Tangier (band)

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Tangier
Genre(s) Hard Rock
Glam Metal
Southern Rock
Years active 1985 - 1992
Label(s) Atco
Associated acts Cinderella
Britny Fox

Tangier is a popular Philadelphia based American Rock band active in the late 80's and early 90's. The band released three albums with a few line-up changes having a sound somewhere in the middle of straight up Hard Rock to Glam Metal and Southern Rock. This all making them somewhat a mixture of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Whitesnake.

Tangier formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in the clubs with bands such as Cinderella, who would later help the group out by having Tangier open for them on occasion. The first self-titled debut album comprised of Bill Mattson (vocals), Doug Gordon (guitar), Rocco Mazzella (guitar), Mike Kost (bass) and Mark Hopkins (drums) saw the band throwing AOR in the mix.

It wouldn't be until the follow-up Four Winds, released some four years later with Gari Saint (guitar), Garry Nutt (bass) and Bobby Bender (drums), that the band finally received some recognition and a major label deal. It produced the hit singles "On The Line" and "Southbound Train".

For their third album Stranded there were some line-up changes again. Separating with both Mattson and Saint, the band brought in vocalist/guitarist Mike LeCompt. LeCompt's gruff soulful vocals brought a heavier edge to the band. This album produced the hit single "Stranded" featuring Pamela Anderson in its music video.

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Title Release date Label Chart position
Tangier 1985 Independent
Four Winds 1989 Atco #91 U.S.
Stranded 1991 Atco #187 U.S.

[edit] Singles

  • "On The Line" - 1989
  • "Southbound Train" - 1989
  • "Stranded" - 1991

[edit] References

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