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'{{short description|Finnish rock band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{sources|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hanoi Rocks | image = Hanoi Rocks - Ilosaarirock 2008.jpg | caption = Hanoi Rocks performing at the Ilosaarirock festival in 2008 | landscape = Yes | origin = [[Helsinki]], Finland | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Hard rock]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJ2P1hu6nToC&pg=PA119 |title=Hanoi Rocks |last=Nordilie |first=Tom |date=April 1990 |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=SPIN Media LLC |page=119}}</ref> * [[glam rock]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eEPAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA365 |title=The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians |last=Stanton |first=Scott |date=2003 |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |isbn=978-0-74346-330-0 |page=365}}</ref> * [[glam punk]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PP474 |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |last=Buckley |first=Peter |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-84353-105-0 |page=464}}</ref> * [[glam metal]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=52hFCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 |title=Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music |last1=Phillips |first1=William |last2=Cogan |first2=Brian |date=2009 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-31334-801-3 |page=108}}</ref> }} | years_active = {{flatlist| * 1979–1985 * 2001–2009 * 2022 }} | label = {{flatlist| * [[Johanna Kustannus]] * Lick * Nippon Phonogram * [[Columbia Records|CBS]] * Major Leiden Productions * [[Liquor and Poker Music]] * Backstage Alliance * [[Pronit]] }} | spinoff_of = [[Pelle Miljoona Oy]] | website = {{URL|hanoi-rocks.net}} | past_members = * [[Michael Monroe]] * [[Andy McCoy]] * [[Nasty Suicide]] * [[Sami Yaffa]] * [[Gyp Casino]] * [[Razzle (musician)|Razzle]] * [[Terry Chimes]] * [[René Berg]] * Tumppi Varonen * Peki Sirola * Nedo Soininen * Stefan Piesnack * Timo Kaltio * Lacu * Timpa Laine * Costello Hautamäki * Stevie Klasson * [[Conny Bloom]] * [[Andy Christell|Andy "A.C." Christell]] * George Atlagic * [[Mark Sheppard]]<ref name="drum">{{cite web|title= Mark Sheppard of Robyn Hitchcock and His L.A. Squires |author= Adam Budofsky |url= https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/august-2018-mark-sheppard-of-robyn-hitchcock-and-his-l-a-squires/ |work= moderndrummer.com|date= June 27, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200926150300/https://www.moderndrummer.com/article/august-2018-mark-sheppard-of-robyn-hitchcock-and-his-l-a-squires/ |url-status=dead|archive-date= 26 September 2020}}</ref> }} '''Hanoi Rocks''' were a Finnish [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in 1979. They were the first Finnish band to chart in the UK and they were also popular in Japan. By 1984, the band was considered to be on the verge of an international breakthrough when they released their first major label album for [[Columbia Records|CBS]] and headed for their first US tour. The tour was however cut short when their drummer [[Razzle (musician)|Nicholas "Razzle" Dingley]] died in a drunk driving incident with [[Vince Neil]] behind the wheel in December 1984. The band never recovered from the loss and announced their split in June 1985. After their initial break-up, lead singer [[Michael Monroe]] became the first Finnish artist to chart on the [[Billboard 200|American Billboard 200]] in 1989. Monroe and original lead guitarist [[Andy McCoy]] reunited in 2001 with a new lineup that lasted until 2009. Although musically closer to traditional [[Rock and roll|rock n' roll]] and [[Punk rock|punk]], Hanoi Rocks has been cited as a major influence in the [[glam metal]] genre for bands such as [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Skid Row (American band)|Skid Row]] and [[Poison (band)|Poison]]. According to Finnish radio and TV personality [[Jone Nikula]], who was the band's tour manager in the 2000s, Hanoi Rocks's albums have sold between 780,000 and 1,000,000 copies around the world, sini on paska mostly in Scandinavia and Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://igs.kirjastot.fi/iGS/kysymykset/haku.aspx?word=Myynti |title=iGS – Arkisto |website=Igs.kirjastot.fi |access-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930165822/http://igs.kirjastot.fi/iGS/kysymykset/haku.aspx?word=Myynti |archive-date=30 September 2011}}</ref> The original line-up (Michael Monroe, Andy McCoy, [[Nasty Suicide]], [[Sami Yaffa]] and [[Gyp Casino]]) reunited at Monroe's 60 year birthday concert on 23 September 2022 at the [[Helsinki Ice Hall]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=RINTA-TASSI |first=MINNA |last2=VESIPÄÄ |first2=VILLE |date=2022-09-07 |title=Hanoi Rocks tekee paluun alkuperäisessä kokoonpanossa – Sami Yaffa: "Kun hörhöt alkaa soittaa yhdessä, siitä tulee hyvä kaaos" |url=https://yle.fi/a/3-12610781 |access-date=2024-06-10 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}</ref> ==History== ===Formation and early days (1979–1980)=== Hanoi Rocks were formed in [[Helsinki]] in 1979 by Michael Monroe (Matti Fagerholm) and his friend, guitarist Andy McCoy (Antti Hulkko). McCoy did not join the band immediately, because he was the guitarist for the Finnish [[Punk rock|punk]] band [[Pelle Miljoona Oy]]. McCoy allowed Monroe to form the band with an agreement that McCoy would join later. The original line-up of Hanoi Rocks was Michael Monroe on vocals, former Pelle Miljoona Oy guitarist Stefan Piesnack, Monroe's guitarist [[Nasty Suicide]], bassist Nedo Soininen, and drummer Peki Sirola.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanoi Rocks – The Vogue|url=https://thevogue.com/artists/hanoi-rocks/|access-date=14 January 2022|language=en}}</ref> The band toured Finnish clubs, playing McCoy and Monroe's own songs and covers like [[Cheap Trick]]'s "He's a Whore", [[The Police]]'s "Born in the 50s" and [[MC5]]'s "Looking at You". At one of the band's first shows was Seppo Vesterinen, who had brought big-name artists like [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Frank Zappa]] to Finland. Vesterinen soon became the band's manager after speaking with McCoy and Monroe. In late 1980 Andy McCoy left Pelle Miljoona Oy to join Hanoi Rocks, and was later joined by another former Pelle Miljoona Oy member, bassist [[Sami Yaffa]]. McCoy replaced Stefan Piesnack, who had been arrested for drug possession, and Yaffa replaced Nedo. By then Peki had left the band, and when they relocated to [[Stockholm]], they hired an old friend of Monroe and McCoy's, drummer [[Gyp Casino]]. ===Stockholm, early recordings and London (1980–1981)=== When they moved to Stockholm, the bandmembers lived mostly on the street, begging for money, except Andy McCoy, who lived with his wealthy girlfriend. In November 1980, the band struck a deal with [[Johanna Kustannus]] and released its debut single, "[[I Want You (Hanoi Rocks song)|I Want You / Kill City Kills]]".<ref name="LarkinHR"/> "I Want You" was a new version of the Swedish song "Vill ha dej" by Heartbreak. McCoy had translated the song, whose title means "I Want You" in Swedish, into English and claimed it as his own. "Kill City Kills" was one of McCoy's oldest songs, which he had written when he was hanging around at a Finnish apartment block called Kill City. Gyp Casino was the band's drummer but did not play on the single as he was recording with another band in Stockholm. The band launched a 102-day tour in January 1981, which is believed to be the longest rock tour in Finnish history. The tour developed the band's energetic and wild playing style, which audiences were slow to find pleasing but later praised the band for. The second single "[[Tragedy (Hanoi Rocks song)|Tragedy / Café Avenue]]", written by McCoy when he was fifteen or sixteen years old, was released in February 1981. That same month, the band released its debut album, ''[[Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks]]'',<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|pages=201/2}}</ref> produced by Michael Monroe and Andy McCoy, calling themselves "The Muddy Twins." The album was well-received, reaching number five on the Finnish album charts. In September 1981, after extensive tours in Sweden and Finland, the band moved to London, where they recorded their second album. On 19 September 1981, the band made their debut at the [[Marquee Club]] in London. In late November they returned to Finland and released the single "[[Desperados (Hanoi Rocks song)|Desperados / Devil Woman]]". Another single, "[[Dead by X-Mas|Dead by X-Mas / Nothing New]]", was released in December. ===''Oriental Beat'' and Razzle joins (1982)=== In January 1982, Hanoi Rocks recorded their first music videos at the [[Lepakko]], a concert venue and centre of independent youth culture, for the songs "Tragedy", "Oriental Beat", and "Motorvatin'". That same month, the band released their second album ''[[Oriental Beat]]''.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The album was mostly well received by critics and magazines, including ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'' and ''[[Kerrang!]]'', whose Dave Dickson continued to extensively cover Hanoi Rocks's career in the 1980s. The band spent the spring of 1982 touring in Sweden, and had their first Japanese breakthrough with "Tragedy." In May, the single "Love's an Injection / Taxi Driver" was released. By June 1982, the band had permanently moved to London.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Monroe met a Hanoi Rocks fan called Razzle at a [[Johnny Thunders]] show. When Razzle, who was the drummer for London punk band [[The Dark (band)|The Dark]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://punkygibbon.co.uk/bands/d/dark.html|title=The Dark - Discography|website=Punkygibbon.co.uk|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> found out that Monroe was the singer for Hanoi Rocks, he attended some shows, showed up backstage, and asked to be the band's drummer. McCoy and Monroe fired Gyp Casino for his drug use, depression, and suicidal thoughts, and Razzle was hired as the new drummer.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> In August 1982, Hanoi Rocks released their third studio album, ''[[Self Destruction Blues]]''.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> The album featured old singles like "Love's an Injection". Razzle had yet to join the band when the songs were recorded, but he is credited on the album. The album was released in October in Finland, with "Love's an Injection" spending a week at number one on the Finnish singles charts. The band also signed a contract with the Japanese record company Nippon Phonogram. ===Tour in Asia, ''Back to Mystery City'' and a deal with CBS (1983)=== By January 1983, the band was touring outside of the UK, Finland, and Sweden. The Asian tour was largely covered by British magazines, and the band was featured on the cover of ''Sounds''. The tour started in [[Bombay]], continuing in [[Hong Kong]] and [[Japan]]. In Japan the band was very popular, with fans breaking into hotels to see the musicians. The ticket prices for the show were as high as for stadium-fillers, and some phone booths in [[Tokyo]] played Hanoi Rocks songs. The tour continued from Tokyo to [[Vietnam]]. In April, the band returned to London for the recording of their fourth album, and went to [[Israel]], where they were not well received. Monroe could not leave the hotel because of his somewhat unconventional appearance: local people thought he was an improperly-dressed woman and would gather around and spit on him. Also, Nasty Suicide broke his ankle; and people did not like the band's loud playing style. In late spring, Hanoi Rocks toured London and Norway, and released a single before the new album, "[[Malibu Beach Nightmare|Malibu Beach / Rebel On The Run]]". The band's fourth album, ''[[Back to Mystery City]]'', was released shortly afterward.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> It reached number 87 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref name="Official">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20627/hanoi-rocks/|title=HANOI ROCKS &#124; full Official Chart History |website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> Hanoi Rocks toured the UK and in Finland until June 1983, when the band made a deal with [[Columbia Records|CBS]] worth £150,000. ===Bob Ezrin and ''All Those Wasted Years'' (1983–1984)=== In August 1983, Hanoi Rocks released the 7" single "[[Until I Get You|Until I Get You / Tragedy]]", and the 12" maxi-single "Until I Get You / Tragedy / Oriental Beat." On 13 August, Lick Records released Hanoi Rocks's first three albums in Britain for the first time. The next day, the band played a show at the [[Ruisrock]] festival in Turku, Finland. Before the show, Michael Monroe stated in an interview with the Finnish television station YLE that McCoy and Suicide's alcohol use had gotten out of hand, and that he did not drink or use drugs. In October 1983, producer [[Bob Ezrin]] flew from the US to see Hanoi Rocks live in London, and in December he was confirmed as the producer for the next album. Their December shows at Marquee were recorded and released as a live album and an accompanying live video, both titled ''[[All Those Wasted Years]]''. ===''Two Steps from the Move'' (1984)=== In early 1984, Hanoi Rocks and Bob Ezrin recorded ''Two Steps from the Move'',<ref name="LarkinHR"/> in New York and Toronto. Ezrin had invited [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]] of [[Mott the Hoople]] to help with the songwriting, and Hunter brought [[Jack Bruce]] (formerly of [[Cream (band)|Cream]]), who in turn brought [[Pete Brown]], to the recording sessions. Brown wrote a lot of lyrics, but the only one the band used was "Smoked a lot of sky, drank a lot of rain", in "Million Miles Away". By the end of April the new album was almost ready for release, but Ezrin and the label thought that the album was missing a hit, so they recorded [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]]'s "[[Up Around the Bend]]",<ref name="LarkinHR"/> which was already a favorite of Michael Monroe and Nasty Suicide. In May 1984, Hanoi Rocks went on tour in Bombay and Japan. In Japan, excitement over the band led to sold-out concert halls and fans following the band everywhere. Even in Finland people were baffled by the extent of the band's popularity in Japan. The Japanese tour was followed by a tour across England and Scotland. British magazines raved about the band, and were certain that the next record would be their breakthrough. In June, the single "Up Around The Bend / Until I Get You" was released, but it also appeared as a double single and as an [[Extended play|EP]]. A music video for "Up Around the Bend" was also produced. At the time it was the most expensive music video for any Finnish band. The song climbed to number 61 on the [[UK singles chart]],<ref name="Official"/> and got radio airplay in America. After a July tour in England, ''[[Two Steps from the Move]]'', whose title was changed from ''Silver Missiles and Nightingales'' at the last minute, was released. It was their most successful album in the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number 28.<ref name="Official"/> "[[Underwater World (song)|Underwater World / Shakes]]" and "Two Steps From the Move" were released as singles in the UK, and right away the band went on tour with Johnny Thunders. In November the single "[[Don't You Ever Leave Me|Don't You Ever Leave Me / Oil And Gasoline]]" was released, by which time the new album had sold 200,000 copies—most of them in the U.S. (60,000), Britain (50,000), and Finland (20,000). In the US the album sold 44,000 copies in its first two weeks. After a Swedish tour, the band toured America until Michael Monroe fractured his ankle onstage at USA Sam's in Syracuse, New York, on 29 November, resulting in some of the dates being canceled. Los Angeles shows were all sold out in less than half an hour. ===Razzle's death, ''Rock & Roll Divorce'', and break-up (1984–1985)=== On 8 December, Hanoi Rocks band members (except for Michael Monroe, who was recuperating from his fractured ankle) were partying with their friends [[Mötley Crüe]], at lead singer [[Vince Neil]]'s house. The party stopped when everybody noticed they were out of beer. Neil and Razzle, both drunk, went to a nearby liquor store in Neil's [[De Tomaso Pantera|Pantera]], with Neil driving. On the way back, they crashed into another car. Razzle was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead at 7:12 p.m.; he had died instantly in the collision.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Both occupants of the other car were seriously injured, sustaining brain damage as a result of the crash.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cruekiss/84.htm |title=Chronological Crue – 1984 |website=Members.ozemail.com.au |access-date=19 January 2016 |archive-date=5 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105040340/http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cruekiss/84.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Andy McCoy and Mötley Crüe drummer [[Tommy Lee]] went looking for Neil and Razzle. They drove by the crash site and saw Neil handcuffed and put into a police car. They were informed that Razzle had been taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. McCoy informed the band's manager Seppo Vesterinen, who then told the rest of the band. The band returned to London. The only tour dates not canceled were two shows at Helsinki [[Kulttuuritalo]] on 3 and 4 January 1985, which were broadcast live under the title of "Europe A Go-Go" to a worldwide audience of 200 million viewers. Both shows became memorials to Razzle, with "Million Miles Away" dedicated to him. Former [[The Clash|Clash]] drummer [[Terry Chimes]] played the drums.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> In 1985, after the shows, Sam Yaffa left the group due to personal differences with Andy McCoy. The band returned to London to take a short break. Yaffa was replaced by bassist [[René Berg]]. Terry Chimes remained as the new drummer. Monroe planned to quit, but the record label convinced him to do a short tour in Poland, where "Don't You Ever Leave Me" was rising on the charts.<ref name="Official"/> Monroe agreed on the condition that no live record would be released, but a semi-official live album was released. Entitled ''[[Rock & Roll Divorce]]'', the album was panned by the managers, band members and critics. René Berg often stated that Hanoi Rocks was "his band", which led to his replacement by bassist [[Timo Kaltio]]. This line-up never performed live, and on 17 June 1985, Monroe officially left Hanoi Rocks, ending the band.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> At the same time, "Don't You Ever Leave Me" rose to number 6 on the Polish singles chart and Hanoi Rocks's popularity continued into the 1990s. ===Rebirth and new success (2001–2007)=== [[File:Hanoi Rocks performing September 2005.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Hanoi Rocks in 2005]] In February 2001, Monroe and McCoy performed together for the first time since 1985 in [[Turku]], Finland. They toured again in the summer of 2001, under the moniker "Hanoi Revisited". After the short tour, Monroe and McCoy agreed to reform the band. This would be (as the two put it), a "rebirth", not a reformation of Hanoi Rocks, mainly because none of the other members were able to join: Razzle was dead; Nasty Suicide had become a [[pharmacist]]; Sami Yaffa was a member of a New York-based group called Mad Juana and the bassist for the [[New York Dolls]]; and Gyp Casino was no longer active in music. "The Muddy Twins" chose Kari "Lacu" Lahtinen from Monroe's solo band to play the drums, Timpa Laine (also from Monroe's solo band) to play the bass, and Costello Hautamäki from the Finnish rock band [[Popeda]] to play guitar. The new Hanoi Rocks toured. McCoy and Monroe made a deal that they would be equal writers on songs, and not just McCoy. By 2002, the two had written enough songs for an album, and ''[[Twelve Shots on the Rocks]]'' was released. Although the album was a hit in Finland and Japan, Monroe and McCoy were not present when the album was mixed, and when they heard the finished product they were not happy. The album was remixed in 2003, featuring two new songs, "Moonlite Dance" and "Bad News". Most of 2003 and 2004 consisted of touring, but Costello departed to continue his work with Popeda. Costello was replaced by guitarist Stevie Klasson, whose only recording with Hanoi Rocks was the "[[Keep Our Fire Burning]]" single. Klasson was fired from Hanoi Rocks in the fall of 2004 for not getting along with other members. Bassist Timpa left because of family issues. In 2004 the band (now consisting of Monroe, McCoy and Lacu) headed to the studio to record the album ''[[Another Hostile Takeover]]''. With no bassist and no guitarist, Monroe had to play some of the bass and guitar parts, but in early 2005 the band was able to find a new guitarist, [[Conny Bloom]]. Bloom had played with Gyp Casino and the [[Electric Boys]] and fit well with Hanoi Rocks. He suggested that bassist [[Andy Christell|Andy "A.C." Christell]], who had also played with the Electric Boys, should join the band. The reaction to ''Another Hostile Takeover'' was mixed. Critics liked the album's diversity and braveness to try new things, but some of the old fans and hard rock fans thought that the album was weird and that Hanoi Rocks had changed too much since the 1980s. In 2005 and 2006, the band toured in Europe and Asia. On 18 August 2007 the band perform their new single 'Fashion' on Swedish Saturday live TV show [[Sommarkrysset]] ([[TV4 (Swedish TV channel)|TV4]]). For 2007's ''Street Poetry'' the band worked on some of the unfinished songs from the 1980s, such as "Teenage Revolution", which was first thought of during the ''Two Steps from the Move'' sessions in 1984. This album also marked the first time that other band members besides Monroe and McCoy were permitted to write songs. ''Street Poetry'' was released on 5 September 2007, and a music video was shot for the first single, "[[Fashion (Hanoi Rocks song)|Fashion]]". ===The final break-up (2008–2009)=== On 25 January 2008 Lacu suddenly announced that he was going to leave Hanoi Rocks to join Popeda. On 20 March, the band started their first acoustic tour, titled “Hanoi Rocks Steppin’ Out Acoustically”, during which the band's drum technician played drums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.viihdeuutinen.net/hanoi-rocks-tekee-akustisia-keikkoja-suomessa |title=News of Hanoi Rocks's acoustic tour |access-date=27 June 2010}}</ref> On 25 May, it was announced that the band's new drummer would be Swedish drummer George Atlagic. By this time Monroe and McCoy had come to the decision that Hanoi Rocks's time had come to an end, as they no longer had collaborated since 2007 and things were getting stale. Eventually Monroe and McCoy released a statement that they had taken the band as far as they could and that the band would break up. In late 2008 an autobiography titled ''All Those Wasted Years'' was released. It mainly covered Hanoi Rocks's career in the 1980s and included rare photos of the band and its members and new interviews with Monroe, McCoy, Nasty Suicide, Gyp Casino, Seppo Vesterinen, Richard Bishop and countless others. Hanoi Rocks announced that they would play eight farewell shows over six days at the [[Tavastia Club]] in Helsinki. All the shows were sold out,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iltalehti.fi/popstars/a/200904139404608 |title=Iltalehti's overview of Hanoi Rocks's last shows. |website=Iltalehti.fi |access-date=25 June 2010}}</ref> and the band's original guitarist Nasty Suicide appeared as a special guest in three of the last gigs, and Lacu also appeared at the final show. The last show was released as a [[DVD]] in late 2009, titled ''[[Buried Alive (video)|Buried Alive]]''. === Second reunion (2022) === On 23 September 2022, an early line-up of Michael Monroe, Andy McCoy, [[Nasty Suicide]], [[Sami Yaffa]] and [[Gyp Casino]] reunited in celebration of Monroe's 60th birthday, at the [[Helsinki Ice Hall]].<ref name=":0" /> ==Legacy== {{sources|section|date=May 2022}} Although Hanoi Rocks never achieved huge commercial success, they have a very big [[cult following]] and they have received critical acclaim for their musical style and energetic live performances. On 5 January 1985, Hanoi Rocks was featured in almost every category in a poll cast by ''[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]]'', including Best Album (5th), Best Band (2nd) and Best Live Act (3rd).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://s1239.photobucket.com/albums/ff507/Uuser12/Hanoi%20Rocks/?action=view&current=IMGdfg.jpg |title=Hanoi Rocks :: IMGdfg.jpg picture by Uuser12 – Photobucket |website=S1239.photobucket.com |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> Hanoi Rocks's influence can be seen in various bands, including [[Guns N' Roses]], and their glam look has been used by many bands, including Poison, [[L.A. Guns]] and [[Ratt]]. Other bands like [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[Murderdolls]], Skid Row and the [[Foo Fighters]] have acknowledged being Hanoi Rocks fans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/viihde/2008/06/foo_fighters_muisteli_tapaamista_andy_mccoyn_kanssa_katso_video_303816.html |title=Foo Fighters remembering meeting with Andy McCoy (in Finnish) &#124; Viihde &#124; YLE Uutiset |website=Yle.fi |date=16 June 2008 |access-date=19 March 2010}} {{dead link |date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.counterculture.co.uk/interview/murderdolls-wednesday-13.html |title=cc &#124; Murderdolls : Wednesday 13 – Interview &#93; » Joey Jordison, Dead In Hollywood |website=Counterculture.co.uk |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=337&Itemid=1 |title=Metal Sludge – 20 Questions with Acey Slade, 8/31/04 – The Power & Glory since 1998 |website=Metalsludge.tv |date=31 August 2004 |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> [[Alice in Chains]] also often played Hanoi Rocks's "Taxi Driver" live in their early days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr_qPsmiNAM|title=Alice in Chains - Taxi Driver (Hollywood, 1991)|access-date=18 July 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Other Finnish rock groups that were influenced by Hanoi Rocks include [[The 69 Eyes]] (with whom McCoy has also worked) and [[Negative (Finnish band)|Negative]]. In Finland, Hanoi Rocks is known as the [[Finnish rock]] band who, at their time, had come closest to real international fame, only much later giving way to such groups as [[HIM (Finnish band)|HIM]], [[Nightwish]], [[Sonata Arctica]], [[Stratovarius]], [[Children of Bodom]] and [[Turisas]]. Hanoi Rocks also brought the glam rock look of the 1970s back into style. In 2003, when Nasty Suicide was asked about the band's look, he said that he and Michael Monroe decided to keep the punk [[leather jacket]]s but bring a kind of "''transvestite vibe to it''". Even though Hanoi Rocks influenced many 1980s glam bands, some feel that these bands ripped off Hanoi Rocks. In 2008 [[Joe Elliott]], frontman of English hard rock band [[Def Leppard]], described his dislike of 1980s glam metal bands like [[Mötley Crüe]] and [[Poison (band)|Poison]], and said this about Hanoi Rocks: {{blockquote|The only band — and I'm not saying it because we're here (Sweden Rock Festival) — the only band that did pull it off was Hanoi Rocks. I thought Hanoi Rocks were a good band, and they looked{{nbsp}}... Michael Monroe (Hanoi frontman) was one of the best{{nbsp}}... I would have shagged him. [Laughs] I like Michael, I think he's sexy, and I'm not gay. And I think Andy McCoy (Hanoi guitarist) does the best kind of Keith Richards{{nbsp}}... so much better than Mötley Crüe or Poison or any of those bands. They (Hanoi Rocks) were real — the rest of the guys, it was all a bit fake for me.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6mFJqhKIVY |title=Michaels (Poison) answers to Elliott's comment (Def Leppard) |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=2008-07-13 |access-date=2011-12-07}}</ref>}} Michael Monroe and Hanoi Rocks have influenced many rock'n'roll artists and bands: [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] and [[Duff McKagan]] had bought tickets to the sold-out gigs in Los Angeles, which were canceled because of the death of Razzle. In the Hanoi Rocks autobiography "[[All Those Wasted Years]]" Foo Fighters guitarist [[Chris Shiflett]] says "The Hollywood scene changed in just one night after people saw the pictures of Hanoi Rocks. After that everyone was wearing the same kind of hair, clothes and make up as Monroe". Michael Monroe and Hanoi Rocks have often been mentioned as the starters of the Hollywood's glam-rock scene, which was then adopted and developed by many 1980s glam, punk, and hard rock bands like Mötley Crüe, Jetboy, LA Guns and Poison. Hanoi Rocks is cited as one of the most influential glam metal bands of all time in the [[Metal: A Headbanger's Journey]] documentary movie. American TV Channel [[VH1]] named the top "hair bands" of all time, and Hanoi Rocks was at number 40. When Sam Yaffa was asked about it, he replied: "We were a hat band, not a hair band!".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glitzine.net/intervjuer/samyaffa_interview.htm |title=Interview with Sami Yaffa from August 2004 |website=Glitzine.net |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> In 2013, American newspaper [[LA Weekly]] listed Hanoi Rocks at number 1 on their list of the "15 Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-15-best-hair-metal-bands-of-all-time-4170807/2|title=The 15 Best Hair Metal Bands of All Time|last=Steininger|first=Adam|date=3 September 2013|newspaper=L.A. Weekly|access-date=4 November 2016}}</ref> Andy McCoy has said that the Guns N' Roses song "[[Paradise City]]" is a compilation of a few riffs of Hanoi Rocks. He said the chorus is the same as the riff in "[[Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks|Lost in the City]]", just slowed down. Nasty Suicide can also be seen in the music video for "Paradise City". The Guns N' Roses song "[[Use Your Illusion I|Right Next Door to Hell]]" was co-written by former Hanoi Rocks bassist Timo Kaltio. Hanoi Rocks is mentioned in the [[Bret Michaels]] song "Human Zoo" on his 1998 soundtrack album, ''[[A Letter from Death Row (album)|A Letter from Death Row]]''. Hanoi Rocks is mentioned in the [[NOFX]] song "We Got Two Jealous Agains" on their 2003 album [[The War on Errorism]]. Hanoi Rocks is mentioned in the [[Red House Painters]] song "Cruiser" on their 2001 album [[Old Ramon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/45722/|title=Red House Painters – Cruiser Lyrics – SongMeanings|website=SongMeanings}}</ref> The fictional character [[Peacemaker (character)|Peacemaker]] mentions Hanoi Rocks as "only the greatest band of all time" in the eponymous 2022 [[Peacemaker (TV series)|TV series]]. The same episode also features Hanoi Rocks songs "11th Street Kids" and "Fallen Star".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/725519/what-are-the-songs-in-peacemaker-episode-5/|title = What Are the Songs in Peacemaker Episode 5?|date = 27 January 2022}}</ref> ==Band members== ;Final members * [[Michael Monroe]] – lead vocals, saxophone, harmonica, occasional drums, keyboards {{small|(1979–1985, 2002–2009, 2022)}} * [[Nasty Suicide]] – rhythm and lead guitar, backing and occasional lead vocals {{small|(1979–1985, guest appearances in the 2000s, 2022)}} * [[Andy McCoy]] – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, occasional keyboards, piano {{small|(1980–1985, 2002–2009, 2022)}} * [[Sami Yaffa]] – bass guitar, backing vocals {{small|(1980–1985, 2022)}} * [[Gyp Casino]] – drums {{small|(1980–1982, 2022)}} ;Former members *Peki Sirola – drums {{small|(1979–1980)}} *Nedo Soininen – bass guitar {{small|(1979–1980)}} *Stefan Piesnack – lead and rhythm guitar {{small|(1979–1980)}} *Tumppi Varonen – drums {{small|(1980)}} *[[Razzle (musician)|Razzle]] – drums, backing and occasional lead vocals {{small|(1982–1984; died 1984)}} *[[Terry Chimes]] – drums {{small|(1985)}} *[[René Berg]] – bass guitar {{small|(1985; died 2003)}} *Timo Kaltio – bass guitar {{small|(1985; died 2021)}} *Lacu – drums {{small|(2002–2008)}} *Timppa Laine – bass guitar {{small|(2002–2004)}} *[[Costello Hautamäki]] – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals {{small|(2002–2004)}} *Stevie Klasson – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals {{small|(2004)}} *[[Conny Bloom]] – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals {{small|(2004–2009)}} *[[Andy Christell|Andy "A.C." Christell]] – bass guitar, backing vocals {{small|(2005–2009)}} *George Atlagic – drums {{small|(2008–2009)}} '''Timeline''' {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20 PlotArea = left:110 bottom:100 top:0 right:10 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1979 till:31/12/2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Legend = orientation:vertical position:bottom columns:3 ScaleMajor = increment:4 start:1979 ScaleMinor = increment:1 start:1979 Colors = id:lvocals value:red legend:Lead_vocals id:lguitar value:teal legend:Lead_and_rhythm_guitar id:rguitar value:brightgreen legend:Rhythm_and_lead_guitar id:bass value:blue legend:Bass_guitar id:drums value:orange legend:Drums id:wind value:tan2 legend:Harmonica,_saxophone,_keyboards id:bvocals value:pink legend:Backing_vocals id:studio value:black legend:Studio_albums id:bars value:gray(0.92) BackgroundColors = bars:bars BarData = bar:Michael text:Michael Monroe bar:Stefan text:Stefan Piesnack bar:Andy text:Andy McCoy bar:Nasty text:Nasty Suicide bar:Costello text:Costello Hautamäki bar:Stevie text:Stevie Klasson bar:Conny text:Conny Bloom bar:Nedo text:Nedo Soininen bar:Sami text:Sami Yaffa bar:René text:René Berg bar:Timo text:Timo Kaltio bar:Timpa text:Timpa Laine bar:A.C. text:A.C. 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''Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal''. HarperCollins. {{ISBN|0-380-81127-8}} * <cite id=refDimery2006>{{Cite book |last1=Macdonald |first1=Bruno |last2=Harrington |first2=Jim |editor-first=Robert |editor-last=Dimery |title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher=Quintet Publishing Limited |year=2006 |isbn=0-7893-1371-5}}</cite> ==External links== {{Commons category|Hanoi Rocks}} *[http://www.hanoi-rocks.net/ The first Hanoi Rocks website - online since 1995] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120302220119/http://www.backstagerockshop.com/ Official Hanoi Rocks webshop] *[http://www.hanoirocks.info/ Official website, currently offline] {{Hanoi Rocks}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Hanoi Rocks| ]] [[Category:Finnish glam metal musical groups]] [[Category:Finnish hard rock musical groups]] [[Category:Finnish heavy metal musical groups]] [[Category:Finnish glam rock musical groups]] [[Category:Finnish musical quintets]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1979]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1985]] [[Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2001]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2009]] [[Category:Musical groups from Helsinki]] [[Category:Liquor and Poker Music artists]] [[Category:Columbia Records artists]]'