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==Band members==
==Band members==
* Richard Black (from [[Shark Island (band)|Shark Island]]) - [[human voice|vocals]]
* Richard Black - [[vocals]]
* [[Michael Schenker]] (from [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[UFO (band)|UFO]], [[Michael Schenker Group]], [[McAuley Schenker Group]], and [[Ratt]]) - [[guitar]]s
* [[Michael Schenker]] - [[guitar]]s
* [[Tracii Guns]] (from [[L.A. Guns]]) - guitars
* [[Tracii Guns]] - guitars
* [[Share Pedersen]] (from [[Vixen (band)|Vixen]]) - [[bass guitar]]
* [[Share]]) - [[bass guitar]]
* [[Bobby Blotzer]] (from Ratt) - [[drum]]s<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p12596/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Doug Stone |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 January 2009}}</ref>
* [[Bobby Blotzer]] - [[drum]]s<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p12596/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Doug Stone |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 January 2009}}</ref>


==''Contraband'' (1991)==
==''Contraband'' (1991)==

Revision as of 12:09, 25 March 2013

Contraband
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresHard rock, glam metal
Years active1990–1993
Past membersRichard Black
Michael Schenker
Tracii Guns
Share Pedersen
Bobby Blotzer

Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, and Vixen.

Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV.

The band released only one self-titled album in 1991 which received lukewarm reviews. The album was a commercial failure and the band disbanded shortly after, whilst touring with Ratt. The song "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars, and Wild, Wild Livin'" was included in the movie If Looks Could Kill soundtrack. In the US, the album charted at number 187. Their only chart entry in the UK was with their cover single, "All the Way from Memphis" in July 1991.[1]

Band members

Contraband (1991)

Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track Listing

  1. "All the Way from Memphis" (Ian Hunter) - 4:56
  2. "Kiss by Kiss" (Michael Thompson, Mark Spiro) - 4:19
  3. "Intimate Outrage" (Spiro, Dann Huff, Phil Naish) - 4:57
  4. "Bad for Each Other" (Richard Black, Spencer Sercombe, Steve Diamond) - 4:28
  5. "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" (Gregg Fulkerson, Michael Spears, Black) - 4:26
  6. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) - 3:23
  7. "If This Is Love" (Steven Pasch, Anthony Krizan, Black) - 5:03
  8. "Stand" (Tim Feehan, Brian Macleod) - 4:04
  9. "Tonight You're Mine" (Pasch, Krizan) - 4:43
  10. "Hang On to Yourself" (David Bowie) - 2:47

Credits

  • Spencer Sercombe - guitars, backing vocals, musical director
  • Steffan Presley - keyboards
  • Kevin Beamish - backing vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
  • Randy Nicklaus - producer, mixing
  • Joe Barresi - engineer
  • Steve Hall - mastering

See also

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 118. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ "Biography by Doug Stone". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
  3. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Contraband Contraband review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-06.