Contraband (band)

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Years active 1990–1993 Genres Hard rock, Glam metal		Active until 1993

Origin Los Angeles, California Associated acts Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, Vixen Past members Richard Black Michael Schenker Tracii Guns Share Pedersen Bobby Blotzer Albums Contraband, Thunderbird, The Dragon's Dance Members Michael Schenker, Tracii Guns, Bobby Blotzer, Share Pedersen, Richard Black

Contraband was a short-lived supergroup/side project that included members of several famous rock bands from the 1980s, such as Shark Island, Michael Schenker Group, Ratt, L.A. Guns, and Vixen.

Contraband came to be after a Vixen and Ratt unplugged session on MTV.

The band released only one self-titled album in 1991 which received lukewarm reviews. The album was a commercial failure and the band disbanded shortly after, while touring with Ratt. The song "Loud Guitars, Fast Cars, and Wild, Wild Livin'" was included in the movie If Looks Could Kill soundtrack. In the US, the album charted at number 187. Their cover version of "All the Way from Memphis" appeared on the UK record chart in July 1991.

Band members

Richard Black – vocals

Michael Schenker – guitars

Tracii Guns – guitars

Share Pedersen – bass guitar

Bobby Blotzer – drums

Track Listing

"All the Way from Memphis" (Ian Hunter) – 4:56
"Kiss by Kiss" (Michael Thompson, Mark Spiro) – 4:19
"Intimate Outrage" (Spiro, Dann Huff, Phil Naish) – 4:57
"Bad for Each Other" (Richard Black, Spencer Sercombe, Steve Diamond) – 4:28
"Loud Guitars, Fast Cars & Wild, Wild Livin'" (Gregg Fulkerson, Michael Spears, Black) – 4:26
"Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown) – 3:23
"If This Is Love" (Steven Pasch, Anthony Krizan, Black) – 5:03
"Stand" (Tim Feehan, Brian Macleod) – 4:04
"Tonight You're Mine" (Pasch, Krizan) – 4:43
"Hang On to Yourself" (David Bowie) – 2:47