Albums by Hanoi Rocks
ALBUMStreet PoetryHanoi Rocks
ALBUMLean On MeHanoi Rocks
ALBUMTwo Steps From the MoveHanoi Rocks
ALBUMMillion Miles AwayHanoi Rocks
ALBUMOriental Beat - The 40th Anniversary Re(al)mix (Remix)Hanoi Rocks
ALBUMSelf Destruction BluesHanoi Rocks
ALBUMOriental BeatHanoi Rocks
ALBUMBangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi RocksHanoi Rocks
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Hanoi Rocks Essentials
This wild Finnish band helped forge the sound of '80s hard rock.
Artist Biography
Finland's major export to the world of heavy metal, Hanoi Rocks, drew much of their sound and inspiration from '70s glam rock and were thought by some to have fused the two styles more successfully than similar acts. Founded in 1980, their debut album, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, was released in 1981, and the band soon went to London to promote themselves and record Oriental Beat. They signed to CBS in 1983 and began to spread their name in Britain; their remake of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend" became their only U.K. chart single the next year, from the album Two Steps from the Move. ~ Steve Huey
Hometown
Helsinki, Finland
Genre
Hard Rock