Formed 1984, U.S.A.
Albums:
1986
Hurricane Alice
1990
Tear The House Down
History:
Hericane Alice was your typical hair-metal band that put the fun back into hard rock. But like so many
other bands that didn't get a major label deal until the late 80s, they were largely ignored by the record
buying public.
Hurricane Alice originally formed in Minnesota as a three piece consisting of
Leni Dimancari (guitar and vocals), Scott Werner (bass) and Rusty Miller (drums). For over
eight months the three guys worked on material before beginning their search for a full time vocalist.
David Reece was asked to sing on the original demos but refused when his current band Lillian X
was about to hit the road. After scouting for front-men the next choice was Bruce Naumann, whose current
band The Employers was somewhat on hiatus. However Naumann wasn't quite ready to desert
The Employers, so the three original Hurricane Alice members hooked up with Jeff Meyers in
Steele. But the guys were unhappy with being a backup band and decided to resume their search for a singer.
Luckily Naumann decided he was interested in fronting the group and they started gathering a loyal following
and even interest from Atlantic records, but inside tension led to Dimancari leaving the band to work
with some Y&T members in Rising Tyger.
In 1988 Hurricane Alice left for the bright lights of Los Angeles. Werner soon
left to join Black 'N Blue front man Jaime St. James in Freight Train Jane and troubles with
the law led to the departure of Miller. Naumann, now the focus of the band, continued forward with
new members Danny Gill (guitar), Ian Mayo (bass) and Jackie Ramos (drums). The band decided to
change its name to Hericane Alice due to an impeding lawsuit with L.A.'s Hurricane and released their
debut. Tear the House Down was a nice collection of hard rock,
but failed to make any commercial inroads and Hericane Alice disintegrated.
Miller contacted Reece (after his short stint with Accept) and the two started
Bangalore Choir. But once again Miller would be out of the picture when Bangalore Choir,
complete with Mayo and Ramos started recording. Dimancari pursued a solo career and
Naumann and Werner formed a band called the Mighty Roostas. Mayo and Ramos
would also later work together with Doug Aldrich in Burning Rain.
Links:
The Official Burning Rain Page
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