glamdog69's video: Vain - Smoke and Shadows Live in San Francisco 1987

Vain was formed in San Francisco, USA, in 1985 by songwriter Davy Vain, with James Scott (lead guitar), Danny West (rhythm guitar), Ashley Mitchell (bass), and Tom Rickard (drums). Early shows with Poison and Guns N'Roses, before either was a major act, and a series of impressive demos aroused considerable interest before a contract with Island Records was signed. No Respect was crammed with atmospheric driving metal with its own particular ambience owing to the live-in-the-studio recording technique. While the lyrics were largely sexually orientated, Davy Vain eschewed the usual glam perspective by drawing inspiration from his own relationships. No Respect and attendant single, "Beat The Bullet", did well, particularly in the UK, where Vain toured triumphantly with Skid Row. However, the band ran into problems when their second album All Those Strangers was rejected after a management/ownership change at Island, and Vain were dropped. Davy Vain, Scott and Mitchell worked briefly with ex-Guns N'Roses drummer Steven Adler (b. 22 January 1965, Cleveland, Ohio, USA) in Road Crew, which fell apart during Adler's divorce and litigation with his old band, before re-forming Vain with West and ex-Kill City Dragons drummer Danny Fury, making an impressive return with Move On It. The original band's unreleased second album, its title now changed to Fade, was released in Japan in 1995, and internationally two years later. In 2005 Vain had something of a revival when Gott Discs re-released the band's first album No Respect worldwide in January of that year. The band also recorded a new album, entitled On the Line which received critical acclaim. A UK tour in 2005 proved immensely successful, and one show was awarded the maximum KKKKK rating by Steve Beebee from British metal magazine Kerrang!. The band toured again in 2006. This live video clip of Vain performing the track "Smoke and Shadows" was filmed from the audiance in San Francisco on the 19th, September 1987 during the bands early days... Davy Vain - Vocals James Scott - Guitar Danny West - Guitar Ashley Mitchell - Bass Tom Rickard - Drums