Angel (band)

Angel
Origin	Washington, D.C., United States
Genres	Glam rock, Progressive rock, Hard rock
Years active	1975–81, 1987, 1998–present
Labels	Casablanca Coallier Entertainment
Associated acts	BUX, White Sister, Giuffria
Website	Official Angel MySpace site
Members	Barry Brandt Frank DiMino Steve Blaze Randy Gregg Michael T. Ross
Past members	Gregg Giuffria Punky Meadows Mickie Jones Felix Robinson Rudy Sarzo Fergie Frederiksen Ricky Phillips

Angel is an American glam and hard rock band from Washington, D.C., United States, formed in the mid-1970s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.

Angel was discovered by Kiss bass player Gene Simmons performing at a nightclub and was eventually signed to the same label as Kiss, Casablanca.

Angel's image of dressing in all white was a deliberate contrast to Kiss, which wore black. Angel sported an androgynous image and elaborate stage sets. They were slammed by rock critics, and Frank Zappa ridiculed the all-male band’s female appearance in the song “Punky’s Whips”. Angel never achieved mass commercial success but acquired a following as a cult band.

Their first album was the self-titled Angel and consisted of guitarist Punky Meadows, bassist Mickie Jones, vocalist Frank DiMino, keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, and drummer Barry Brandt. This lineup would hold for the following two albums, Helluva Band and On Earth as It Is in Heaven, after which Jones would be replaced by Felix Robinson.

They made an appearance in the film Foxes and Frank DiMino sang “Seduce Me Tonight” on the Flashdance soundtrack.

DiMino and Meadows departed the band in 1981, and the remaining members brought in vocalist Fergie Frederiksen (later of Toto) and guitarist Ricky Phillips (later of The Babys, then Bad English, then Styx), but this lineup dissolved shortly thereafter.

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