Bang Tango
Although Bang Tango was often lumped in with the whole 80s glam metal movem… Read Full Bio ↴Although Bang Tango was often lumped in with the whole 80s glam metal movement (their deliberate 'pretty boy' looks and the fact that they hailed from Los Angeles, CA made it inevitable in their view), the hard rock quintet was one of the few L.A. metal groups to incorporate funk rockinto its sound, happening some time before the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Faith No More made it somewhat trendy to do so. Perhaps best known for their arena-ready tune "Someone Like You", the band's lineup consisted of Joe Lesté (vocals), Kyle Stevens (guitar), Mark Knight (guitar), Kyle Kyle (bass), and Tigg Ketler (drums), and the budding group gained the interest of MCA Records shortly after the quintet issued the in-concert recording 'Live Injection' in 1987. Their major-label debut, 'Psycho Café', was issued in 1989.

Though gaining a significant fan response, the group seemed cursed to have come in at the tail-end of the pop metal boom. Despite MTV's Headbanger's Ball program giving some air time to their single "Someone Like You", a release that came complete with a TV-hopeful music video, their album failed to break the band into the big time. Still, "Someone Like You" has ended-up included in various multi-artist hard rock album releases.

Bang Tango continued to issue albums during the early part of the 90s. These include 1991's 'Dancin' on Coals', 1992's 'Ain't No Jive...Live', and 1994's 'Love After Death'. Still, with the emergence of the alternative music movement, bands like Bang Tango became relatively passé with most of the metal community. Saddled with the 'also-ran' label, the band broke up shortly thereafter, with bassist Kyle joining former Faster Pussycat frontman Taime Downe's industrial rock project, the Newlydeads, while Joe Lesté did some time as a stand-in member of L.A. Guns.

As well, Ketler and Knight also resurfaced in the group the Worry Beads. In 1998, Kyle Kyle and Joe Lesté resurrected the Bang Tango name for the 1998 release, Live (on the Cleopatra label). A best-of compilation, Greatest Tricks, saw the light of day in 1999, as did United and Live the same year. In 2001, Lesté formed a more modern-sounding alt-metal outfit, Beautiful Creatures, issuing a self-titled debut the same year on Warner Bros., and toured as part of Ozzfest.

Bang Tango band members
(1987-1993)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Mark Knight - guitar
Kyle Stevens- guitar
Kyle Kyle - bass
Tigg Ketler (born Robert Ketler) - drums

(1993-1995)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Mark Knight - guitar
Matt Price - guitar
Kyle Kyle - bass
Tigg Ketler - drums

(1995-1996) SPLIT
(1996-1998)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Mark Tremalgia - guitar
Dan Aon - guitar
Kyle Kyle - bass
Rob Jones - drums

(1998-1999)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Mark Knight - guitar
Kyle Kyle - bass
Walter Earl - drums
Mattie B. - guitars

(2002-2003)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Michael Thomas - guitar
Anthony Focx guitar
Brian Saunders - bass
Robert Gibb - drums

(2003)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Michael Thomas - guitar
Anthony Focx guitar
Curtis Roach - bass
Glenn Sobel - drums

(2003)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Alex Grossi - guitar
Anthony Focx - guitar
Curtis Roach - bass
Glenn Sobel - drums

(2003-2005)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Alex Grossi - guitar
Anthony Focx - guitar
Curtis Roach - bass
Matt Starr - drums

(2005)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Michael Thomas - guitar
Jamie Keane - bass
Tod Burr - drums

(2005-2006)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Mark Simpson - guitar
Lance Eric - bass
Timmy Russell - drums

(2006-2007)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Michael Thomas - guitar
Lance Eric - bass
Timmy Russell - drums

(2007-present)
Joe Lesté - vocals
Michael Thomas - guitar
Ryan Seelbach - guitar
Lance Eric - bass
Timmy Russell - drums
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Bang Tango Lyrics


- someone like you Wrapped up in this world of anger There's no second chance…
02-Untied and true Oh, my little Philly, I'm gonna ride you I'm gonna write…
Attack Of Life Splits your heart at the seams With the coldness of it…
Big Line Big bad Sally's got a big bad problem In the valley…
Breaking Up A Heart Of Stone Misery she loves you You're her company Silent nights you wo…
Cactus Juice Sunshine baby, why can't you see All your greedy lil' talk,…
Dancin' On Coals Well I'm always too fast They're always too slow And that I'…
Do Watch You're Told Sister your time has come Got to lay it down Got to…
Do What You're Told Sister your time has come Got to lay it down Got to…
Don Get the message Get it right What you got Want to give it…
Don't Stop Now ** Get the message Get it right What you got Want to give it…
Dressed Up Vamp Outside there's this flickerin' sound I can feel it rising a…
Emotions In Gear Found it yesterday Underneath my pillow I can't believe th…



Futurama My little lover's gonna be another Copy of Raquel Welch I'…
I'm A Stranger Such a strange uneasy feeling Got no place to go Feeling dow…
I'm In Love Darlin', does it feel good? Darlin', does it feel good? I'm …
Im In Love Darlin', does it feel good? Darlin', does it feel good? I'…
Just For You Loneliness, it made you sad Watch you cry I see you cry She…
Killer Queen She keeps her Moet et Chandon In her pretty cabinet 'Let the…
Last Kiss One sad lady wouldn't give me the time Well, I'll tell…
Love Injection I know why you're feeling so sad I see that tear…
Midnight Struck Please forgive me for not smiling Please excuse the tear in…
My Saltine One bad relationship Seems to be a lover's trip Always see…
Push To Shove You're headin' out on the town To the place where you're…
Shotgun Man Oh, where's my gun? I want to have some - fun When…
Some One Like You Wrapped up in this world of anger There's no second chance…
Someone Like You Wrapped up in this world of anger There's no second chance…
Soul To Soul All alone, up in my room The clock strikes twelve It feels…
Sweet Little Razor It ain't sweet, the way you cut me Much too deep…
Untied & True Oh, my little Philly, I'm gonna ride you I'm gonna write…
Untied And True Oh, my little Philly, I'm gonna ride you I'm gonna write…
Watch Her Slide I stand in the alley ways I watch her move so…
Wrap My Wings Shiny angel unwraps his wings Clear glass cloud floats over …


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