BAD BOY – Private Party album reissued on CD

Milwaukee band BAD BOY released 4 albums between 1977 and 1985. After the band’s first 2 albums on United Artists, Bad Boy signed to an even smaller, local label – ‘Streetwise’ for this (their 3rd album) – Private Party. The album is full of energetic guitar hard rock. It features the standout “Run From Yourself”, as well as favorite rockers such as “Don’t Pretend”, “Here I Am”, and the anthemic titled track. Bad Boy never had a lot of single releases, but more radio friendly cuts like “How Long” and “Let Me Love You” would’ve made fine choices for that period here. This very limited CD release also includes an excellent bonus track in “You And Me Against The World”; not sure where this one is from, but it’s a nice add-on! Absent is the band’s only other Streetwise release – the 1982 single “Stay With Me Tonight” & “Mama, Mama”; tho’ both of these songs were included on the 1998 compilation ‘Best Of Bad Boy’. What a great album!

Note, the band still lead by Steve Grimm, released an album independently in 2022 titled No Regrets (missing this one, if anyone has one….), Grimm also has a new album out titled ‘Bright Side’. (see press info and links below)

For more than 4 decades, Bad Boy has been writing music, getting airplay, reviews and still playing Rock and Roll. Must be something in the blood. Bad Boy is a legendary hard rock band from Milwaukee Wisconsin USA that signed their first record deal with United Artists in 1977.

Founded by Steve Grimm, John Marcelli, Joey LaVie, and Lars Hanson their first two albums reached the top 100 on the Billboard national music charts. In 1980 the band signed with Streetwise music and with two new members Scott Stephan on guitars and Hector “Jackie” Ramos on drums released the band’s third album entitled “Private Party” in 1981. The Saga continues with this re-release that is frozen and stands the test of time. Recorded at the Playboy Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin by soundscapist Andy Waterman.

“Private Party” is a fantastic hard rock album that has on CD been a highly sought collectors’ commodity and is now finally available and remastered with one additional bonus track “You And Me Against The World”.

*This CD is Vol. 6 of the Pride & Joy Music Classixx series and exclusively distributed via shop.prideandjoy.de and strictly limited to 300 copies.