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Danger Danger
Band Queens United States Formed 1987 US hard rock band
Danger Danger formed in 1987 in Queens, United States. Danger Danger has 2 chart appearances on 1 radio countdown from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1990. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Bang Bang”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #340. The station that charted Danger Danger most often is Z-Rock (United States (syndicated network)), with 2 appearances.
Danger Danger came out of Queens, New York, with sugar-coated choruses, pin-up looks and guitars with teeth, and Epic put out their self-titled debut in 1989, home of "Bang Bang" and "Naughty Naughty". Ted Poley sang, Bruno Ravel played bass and Steve West drummed; Al Pitrelli was the band's first guitarist, and Andy Timmons had taken over the job by the time the album came out.
The sound is glam metal by the book: pop choruses you could hum after one spin, riffs with a hard edge, and a party-hearty attitude that put them in the same lane as Poison and Ratt. Critics tended to hear them as followers of those bands rather than trailblazers, but nobody ever bought a record like this for its originality.
The lineup kept shifting. Poley left in 1993 and Paul Laine sang in his place until 2004, when Poley came back; Timmons returned for a second stint from 1997 to 2003, and Rob Marcello took over lead guitar after that, with Ravel and West holding the fort all along.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Danger Danger on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bang Bang | 1 | #340 | – | – | |
| 2 | Naughty Naughty | 1 | #683 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 340 | Bang Bang | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
| 1990 | 683 | Naughty Naughty | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) |
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