Description
In 1988, at the pinnacle of the Hollywood Hair Metal craze, WildSide, then called Young Gunns, was formed by guitarist Benny Rhynedance and singer Drew Hannah. Both were 1986 hair metal transplants from the pre-grunge Seattle music scene, which in 1986, did not exist yet. By 1988 in Los Angeles, after slugging it out for two years in the LA club scene as glam rockers Rogue and enduring the Hollywood Pay To Play club promoter rip-off, Benny and Drew disbanded their original Seattle band. They then formed The Boyz, which became Young Gunns, and the band began an all-out assault on Hollywood. Sold out shows followed at the Roxy, Whisky, Troubadour, Gazzarri’s, and X-Poseur 54. Front page covers on all of the LA rock press magazines arose, and record labels began to take notice. Diligently writing and rehearsing in their shared Hollywood gigs, the boys played endlessly throughout 1988-1989. When they weren’t ripping through impassioned sets, they were putting up flyers on every telephone pole in town. Their self-determination turned self-promotion into an art form and soon the band’s name was on everyone’s lips. However, the band needed to eventually change their name. Originally known as Young Gunns between 88 to 90, the producers of a western film using a similar title (released incidentally after the band was already well on its way) from Lionsgate Studios and Artisan Entertainment issued a series of cease and desist warnings and wanted $350,000 for the rights to the name. After another late night Sunset Strip gig, while the guys were afterwards at the Rainbow bar, the name WildSideE was thrown around and seemed to fit their lifestyle perfectly, while being inspired by the Lou Reed song of the same name. With their new name, a new phase of the band history was about to begin. But, that’s another story.
Track list:
1. I’m Gonna Get You
2. Easy As 1 2 3
3. Little Piece Of Heaven
4. Cold December Morning
5. Bad Bad Girl
6. Sweet Little Sinner
7. City Of Love
8. One Touch
9. Dance Swing
10. Hot Love
11. All Over You
12. Can’t Stop
13. Here In The Dark
14. Do You Want Love
15. Senorita