Danger Danger "Danger Danger" Imagine 1989

Are there any young bands left trying to create anthemic stadium-sized pop metal? If so, take
note: "Bang Bang" is the standard against which all rock anthems should be measured. Danger
Danger aren't just a one-hit wonder either: with the likes of "Rock America" and "Feels Like
Love" they take the keyboard-drenched pop rock of '80s Bon Jovi and make it entirely their own,
giving Jovi something to think about in the process. Power ballads? Step this way, sir: "One Step
From Paradise" is almost to ballads what "Bang Bang" is to anthems and if life were fair then
these two hit singles would have turned D2 into multi-platinum megastars. It's not that the album
is all that original (how many classic albums are truly original?) but it's in the quality of
execution that Danger Danger shine. When they get it right, no one does it better. On their 
debut, they don't hit their peak that often, but when they do, the effect is inspiring. "Naughty
Naughty" narrowly missed hit status and bassist Bruno Ravel felt the smooth pop of "Don't Walk
Away" could have been the hit to break the album, had it been released. There's no question that
better-known bands from the time and since have been less deserving of success than Danger 
Danger, as this atmospheric debut demonstrates. 

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