Adrenalin was an American rock band from East Detroit, Michigan, United States, best known for their song "Road of the Gypsy," featured in the 1986 film Iron Eagle.[1]
Adrenalin was made up of six friends from elementary school (St. Veronica) to high school (Grosse Pointe North). Brian and Mark Pastoria, Jimmy and Mike Romeo, Bruce Schafer and Mike "Flash" Haggerty started the band in the mid-1970s with the help of lead singer David Larson.[1]
By the end of Adrenalin's run as a band, the members had coped with the suicide of their original lead singer, David Larson.[2] They were dropped by PolyGram in 1987.[1]
The Pastoria and Romeo brothers formed a new band titled DC Drive. With the addition of Doug Kahan on bass and Joey Bowen on vocals, DC Drive essentially replaced Adrenalin.
Soon after the forming of DC Drive they received a recording deal from Capitol Records/EMI of Canada and began working with Vini Poncia. The result was a self-titled album described by themselves as "rock and soul".
The album and the single "You Need Love" were a success across Detroit and in Canada. In 1993, DC Drive and PR Music garnered many awards and much recognition, including seven nominations and four awards including Best Rock Group and Best Single ("You Need Love") at the Motor City Music Awards. DC Drive disbanded in 1993, when Joey quit to make solo music and Doug went to Nashville.[citation needed]
Adrenalin re-united for a show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on May 25, 2002 with singer Graham Strachan fronting the band.
In June 2015, Adrenalin was inducted into the Michigan Rock n Roll Legends Hall of Fame.[3]
The band's current lineup is: Brian Pastoria, (drums); Bruce Schafer, (bass); James Romeo, (saxophone); Mark Pastoria, (keyboards); Michael Haggerty, (guitar); Michael Romeo, (guitar). They currently record at Harmonie Park in Detroit, MI.
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January 01, 1970
adrenalin, band, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, adrenalin, band, news, newspapers, books, scholar, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Adrenalin band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Adrenalin was an American rock band from East Detroit Michigan United States best known for their song Road of the Gypsy featured in the 1986 film Iron Eagle 1 AdrenalinOriginEast Detroit Michigan U S Years active1977 1988 2002 Adrenalin was made up of six friends from elementary school St Veronica to high school Grosse Pointe North Brian and Mark Pastoria Jimmy and Mike Romeo Bruce Schafer and Mike Flash Haggerty started the band in the mid 1970s with the help of lead singer David Larson 1 By the end of Adrenalin s run as a band the members had coped with the suicide of their original lead singer David Larson 2 They were dropped by PolyGram in 1987 1 The Pastoria and Romeo brothers formed a new band titled DC Drive With the addition of Doug Kahan on bass and Joey Bowen on vocals DC Drive essentially replaced Adrenalin Soon after the forming of DC Drive they received a recording deal from Capitol Records EMI of Canada and began working with Vini Poncia The result was a self titled album described by themselves as rock and soul The album and the single You Need Love were a success across Detroit and in Canada In 1993 DC Drive and PR Music garnered many awards and much recognition including seven nominations and four awards including Best Rock Group and Best Single You Need Love at the Motor City Music Awards DC Drive disbanded in 1993 when Joey quit to make solo music and Doug went to Nashville citation needed Adrenalin re united for a show at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on May 25 2002 with singer Graham Strachan fronting the band In June 2015 Adrenalin was inducted into the Michigan Rock n Roll Legends Hall of Fame 3 Contents 1 Lineup 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Singles 3 Awards 4 External links 5 ReferencesLineup editOver the years the band s lineup consisted of David Larson Vocals 1977 80 Marc Gilbert Vocals 1980 86 Joey Bowen Vocals 1991 1993 Michael Romeo Guitar 1977 Present Brian Pastoria Drums 1977 Present Mark Pastoria Keyboards 1981 Present Jimmy Romeo Sax 1979 Present Michael Flash Haggerty Guitar 1977 Present Bruce Schafer Bass 1978 Present Glen Young Bass 1977 78 Graham Strachan Vocals 2002 Bill Buda Keyboards 1977 The band s current lineup is Brian Pastoria drums Bruce Schafer bass James Romeo saxophone Mark Pastoria keyboards Michael Haggerty guitar Michael Romeo guitar They currently record at Harmonie Park in Detroit MI Discography editStudio albums edit Title Album details Chart positions US USRock Don t Be Lookin Back Released 1983 Label Musical Signature Records Formats LP CS American Heart Released 1984 Label Rocshire Records Formats LP CS 203 4 29 5 Road of the Gypsy Released 1986 Label MCA Records Formats LP CD CS Singles edit List of singles with selected chart positions and certifications showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US Main Rock Cumz N Goes Rock N Roll Screamer 1977 Single only Gimme Good Lovin Change Of Heart 1980 I Don t Know When to Quit Everything Is Gonna Be Alright 1983 Faraway Eyes 1984 28 6 American Heart Road of the Gypsy 1986 Road of the Gypsy Northern Shores denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Awards editBest Song Pop Rock Detroit Music Awards 1993 Joey Bowen vocals on You Need Love and All I Want Best Pop Rock Act Pop Rock Detroit Music Awards 1993 Best Record Company Harmonie Park Detroit Music Awards 2002 Best Compilation Christmas in Detroit Detroit Music Awards 1993 Best Studio Detroit Music Awards 2000 External links editAdrenalin at IMDbReferences edit a b c Colin Larkin ed 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Heavy Metal Second ed Guinness Publishing pp 11 2 ISBN 0 85112 656 1 Michigan Rock and Roll Legends ADRENALIN www michiganrockandrolllegends com Retrieved 2020 02 13 Michigan Rock and Roll Legends 2015 Michigan Hall of Fame Voting Results Michiganrockandrolllegends com Retrieved November 11 2019 Bubbling Under The Top LPs PDF Billboard Retrieved October 20 2017 Rock Albums PDF Billboard Retrieved October 20 2017 Adrenalin Faraway Eyes Chart History Billboard Retrieved September 10 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrenalin band amp oldid 1145568328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
