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The Steve Grimm Band - History Of A Bad Boy (USA, 2009)
Digitally remastered 21-track Anthology feat. all songs recorded
by the Steve Grimm Band between 1989 and 1995
Songs 1 - 7 taken from the vinyl EP
“Prisoner Of Passion” (1989)
Produced by Dave Neitske
and the Steve Grimm Band
All songs written by Steve Grimm
Songs 8 - 11 taken from the cassette EP
“Turn The Key” (1992)
Produced by Dave Hensezy, David Ellmauer,
Dan Harjung and the Steve Grimm Band
All songs written by Steve Grimm
Songs 12 - 21 taken from the CD
“Heaven's In Your Heart” (1994/1995)
Produced by Scott Finch and the Steve Grimm Band
All songs written by Steve Grimm and the band,
except “Change Of Heart” by Billy Friday
and “Heaven's In Your Heart”
by Steve Grimm and Billy Friday
The Steve Grimm Band is a prime example for classic US AOR with Midwest and Heartland Rock influences. Their catchy Rock anthems with strong song writing in the vein of Franke and The Knockouts, Prism, Shooting Star, Cheap Trick and early Survivor will be loved by the AOR and Classic Rock devotees.
The career of Steve Grimm, alumnus of the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, goes back to the 70s, when he first met success with his legendary band Bad Boy. For more than a decade Bad Boy was one of the most successful live acts of the American Midwest. With Steve as their lead singer and guitar player the band toured with Rock legends like REO Speedwagon, Journey, Styx, Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC, Ted Nugent and Alice Cooper, to name just a few. And still today Steve is playing gigs with Bad Boy and his cover band Pretty Grimm in the clubs of the greater Milwaukee area. Besides his activities as a recording artist and live musician Steve was active in the education of music, dedicating his time to teach band, choir and orchestra in public schools.
During the time between the ending of the 80s and the middle of the 90s Steve's passion for music concentrated on The Steve Grimm Band, recording a total of 21 songs with the group. For the brand new single disc collection „History Of A Bad Boy“ all tracks were digitally remastered. Beside the songs of the long out-of-print CD “Heaven's In Your Heart”, the songs of the vinyl EP „Prisoner Of Passion“ and the cassette EP „Turn The Key“ are available on CD for the first time. As a special treat for the collectors the colour booklet features the restored original artwork of the three original releases.
With his own band Steve builds upon the musical legacy of Bad Boy while he concentrates on a more complex song writing and a more melodic sound. The result was radio ready US AOR meets Midwest and Heartland Rock, with components you can also find on albums by bands like Franke and The Knockouts, Prism, Shooting Star, Cheap Trick, Jimmy Davis & Junction, Jimmy Ryser andin the early works of Survivor and Night Ranger.
With “History Of A Bad Boy” the Steve Grimm Band delivers a magnificent piece of american Rock history, full of rocking anthems with catchy hooklines and fine musicianship, as you can hear on marvelous cuts like „She's Ready“, „Hurt So Much“, „Turn The Key“, „Be Somebody“ and „Heaven's In Your Heart“. (Words : Gregor Klee)
Discography - Steve Grimm
Solo releases :
The Steve Grimm Band
1989 Prisoner Of Passion (EP - Legend)
1992 Turn The Key (EP - Legend)
1995 Heaven's In Your Heart (Legend)
Steve Grimm
2004 Outside Looking In (Legend)
2008 Keep Your Dreams Alive (Legend)
With Bad Boy :
1976 - The Band Milwaukee Made Famous (United Artists)
1977 - Back To Back (United Artists)
1981 - Private Party (Streetwise)
1984 - Electric Eyes (Legend)
1986 - Girl On The Run (Legend)
1999 - Best Of Bad Boy (Surgeland)
2003 - We Should've Been Dead By Now (Legend)
2005 - Live Northern Lights (Legend)
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