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Grand Illusion

Grand Illusion is a Swedish AOR band. The band was formed in 1986 under the name "Promotion". They released two albums under that name. In 2001 they changed their name to Grand Illusion.
Same year they released their first album, The Book Of How To Make It. It reached 94 of 100 in the rock magazine Burrn in Japan. After that they released three more albums, In The Beginning (a compilation of the two albums "Yeah, Yeah" and "Not For Sale" they had previously released as "Promotion"), View from the Top and Ordinary Just Won't Do.

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Frederick John

Frederick John is a British rock guitarist and songwriter. Influenced by an army of rock legends including Guns n Roses, Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith, Frederick’s various bands have played all over the UK, receiving widespread recognition for their high energy live performances. Following the underground success of debut single 'Idealist Touch' in 2012, debut solo album 'Truth Seeker' will be released in May 2013 on Devil's Deeds Records.

Frederick John on Last.fm.

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The Vanities

"Like so many bands toiling away in South Jersey, the Vanities tend to fly under the hipster radar. This is actually their fourth full-length, and far and away the bands most accomplished work yet. The Vanities mix elements of glam, grunge, and post-punk with sonic experimentalism akin to Mike Pattons post-Faith No More bands. While the bands capable of a straight-ahead raunch rocker like Tilt, much of Coma Kiss finds the band experimenting with atonal chord changes, polyrhythmic beats (the opening to No Vacancy undulates like Janes Addiction on crystal meth...

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Danger Danger

The quintet -- Ted Poley (vocals), Andy Timmons (guitar), Bruno Ravel (bass), Steve West (drums), and Kasey Smith (keyboards) Landed a deal with Epic in 1989. The same year saw the release of the group's self-titled debut, spawning the single/video "Naughty Naughty," which enjoyed a few airings on MTV's Headbanger's Ball program. The album failed to break the group through to the big time, but the group stuck to their guns and issued further albums: 1992's Screw It, 1995's Dawn, 1998's Four the Hard Way, and 2000's Return of the Great Gildersleeves.

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Snake

There are two bands known by the name of Snake:
1) An Australian rock band from Brisbane.
2) An Uruguayan hard rock band from Montevideo. 1) Snake are an Australian rock band from Brisbane. In a similar vein to AC/DC & Rose Tattoo, Snake are among the new wave of good old rock and roll. Delivering Rock the way it was meant to be: loud and hard, it is in the live domain that this band truly shines.

Read more about Snake on Last.fm.

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The Wallflowers

Two bands have used the name "The Wallflowers":
1. An American rock band
2. A British indie rock band 1. The Wallflowers are a band which formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band's only constant member has been singer/guitarist Jakob Dylan, the son of folk rock legend Bob Dylan. The Wallflowers have released five albums: "The Wallflowers" (1992), "Bringing Down the Horse" (1996), "Breach" (2000), "Red Letter Days" (2002) and "Rebel, Sweetheart" (2005).

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Contraband

There is more than one artist with this name:
1) hard rock supergroup
2) hardcore punk band from Connecticut
3) hardcore punk band from Ireland
4) band
5) band
6) i don't care
7) whatever
8) jazz 1) Contraband was a short-lived super group featuring some of the biggest names in the 80's metal scene. They released just one album of good time hard rock before members went their separate ways.

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