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Angel is an American rock band from Washington, D.C., formed in the mid-1970s by Punky Meadows, Mickey Jones, and Gregg Giuffria. They were primarily known for their flamboyant glam stage presence and white satin outfits.
Angel is the first album by the rock band Angel. "Tower", the keyboard-heavy opening track, [3] was used widely during the late 1970s and early 1980s by album rock radio stations in the US for various advertising purposes. The track is also on K-SHE radio's Classic List. [4]
Angel Band may refer to: "Angel Band" (song), a 19th-century song; Angel Band, a 1987 album by Emmylou Harris; See also. Angel (disambiguation) § Groups;
The band was asked to sign a seven-year record deal with Columbia Records, with producer Sandy Pearlman of Black Sabbath, but the band split before they recorded their first album. [3] Rude Girl would morph into Malibu Barbi. Leather Leone guest sang on a released highly collectible "Rude Girls" 2-song 12" EP in 1987.
The band's glam rock image was said to be the antithesis of Kiss, [2] and Meadows became the most strongly associated with the persona, so much so that Frank Zappa ridiculed his trademark pout and hair in the song "Punky's Whips", available on Zappa In New York. Meadows, however, was "flattered" and eventually ended up onstage during a Zappa ...
The band was signed with Mark Robinson of Teenbeat Records shortly after and released two EPs in the spring and summer of 1994: Mt. Pleasant and Angel in a Half Shirt. Their debut LP, The Pink Album , was released that fall, influenced by girl groups and the pop culture of its members' 1970s childhoods, such as board games and Nancy Drew .
The band name was intended to convey the literal meaning — a small band of leather — though Larsen has been guarded as to the reason. During some early shows, the racy implications of the name "strip" led some to believe that his act was explicitly pornographic to the point where one show was scouted by a pornographic magazine. [4]
The band also had a huge slate of demos that it planned to work on following the Keep It True Festival, in hopes of finally putting together a new record. [4] Their third album, The Third Secret, was released on October 26, 2018 on Nuclear Blast. [5] [6] Fifth Angel announced it would headline Germany's Crusher Festival in 2024. [7]