Sunset Strip Legends Vaudville Release ‘Exit To Hollywood’

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Sunset Strip legends Vaudville release ‘Exit To Hollywood‘, a retrospective of every track the band ever recorded via FnA Records.

In 1990, former Rated-X guitarist, Dave LaChance, and drummer, Kelly Ryan, set out to form a band that would not only catch the attention of a thriving Hollywood music scene, but the world as well. To complete the rhythm section, they found ex-G.G. Gangster and Juicy Miss Lucy bassist, Blaine Horn and the nucleus of Vaudville was formed.

After months of writing and rehearsing new material, it was time for the trio to find the right voice to complete their aggressive, street wise brand of hard rock. A nation wide search led them to Ohio, home of Nasty Action frontman, Doug Savage. A couple weeks later, Savage was on a plane bound for Los Angeles, and the line-up was set.

By early 1991, Vaudville exploded onto the L.A. club scene, and made its mark in no time. The band quickly gained a large following and found themselves headlining shows up and down the Sunset Strip. This was followed by the release of their first, five song demo, which propelled them to the top of the scene. By the time they released their second, four song demo, they were solidified as a Hollywood powerhouse.

When it comes to the ‘Exit To Hollywood‘ album, Vaudville decided to include everything ever recorded studio wise. “This shows why we were selling out every club on the streets of Hollywood.“

Tracks 1-5 are from the first demo recorded in 1991.

Tracks 6-9 are from the second demo recorded in 1992.

Tracks 10-12 are the elusive forgotten songs from pre-production for a third unreleased demo at a time when the band was firing on all cylinders. These recordings are SO RARE that at the time of production of this release, the band had only 1 copy of this cassette recorded from their home-studio on an 8 track.

Vaudville disbanded in 1993. The emergence of grunge and alternative rock drew the world attention away from Los Angeles and the record companies were no longer looking to the Sunset Strip for new bands. Sadly enough, this was not an uncommon tale for this time, and a diminishing scene saw many great bands disappear into the sunset…

“The late 80’s and early 90’s were a tremendous part of Hollywood’s history, and not only were we there for it…we were it!!!  That being said, we decided to treat this CD as just that, a history piece. This is a collection of work from the four years Vaudville dominated the Sunset Strip!”, states lead vocalist Doug Savage.

Purchase the album via FnA Records – here

Tracklisting:

  1. Devil In You
  2. Shake
  3. Goodbye
  4. No One’s Girl
  5. Good Love
  6. Thicker Than Blood
  7. Heart Attack
  8. What I Want
  9. Shake (Redux)
  10. Sexuality
  11. Angel
  12. Call My Name

Line-up:

Doug Savage – Vocals
Dave LaChance – Guitars
Blaine Horn – Bass
Kelly Ryan – Drums

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