Hurricane (band)
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Hurricane was a 1980s heavy metal
/ glam metal
rock band originally featuring current Foreigner
lead vocalist Kelly Hansen
(vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo
(guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), and Jay Schellen
(drums). Cavazo and Sarzo are the younger brothers of Quiet Riot
's Carlos Cavazo
and Rudy Sarzo
.
Hurricane released four albums: Take What You Want (1985), Over the Edge (1988), Slave to the Thrill (1990), and Liquifury (2001). Over the Edge was their most successful album featuring their only top 40 hit (at 33), "I'm on to You" in 1988.
's Kevin DuBrow
introduced Robert Sarzo
and Tony Cavazo in the early 1980s. After deciding to form a band, Sarzo and Cavazo recruited singer Kelly Hansen
, drummer Jay Schellen
and guitarist Michael Guy. With little label interest, the band decided to release a mini-album themselves, Take What You Want. The album and constant touring led to them getting a major label deal.
band Stryper
on their To Hell with the Devil
album tour. They were soon signed to Enigma Records
, the same label as Stryper.
In 1988, the band released their major label debut album, Over the Edge. Propelled by a powerful, yet melodic hard rock
sound, the album dipped into the top 100 (at 92) on the album charts
and featured a cover of Alice Cooper
's "I'm Eighteen
," as well as the band's most successful hit, "I'm On to You." The title track, "Over the Edge" was also released as a single.
In 1989, Sarzo left the group and was replaced by ex-Lion guitarist, Doug Aldrich
. This lineup recorded the album Slave to the Thrill, which was released in 1990. While Allmusic hailed the record as the band's most "focused" album, its success paled in comparison to its predecessor. Noteworthy, however, is the fact that the album's relative lack of success could also be attributed to changing musical climates (indeed, the topic of which Hurricane album, Over the Edge or Slave to the Thrill is better remains heavily debated amongst Hurricane fans). Shortly after the release of this album, Aldrich moved on to House of Lords
and the rest of the group quickly disintegrated with the onslaught of grunge.
and Sircle of Silence while Hansen did a considerable amount of session work. Schellen suggested that Hansen help with the recording of Unruly Child's second release, and shortly after they agreed to resurrect Hurricane. English
-born blues
guitarist Sean Manning (former bandmate and Kevin Dubrow /Quiet Riot guitarist) (guitar) and Larry Antonino (bass) rounded out the new version of the band, and they released Liquifury. Guitarists Carlos Villalobos
and Randall Strom also appear as session musicians on this album, performing on one track apiece. Villalobos also co-wrote the track on which he performs. Schellen is now in Asia Featuring John Payne
Hansen joined Foreigner
, and Aldrich is handling lead guitar duties for the current incarnation of Whitesnake
.
Manning went on to form The Exiles with 3 other English expatriates, original Bonham
vocalist Paul Rafferty, bassist Paul Stanley, and drummer Terry Muscall. The band split up in the mid 90's but a collection of demos, in part co-produced by Pat Benatar
guitarist Neil Giraldo, surfaced in 1996 as Sean Manning & Paul Raffery - The Exiles (Indivision/SDM), with additional musical contributions by Giraldo, Myron Grombacher, Greg D'Angelo
, and Richard Baker, among others.
Singles
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
/ glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
rock band originally featuring current Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
lead vocalist Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...
(vocals/rhythm guitar), Robert Sarzo
Robert Sarzo
Robert Sarzo is a Cuban-American guitarist. His career has spanned 40 years. He has worked with an array of notable and iconic people in the entertainment industry...
(guitar), Tony Cavazo (bass), and Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen is a U.S. drummer who is best known as a member of the hard-rock band Hurricane. Schellen has also worked and currently working with a number of other heavy rock and progressive rock bands, including with Asia World Trade, CIRCA:, Unruly Child and several members of Yes.-Career:in...
(drums). Cavazo and Sarzo are the younger brothers of Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
's Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo
Carlos Cavazo is a Mexican-born American guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. Born July 8, 1957, Cavazo is originally from Mexico City where their first band with his brother Antonio Cavazo was called Speed of Light...
and Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo
Rudy Sarzo is a Cuban American hard rock/heavy metal bassist. Sarzo has played with many well known heavy metal acts including Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio and Blue Öyster Cult.-Early life:...
.
Hurricane released four albums: Take What You Want (1985), Over the Edge (1988), Slave to the Thrill (1990), and Liquifury (2001). Over the Edge was their most successful album featuring their only top 40 hit (at 33), "I'm on to You" in 1988.
History
Quiet RiotQuiet Riot
Quiet Riot is an American Heavy Metal band. They are best known for their hit singles "Metal Health" and "Cum On Feel the Noize". They were founded in 1973 by guitarist Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni, under the original name Mach 1, before changing the name to Little Women and finally Quiet...
's Kevin DuBrow
Kevin DuBrow
Kevin Mark DuBrow was an American rock singer best known as the lead vocalist of the Heavy Metal band Quiet Riot from 1975 until his death in 2007...
introduced Robert Sarzo
Robert Sarzo
Robert Sarzo is a Cuban-American guitarist. His career has spanned 40 years. He has worked with an array of notable and iconic people in the entertainment industry...
and Tony Cavazo in the early 1980s. After deciding to form a band, Sarzo and Cavazo recruited singer Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...
, drummer Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen
Jay Schellen is a U.S. drummer who is best known as a member of the hard-rock band Hurricane. Schellen has also worked and currently working with a number of other heavy rock and progressive rock bands, including with Asia World Trade, CIRCA:, Unruly Child and several members of Yes.-Career:in...
and guitarist Michael Guy. With little label interest, the band decided to release a mini-album themselves, Take What You Want. The album and constant touring led to them getting a major label deal.
Increasing popularity
In 1986 & 1987 they opened for Christian metalChristian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...
band Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
on their To Hell with the Devil
To Hell with the Devil
To Hell with the Devil is the Grammy Award nominated third release, and second full-length album, by the Christian metal and glam metal band Stryper, released in 1986 . It was both the first Contemporary Christian and Christian metal album to achieve Platinum status, selling over one million copies...
album tour. They were soon signed to Enigma Records
Enigma Records
Enigma Records was a popular rock and alternative American record label in the 1980s. It was initially a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/distributor, which it split-off from in 1985 to become its own company...
, the same label as Stryper.
In 1988, the band released their major label debut album, Over the Edge. Propelled by a powerful, yet melodic hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
sound, the album dipped into the top 100 (at 92) on the album charts
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
and featured a cover of Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
's "I'm Eighteen
I'm Eighteen
"I'm Eighteen" is a 1970 song by rock band Alice Cooper, featured on their first major label release album Love It to Death. It was released in November 1970, 3 months prior to the album, and became the band's breakthrough hit.-Achievements:...
," as well as the band's most successful hit, "I'm On to You." The title track, "Over the Edge" was also released as a single.
In 1989, Sarzo left the group and was replaced by ex-Lion guitarist, Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich
Doug Aldrich , is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2003 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St.John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising...
. This lineup recorded the album Slave to the Thrill, which was released in 1990. While Allmusic hailed the record as the band's most "focused" album, its success paled in comparison to its predecessor. Noteworthy, however, is the fact that the album's relative lack of success could also be attributed to changing musical climates (indeed, the topic of which Hurricane album, Over the Edge or Slave to the Thrill is better remains heavily debated amongst Hurricane fans). Shortly after the release of this album, Aldrich moved on to House of Lords
House of Lords (band)
House of Lords is a hard rock/AOR band from Los Angeles, California.-History:House of Lords was formed in 1987 by former Angel member and keyboardist Gregg Giuffria from his solo project Giuffria...
and the rest of the group quickly disintegrated with the onslaught of grunge.
Aftermath
In 1991 Schellen wrote, recorded and toured extensively with both Unruly ChildUnruly Child
Unruly Child is an American Adult-oriented rock band, founded in 1991.-Discography:-Band members:*Marcie Free - Vocals*Bruce Gowdy - guitars*Guy Allison - keyboards*Jay Schellen - Drums, percussion*Larry Antonino - Bass guitar...
and Sircle of Silence while Hansen did a considerable amount of session work. Schellen suggested that Hansen help with the recording of Unruly Child's second release, and shortly after they agreed to resurrect Hurricane. English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
-born blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
guitarist Sean Manning (former bandmate and Kevin Dubrow /Quiet Riot guitarist) (guitar) and Larry Antonino (bass) rounded out the new version of the band, and they released Liquifury. Guitarists Carlos Villalobos
Carlos Villalobos
Carlos Jonathan Villalobos, Jr. is an American composer, studio musician, recording engineer, and multi-instrumentalist.-La Esperanza:La Esperanza is Villalobos's Latin-new age project....
and Randall Strom also appear as session musicians on this album, performing on one track apiece. Villalobos also co-wrote the track on which he performs. Schellen is now in Asia Featuring John Payne
Asia Featuring John Payne
Asia Featuring John Payne are a rock group formed in 2007 following a schism in the then line-up of Asia. The band is based around singer and bassist John Payne, who was a member of Asia from 1992–2006, and the band tours playing material by Asia...
Hansen joined Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
, and Aldrich is handling lead guitar duties for the current incarnation of Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
.
Manning went on to form The Exiles with 3 other English expatriates, original Bonham
Bonham (band)
Bonham was a British hard rock band founded by drummer Jason Bonham in 1989, the son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. The band's most successful line-up included singer Daniel MacMaster, bassist/keyboardist John Smithson and guitarist Ian Hatton....
vocalist Paul Rafferty, bassist Paul Stanley, and drummer Terry Muscall. The band split up in the mid 90's but a collection of demos, in part co-produced by Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
guitarist Neil Giraldo, surfaced in 1996 as Sean Manning & Paul Raffery - The Exiles (Indivision/SDM), with additional musical contributions by Giraldo, Myron Grombacher, Greg D'Angelo
Greg D'Angelo
Greg D’Angelo, is a drummer most famous for his work in the American band White Lion.-Early career :...
, and Richard Baker, among others.
Current members
- Kelly HansenKelly HansenKelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current frontman of the rock band Foreigner. He started his career as an independent studio singer. He later met guitarist Robert Sarzo and bassist Tony Cavazo , with whom he formed the hard-rock band Hurricane in 1984...
- Lead vocals, guitar, keyboards - Sean Manning - Guitar, backing vocals
- Larry Antonio - Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jay SchellenJay SchellenJay Schellen is a U.S. drummer who is best known as a member of the hard-rock band Hurricane. Schellen has also worked and currently working with a number of other heavy rock and progressive rock bands, including with Asia World Trade, CIRCA:, Unruly Child and several members of Yes.-Career:in...
- Drums
Past members
- Robert SarzoRobert SarzoRobert Sarzo is a Cuban-American guitarist. His career has spanned 40 years. He has worked with an array of notable and iconic people in the entertainment industry...
- Guitar, backing vocals - Doug AldrichDoug AldrichDoug Aldrich , is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist, since 2003 a member of Whitesnake. He founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St.John in 1998 and has played previously with the bands Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, and Bad Moon Rising...
- Guitar, backing vocals - Michael Guy - Guitar, backing vocals
- Tony Cavazo - Bass guitar, backing vocals
Discography
Albums- Take What You Want (1985)
- Over the Edge (1988)
- Slave to the ThrillSlave to the ThrillSlave to the Thrill is the third studio album released by the American Heavy metal band Hurricane.The original album cover art was photographed by John Scarpati. It featured a nude female model lying on a machine...
(1990) - LiquifuryLiquifuryLiquifury is the fourth studio album released by the hard rock band Hurricane. It arrived eleven years after the band's previous release, and it can be considered a "reunion" effort from the band, although two of the original four band members are absent....
(2001)
Singles
- "Over The Edge" (1988)
- "I'm On To You" (1988)
- "Next To You" (1990)
- "Dance Little Sister" (1990)