- Tangier (band)
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Tangier
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Background = group_or_band
Genre =Hard rock Glam Metal Southern rock
Associated_acts = CinderellaBritny Fox
Years_active =1985 –1992
Label = AtcoTangier is a popular
Philadelphia -based American rock band active in the late 1980s and early 90s. The band released three albums with a few line-up changes having a sound somewhere in the middle of straight-upHard rock toGlam Metal andSouthern rock , this all making them somewhat a mixture ofLynyrd Skynyrd andWhitesnake .Tangier formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in the clubs with bands such as Cinderella, who would later help the group out by having Tangier open for them on occasion. The first self-titled debut album, comprising Bill Mattson (vocals), Doug Gordon (guitar), Rocco Mazzella (guitar), Mike Kost (bass) and Mark Hopkins (drums), saw the band throwing
AOR in the mix.It wouldn't be until the follow-up "Four Winds", released some four years later with Gari Saint (guitar), Garry Nutt (bass) and Bobby Bender (drums), that the band finally received some recognition and a major label deal. It produced the hit singles "On The Line" and "
Southbound Train ".For their third album "Stranded" there were some line-up changes again. Separating with both Mattson and Saint, the band brought in vocalist–guitarist Mike LeCompt. LeCompt's gruff soulful vocals brought a heavier edge to the band. This album produced the hit single "Stranded" featuring
Pamela Anderson in its music video.Discography
tudio albums
ingles
*"On The Line" - 1989
*"Southbound Train " - 1989
*"Stranded" - 1991References
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