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Who in their right mind could consider
themselves "vain" when they look like that? Why Davy Vain
of course, the guy who founded this San Francisco, CA band back
in 1986. Davy Vain, who was actually a record producer, created a
demo with Kirk Hammett's (of Metallica) help, and soon after decided to
form a band. In their early days, Vain was a regular on the band
circuit in both the Bay area and Los Angeles, even opening up for Guns N
Roses.
By 1988, Vain had signed with Island Records, and their
debut album,
No Respect,
hit shelves in 1989. Many of you will remember
the cool song "Beat the Bullet" from this album.
The album actually peaked at 154 on the Billboard Top 200. Vain
toured with Skid Row in support of this album. By 1990, Vain had
started recording a second album, All Those Strangers, and by
1991, Polygram Records (had acquired Island Records) had dropped the
band before it could be released (it was finally released in 2010).
After losing a couple of band members and gaining a couple of new ones,
including drummer Steven Adler of Guns 'N' Roses, Vain changed their
name to "Road Crew", which was Adler's old band that had featured Slash
and Duff McKagan of Guns 'N' Roses.
Road Crew didn't last long due to Adler's drug problems,
so Vain was reformed in 1993. Like many metal bands in the early
1990's, it was hard to make a go of it. However, as the years have
gone by, Vain could be found both in the studio and on tour (think
Rocklahoma, Rock the Bayou, etc.). Their new releases have been
well received. At the time of this writing, the Vain Discography
was as follows:1989: No Respect
1994: Move on It
1995: Fade
2005: On the Line
2010: All Those Strangers (from 1991)
2011: Enough Rope |
