Child's Play
Child's Play (stylized as Child'ƨ Play) was an American rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. The group was formed in 1983 with Larry Hinshaw on vocals, Brian Jack on guitar, Phil Wiser on bass, Jimmy Schaefer on guitar, and Chad Channing (later Steve Albinak) on drums. The group later replaced Steve Albinak with John Allen on drums and added Nicky Kay as another guitar player, with this lineup recording their first EP, Ruff House, in 1986. The band's lineup changed in 1987, with the addition of Idzi on bass and Brian Jack now performing vocals. They signed to Chrysalis Records in 1989. Their major label debut album, Rat Race, produced by Howard Benson, was released the following year on June 26. In 1990/91 they toured the United States, Co-Headlining with Cold Sweat. On April 17, 2012, Brian Jack died. A memorial page on Facebook was started to honor him.
Genre: glam-rock, glam-metal
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Top Tracks
- My Bottle (Demo)
- I Can't Believe (The Lost Tapes)
- Woman (The Lost Demo)
- When Hell Freezes Over
- Damned If I Do
- Pay Your Dues
- Capricorn/Bang Bang
- Girl Like You
- Knock Me Out
- Evicted
- Wind
- Rat Race
- My Bottle
- Day After Night
- Good Ol' Rock And Roll
- Wind (Live at Steeltown)
- Woman
- Keep On Telling' Me
- Never Make It On Time
- Kinda Life
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