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Danger Danger - Screw It - CD

Danger Danger - Screw It - CD

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1 CD - UK Import - remastered on Rock Candy

By the end of the 1980s, the hard rock scene was bursting with a number of successful acts spearheaded by the likes of Guns N' Roses, Skid Row, Warrant, Slaughter, and Winger. New York's Danger Danger seemed poised to capitalise on this wave, especially after scoring success with their-self titled debut album, which broke into the US album charts and earned them gold status and extensive MTV airplay.

All eyes were therefore on the release of their second album ‘Screw It!’, which was issued in October 1991. However, there was a problem. The music scene had changed considerably, leaving melodic, catchy, pop rock bands to battle over tougher terrain as the rise of grunge suddenly reared its all-conquering head. This rendered bands like Danger Danger out of synch with the prevailing winds.

The fact of the matter was they did their job in delivering an album brimming with potential but sadly with the lack of support from their label, radio and MTV, all switching allegiance at this point to the emerging new music scene, the band were left battling into an impossible to overcome headwind.

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