Then one time at rehearsals we were jamming and I remembered it from Nasse's tape. The song 'Futurama' was later covered by the band Bang Tango.Īndy McCoy's comments on the songs from a 1984 issue of Suosikki. The line ' Welcome to the Jungle' featured in the song 'Underwater World' arguably inspired the long time Hanoi Rocks-admirer Axl Rose to write the eponymous song for Guns N' Roses, due to its similar tone and similar use of fifths (power chords). Following drummer Razzle's death, the group canceled their concert dates and eventually broke up, while on the verge of an international breakthrough. While touring to promote the album, Hanoi Rocks rose to fame in Japan even more and had two sold-out concerts in New York City. Still, Two Steps from the Move is often considered as a glam rock/ hard rock classic. The album also gave Hanoi Rocks their first gold record in Finland, but not until 1986 after the group had already disbanded. Two Steps from the Move was Hanoi Rocks' biggest hit when it was released, reaching number 28 on the UK Album Charts and the singles 'Up Around The Bend' and 'Don't You Ever Leave Me' also rose up the singles charts. The song was later released on The Best of Hanoi Rocks compilation, and appears as a bonus track on this albums reissue. There was also supposed to be a title-track, but according to Razzle it was replaced with 'Up Around the Bend'. A music video was also made for 'Don't You Ever Leave Me', but the song differs from the album version as it's shorter, has a different guitar-solo and only features Razzle's spoken words in the middle. A music video was also made for 'Up Around The Bend', which received much airplay on MTV and it still remains one of the most expensive rock-music videos. The album also features some of Hanoi Rocks' biggest hits, like ' Up Around The Bend', ' Underwater World', 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams', 'Million Miles Away' and ' Don't You Ever Leave Me'. Ezrin knew that a more hard rock-style would sell more units in the United States. Ezrin wanted the album to have a heavier atmosphere and darker guitar playing than the band's previous efforts, still keeping it melodic and punky, and he also worked on the writing of almost every song on the album. The album's producer, Bob Ezrin had previously worked with big-name artists like Pink Floyd, Kiss and Alice Cooper, which was one of the main reasons Hanoi Rocks' wanted him to produce the album. Andy McCoy and Nasty Suicide later used the name as the name of their album, when they worked under the moniker ' The Suicide Twins'. Originally the album was supposed to be called Silver Missiles And Nightingales, but the name was changed at the last minute. Before this album, all of Hanoi Rocks' albums were released on Lick Records and Johanna Kustannus, but this was the band's first album on a major label, CBS.

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