Contraband (band)

Contraband
Origin	?
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal
Years active	1990–1993
Associated acts	Ratt, Vixen, L.A. Guns, The Michael Schenker Group, Shark Island

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

Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV. Schenker was a guest guitarist on that show.

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

• Richard Black (from Shark Island) - vocals
• Michael Schenker (from Scorpions, UFO and Michael Schenker Group) - guitars
• Tracii Guns (from Guns N' Roses and L.A. Guns) - guitars
• Share Pedersen (from Vixen) - bass guitar
• Bobby Blotzer (from Ratt) - drums^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Contraband (1991)

1. "All The Way From Memphis" - 4:56
2. "Kiss By Kiss" - 4:19
3. "Intimate Outrage" - 4:57
4. "Bad For Each Other" 4:28
5. "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" - 4:26
6. "Good Rockin' Tonight" - 3:23
7. "If This Is Love" - 5:03
8. "Stand" - 4:04
9. "Tonight You're Mine" - 4:43
10. "Hang On To Yourself" - 2:47

See also

• Supergroup

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. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p12596/biography. Retrieved 18 January 2009.