Vain (band)
| Vain | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, glam metal, glam rock |
| Years active | 1986–1991, 1993–present |
| Labels | Island, Polystar, Gott Discs, Perris, Jackie Rainbow, Music Buy Mail, Spiritual Beast, Universal |
| Associated acts | Road Crew |
| Website | davyvain |
| Members | Davy Vain Ashley Mitchell Jamie Scott Danny West Louie Senor |
| Past members | Tom Rickard Shawn Rorie Steven Adler Danny Fury |
Vain is an American heavy metal band from San Francisco Bay Area, California, formed in 1986. As of 2011, the lineup consists of Davy Vain (lead vocals), Jamie Scott (guitar), Danny West (guitar), Ashley Mitchell (bass) and Louie Senor (drums).
After recording a demo, Davy Vain founded Vain in 1986, adding Scott, West, Mitchell and drummer Tom Rickard to the lineup. They signed with Island Records in 1988, before releasing their debut album the following year, titled No Respect, which peaked at number 154 on the Billboard 200.
Though they recorded a second album, Vain were released by Island in 1991, with West and Rickard departing the same year. Following the addition of both Shawn Rorie and former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler, Vain renamed themselves Road Crew. However, they also disbanded in 1991. The band reformed in 1993 and went through a number of lineup changes for the release of their next two studio albums. By 2005, Scott and West had returned to the band, while Rickard would rejoin them in 2009 (before departing again the following year).
To date, Vain have released six studio albums; No Respect (1989); Move On It (1993); Fade (1995); On The Line (2005); All Those Strangers (2010), and Enough Rope (2011).
"When we got signed, I told the guy who was vice president that we wanted to make a really raw, hungry album. And he said: “That’s good, because I don’t want you to sound like you’re the biggest band in the world – we already have that, it’s called U2. We want you to go into the studio and sound like you’re young, hungry and broke – guys who want to do nothing but play music and have sex.”"
Davy Vain had initially began his career as a record producer, producing Death Angel's debut album The Ultra-Violence, before recording a demo with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett in 1986. After recording, Vain decided to form a band, in the San Francisco Bay Area, under his own moniker, adding bassist Ashley Mitchell, drummer Tom Rickard and guitarists Jamie Scott and Danny West to the lineup. From 1986 to 1987, the band proceeded to play shows in San Francisco, before playing regularly in Los Angeles, where they also opened for Guns N' Roses prior to their success, and were featured on the cover of Kerrang! magazine. After showcasing to major record labels, including Geffen Records, Vain signed with Island Records in 1988.
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