Vinnie Vincent Invasion Discography of CDs

Vinnie Vincent Invasion CD discography Does that high-pitched wail sound familiar? Well, odds are if you're reading this, you should know it. For Vinnie's second album, good ol' Mark Slaughter (who would soon -- with Invasion bassist Dana Strum -- form the even more successful and creatively named hair metal band Slaughter) takes over vocals from the departed Robert Fleischman, and while his high-pitched wails are a bit hard to take, his vocals give this record a bit more consistency than the debut. Outside of that it's kinda just more of the same. Unfortunate for Mr. Vincent given his obvious talents, this sort of "metal" that somehow thrived from 1985-1990 (or so) wasn't the type of rock that was open to too much experimentation. So what you get here is a pretty run-of-the-mill hair rock album: rockers, ballads, solos, etc. ~ Chris True Recorded at Cherokee Studios and The Sunset Landmark Theatre, Hollywood, California. The Vinnie Vincent Invasion: Vinnie Vincent (vocals, guitar); Dana Strum (vocals, bass); Mark Slaughter (vocals); Bobby Rock (drums). Personnel: Vinnie Vincent (guitar); Mark Slaughter (vocals); Bobby Rock (drums). Recording information: Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA; Sunset Landmark Theatre, Hollywood, CA. Arrangers: Dana Strum; Vinnie Vincent. /Reissue

Vinnie Vincent Invasion albums The debut from ex-Kiss guitar slinger Vinnie Vincent, is, well...hair metal through and through. It's got all the calling cards of a band that spent way too much gig money on Aqua-Net. You get the rockin' riff "I wanna party" tunes, the sleazy song or two ("Shoot You Full of Love"), screams, shreds, and drums galore. The nice thing about this record is that it lacks the obligatory ballad, which may have attracted a larger audience (i.e., girls) and pushed up the sales, but you gotta admire them for stickin' to the rock. ~ Chris True Recorded at Baby O Recorders, Hollywood, California between January & March 1986. Vinnie Vincent Invasion: Vinnie Vincent (guitar, background vocals); Robert Fleischman (vocals); Dana Strum (bass, background vocals); Bobby Rock (drums). Personnel: Vinnie Vincent (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Robert Fleischman (vocals); Dean Markley (strings); Dana Strum (bass guitar, background vocals); Bobby Rock (drums, cymbals). Audio Mixer: George Tutko. Audio Remasterer: Crusoe. Recording information: Baby'O ...