Electric Angels

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A Tale of Gin and Salvation
The Last Radio Show ...
Gilby Clarke Kyle Vincent Jonathan Daniel John Schubert
Before the Angels were Electric, they were bunch of young boys with big hair in a Hollywood bubblegum band called Candy. The first Candy line up consisted of Jonathan Daniel on bass, Kyle Vincent on lead vocals, John Schubert on drums and Geoff “Rexx” Siegel on guitars. They were formed on August 1, 1981, which was also the date that “Video Killed the Radio Star” as MTV aired for the first time. Geoff went on to pursue other opportunities and the remaining members of Candy went on a search for a new guitarist. When they received calls in response to their ads in the local rags, their first question was not in regards to the musical abilities of the prospective replacements, but was “what did their hair look like”. After calls from many guitarists (including C.C. Deville, who of course, went on to join Poison), they settled on a shaggy haired Gilby Clarke.
Candy’s first show was at Madam Wong’s West in Santa Monica and they went on to take L.A. by storm playing with every band in every club. They were signed to MCA Records in 1984 but about 8 months later, before they had begun recording, their contract was sold to Mercury/Polygram Records. Candy went into the studio with producer Jimmy Ienner in late 1984 to begin work on their one and only record “Whatever Happened to Fun” which was released in September 1985. They cut a video for the debut single, and title track on Hollywood Blvd in the middle of rush hour on a Friday afternoon. MTV jumped on the video and put it into regular rotation. Shortly after the release of the record, Candy’s A&R man was fired from Mercury, leaving the band with little or no support. They toured to promote the record, but without their record company behind them, their efforts were unsuccessful. Candy ended their tour on December 2, 1985, playing their last show at Portland’s Civic Auditorium. Kyle left the band 2 weeks later.
All You Need Is A Dollar And A Dream ...
Gilby Clarke John Schubert Jonathan Daniel Ryan Roxie
After Kyle’s departure, Gilby took over the role of front man and Candy once again found themselves in search of a new guitarist. The search was soon over when they spotted Ryan Roxie in a used record store buying none other than “Whatever Happened to Fun”. Ryan was a perfect fit and the band began writing new songs with a heavier edge. The second generation of Candy took the stage in front of a very sold out audience, for their first show on August 3, 1986 at The Roxy. After a year and a half of selling out clubs in the L.A. area and abroad, and building an even larger devoted fan base, Candy took the stage, once again in front of a very sold out audience at The Roxy for their very last show on November 7, 1987. Gilby left his band mates and went on to form Kill for Thrills.
New York Times ...
Jonathan Daniel Shane Ryan Roxie John Schubert
Jonathan, John and Ryan regrouped and set out to find a new singer. They heard about a singer from upstate NY by way of Nashville who hated everything except Prince and Elvis. Their first impression was "he looks too good to be able to sing good". Shane joined the band in late 1987 and Electric Angels was born. They got a bunch of songs together and played their first show on New Year’s Eve at Rikki Rachman’s Cathouse. In April 1988, RCA Records sent them into the studio with Kiss guitarist, Bruce Kulick to record a 3-song demo that included “Rattlesnake Kisses”, “X in Sex” and “Last Girl on Earth” that stirred up quite a bit of record label interest. Bruce apparently shared the tape with his band mates and a few months later Kiss released a song titled “Let’s Put the X in Sex”. Kiss maintains that they never heard of Electric Angels, let alone their song and that “Let’s Put the X in Sex” was penned by Paul Stanley and Desmond Child, however, the bass lines and some of the lyrics are very similar to those in the Electric Angels’ song.
In February 1989, after reigning as one of the best local bands in L.A., Electric Angels packed all their belongings into a 10-year-old van and headed east to New York City. When asked why the band decided to pick up and move 3000 miles away, Jonathan’s response was “In California you can only play so many places. L.A., San Francisco, San Diego and Phoenix, AZ, which is 400 miles away. There’s not a big area you can tour if you’re an unsigned band. We would play a gig about once a month and it felt more like a hobby than being in a band. If you play too much, you burn out your draw. On the east coast there are all these cities you can drive to – N.Y.C., Boston, Providence, Baltimore and Philadelphia. We all like New York city and needed a change of scene.”Once settled in New York, it didn’t take long for the band to spark the interests of major record companies. Within just 5 shows in the Big Apple they received record deal offers, and by the 7th show, they signed with Atlantic Records. In June 1989 they hopped the pond to London to record their self titled debut album with legendary producer Tony Visconti (David Bowie, Thin Lizzy and T-Rex). Tony brought a perfect mix of 70’s style to the Angels’ 90’s tunes. “Electric Angels” was released in early 1990, followed by a video for the first single “Rattlesnake Kisses” which featured a young Christina Applegate, and the band embarked on a cross country tour to support their new record.
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Sitting At The Bar At The End Of The World ...
Jonathan Daniel John Schubert Shane John Ceparano