Ted Poley

Ted Harris Poley (born January 5, 1964 in Englewood, New Jersey) is a rock singer and drummer most famous for being in the band Danger Danger.

Biography

Ted Poley was born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1964. He has two brothers.

He started in music with the band "Lush" as a drummer. The band also featured bassist Joe Slattery, with whom Poley would play again later.

He then joined New Jersey progressive rock band Prophet as a drummer. They released their first album in 1985. Poley also sang lead vocals on some of their songs. In 1987, while working with the band's second album, he was approached by Bruno Ravel and Steve West to join Danger Danger and he accepted.

With Danger Danger, Poley enjoyed much success as the band caught the late surge wave of 80s hair rock. Together they released two albums ("Danger Danger" and "Screw It!") and toured with bands like KISS, Alice Cooper, and others.

In 1993, he finished recording Danger Danger's third album, "Cockroach", but was surprisingly fired from the band. They hired another singer (Paul Laine) and attempted to release the album with new vocals, but Poley sued and prevented the album from being released.

The same year, he formed a new band called Bone Machine with guitarist John Allen III (Tommy Lee's band.) In 1994, they released their first album titled "Dogs". In 1995, they toured the UK and released a live record titled "Search and Destroy". In 1996, they released their last album titled "Disappearing, Inc." The album is noted for featuring an eerie premonition of what would happen in the 2001 9/11 attacks in the cover art.

In 2000, he joined the band Melodica with Gerhard Pichler on guitar. As a band, they released several albums: "USAcoustica", and "Lovemetal" among them. During this time, Poley returned to U.S. and played for the first time in seven years.

In 2001, Danger Danger finally released the album "Cockroach" after reaching an agreement with Epic Records. The album featured two discs: one with the Poley vocals, and the other with the new vocals by the band's new singer, Paul Laine.

In 2002, Poley's band (now known as "Poley/Pichler") released an album titled "Big". This album featured Joe Slattery on bass guitar, with whom Poley had played before in "Lush" back in the early 80s.

In 2004, he rejoined Danger Danger and started touring with them again.

Trivia

* Poley was also a backing vocalist for the band "Xenon".
* In 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2007, Poley recorded some songs for Sega games Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes and Sonic Rivals 2.
* Poley has been married twice.
* In 2008, rock & roll comic C.C. Banana recorded a song called "Ted Poley," released on the album "." The song is actually a parody of the Kiss song "Unholy," inspired by the story of Poley's first encounter with Kiss lead singer Paul Stanley. [cite web | url=http://www.splitscreenentertainment.com | title=KISS MY ANKH: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent | publisher=SplitScreen Entertainment | accessdate=2008-08-31]

Releases

Mr. Speed

* "Hollywood Wild" (1982)

Prophet

* "Prophet" (1985)

Danger Danger

* "Danger Danger" (1989)
* "Down And Dirty Live"
* "Screw It!" (1992)
* "Cockroach" (2001)

Bone Machine

* "Dogs" (1994)
* "Search and Destroy" (Live, 1995)
* "Live in the UK" (VHS & VCD, 1996)
* "Disappearing, Inc." (1996)

Melodica

* "Long Way From Home" (2000)
* "USAcoustica" (2001)
* "Lovemetal" (2001)
* "Livemetal" (Live, 2002)
* "Live in Springfield"

Poley/Pichler

* "Big" (2002)

Ted Poley

* "Collateral Damage" (2006)
* "Smile" (2007)

ee also

* Danger Danger
* Prophet

References

External links

* [http://www.tedpoley.com/ Ted Poley Official Site]
* [http://www.dangerdanger.com/ Danger Danger Official Site]
* [http://www.savioursofrock.com/Podcast.htm Ted Poley Interview]