Hurricane Alice - Hurricane Alice
Cassette Tape (3MTA3) SUPER RARE!!
ABOUT THE BAND:
Originally formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota during 1984, the first
formation of Hurricane Alice comprised vocalist / guitarist Leni
DiMancari with Scott Werner of Ssister Max on bass and former Counter
Attack man Rusty Miller on drums. Originally David Reece, then a member
of Lillian X but later of Accept and Bangalore Choir, was asked to join
but declined. DiMancari, Werner and Miller relocated to Chicago with
Frank Livingston and Head East’s Jeff Meyers to forge a new band unit
dubbed Steele. Later removing Meyers from the formula the group, back in
Minnesota, took on the Hurricane Alice title again and Bruce Nauman of
The Employers was then drafted as lead singer. The band was nominated
for four Minnesota Music Awards and won the ‘Best band’ category in
1987.
Early Hurricane Alice demos would include a cover of Golden
Earring’s ‘Radar Love’. As Hurricane Alice a 1986 album had surfaced
although only vocalist Bruce Naumann and Rusty James took the risk of
relocating to Los Angeles. Leni DiMancari duly forged Rising Tyger with
Ben Griffith on vocals, Joe Peterson on bass and the Montrose credited
Steve Belino on drums. Rising Tyger recorded an album, produced by
Leonard Haze of Y&T, but the record never emerged.
Naumann and James hooked up with members of another act entitled
Danger City to construct a new version of Hurricane Alice. These
musicians included bassist Ian Mayo, a veteran of Counter Attack and
Surgical Steel, plus guitarist Danny Gill. For a period the group
operated as Danger City but then decided to capitalise on the tri-state
following Nauman and James had fostered so switched to Hurricane Alice.
Hurricane Alice went on to ink a deal with Atlantic Records in 1989,
but were forced to slightly alter their name to 'Hericane Alice' just
before the release of their one and only album, ‘Tear The House Down’
produced by Thom Panunzio at A&M Studios in Hollywood, in 1990
following objections from the Enigma signed outfit 'Hurricane'. The
spelling of the new branding was in fact suggested by Fleetwood Mac’s
Stevie Nicks, whom the band shared management with. A promotional video
for the track ‘Wild, Young and Crazy’ was filmed and touring undertaken
supporting L.A. Guns, Skid Row and Whitesnake.