By then Peki had left the band, and when they relocated to Stockholm, they hired an old friend of Monroe and McCoy's, drummer Gyp Casino. McCoy replaced Stefan Piesnack, who had been arrested for drug possession, and Yaffa replaced Nedo. In late 1980 Andy McCoy left Pelle Miljoona Oy to join Hanoi Rocks, and was later joined by another former Pelle Miljoona Oy member, bassist Sami Yaffa. Vesterinen soon became the band's manager after speaking with McCoy and Monroe. At one of the band's first shows was Seppo Vesterinen, who had brought big-name artists like Iggy Pop and Frank Zappa to Finland. The band toured Finnish clubs, playing McCoy and Monroe's own songs and covers like Cheap Trick's "He's a Whore", The Police's "Born in the 50s" and MC5's "Looking at You". The original line-up of Hanoi Rocks was Michael Monroe on vocals, former Pelle Miljoona Oy guitarist Stefan Piesnack, Monroe's guitarist Nasty Suicide, bassist Nedo Soininen, and drummer Peki Sirola. McCoy allowed Monroe to form the band with an agreement that McCoy would join later. McCoy did not join the band immediately, because he was the guitarist for the Finnish punk band Pelle Miljoona Oy. Hanoi Rocks were formed in Helsinki in 1979 by Michael Monroe (Matti Fagerholm) and his friend, guitarist Andy McCoy (Antti Hulkko). History Formation and early days (1979–1980)
1.3 Oriental Beat and Razzle joins (1982).1.2 Stockholm, early recordings and London (1980–1981).
HANOI ROCKS UNTIL I GET YOU TV
Although musically closer to traditional rock n' roll and punk, the band have been cited as a major influence in the glam metal genre for bands such as Guns N' Roses, Skid Row and Poison.Īccording to Finnish radio and TV personality Jone Nikula, who was the band's tour manager in the 2000s, Hanoi Rocks's albums have sold between 780,000 and 1,000,000 copies around the world, mostly in Scandinavia and Japan. Original vocalist Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy reunited in 2001 with a new lineup that lasted until 2009. The band broke up in June 1985 after drummer Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley died in a drunk driving accident with Vince Neil behind the wheel during their first US tour in December 1984. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. Hanoi Rocks was a Finnish rock band formed in 1979. You can listen to ‘Until I Get You’ below.Johanna Kustannus, Lick, Nippon Phonogram, CBS, Major Leiden Productions, Liquor and Poker Music, Backstage Alliance, Pronit He and Sami together were a perfect rhythm section.” But he was a fantastic drummer and had his style and human touch. But after that, he realized it wasn’t our kind of thing. “He’d been in a speed-metal kind of band before, and he had two bass drums, and we were like, “Double kick drums, no way.” He brought a second bass drum to a show, and at the venue, we took the other pedal off before the show, and he was pissed off. If I were going through a rough patch, he’d come up to me and say, “I can tell you’re in a bad place, but it’ll be all right you’ll be okay.” It was a perfectly flawed kind of chemistry, and it was great. That was the chemistry and the magic in the band. You don’t notice it, but you can feel it. You listen to the tempos some of the songs, like ‘Until I Get You,’ that song slowly speeds up towards the end. He and Sami, back in the day, like on the Back to Mystery City album, there were no click tracks they would play it live. That’s going to be hard to play drums with platform boots on! Technically, he wasn’t the greatest drummer, but he had a great attitude, and we knew he’d evolve. He came to the first audition, where we checked him out in platform boots. And the way he played reminded me of Keith Moon and Neal Smith from the Alice Cooper band. Michael Monroe’s words about the similarities between Razzle and Keith Moon: The track showed their flawed chemistry perfectly. Monroe also didn’t forget to mention the time they recorded ‘Until I Get You’ where they played the song live to record it. The rocker added that although Razzle wasn’t the greatest drummer, they knew he’d learn and evolve with time. They had all thought playing the drums with those would be complex. Monroe talked about Razzle coming to the first audition for Hanoi Rocks in platform boots. Michael Monroe stated that Razzle was a great guy to be around and that he reminded him of Keith Moon and Neal Smith due to their similar playing styles.
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