| Adam Bomb | |
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Adam Bomb |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Brenner |
| Born | 1963 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Genres | Rock, metal, glam metal |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Singing, guitar |
| Labels | Geffen |
| Associated acts | Tyrant (cover band), TKO, Michael Monroe, Hanoi Rocks, Kiss, Steeler, Metallica |
Adam Bomb (born Adam Brenner, 1963) is a guitarist and singer who has worked with several bands.
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In 1979, when Adam Bomb was 16 years old, he and Geoff Tate started a cover band called Tyrant. Later he joined the band TKO, with whom he recorded the album In Your Face.[1]
in 1982, at age 18, Bomb auditioned for Kiss.[1] He flew to Los Angeles and played three songs with them, but was not invited to join the band. Instead, he moved to Hollywood and shared an apartment with Jeffrey Isbelle, better known as Izzy Stradlin. Bomb quickly became friends with Tommy Thayer, a neighbor and guitarist for the rock band Black N' Blue (now guitarist in KISS), who suggested Adam should do his own project and call it Adam Bomb. In 1983, Adam recorded his first demos with producer Rick Keefer.[1] He also played two gigs with Steeler as a replacement for Yngwie Malmsteen. One year later, Adam recorded more songs with the aid of drummer Chuck Ruff of Montrose and bassist Cliff Williams of AC/DC and finalized his first album, Fatal Attraction.[1]
In 1984, Bomb signed a long-term management deal with Leber Krebs and moved to New York to start a band with former Billy Idol drummer Gregg Gerson, Billy Idol/Riot bassist Phil Feit, and Aerosmith guitarist Jimmy Crespo. Later, the band moved to Los Angeles and played openings for bands like Armored Saint and Metallica.
In the following years, Adam Bomb performed as both a band and solo act with a variety of bands and people worldwide, some of whom were Chuck Berry, Johnny Thunders and Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens, and recorded several albums.[2] One night in 1993 when Adam was playing at The Loft, Axl Rose walked in and started singing with Adam. Axl explained that he and Izzy had seen him play at the TKO gig in 1983 at the Troubadour in Hollywood and were going to ask him to join the band they were starting, but were afraid Adam would have turned them down.
Horus Music wrote that:
"Showman and entertainer who lives for the music and the pleasure derived from his interaction with the audience, no matter who, where or how many. Every chord is played as if it’s his last on earth."
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"It’s rock ‘n’ roll stripped to the bare essentials. Adam owns the guitar and is the definition of “live performance.”"