Vixen is an American rock band. They achieved commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s as part of the glam metal scene of Los Angeles, California.
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History
Initial years
Vixen was formed in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1973 by guitarist Jan Kuehnemund while still in high school. They are the first female rock band of the Twin Cities. (TÃÆ'ªtes Noires was the first female rock band from Minneapolis a year or two later).
Alex Henderson, writing for AllMusic, said they started in 1981 in Los Angeles. In 1984, an early version of the band with Kuehnemund, singer Janet Gardner and bassist Pia Maiocco (later married to guitarist Steve Vai) appeared in the movie Hardbodies as a Diaper Rash onscreen. In 1985, the band moved to Los Angeles, California to join the LA rock scene.
Commercial success
Lineup changes occurred over the following years to Janet Gardner's "classic lineup" (Janet Patricia Gardner on March 17, 1962 in Juneau, Alaska, USA) - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, Jan Kuehnemund (b) Janice Lynn "Jan" Kuehnemund , November 18, 1961 - October 10, 2013) - main guitar, background vocals, Share Pedersen (b Sharon June Howe on March 21, 1963 in Glencoe, Minnesota) - bass, backing vocals, and Roxy Petrucci (b) Roxy Dora Petrucci on March 17, 1962 in Rochester, Michigan) - drums, background vocals, formed. The Vixen lineup was interviewed in 1987 along with many other rock artists of the day by Penelope Spheeris for his film The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years.
In 1988 the band was signed to EMI, and they began recording their debut album Vixen , released in September 1988. Singer and songwriter Richard Marx teamed up with Waybill Fee and set their typical hit, " Edge of a Broken Heart "and produced the song. Rumors are he was asked to help an all-female band by EMI to produce their first big hit. Richard Marx had nothing to do with their follow-up CD, as he became the lead singer rather than the songwriter. Vixen spent the following year's world tour, supporting acts such as Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, and Bon Jovi, as well as headlining their own show. The band returned to the studio in late 1989/early 1990 to record their follow-up album, Rev It Up , released in July 1990. A year of touring followed, including headlining their own show and supporting acts such as KISS and Deep Purple. In mid-1991, the group was disbanded due to musical differences.
First reunion
In 1997, drummer Roxy Petrucci reformed Vixen, with Janet Gardner and recruited Gina Stile (b) January 19, 1965), and Rana Ross (bass). This lineup toured the United States in 1997, and in 1998 Gardner, Stile, and Petrucci recorded the album Tangerine . After the release of the new album, Roxy's sister, Maxine Petrucci, was brought in to play bass on a US tour in 1998, but they were sued for copyright infringement by Kuehnemund.
In 1999, Share Pedersen joined the band of her husband, Dogs D'Amour, who was reforming after a long hiatus. She appeared on their 2000 album, Happy Ever After , playing bass, keyboard, and backing vocals. Sharing and her husband, Bam, also have their own band, Bubble, which is very popular in L.A.
Second reunion
In 2001, Vixen was reformed by Kuehnemund with a lineup consisting of him, Janet Gardner, Roxy Petrucci, and new bassist Pat Holloway. This lineup toured the US as part of the Voices of Metal tour. Unfortunately, halfway through the tour, the dispute caused the band to split up, with only Kuehnemund left. Kuehnemund quickly recruited Jenna Sanz-Agero (Jenna Piccolo) (lead vocal), Lynn Louise Lowrey (bass), and Kathrin "Kat" Kraft (drums) to complete the tour. They released two new albums in 2006, a live album, recorded on live performances in Sweden, called Extended Version , and studio albums, Live & amp; Learn .
Recent events
In 2004, VH1 approached four members of the "classical lineup" to perform on their show, Band Reunited. The show was recorded in August 2004, and aired in the US in November 2004. After the VH1 show broadcast, EMI reweased two first Vixen albums, Vixen and Rev It Up
Vixen also won the sixth annual Independent Music Vox Pop Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Song for "I Try".
At the end of 2012, Jan Kuehnemund plans to reunite the classic Vixen team with Janet Gardner, Share Pedersen, and Roxy Petrucci, who have since reunited on JSRG with guitarist Gina Stile. However, in January 2013, just days before they will make their official reunion announcement, Kuehnemund is diagnosed with cancer. Diagnosis of cancer forces them to delay unlimited announcements, until it is possible when Kuehnemund is fully recovered and cancer free. Unfortunately, the full reunion plan becomes impossible on October 10, 2013, after nine months of fighting cancer, Jan Kuehnemund died at the age of 51 years.
In December 2013, three members of the surviving classic band decided to continue with the name Vixen in honor of final guitarist Jan Kuehnemund.
They play several shows in 2014 in the US, Spain and Canada. In October 2014 drummer Roxy Petrucci said in an interview that Vixen was working on a new album, featuring a song dedicated to Jan Kuehnemund.
Maps Vixen (band)
Members
Garis Waktu
Diskografi
Album studio
- Vixen (1988)
- Rev It Up (1990)
- Tangerine (1998)
- Langsung & amp; Pelajari (2006)
Jomblo
Album kompilasi
- Full Throttle (1999)
Album live
- Versi Diperpanjang
(2006) - Tinggal di Swedia (2013)
Soundtracks
- Hardbodies (1984) dengan lagu "Runnin '", "Give It a Chance", "Mr. Cool", "Be with Me" , "Maria", dan "Kegilaan Komputer"
- Beverly Hills, 90210 : "Pesta Slumber" (1991) dengan lagu "Streets in Paradise"
- Beavis dan Butt-Head : "Wall of Youth" (1994) dengan lagu "Edge of a Broken Heart"
Videografi
Video
- Bangkit!
(1990)
Referensi
Tautan eksternal
- Situs web resmi
- Vixen di IMDb
- Vixen di AllMusic
- Bagan Resmi Inggris
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