Trixter
Trixter is an American glam band formed in 1983. The band’s peak of success came in the early 1990’s. Soon after, they disbanded with the rise in popularity of grunge music.
Current Members (Edit)
- Peter Loran – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Steve Brown – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
- P.J. Farley – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Mark Scott – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Albums (Edit)
- Trixter (1990)
- Hear! (1992)
- Undercovers (1994)
- Best of Trixter (2009)
Live Albums (Edit)
- Alive In Japan (2008)
Intro (Edit)
Trixter is an American glam band formed in 1983. The band’s peak of success came in the early 1990’s. Soon after, they disbanded with the rise in popularity of grunge music.
The band was formed in Paramus, New Jersey, by Steve Brown and Peter Loran. About a year later, the band added drummer Mark Gus Scott, and they started playing live gigs. When bassist, P.J. Farley joined in 1988, the line-up was finalized; and in May of 1989, they band was signed to Mechanic / MCA Records.
The band released their debut album called, Trixter, in 1990. The album went Gold and peaked at number 28 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album contained the singles, Give It To Me Good, which peaked at number 65, Surrender, which peaked at number 72, and One In A Million, which peaked at number 75.
The band recorded a music video for the song, Give It To Me Good. Within a week, the song was number 1 on the MTV top 10 video countdown. The video stayed at number 1 for five straight weeks.
Still on tour, the band recorded a live music video for the song, One In A Million. The video was number 1 on MTV for 3 weeks in a row.
The third and final music video for the album was, Surrender. The song peaked at number 1 on MTV for two straight weeks.
After touring for 2 years with Stryper, Don Dokken, Poison, and the Scorpions, the band released their second album on October 13, 1992. The album was called Hear!. It peaked at number 109 on the Billboard 200 charts. The first single was, Road of A Thousand Dreams, which did well on rock radio. The next single, Rockin’ Horse, had a video to go along with it. To start touring for this album, the band opened for their idols, KISS. Then the band began a headlining club tour called, The Hear Club For Men Tour.
History (Edit)
During the time the album was released, the grunge movement was taking off. Due to that, the album did not do well commercially. At this time, MCA Records dropped Trixter from their line-up.
In 1994, the band released, Undercovers. The album contained only cover songs. The album failed to chart because of the rising success of grunge music. To date, this was the last studio recording from the band.
After this album did not go well, the band went on hiatus.
In 2008, the band announced that they would be reuniting for the, Give It To You Good Tour. The tour started with the band headlining the Rocklahoma Festival and ended by selling out a headlining show in their home town.
A live album from the band was released in 2008. The album, Alive In Japan, was recorded from the two gigs in Japan the band had in support of the, ‘Hear’ tour. The album also had two new tracks, You Got It, and, When You Close Your Eyes.
In 2009, the band released a compilation album called, Best of Trixter. The album contained all the band’s biggest hits remastered.
The band has said that they are in the studio working on a new album due out in early 2010. This would be the band’s first studio album since 1994.
Some awards the band has gotten over the years is Best New Band by Hit Parader Magazine, Best Concert by Metal Edge Magazine, and The 29th Greatest Hair Band of All Time by VH1.
Update (Edit)
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September 11th, 2010 at 5:16 am
Trixter is by far the Best Live Rock Show that you will see! They may not have been as big as some of the other groups from that era but?trust me?they blow everyone else off the freakin stage! Not even close and I know that even most of those bands will agree!
September 19th, 2010 at 8:30 am
Trixter kick major ass !!
September 25th, 2010 at 4:09 am
Trixter kick ass!!!!!!!!! (L)
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October 3rd, 2010 at 7:12 am
Trixter simply KICK ASS!!!
October 10th, 2010 at 8:58 am
My all time heroes … Trixter you ROCK!!!
October 16th, 2010 at 5:30 am
Great memories, thank you so much..
October 24th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
killer guitar player in this band
October 30th, 2010 at 5:46 am
i LOVE this band so much the best rock band in the world!!
November 7th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Talk about memories, I caught a live show back in the day and the goosebumps are real today as they were then!
November 14th, 2010 at 11:57 am
Wow!
November 21st, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Trixter kick ass!!!!!!!!! (L)
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November 28th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
One of tishytoxic favorites
December 5th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Wish I had the presence of mind to remember any of Trixter’s live shows however, I used to get too wasted to remember a thing
December 12th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Those were the good old days!
December 20th, 2010 at 12:41 am
u guys r sooooooooooo awesome
December 25th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
The more I think of Trixter’s music, the more I like it.
January 2nd, 2011 at 3:10 am
Has anyone seen a pic of what Trixter look like now. Amazing how much people change in 25 years
January 9th, 2011 at 6:10 am
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January 16th, 2011 at 3:59 am
Can anyone remember who produced their debut album? I used to know but can’t think of who it was right now
January 24th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Love Trixter <3
January 28th, 2011 at 4:10 am
how did the band choose their “name, Trixter ?”
January 30th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Trixter sind die besten Künstler der Welt
February 5th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Trixter always made great music
February 14th, 2011 at 1:35 am
Trixter had one song that would always grind on my nerves. so glad i haven’t heard it for so long and hope to never hear it again
February 20th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Im so surprised anyone paid them to record a second album coz the first was such crapola! I know lyocrow wouldn’t agree with me so lets just agree to disagree
February 28th, 2011 at 9:48 am
Please come to Athens, Greece!!!
March 7th, 2011 at 7:24 am
Im so surprised anyone paid them to record a second album coz the first was such crapola! I know jen7738 wouldn’t agree with me so lets just agree to disagree
April 2nd, 2011 at 2:35 pm
i LOVE this band so much the best rock band in the world!!
April 9th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
The first album of Trixter is the best, but his music is fucking good!!!!!!!!!!
April 16th, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Talk about memories, I caught a live show back in the day and the goosebumps are real today as they were then!
April 24th, 2011 at 10:33 am
AWESOME band?one of the BEST EVER!!!!!
April 30th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Trixter kick ass!!!!!!!!! (L)
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May 7th, 2011 at 9:12 am
AWESOME band?one of the BEST EVER!!!!!
May 14th, 2011 at 9:38 am
great band and amazing musicians