This is rolling!

[salami Snake]

It´s amazing how much success and how many people in the business Michael have met just in 3 weeks in the states...and from 140 members on board to over 750 in just a few days...He know´s what to do and it´s just a sin things didnt work this way with Hanoi...guess there was reasons..

Mike´s back on track and i´m sure the band will be fantastic live and release a amazing rock & roll harder rock album.

No hardrock..but hard rocking...right?

Viva la Mike!

[Filip]

Exacly!!!

[wombat]

Hanoi Rocks could've achieved the same if not for _____________ (fill in your own reasons here  ).
Clearly they're wanted in the States   

[el diablo]

a multitude of reasons. 

[el diablo]

Or maybe you are looking for some real reasons.
If so I would say that similar to many great bands Hanoi Rocks suffered from being in the wrong place at the wrong time, all the time.
They were a bit too much for the US at first.
Too punky, too glam and the debauched lifestyles that they were living was just too much for most people in the music business to handle. Similar to the NY Dolls they would be legendary because of their behaviour, but at the same time marginalized because of it.
Sometimes people miss this, but wild debauched rock and roll excesses are alright when they are hidden away from the public eye, or simply manufactured by record labels to draw attention. but the real deal that is out there for all to see is something that they don't really want.
Then there is the argument that they were too much of a punk band for the early hair metal glam scene to handle and too much of a glam band for the punks to grab onto to.
They were always going to be the square peg that people were trying to hammer into a round hole. They just don't fit anywhere except for in the hearts of their fans.
Sadly many of us got it, but the majority didn't and that was probably why at the end of the day Hanoi Rocks are not as big as say an Aerosmith.
I could go on, but lets just say that Hanoi Rocks were just too out there in everything in so many ways that the mainstream couldn't handle them.
People claim they want the wild and the unique, but when faced with it they can't handle it. 

[wombat]

I agree 100% as far as the 80's Hanoi Rocks goes, but I was really talking about the re-born band. There seems to be a very specific  reason for why they never played in the USA, but that's irrelevant now. It's just amazing to see how things start rolling when certain obstacles are removed. While I want to concentrate on the current developments, I can't help feeling a little sorry that HR couldn't utilize all these wonderful connections that MM has - then again he's not alone in this, I'm sure the whole band he has now are well trusted and respected in the business (as much as I hate the B-word, that's what it is).
Here's to hoping there really is an audience (outside of a small cult following) this time!

[el diablo]

I currently know a band that are in a similar situation to the 80s Hanoi Rocks.
It's not that they are debauched maniacs, just more a case of them not fitting in and being reluctant to do so.
They've been on stage in front of heavy metal crowds with people complaining that they are too rock and roll. Played psychobilly festivals and been told they are too glam rock. Been playing on Goth bills and been told they are too punk rock. Yet through it all they just do their own thing.
They have a strong grassroots following and blow the roof off at every gig they do, but for some reason they're just aren't making that jump from pub/club sized gigs to anything bigger.
The longest run of gigs to larger crowds was in support of the Damned a few years ago.
At the moment they are taking some time off to write new material and have a wee think about what they can do to raise their profile.
You can check them out here.
http://www.devilishpresley.com/homepage.htm
and
www.myspace.com/devilishpresleynovembertenthrecords

In fact now that I think about it they would be a great support for Mike Monroes London date.
Now that the forum is starting to pick up with numbers maybe people could have a listen to them and if they are impressed push for them to get the support slot (but only if they like them)

[Travis Bickle]

You can check them out here.
http://www.devilishpresley.com/homepage.htm
and
www.myspace.com/devilishpresleynovembertenthrecords

In fact now that I think about it they would be a great support for Mike Monroes London date.
Now that the forum is starting to pick up with numbers maybe people could have a listen to them and if they are impressed push for them to get the support slot (but only if they like them)

Didn't really do anything for me I'm afraid.If they were supporting I think it would be a case of more time at the bar for me!

[el diablo]

No problem. Thanks for having a listen.

[Travis Bickle]

el diablo,I'm a bit hard to please nowdays!
I've watched 1,000's of bands over the years and when it comes to new bands
I do have a kind of "seen it all done better before" opinion of most of them.
I've spent many a Sunday going through dozens & dozens of bands' myspace hoping to find some little gem,no matter how unpolished,and I just don't find them.
I come across bands that describe their influences as The Dolls/Thunders,70's NY Punk and think I'll have a listen to that and same old story,no originality.
 

[el diablo]

I'll tell you what. If you see them playing near you and you're at a loose end then then give them a go as live is where they really have it. Footage rarely captures a real gig.  I don't know how many bands I have seen that I've thought rocked, but when I check out their releases that certain bit of magic doesn't transfer over.