That is a challenging role to play, but Razzle did it well, and he didn’t mind. No matter how much tension was there between the members, Razzle was there to lighten the mood and get everyone back into a good place. Razzle was the comic relief and the peacekeeper in the band. Hanoi Rocks did a couple of shows with a fill-in drummer, but the band couldn’t get over their friend’s loss. The band called it a day a few months later, unable to cope with the loss of Razzle. The band re-routed to Los Angeles, Where tragically, Razzle was killed in a car accident in Redondo Beach, California. The tour was cut short at Cleveland so that he could receive treatment for the ankle.
Mike fractured his ankle onstage in Syracuse. This was their first major tour in the United States, and it was hoped it would be the breakthrough into the American market for the band. It was to begin in Buffalo, New York, and end in San Francisco on December 16th. On November 14th, 1984, Hanoi Rocks set out on what was scheduled to be a 28 date tour of the USA. All Those Wasted Years offered a taste of a Hanoi Rocks live show’s energy and fun, and slowly but steady, Hanoi Rocks started to become known in the US. Live, this lineup of Hanoi Rocks packed sweaty, stinky armpit venues all over Europe and in December of 1983 recorded a live show at the Marquee in London for the live album All Those Wasted Years… Live. Razzle’s energetic stage presence and tight, in-the-pocket drumming took Hanoi Rocks to a new level. In 1982 the band recruited British-born drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley, and this addition seemed to be the thing that completed Hanoi Rocks. He looked amazing, he had an electrifying stage presence, and he could play the fuck out of a saxophone. Gritty, raw guitar playing, a rhythm section that kept time like a clock, and a vocalist who was a perfect frontman in every sense of the world. Ranging from The Ramones to The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith, Hanoi Rocks had a sound all their own.
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Hanoi Rocks had a look that was over the top and songs that were so dynamic and full of classic influences. The debut album Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks was released in 1981 and was a massive album for the band in Europe and Asia. Hanoi Rocks was a glam rock band from Finland formed in 1979 and released five albums in the ‘80s. But what about Hanoi Rocks? They seem to be a band that gets lost in the shuffle. There has been plenty of articles written and even fan pages created to ensure that their legacies carry on. Seatle hard rock band Mother Love Bone parted ways in 1990 after the overdose of vocalist Andrew Wood and Finnish glam rockers Hanoi Rocks. California pop-rockers Jellyfish released two brilliant albums before disbanding in 1994. There are three bands in particular that I always wonder how the music world would have been affected if they stuck around and were given the opportunity to grow.
I don’t know where I would be without them, but sometimes I find myself pondering on the question, “Where would we be WITH *insert band/person here.* I don’t know where I would be without my best friends. I don’t know where I would be without Twisted Sister, Ronnie James Dio, Iron Maiden, or the Grateful Dead. I don’t know where I would be without my amazingly supportive wife. How many times have you (yes, you) said, “I don’t know where I would be without *enter band/person.* As a fanatic music dork and musician, I can apply this to many people/bands.
Me, a Marlboro Red, and my Beloved Hanoi Rocks Shirt – 1990
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