Contraband

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A super-group formed in the early 90's. Featuring members of; Ratt, L.A. Guns, MSG, Vixen, and Shark Island.

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Latest Activity: Aug. 12, 2008

~HISTORY and VIDEO~

History:
Contraband was a short-lived super group featuring some of the biggest names in the 80's metal scene. They released just one album of good time hard rock before members went their separate ways.
The band consisted of Shark Island singer Richard Black, L.A.Guns and former Guns N'Roses guitarist Tracii Guns, guitarist Michael Schenker of MSG, UFO and Scorpions fame, Vixen bassist Share Pedersen and Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer.
Shark Island guitarist Spencer Sercombe also lent his hand at guitar duties. Despite the huge names involved, the album was a commercial disappointment, as the debut single "All The Way From Memphis" got limited airplay. The group was never able to match the material or success of their previous and current bands. Most of the members went on to rejoin their previous outfits, and Black later resurfaced with Jake E. Lee in the short lived Bourgeois Pigs.
(courtesy of Sleaze Roxx)

"All The Way From Memphis" (video)

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Comment by dokkenwarrior on August 12, 2008 at 2:09pm: Shark Island VERY underrated. They released a new cd about a year ago.

Comment by Andrew "aXemAn" on August 3, 2008 at 1:34pm: Shark Island has some good stuff...their minor "hit" was, "Paris Calling". Check that out...

Comment by "Van" Alan on August 3, 2008 at 8:59am: Not a bad CD. Shark Island is the only group featured that I've never listened to. More people should give this CD a chance.

Comment by Dave Reck(Roxx Inmyhead) on August 3, 2008 at 3:38am: aXe, you deadset legend you....got a tape of this album...gonna have to figure out how to convert it to mp3 or sumthin before the phucker snaps....top little side projest it was too...lotta critics bagged it, as is their job description, but PHUK 'EM they dunno their head from a hole in the ground most of the time
time to go"ALL THE WAY TO MEMPHIS"

Comment by carla Cooper on August 2, 2008 at 6:55pm: Great work Axe!! LOve guns N Roses.

Comment by Jason on August 2, 2008 at 5:03pm: Nice work axe.
I bought this when it first came out. I have the cd single of All the way from Memphis too. First time I've seen the video though - thanks!
I am a big Schenker fan, but at the time I was also into Ratt, LA Guns, Vixen & Shark Island too.
One of the first supergroups along side Damn Yankees.
A reunion & new cd would be good, cos MSG's latest cd is disappointing.

Comment by Andrew "aXemAn" on August 2, 2008 at 4:56pm: I was surprised that there wasn't a Contraband group already! Their one and only album is really good, IMO.
I was lucky enough to find it at a used CD store a little while back...

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