Danger Danger Ted Poley "Monkey Business"
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- 80s MRB has the exclusive on Ted Poley as he stays very honest with us, opening up about his rocky past. Ted talks Danger Danger, solo career, pet projects, life on the road and what he calls "a comeback". Ted loves the camera and we love you too buddy... Subscribe and stay tuned for weekly interviews.
I had the pleasure of meeting Ted about 10yrs ago when D2 was doing a show with LA Guns and Dokken in Cleveland. What a greay guy. He took time to come into the crowd after the show, speak with the fans, and sign memorabilia. He must have spent a good 5 mins just talking with my kids. Ted, if you read this, thank you for making 2 kids evening with their father a spectacular event!! I cant say enough about how kind and humble you were to us!!👍🏻👍🏻
I was there too. My daughter bought their new cd for me and everyone signed it.
Ted Poley was one of the nicest, kindest guys in metal back in the day.
Absolutely right!!
I’ve known him for years, visited him yesterday to play some guitars and hang out. He’s still that nice guy from back in the day!!
@@andrewr697 what does he do now? He works somewhere? Has a career? Involved in Music?
@@thedappercook He is part of a supergroup called Tokyo Motor Fist now. I've seen them twice; they are so amazing and deserve much more praise
Love Danger Danger! Me and my friends recognised Bruno Ravel & Steve West in the hallways of a tiny venue in Holland, where we just saw Extreme in concert. Not that many people in Europe had actually even heard of Danger Danger at that time, so Steve & Bruno were kinda surprised that somebody recognised them. We chatted for a while and the guys were extremely nice and cool. They told us they were just finishing up their new album ‘Screw It’ at Wisseloord-studio’s in Hilversum. After a little more talking, all of a sudden they said: ‘Why don’t you guys come over to the studio tomorrow, hang out and listen to the album’?!…How cool was that!!! So we did!! Went over there the next day, hung out with Steve & Bruno, listened to the album and they asked us what we liked and didn’t like about the new songs…We had an amazing afternoon. And what a wonderful thing to do. Love those guys! And still love their music…
Ted Poley is a 100% genuine guy!! Danger Danger are a massively musically gifted band who, in my opinion, are truly under appreciated. I love their music!!! They have that life spark and you just wanna dance and have a great time whenever they play.
Ted Poley reminds me of a Mix of Jani Lane and Sebastian Bach. All the good of these two guys.
I love love Danger Danger o was fifteen when I got their cassette yes cassette of their first album my mom had just passed away and I would listened to it all day and night it helped me cope with my moms passing. Thanks I never got to see them play but their music helped me go through some tough times. Thank you Danger Danger
This - should of been a one hour long interview. He’s that intriguing!
I can just imagine the stories he has - that he can be push buttoned to tell.
Love my lifelong friend Ted, he and i have been best buddies for over 25 years. Miss the good old days when i used to spend the weekends at his house.
His Bone Machine project was great too. What a cool guy.
Awesome interview! And we definitely support no-kill animal shelters as mentioned at the end!
I absolutely love Ted I got to meet him and got a photo with him with his arm around me I think he's so sweet I will always remember that wonderful memory of Ted wish I could meet him again ❤❤❤❤
Always thought Screw It was a really under rated record....Ted is always awesome to his fans..and that is what matters the most.
Fuck Yeah man
That is my favorite album front to back .. cassette tape or cd .: loved that album Classic kick ass songs on it ..💯🤘
@@johnbarraco5561 its almost perfect!!
Ted is the nicest, most genuine person you’ll ever meet! Great singer and band!
Both Screw It and Cockroach were underrated. Cockroach is fucking awesome.
Ted absolutely is one of the NICEST guys! Met him numerous times, and he was always so nice to everyone.
Love Danger Danger, amazing songs and killer musicianship.
This guys great, full of life, good feelings, and still a good singer!!! Rock on Ted!
I really wanted to despise these 80's glam rock jerk wads, but every video I've seen they've been honest, humble, and endearing. 🙏
Yeah, most of them seem pretty cool. Glam sucked ass though.
@@hinjurock70 in my opinion.
*finished that sentence for you.
The 80’s were amazing
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If I'm the one stating it, then of course it's my opinion - duh! But millions of other people also share that opinion.
@@hinjurock70 who hurt you? You feel the need to lash out when someone gently mentions you don’t really have to be an asshole in your comments… that says much more about you than me. If you have positivity to share, great! Negative opinions you can keep to yourself.
One of the things I remember most about Ted Poley (other than the music, of course) was his friendship bracelets. He was never photographed back in the day without an armful of friendship bracelets!
great voice and his solo work is phenomenal.
Ted is the Mark Hamill of Star Wars.He is so passionate about his career and his fans and deserves all the success he can handle.Met him a few years back in Hull, UK and he was buzzing that we were all in D2 shirts!! Ted, Paul, D2 and The Defiants all give 100% in their live shows.Love these guys and I want another record from all of them :)
My first concert was danger danger opening up for slaughter and kiss! July 18 th 1990! Which was and still is my favorite band to this day! Thanks Ted for the awesome night! Danger danger delivered a great show! Keep rockin! Space ace Ron⚡️⚡️⚡️
@Careless Whisper cool
Is this guy the coolest fucking guy ever???
Blackie lawless could learn from this man
All the best to you Mr Poley
Ted cool ass interview brutha! Amen to no-kill shelters 🤟🏻
"Screw It" is absolutely a great record, if you like the melodic side of 80s metal, it is a total gem.
But I must say....if you want to take time and check out one solo album from Ted, please check out Collateral Damage (2006). Completely all killer,. no filler, Andy Timmons is on it, Bill Leverty from Firehouse, just great song after great song after great song. The high point of Ted's career to date in my opinion. Amazing CD.
Ted Poley still remains one of the nicest and coolest guys in rock n roll
Saw DANGER DANGER open for KISS in Virginia on Revenge tour...They were fun an great to see.Talented.
Kiss came to roanoke va on the revenge tour.
@@buckster2575 i was trying to remember the name of the place..i thought it was in Richmond? It was an arena...about 13,000 seats as i remember it held? "SOMETHING"-CENTER?? Slaughter an Danger Danger opened up.
Met Ted a before the Covid thing. He's super personable and he's so cool, lots of fun really positive. I consider him a friend.
Ah man this makes me so happy. D2 is so great and it feels awesome to see how happy Ted is with where he is right now.
Ted Poley has always proven himself to be an awesome guy at any point that I've seen him. I'll support his music without hesitation anytime something new comes out.
Probably one of my favorite people in the biz....Ted was a great Drummer and even better singer,. Looks like he's still wound up like an 8 day clock👍🏼🇺🇸👍🏼🇺🇸
Thanks for the entertainment over the years
Ted's a good dude. Met him many years ago when DD did a run opening for Extreme in theaters (Pornograffiti had just come out, but had yet to blow up big). The whole band were cool, just hanging out on the sidewalk in front of the theater. Ted was drawing caricatures of himself as an autograph on people's clothing. It was the goofiest face ever and it was funny as shit. He did one on my denim jacket that I wish I still had; it probably disintegrated in a landfill 20 years ago...but thanks for the memories Ted!
I always liked Danger Danger, let's face it they we're just to late to the party. Just as talented as anyone else of that time, they had a lot to offer. Really glad they're still carrying the flag today...
They also had one of the greatest guitar players in the genre in Andy Timmons.
@@lowdz68 YES! 💯💯💯💯💯💯. Andy is criminally underrated!!!!!
I loved Danger Danger and also really loved Ted's band prior "Prophet" where he played drums. Such a unique progressive/metal sound.
I still think about you is one of the greatest ballads of all time.
Met the band in the Kiss hot in the shade tour. Nice guy.
Grunge was a death blow to real Rock & Roll and the ability to make a living actually playing on the road as an unsigned band. We were working on a second album when the record label dropped every rock band that was not Grunge. That ability has not ever recovered.
What was your band called?
@@deathsly1619The Night Sharks.
@@raythackston1960 I will have to check that out.Any chance that somebody uploaded demos of the second album that never got released?
I loved the first Danger Danger album, and it's still on all my devices. I never knew there was a second album until now. They stand out as one of the biggest victims of grunge, which always infuriated me. These "hair metal" bands were all great musicians, and here come these 4 chord Charlies with their flannel and pent up emotions putting a lot of superior musicians out of work.
I love them
love danger dangers first 3 albums. there are some massively underrated songs on Screw It and Cockroach. It's really great to see that Ted is recording new music and Tokyo Motor Fist ROCKS!
I’m going on a metal cruise just so I can drink with Ted. Dude seems like a rad guy. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
I saw Danger Danger and Slaughter on KISS’ Hot In The Shade tour in Tampa Florida back in the day. Danger Danger was a huge surprise for me at how good they were. I became a huge Andy Timmons fan that night. He did a guitar clinic earlier in the day at Thoroughbred Music that I went to and he was so good. He was great then and only got better with time.
IM ALWAYS LOYAL TED !!!!! I listen to your albums to this day. Keep going with all your amazing efforts and music. !!!! :)
His beyond the fade album was a killer and the song on that album beneath the stars is probably his greatest piece of work ever. What a stunning song and an epic guitar solo towards the end
What a lovely guy!
Met Ted mid 90s in Nottingham. Lovely bloke, great voice. Doesn’t stop talking! The soundtrack to my late teens. He says ‘proves that it wasn’t a waste of time’ I can confirm that. Making music that touches even one person is not wasted and D2 touched countless thousands. Thank you
I saw them in Winston-Salem, NC in 1989. I think it was ‘89. And they were with Faster Pussycat. It was a pretty awesome show.
Was that at Baity's Music Garden?
I met Ted after a concert in Oregon in 1991. I had just graduated Army flight School and was heading to Europe. He was awesome. Interested in what I did and who I was. Genuine person, good looking dude, and someone who treated me with respect just cuz. Luvya brother. Meant a lot.
Ted looks really good and still so youthful. Great underrated band.
Screw it is such an iconic Album!
Una gran banda, de putisima madre!! No entiendo como no habeis tenido mas repercusion.. os vi en Madrid hace 11 años, God bless ya!!
Ted Poley. Just a good dude.
Danger Danger all day!!
Had the pleasure of meeting yall at the Ritz in Roseville Michigan and seen you open up for Alice Cooper at the fox
I remember when the album and acoustic versions of "I Still Think About You" blew up at radio in the early 90's. Around the same time, bands like Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains started gaining notoriety. The writing was on the wall for melodic metal's demise. That was a sad time indeed. It set the standard for how bleak and disappointing the 90's were.
The 90's were great until around 1995 - then the scene got stagnant.
@@hinjurock70 bingo, the early 90's were very vibrant, glam metal, grunge, funk metal, hip hop, etc all co-existed until like 1994. Then it was all consolidated
@RJC 72 I couldn't disagree more. Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) said "the demise of glam metal should be placed on the genre itself." According to Dio, glam "had nothing new to offer in 1991. NO fresh new sounds. And the genre was becoming a parody of itself." I absolutely agree with RJD. And AIC or Soundgarden is WAY more metal than Poison, Bon Jovi, Slaughter, Tuff or ANY glam metal will EVER be. AIC (who began as glam metal) was talented, believe it or not. I dislike Nirvana as much as ANY of you glam metal fans do (AOR/melodic rock also fizzled when grunge emerged as the top genre,) but bands like AIC and Soundgarden actually had talent. Awesome guitar solos on AIC's "Facelift." And melodic 90's hard rock bands like Brother Cane, Cry Of Love, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, Open Skyz, Ragin' Slab, the Poor, Wildhearts and New American Shame may have NOT been glam metal, but they definitely recycled that genre in their music. Glam metal fans can hate on 90's melodic alt-rock bands like Collective Soul and STP (the latter who began a grunge band before branching out to arena rock) as well as lump them in the other grunge bands all they want...but they honestly wanted to differentiate from the grunge scene. In fact, CS's brother tandem of Ed and Dean Roland disliked grunge quite a bit, which is why the lyrics in their music were more on the upbeat and positive side (as you hear in the band's signature hit "Shine.") And CS identify themselves more with the likes of the AOR/melodic rock crowd than they do with the grunge scene. CS was influenced by NOT just R.E.M., U2 and INXS, but also Journey, Foreigner, Boston, Survivor, Van Halen and Sammy Hagar. And the Rolands began their career in a glam metal cover band before forming CS. And Dave Wyndorf, the singer of 90's stoner rock/spacy hard rock band Monster Magnet really hates being called grunge band. Listen to that band's song "Negasonic Teenage Warhead" - and you'll see Wyndorf was obviously seriously taking swipes at grunge bands or ANY other bands whose lyrics were negative and downright depressing. Wyndorf was friends with members of Soundgarden (opened for them in 1995) but he was NO fan of grunge or the lyrical content in that genre's music. Yes, grunge and alt-rock was the leading genre throughout the 90's, but NOT all 90's music was like that. As Nikki Sixx said a few years ago on his former syndicated radio show "The Sixx Sense," "(the grunge scene wiping out the glam scene) happened nearly 30 years ago. That's like almost 3 decades. It was going to happen sooner or later. To my peers and fans (of our genre,) we ALL need to just get over it! Just move on with our lives and enjoy the memories of it."
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Very true. And not only did glam have "nothing new to offer in 1991", it always sucked in the first place - it was a lame cheesy watered-down version of 70's hard rock and early 80's metal that highlighted the weakest most cliched elements of the genre and left out all the good parts. It was like the lite beer of metal. Grunge (which wasn't an actual sound more than it was an overall attitude and mentality) and heavy alternative (the lines often were blurred between the genres) were the natural progression of the genre after traditional metal and thrash metal.
@@hinjurock70 Lite beer of metal lol. And a lot of those bands were nowhere near metal. To even say Poison is metal is just a plain insult to the genre. Period. Heavy glam bands like early Crue, early Ratt, Skid Row, Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Girlschool, Y&T (late 70's and early 80's era,) W.A.S.P., Tangier ("Four Winds" has some heavy tracks on it like "Ripcord" and "Sweet Surrender") and Christian metal band Barren Cross were as close as that genre even got to being metal. Other heavy bands like Lizzy Borden, Leatherwolf, Lillian Axe, Voivod, Accept, Krokus, White Wolf and Armored Saint were NOT even glam. Those were traditional heavy metal bands that were molded as most NWOBHM bands were in the late 70's/early 80's. Nazareth, AC/DC, GN'R and Thin Lizzy might be classified as hard rock...but they sound like pure metal to me. I will say the chick side of the glam scene was better than the guy side. Grunge modeled its sound after U.K. hardcore punk-metal band Discharge.
I look forward to seeing Ted at M3 Festival every year. The guy goes out of his way to make the fans happy. Always puts on a great show, and really has a personality that lights up a room. Wishing him continued success.
What a classy and humble guy. Every interview I see he has a great sense of humor about both the good and the bad. You can tell he genuinely loves what he does.
Very likable guy. Wish him the best.
Such a humble and nice guy!
I think I gave a buck to Ted Poley above the expressway today
Ted poley Forever.
I honestly love this so positive guy!
Ginger Lynn moaning at the intro of the song was amazing! If a remember correctly, in the CD thank you notes they thanked Charly Sheen since at the time he was dating Ginger Lynn. Damn... it's been 32 years since the first album!
You wanna hear one of the greatest albums ever in the genre, check out Ted's solo album "Collateral Damage." I think it was out around 2006 or so. Incredible, would have been triple platinum in 1988. Great song after great song after great song.
It's really important to listen to people who "have been around". Typically older guy and gals who have lots of life experience in their pockets and happy attitudes. Ted's comment that "everything was going really, really well right up until it wasn't" is actually a very insightful. Life often happens that way. Things are great until they aren't. We hear this in similar sayings ways, like "it's feast or famine". My favorite quote in this regard is when Warren Buffet's was asked, "how does one find themselves going bankrupt?" Mr. Buffet replied, "well typically it happens very slowly, then suddenly." Life will throw you screw-balls. The relevant question is, "what will your attitude be during these times?" Ted seems to have handled things well....great attitude and perspective!
omg my friends and I mustve hitit right on.... DD ws he reason why we wen to that kiss show met all the guys great!
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE FEELING SO.....TED POLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wasn't a big DD fan. I am now.
You guys rocked and still do Ted. I'm a 80s kid and loved you guys.
He seems like a genuinely nice person. There doesn't seem to be ego there, just contentment.
Screw It! was a masterpiece. One of the few albums I can listen front to back with no skips.
Rock America! 🎸🇺🇸
Great singer, loved the original Danger Danger CD. That was actually the first CD I ever bought, as it wasn't released on vinyl, just CD and cassette (I was a vinyl holdout until then).
This is mint. Thanks 🙏
This guy is a rock star!
I saw you guys opening for Alice Cooper, & you guys were GREAT!
SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide}
and sooo fun great talks..!!
Extremely underrated band! His solo stuff is awesome too! Still has a great voice. I was shocked because of his age but he sounds great!
Honest interview 👍👍👍
"everything was going really really well right up until it wasn't"
Words to live by. There’s always an end.
Walking hand in hand in hand with a 3 armed man.
Happy he came back to NJ his roots. I know some of the locals..
Can’t wait to see
Best of Luck 💥🍀
Look out Maryland 🤞
Love Danger Danger. Awesome band but its just not the same without Ted singing. My kids even fell in love with his song in the Sonic video game Escape from the City. Now Bang Bang is a family sing along lol.
D2 are my fave band 😛👍🏻
What a fun soul!
Saw DD open for Warrant, awesome show. Both bands kicked ass
He stills sings good...couldn't believe it.
Dude is such a great person! Still sounds like he did WAAaYyyyy Back
What a nice guy!
Good to see that things are going well again! Must be... looks like a Rolex Sub on his wrist- those aren't cheap!
This made me so happy.
Great interview their screw it album was amazing
All these interviews should be an hour or so.
He's telling the truth.
He made my photo special.
The guy needs a body guard?. Keeping it old school 🤘😂
Yeah, clearly a legend in his own mind.
Ramsey NJ in the house!
I don't think anyone mentioned "Revolve" (2011) in the 200 comments below. That album is straight fire. Rob Marcello and Ted smack.
This man is so cool
Real humble guy… great band
Those first 2 albums were awesome!
Your solo stuff and Tokyo Motorfist are both superior to Danger Danger! Great stuff!
"and then the sun didnt come up" what a terrible day in music!