Who is steve stevens

It was also during the early '80s that Stevens hooked up with ex- Generation X singer Billy Idol , who had relocated to New York in hopes of launching a solo career.

Idol found the perfect foil in Stevens , and with ex- Kiss manager Bill Aucoin backing them, Idol 's career skyrocketed. Combining Idol 's punk and Stevens ' hard rock backgrounds with dance music, Idol became one of MTV's early video stars, as such albums as 's Billy Idol and 's Rebel Yell became blockbuster hits -- spurred on by Stevens ' shredding guitar licks and outrageous glam rock looks.

It took an extended period for Idol and Stevens to offer a third album, 's Whiplash Smile , and although it was another big hit, Stevens longed to launch his own solo career, and exited Idol 's band by the end of the decade. In Stevens formed his own group, Steve Stevens' Atomic Playboys , but despite all the hype, the band only lasted for a single release, Atomic Playboys. The early '90s saw Stevens keep up his busy schedule, as he attempted to form a new group with ex- Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe , named Jerusalem Slim, which to the dismay of fans never got much further than the planning stages.

Stevens hung in for an album, 's Exposed , and its supporting tour, before departing for greener pastures. Stevens finally got his chance to show off his lifelong appreciation of prog rock when he united with bassist Tony Levin and drummer Terry Bozzio in the bombastic outfit Bozzio Levin Stevens , issuing a pair of releases thus far -- 's Black Light Syndrome and 's Situation Dangerous.

Around the same time, Stevens reunited with Idol , appearing alongside the singer on 's VH1 Storytellers, and also found time to issue another solo release, Flamenco A Go-Go. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to use the site fully. Blues Classical Country. Electronic Folk International. Jazz Latin New Age. Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy. The modulation came from my DryBell Vibe Machine, but for the most part I left it to Greg Fidelman, our producer, who owns a lot of gear.

I knew what my stuff sounded like. This had to be a new band with new sonics. I had an eight-track as a kid which I used to learn every song off his Greatest Hits. Goode to your mates who have come over and it sounding like the real song.

He was the first guy I heard within the context of a rock band playing all these other different styles from jazz to ragtime. It took a lot of courage on his part to go in those different ways.

He was one of the most original electric guitar players to walk the planet. And what a great tone. He truly was out of this world. There were people going absolutely nuts for this guy on flamenco, so seeing him live was just absolutely stunning. He can absorb other forms of music and throw them into his own fiery mix of rock and blues guitar.

I kinda forgot he was guitar player watching him. The host of the party put on the first Van Halen record and it got to Eruption… I sobered up very quickly.