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
to take advantage of the livelier music scene in these cities. Later that year Casino was fired and replaced by Razzle (Nicholas Dingley).
Although the band never gained significant commercial success, they have a considerable
cult followingA cult following is used to refer to a small or large group of fans that are either somewhat or highly dedicated to a specific area of pop culture.-Cult media:...
and critical acclaim for their 'sleazy' yet melodic style of music. They were chosen the second-best band of year 1984 by readers of famous Sounds magazine,
MarillionMarillion are a British rock group. Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, their recorded studio output comprises fifteen albums and is generally regarded as comprising two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first...
receiving the first place of voting. They have been cited as an influence by major bands such as
Mötley CrüeMötley Crüe is a American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
,
Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation...
and
Manic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore...
.
http://www.heretodaygonetohell.com/news/shownews.php?newsid=964. More recently, artists such
FenrizGylve Fenris Nagell , better known as Fenriz, is the drummer and lyricist of the two-piece Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone...
, from
DarkthroneDarkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band. They formed in 1988 as a death metal band, but after embracing the black metal style in 1991, they became a driving force in the Norwegian black metal scene. For most of this period Darkthrone has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and...
,
Joey JordisonNathan Jonas Jordison , sometimes known by his number #1 or Joey Jordison, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is a co-founder and the primary drummer for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Slipknot, as well as the guitarist and backup-vocalist for horror punk...
,
Chris ShiflettChris Aubrey Shiflett is best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters. Shiflett joined Foo Fighters after the release of their third album, There Is Nothing Left to Lose. The first album he played on was One by One...
,
Dave GrohlDavid Eric Grohl is an American rock musician, singer and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, D.C., area bands, including the hardcore punk band Scream. In 1990 he became the drummer for grunge group Nirvana...
,
Acey SladeAcey Slade, , was the lead vocalist and guitarist in the punk rock band Trashlight Vision, which broke up September 12, 2007...
and
Mike McCreadyMichael David McCready is an American musician who serves as the lead guitarist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Dave Krusen, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam...
have cited Hanoi Rocks as an important influence on their musical career.
http://pearljamhistory.no.sapo.pt/PJArticles_Interviews_11-29-98_-_kisw_99_1_fm_interview_with_mike_mccready.htmhttp://www.yle.fi/uutiset/viihde/2008/06/foo_fighters_muisteli_tapaamista_andy_mccoyn_kanssa_katso_video_303816.htmlhttp://www.mtvu.com/music/hot-seat/the-hot-seat-foo-fighters/http://www.glam-metal.com/aceyslade.html. The re-release of Hanoi Rocks' albums on CD was in large part due to efforts by Guns N' Roses via their own record label
UZI SuicideUZI Suicide was a record label that was created by Guns N' Roses to release their first record, Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide. The next record was released through Geffen Records although UZI Suicide legally remained in control of this, and all other Guns N' Roses recordings until...
. In Finland, however, Hanoi Rocks is known as the
Finnish rock bandFinnish rock refers to rock music made in Finland. The initial rock and roll boom of the 1950s was preceded by a long tradition of popular culture. Suomirock associates to Finnish rock sung in Finnish.-Timeline:Finnish rock followed the common trends during the 50s and 60s...
who at their time had come closest to real international fame, only much later giving way to such groups as
HIMHIM is a Finnish rock band from Helsinki, formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, and bassist Mikko Paananen. They have released six full length albums to date.-Early Days :...
,
NightwishNightwish is a symphonic power gothic metal band from Kitee, Finland, formed in 1996 by songwriter/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen...
,
Sonata ArcticaSonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain some elements typical of progressive metal....
, and
Children of BodomChildren of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo, formed in 1993. The band consists of guitarist and vocalist Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...
.
In 1983 the band signed to
CBS RecordsCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
and appeared to be on the cusp of gaining commercial acceptance. They recorded their fifth album in January 1984 with producer
Bob EzrinRobert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian record producer, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd...
in his home town
TorontoToronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America...
. The album had just been released when disaster struck in December of that same year: Razzle was killed in a car accident (the driver was
Vince NeilVincent Neil Wharton is the lead singer for the band Mötley Crüe.-Early life:Neil was born in Hollywood, California to Odie and Shirley Wharton. During the 1960s, his family moved around Southern California from Inglewood to Watts, before finally settling in Glendora attending Sunflower...
, singer with the band
Mötley CrüeMötley Crüe is a American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The band was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
). Vince Neil was charged with vehicular manslaughter and spent 15 days of a 1 month sentence in a minimum security prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in damages to Razzle's family. Razzle was replaced by
Terry ChimesTerry Chimes was the original drummer of punk rock group The Clash. He originally played with them from July 1976 to November 1976, January 1977 to April 1977, and again from May 1982 to February 1983...
, drummer on
The ClashThe Clash were an English rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk rock. Along with punk, they experimented with reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap and rockabilly...
's first album. Sammy Yaffa left the band and was replaced by
René BergRené Berg was an English musician, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who recorded and performed in a number of bands starting in the late 70's until his death in 2003...
from the Idle Flowers. The band never recovered; Monroe left. In May 1985, after their last show at the Rockerina Festival in Poland, Hanoi Rocks disbanded. This show was recorded for the album
Rock and Roll Divorce.
The members spent the next 15 years in various short-lived projects, and although they worked with numerous artists including
Iggy PopIggy Pop is a songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited mainstream commercial success, Iggy Pop is considered an influential innovator of punk rock, hard rock, and other related styles...
,
Stiv BatorsSteven John Bator, known as Stiv Bators , was an American rock and roll and punk rockvocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio...
,
Steve StevensSteve Stevens is an American guitarist and songwriter.He is best known for playing for other artists and less known for his critically acclaimed solo efforts , collaborations Steve Stevens (born as Steven Schneider on May 5, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American guitarist and songwriter.He...
, Little Steven,
Samantha FoxSamantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English former glamour model and dance-pop singer.- Background :As the eldest daughter of the late Patrick John Fox and Carole Ann Wilken, Samantha Karen Fox came from a family of market traders in the East End of London...
,
Sebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row....
,
Sylvain SylvainSylvain Sylvain is a rock guitarist, most notable for being a member of the New York Dolls.He was born in, Cairo, Egypt to a Jewish family with one brother and one sister, Leon and Brigitte, but raised in New York City, where his family had moved after living on Lafayette Avenue in Buffalo, New...
,
Nicky HopkinsNicky Hopkins Nicky Hopkins Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins (February 24, 1944 – September 6, 1994) was an English pianist and organist.He recorded and performed on some of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely...
,
Joan JettJoan Jett is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock N' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard charts from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as well as for their other popular...
and
Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation...
, they never achieved anything resembling their earlier success.
Reunion (2002–2008)
In 2002 Monroe and McCoy reformed the band, with two members of the
Electric BoysThe Electric Boys are a funk metal band founded in Sweden in 1988, which enjoyed a cult status in Europe at the end of the decade.They were formed by Conny Bloom and Andy Christell . Originally a duo, they signed for Polygram and scored a local Swedish hit with the single "All Lips and Hips" in...
, and a drummer who had previously featured in Monroe's solo project. They have released three new albums and toured heavily since then in Europe and Japan.
2005 and beyond: Nasty Suicide works as a
pharmacistPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences, and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication....
. Sami Yaffa did play in a band called Mad Juana with his wife, Karmen Guy, and is based in New York City. Yaffa is currently touring and recording with the reformed
New York DollsThe New York Dolls are an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1971. In 2004 the band reformed with three of their original members, two of whom, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, continue on today and have released two records of new material...
. Sami was also part of the band Vasquez (with former DGeneration guitarist Richard Bacchus) and also toured with Jesse Malin in 2006. Suicide and Yaffa have appeared onstage with the reformed Hanoi although not at the same time. The single "
Fashion", released in May 2007, went straight to #1 in the Finnish singles chart.
On August 8th, the single "This One's for Rock'n'Roll" was released to be downloaded from selected sites. This is also featured in the album
Street PoetryStreet Poetry is the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks' seventh album. The album reached the top 10 on the Finnish charts, and succeeded very well elsewhere in Europe too...
, which was released in early September 2007. The album is regarded as being in the same vein as the classic material from the 80's.
It was announced on January 26th that drummer Lacu was to leave the band after the bands European Tour. A replacement was named on June 4th, 2008 - a Swede named George "Jolle" Atlagic.
2nd breakup (2008–2009)
On October 21, 2008, Hanoi Rocks announced that the band will break up. Monroe and McCoy agreed that they had "taken the band and music style as far as possible". In April 2009 Hanoi Rocks played 8 sold out farewell gigs in 6 days at Tavastia Club, Helsinki. The original guitarist
Nasty SuicideNasty Suicide is the ex-rhythm guitarist for Hanoi Rocks, a Finnish outfit, who combined elements of punk, glam rock, rock and roll, and blues. After the breakup of Hanoi, he and former bandmate Andy McCoy recorded an acoustic album under the name of The Suicide Twins. Nasty went on to form Cheap...
appeared as a special guest on 3 of the last gigs.
Musical style
Musically the band is influenced by artists such as the
New York DollsThe New York Dolls are an American rock band, formed in New York City in 1971. In 2004 the band reformed with three of their original members, two of whom, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, continue on today and have released two records of new material...
,
The StoogesThe Stooges are an American rock band that were first active from 1967 to 1974, then reformed in 2003. The Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences...
and
The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup...
. Their music fuses elements of
bluesBlues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre created within the African-American communities in the Deep South of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
,
punkPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
,
garage rockGarage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name. In the early 1970s, some rock critics retroactively labelled it as punk rock...
,
glam rockGlam rock is a style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s that was "performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots." The flamboyant costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a campy, theatrical blend of...
as well as the original rock 'n' roll of
Chuck BerryCharles Edward "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.Chuck Berry is one of the pioneers of rock and roll music...
and
Little RichardRichard Wayne Penniman , known by the stage name Little Richard, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and recording artist, considered key in the transition from rhythm and blues to rock and roll in the 1950s...
. Lyrical themes revolve around the topics of love and its trials and tribulations, and suburban alienation.
Rolling StoneRolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J. Gleason.The magazine was named after the 1948 Muddy Waters song of the same...
has called the band, "the missing link between punk and glitter".
The group is often mistaken as
glam metalGlam metal is a term used to describe the visual style or fashion of certain heavy metal music bands that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
, largely due to their image, which many of the
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
acts in the 1980s would imitate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_rockhttp://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=37162 Musically however, Hanoi Rocks are not part of that movement nor were they influenced by
heavy metalHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States...
.
Hanoi Rocks is cited as one of the most influential
glam metalGlam metal is a term used to describe the visual style or fashion of certain heavy metal music bands that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
bands of all time in
Metal: A Headbanger's JourneyMetal: A Headbanger's Journey is a 2005 documentary directed by Sam Dunn with Scot McFadyen and Jessica Wise. The film follows 31-year-old Sam Dunn, a Canadian anthropologist, who has been a heavy metal fan since the age of 12...
document movie.
Final line-up
- Michael Monroe
Michael Monroe is a Finnish rock musician. He is best known as the singer for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, but was also the front man for all-star side projects Demolition 23 and Jerusalem Slim .-Career and Collaborations:Monroe has recorded duets with both Axl Rose and Slash of Guns N' Roses...
- lead vocals, keyboardsA keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, saxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841...
, harmonicaThe harmonica is a free reed wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes. The pressure caused by blowing or drawing air into the reed chambers causes a reed or multiple reeds to vibrate up and down creating sound...
, harpA harp is a stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. As many other non-percussion instruments, it can also be used as a percussion instrument. All harps have a neck, resonator and strings. Some, known as frame harps, also have a forepillar;...
(1979–1985, 2002–2009)
- Andy McCoy
Antti Hulkko , better known as Andy McCoy, is a Finnish musician. He is most famous for his role as the lead guitarist and main songwriter of Hanoi Rocks. He also wrote the song "Wild Talk" and played guitar on "Vietnamese Baby" for The 69 Eyes...
- lead guitarA lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, and guitar solos within a song structure.In rock, heavy metal, blues, jazz and fusion bands and some pop contexts as well as others, the lead guitar lines are usually supported by a second guitarist who plays...
, backing vocalsA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(1980–1985, 2002–2009)
- Conny Bloom
Conny Bloom is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter of the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks...
- guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
(2004–2009)
- Andy "A.C." Christell
Andy "A.C." Christell is a Swedish bass guitarist. He is most notable as formerly playing in funk metal outfit Electric Boys as well as being the current bassist for Hanoi Rocks. He is a very close friend of Conny Bloom's, as they have played together in many bands and also knew each other...
- bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
(2004–2009)
- George Atlagic - drums
A drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
, percussionA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration...
(2008–2009)
Guitar
- Nasty Suicide
Nasty Suicide is the ex-rhythm guitarist for Hanoi Rocks, a Finnish outfit, who combined elements of punk, glam rock, rock and roll, and blues. After the breakup of Hanoi, he and former bandmate Andy McCoy recorded an acoustic album under the name of The Suicide Twins. Nasty went on to form Cheap...
(1979–1985)
- Stefan Piesnack (1979–1980)
- Costello Hautamäki (2002–2004)
Bass
- Nedo
NEDO may refer to:*National Economic Development Office, in the United Kingdom*New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, in Japan...
(1979–1980)
- Sami Yaffa
Sami Yaffa is a bass guitarist, most famous for his time in Hanoi Rocks during the 1980s, he is currently the bassist for the New York Dolls and guitar player for Mad Juana.-Biography:...
(1980–1985)
- René Berg
René Berg was an English musician, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who recorded and performed in a number of bands starting in the late 70's until his death in 2003...
(1985)
- Timpa (2002–2004)
Drums
- Peki Sirola (1979–1980)
- Gyp Casino
Gyp Casino is a Swedish rock drummer. He was the original drummer for Hanoi Rocks. He was replaced by Razzle in 1982...
(1980–1982)
- Razzle (1982–1984)
- Terry Chimes
Terry Chimes was the original drummer of punk rock group The Clash. He originally played with them from July 1976 to November 1976, January 1977 to April 1977, and again from May 1982 to February 1983...
(1984–1985)
- Lacu
Lacu , is a Finnish drummer best known for playing in the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks from their reformation in 2002 up until his departure in 2008. He's also been playing Popeda from 2008- and in Snakegod from 2001-.Before joining Hanoi Rocks, Lacu played with several Finnish bands like Dave...
(2002–2008)
Discography
- Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks
Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks is the first studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1981.The biggest hit of the album was "Tragedy". "Walking With My Angel" is a cover of a song from Herman's Hermits' 1965 self-titled album...
(1981)
- Oriental Beat
Oriental Beat is the second studio album by the Finnish glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, recorded in London and released in 1982. The artwork features the band covered in paint behind a glass panel with blue and red paint-pressed hand marks on it...
(1982)
- Self Destruction Blues
Self Destruction Blues is an album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1982. Although often listed as a studio album, Self Destruction Blues is a compilation of singles and B-sides that the band recorded in 1981 and 1982. None of the tracks on Self Destruction Blues, however, appear...
(1982)
- Back to Mystery City
Back to Mystery City is the Third studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1983. It was produced by ex-Mott the Hoople members Dale Griffin and Pete "Overend" Watts, and was the first to actually feature Razzle's drumming.The album reached #87 on the UK album chart...
(1983) #87 UK
- Two Steps from the Move
Two Steps From The Move is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1984. It was produced by Bob Ezrin. The album was their first major label release and reached #28 on the UK album chart...
(1984) #28 UK #49 JPN
- Twelve Shots on the Rocks
Twelve Shots on the Rocks is the fifth studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 2002, however it was their first studio album since the bands peak days and a change in band members. Critical and commercial acclaim for the album exceeded expectations and the album went Gold in...
(2002) #5 FIN #27 JPN
- Another Hostile Takeover
Another Hostile Takeover is the sixth studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 2005.-Track listing:All tracks by Andy McCoy & Michael Monroe except where noted.#"Intro" – 0:05#"Back in Yer Face" – 3:34#"Insert I" – 0:15...
(2005) #5 FIN # 51 JPN
- Street Poetry
Street Poetry is the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks' seventh album. The album reached the top 10 on the Finnish charts, and succeeded very well elsewhere in Europe too...
(2007) #6 FIN #41 SWE
Videography
- All Those Wasted Years - The Marquee Club
The Marquee was a music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. It was also the location of the first ever live performance by The Rolling Stones on 12 July 1962....
- TNT - The Nottingham Tapes - Nottingham Rock City
Rock City is a club in the East Midlands inside the heart of the city of Nottingham, England in the United Kingdom that focuses on live music.-Overview:...
- A Day Late, A Dollar Short promo
External links
Interview links