Pretty Boy Floyd (American band)
| Pretty Boy Floyd | |
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| Origin | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock Glam metal |
| Years active | 1987–1991 1995–present |
| Labels | MCA Cleopatra Records Deadline |
| Members | |
| Steve "Sex" Summers Kristy "Krash" Majors Criss 6 Ben Graves |
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| Past members | |
| Dish Keri Kelli Kari Kane Keff Ratcliffe Chad Stewart Lesli Sanders Aeriel Stiles Vinnie Chas (deceased) Eddie Electra Traci Michaels Davey Lister Scotti D Mikki Twist Tommy Thayer Troy Patrick Farrell |
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Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal band from Hollywood, California formed in 1987. They are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You". The band broke up in 1991, but reformed in 1995 releasing several new records since that time, and continue to the present.
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[edit] History
[edit] Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
- For more information see; Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz.
After vigorously rehearsing and playing a few shows on the sunset strip, Pretty Boy Floyd got their big break at MCA Records. Their debut album named Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz was released in 1989 and produced by producer Howard Benson.
Two singles, and accompanying promotional videos were released from the album; "Rock and Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night on Fire)" and "I Wanna Be With You", which gained rotation on MTV. They were also having success in Europe at the time, by being the cover subject of hard rock magazine Kerrang! on December 16, 1989.
Pretty Boy Floyd became embroiled in a dispute over the copyright of their band name, with a Canadian band also called Pretty Boy Floyd. The Canadian group released their debut Bullets and Lipstik the same year, but after a negotiated settlement agreed to surrender use of the name.
Their music featured on two movie soundtracks, first the demo version of "48 Hours" was included on the 1989 The Karate Kid, Part III film. Two years later the previously unreleased "Slam Dunk" was released on the Ellen Barkin movie Switch soundtrack. However, by that time MCA Records had dropped the band.
[edit] Post-Pretty Boy Floyd
- Vinnie Chas passed away in 2010 from heart failure.
- Kari Kane's musical ventures after Floyd are unknown.
[edit] Reunited
By late 1995 Pretty Boy Floyd had reformed. They went into the studio to record a five song E.P. titled A Tale of Sex, Designer Drugs, and the Death of Rock N Roll in 1998. The band featured former Big Bang Babies guitarist Keri Kelli, L.A. Guns bassist Keff Ratcliffe as well as Steve Summers, Kristy Majors, and Kari Kane. The EP featured a cover of a song by Keri's previous band Big Bang Babies.
A full length album Porn Stars followed, and it featured five re-recordings of tracks from their debut album, and eight others including a cover of Alice Cooper's "Department of Youth".
[edit] Recent times
In February 2006 they toured the States together.
Kristy Majors also performing as a solo aristst, released the album Sex, Drugs 'N' Rock N Roll and toured Europe in March 2007
On March 1, 2008, Kristy Majors and Kari Kane joined Steve Summers played on stage at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood California. On December 31, 2008, they played Reno's chop shop in Dallas, Texas.
In 2009, the band celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the release of Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz with a world tour.
The band say they will perform at Stockholm Rock Out Festival 2010 and Hard Rock Hell IV in Wales at the end of the year.
Original bassist, Vinnie Chas died on April 5, 2010.[1]
As of April 2011, Pretty Boy Floyd has announced a brand new full length album of all new original material and a tour to support the album. The band has also announced that Ben Graves (Formally of Murderdolls and Dope) has been hired as the new drummer, and the band has stated that this is "the best lineup Pretty Boy Floyd has ever had."
[edit] Band members
[edit] Present
- Steve "Sex" Summers - Vocals
- Kristy "Krash" Majors - Guitar
- Criss 6 - Bass
- Ben Graves - Drums
[edit] Former
- JK Famous - Bass
- Kari Kane - Drums
- Keri Kelli - Guitar
- Keff Ratcliffe - Bass
- Aeriel Stiles - Guitar
- Lesli Sanders - Bass
- Dish - Drums
- Vinnie Chas (deceased) - Bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - (1989)
- Porn Stars - (1998)
- Size Really Does Matter - (2004)
[edit] EP
- A Tale of Sex, Designer Drugs, and the Death of Rock N Roll - (1997)
- Live Hard Live Fast - (2007)
[edit] Singles
- Rock and Roll (Is Gonna Set the Night on Fire) - (1989)
- I Wanna Be With You - (1989)
- Do You Wanna Touch - (2008)
[edit] Live
- Live At The Roxy - Wake Up Bitch - (1998)
- Live At The Pretty Ugly Club - (2001)
[edit] Tributes
- Kiss Of Death - A Tribute To KISS - (2010)
[edit] Compilations
- The Vault - Demos - (2002)
- The Vault 2 - Demos - (2003)
- Tonight Belongs to the Young - Remastered demos - (2003)
- Dirty Glam - (2004)
- The Greatest Collection - The Ultimate Pretty Boy Floyd - (2004)
- Glam As Fuck - Vinyl - (2009)
| Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak |
| 1989 | Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz | MCA | 130 |
| 1997 | A Tale of Sex, Designer Drugs, and the Death of Rock N Roll | Perris Records | Did not chart |
| 1998 | Porn Stars | Deadline | Did not chart |
| 2001 | Live At The Pretty Ugly Club | Perris Records | Did not chart |
| 2002 | The Vault | Perris Records | Did not chart |
| 2003 | The Vault 2 | Perris Records | Did not chart |
| 2003 | Tonight Belongs to the Young | Perris Records | Did not chart |
| 2004 | Size Really Does Matter | Deadline | Did not chart |
| 2004 | Dirty Glam | Mausoleum | Did not chart |
| 2004 | The Greatest Collection - The Ultimate Pretty Boy Floyd | Deadline | Did not chart |
| 2007 | Live Hard Live Fast | Independent | Did not chart |
| 2009 | Glam As Fuck | Cleopatra | Did not chart |
| 2010 | Kiss Of Death - A Tribute To KISS | DIY Records | Did not chart |
[edit] References
- ^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed May 2010
