Steve Vai left to join David Lee Roth ‘s solo band in 1986. The split was on good terms, as it was an offer Vai could not refuse. He was replaced by guitarist Danny Johnson, who recorded what became Alcatrazz’s third studio album, Dangerous Games , released in September 1986.…
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Although major labels had begun scouting the band, Buck-Tick wanted to continue pursuing music on their own terms and refused to sign unless the label would agree to their four conditions: first, that the band would be able to make their own decisions about their hair, makeup, clothing, and general…
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After two moderately successful albums, the group changed its approach and hired professional songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator. Bruce Fairbairn was chosen to produce and, in early 1986, Bon Jovi moved to Vancouver, Canada to spend six months recording a third album. They named it Slippery When Wet after…
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The Raised on Radio tour began at Angels Camp in August 1986 and the band performed sold-out shows throughout the United States before concluding with two shows in Anchorage in early 1987, with selected dates supported by Honeymoon Suite , The Outfield , and Glass Tiger . The tour featured…
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Def Leppard brought in Jeff Rich in August 1986 to play alongside Allen during Def Leppard’s warm-up mini tour of Ireland. When Rich turned up late for a gig, he and the band realised Allen could drum alone.
American singer Steff Fontaine, formerly of Christian metal band Joshua , joined in July 1986 but was criticised for being totally “unprofessional” (he missed, for some reason, a San Francisco gig) and was sacked in September 1986 after just one American tour. Fontaine’s position was offered then to ex-Grand Prix,…
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When Sakurai’s father died, he too moved to Tokyo and Buck-Tick became more serious about music. The five members worked during the day and practiced and performed at night. In July 1986, they attracted the attention of Kazuo Sawaki, head of Taiyo Records, an independent label . He had seen…
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In July, the trio reunited in the studio to record a new album, but Copeland broke his collarbone in a fall from a horse and was unable to play the drums.
Their last performance on stage before their split was on 15 June at Giants Stadium in New Jersey. They ended their set with “Invisible Sun”, bringing out Bono to sing the final verse. When they finished, they handed U2 their instruments for the all-star finale of “I Shall Be Released”.…
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The Sugarcubes formed on 8 June 1986 with Björk on vocals, Einar Örn on vocals, Björk’s then-husband Þór (Thor) Eldon on guitar, Friðrik Erlingsson on guitar and Bragi Ólafsson on bass. On the same day, Björk gave birth to her and Þór Eldon’s son, Sindri Eldon. The band first performed…
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