Electric Angels : Electric Angels
Electric Angels
was an American
Hard Rock/Glam Metal
band
from Los Angeles
that formed from the
defunct pop group
Candy
featuring
new singer
Shane
(Tommy Riggins/Shane Mansfield),
guitarist
(Ryan Rosowicz),
and original
Candy members
bassist/songwriter
' Jonathan Daniel,
and drummer
John Schubert.
The name
Electric Angels
was taken from an
early Candy demo.
After one year,
the band relocated to
New York City
and were
signed to
Atlantic Records
within five months.
One of their first
New York shows
was opening up
for the British band
Dogs D'Amour
and
Mother Love Bone.
The band was
originally managed by
guitarist
Bruce Kulick
of Kiss fame,
who also produced
a demo
for the band.
One of the band's
original unreleased songs,
"Put the 'EX' in Sex"
had conveniently become
the title of a later
Kiss song.
Jon Bon Jovi
was a fan of the band.
Bon Jovi's song,
"Bed of Roses,
Bed of Nails"
was a tribute to
the Angel's
"True Love and Other Fairy Tales"
which included the lyrics, "
...our bed of roses
has become a bed of nails".
A blond backstage
at an Angels show
at Club Bene
in Sayerville, New Jersey
said to Bon Jovi,
"Oh my god, you
look just like
Jon Bon Jovi."
Bon Jovi contributed
an endorsement statement
to the promotional tape
for Atlantic Record's,
"Electric Angels."
Their self-titled debut
was recorded in
London in the autumn
of 1989
by record producer
Tony Visconti,
and released in
February 1990.
They were reviewed
favorably as a
cross between
The Replacements
and
Hanoi Rocks.
"The Drinking Song"
from the debut album
had a long run
as New Jersey's
WSOU's
(Seton Hall college)
third most played song.
The first single from their album,
"Rattlesnake Kisses",
featured actress
Christina Applegate
in the video
The band cited
their musical influences
including Kiss,
The Ramones,
The Replacements,
Rick Springfield
and
George Jones
and toured with
New Jersey rockers
Danger Danger,
former Kiss
guitarist
Ace Frehley
and Phoenix
rockers
Icon.
Amongst the Angel's
biggest fans
are the Tattooed Angels,
known for their
lovely dispositions
as well as
sporting
Electric Angels
purple,
red
and black
Coat of Arms
tattoos.
TRACKLIST
I Believe
Live In The City
Rattlesnake Kisses
Head Above Water
Dangerous Drug
True Love And Other Fairy Tales
Last Girl On Earth
Home Sweet Homicide
Cars Crash
All The Money
Whiplash
The Drinking Song
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