| Bad English | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1988 – 1991 |
| Label(s) | Epic Records |
| Associated acts | Journey, The Babys |
| Members | |
| John Waite Neal Schon Jonathan Cain Ricky Phillips Deen Castronovo |
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History
The members decided on a name for the band while playing pool. Pocket billiards, most commonly referred to as pool, is the general term for a family of games played on a specific class of Billiards table, having 6 receptacles John Waite missed a shot and Jonathan Cain made a comment on how bad his "english" was (referring to the spin a player puts on the cue ball) and the band decided to use the phrase. TemplateCuegloss will have to be hacked to support multi-page articles [1] This official story differs from the urban legend suggesting that "Bad English" was chosen to mock the name of some of the members' previous band, The Babys, a name which is obviously misspelled.
Jonathan Cain and guitarist Neal Schon, who had enjoyed enormous success in Journey, continued on to form Bad English with Waite after Journey disbanded. Jonathan Cain (born Jonathan Leonard Cain, 26 February 1950, in Chicago Illinois) is an American Musician, most known Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27 1954, in Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is an American Guitarist Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 The first album, eponymously titled, was a big seller with two hit singles (including the number one hit When I See You Smile written by Diane Warren) and top 10 hit "Price of Love" , but the second album’s single "Straight To Your Heart" didn’t crack the Top 40. " When I See You Smile " is a US number one hit for the group Bad English from their self-titled debut album and was written and recorded by Diane Warren Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys California) is an American Songwriter. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.
The song "Best of What I Got" was featured in the soundtrack to 1989's Tango and Cash. Tango & Cash is a 1989 American action / Comedy film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky ( Albert Magnoli took over
Ricky Phillips writes on his website that the group had parted company before the second album had been mixed. Audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of sound sources are combined into one or more channels
The band had enjoyed a brief but rewarding experience of playing glam metal. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. The second album, Backlash, was released well after the group had disbanded and many members of the public failed to hear some high quality musicianship and sensitive songwriting.
In later interviews Waite revealed that although he loved playing to stadium sized audiences, he was uncomfortable with the corporate rock image that he felt the band had presented, and has been a solo artist ever since.
Bad English drummer Deen Castronovo later went on to join a reformed Journey with singer Steve Augeri, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, and Ross Valory. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Deen Castronovo (born August 17 1965 is a Drummer who has played in various bands including Cacophony, Bad English, Journey, The Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 Steve Augeri (born January 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock Singer best known for Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27 1954, in Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is an American Guitarist Jonathan Cain (born Jonathan Leonard Cain, 26 February 1950, in Chicago Illinois) is an American Musician, most known Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco California) is Journey 's noted bass player He also played on Ozzy Osbourne's album Ozzmosis in 1995. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Ozzmosis is an album by British Heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record
Discography
- Bad English (1989) #21 US
- Backlash (1991) #72 US
- The Lost tapes (2002)
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US MSR | US A.C. | UK singles | Album |
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| 1989 | "Forget Me Not" | 45 | 2 | - | - | Bad English |
| 1989 | "When I See You Smile" | 1 | 10 | 11 | 61 | Bad English |
| 1990 | "Price Of Love" | 5 | 30 | - | 80 | Bad English |
| 1990 | "Heaven is a 4 Letter Word" | 66 | 12 | - | - | Bad English |
| 1990 | "Possession" | 21 | - | - | - | Bad English |
| 1991 | "Straight To Your Heart" | 42 | 9 | - | - | Backlash |
References
External links
Bad English is the self-titled Platinum debut album by American rock band supergroup Bad English, released in 1989 Backlash, is the second and final album by American rock band supergroup Bad English, released in 1991 Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labelsDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic