''Refugee'' is the only album by teenaged rock band
Bad4Good
Bad4Good was a heavy metal band formed in 1991 by guitarist Steve Vai. The band was a quartet of teenagers, the oldest of whom was 16. The group consisted of guitarist Thomas McRocklin, bassist Zack Young, drummer Brooks Wackerman, and singer ...
, released in August 1992 by
Interscope Records. The album was produced by
Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist fo ...
. It is currently out of print. The band toured briefly with
Damn Yankees before disbanding in 1993.
Reception
Two months after its release in August, the album hit the ''
Billboard'' Heatseekers chart, at #39. It was later deemed to be a "flop" by Interscope.
Track listing
# Nineteen (
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and ba ...
,
Laurence Archer cover) (3:56)
# Curious Intentions (3:49)
# Bangin' Time Again (4:27)
# Mother of Love (3:54)
# Devil in the Angel (4:10)
# Rockin' My Body (4:00)
# Slow and Beautiful (5:22)
# Tyre Kickin' (Ya Makin' Me Nervous) (6:04)
# Terminate (4:23)
# Nothin' Great About A Heartache (4:29)
# We're Gonna Fight (4:10)
# I Want Everything (4:18)
# Felony (3:18)
Personnel
*
Danny Cooksey
Daniel Ray Allen Cooksey Jr. (born November 2, 1975) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his roles in television shows, such as ''Diff'rent Strokes'' (during the final three seasons), '' The Cavanaughs'', '' Xiaolin Showdown' ...
- Lead Vocals
*
Thomas McRocklin - Lead Guitar
* Zach Young - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
*
Brooks Wackerman
Brooks Wackerman (born February 15, 1977) is an American musician. He is the current drummer of heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, which he joined in 2015. His first album with Avenged Sevenfold was ''The Stage'' (2016). He is most known as ...
- Drums
*
Michael Bower Background Vocals Tracks 5,7,11,12,13
*
Blake Sennett Background Vocals Tracks 5,7,11,12,13
Singles
Nineteen
References
1992 debut albums
Bad4Good albums
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