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Psycho Cafe

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I remember the first time I saw the video for "Someone Like You" on MTV. I had to run out and go buy the album. I was 11 at the time so that was no easy feat since I lived in Iowa and Bang Tango was not exactly at the top of the hair band heap. However, they were hands down my favorite band and I have probably listened to Psycho Cafe more than any other album I have ever owned. Joe Leste was, in my opinion, the best screamer of the 80's (possibly only tied with Sebastian Bach) and I remember being completely disappointed by Dancing On Coals because it wasn't Psycho Cafe II. I like it better now, but this album will always remain of my favorites of all time. I only wish I was old enough at the time to go to a concert or something. Sorry that this isn't as much a review as it a remebrance...but you should check this out.

Got the CASSETTE back in 1989 by accident. Being too lazy to return the tape, I just played the damn thing and Bang Tango grew on me and my high-haired girlfriends cruising to The Catclub and The Scrapbar in NYC. The songs are pretty diverse and while the lyrics aren't the most significant poetry you'll ever hear, the tunes are so catchy! And these guys can play!!!

I'd be curious to know where they are now and what they're doing...in any case, I'm dying to get my hands on this high-energy blast from my metal past! Highly recommended to you thirty-somethings who want to do the same.

I first got this cd back in 1989 when it was first released - and it's still one of my all time favorite rock albums. The music and lyrics are catchy and Joe Leste is sooo awesome! It's withstood the test of time for me - a Definite keeper!!! Recommended highly!

"Psycho Cafe" was definitely ahead of its time. It is an amazing blend of metal guitar riffs, funky bass lines and drum work, and wide ranging vocals (scary to sad). I have been on a quest to find a copy of this on CD. In my opinion it is one of the 50 best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal albums of all time. It's a travesty that they didn't break bigger or stay around longer.

Good luck in finding this CD, it is out of print. I bought this used from a seller on Amazon and it was in excellent used condition. Psycho Cafe was Bang Tango's debut album of 1989. Joe Leste was a mighty fine vocalist and with looks to match. A lot of BT fans, myself included, would have liked to see them share in the success that many other bands in the late 80's did. They were far better than some of the bands that were around at the time. They stuck around for a while and I believe they may still be together and more power to them if they are. In my opinion, this was their very best album. It rocks big time. Long live Bang Tango.

This Cd is great with a capital G. I remember the video on MTV (SLY) and I was playing my Krammer guitar to it. This album is incredible and extremely diverse. A different sound, but a welcomed style. Buy it if you can, you will not be sorrry AT ALL.

Buy this record for the guitar and bass work. Dueling solos and slap bass. The guys in this band were incredible musicians.

I have only had the opportunity to hear this CD, but not to own it. I can't find it anywhere!! Can someone please help me? These guys are awsome. This is real head banging, nail scratching heavy metal. Now I just wish I could find the CD!

Bang Tango released a unique album with Psycho Cafe. Interesting guitars, great vocal and catchy tunes. Unfortunatly they got lost in the shuffle of heavy metal hair bands of the 1980's. If you have a couple bucks to spare this is a good buy.

Released in 1989, Psycho Café was the debut studio album by Bang Tango, a late arrival to the L.A. hair metal scene. Bang Tango straddled the line between Poison's pop sensibilities and the Faster Pussycat/L.A. Guns sleaze rock sound. The result was an album of sleaze rock anthems that had the slick, polished production of an AOR release. Vocalist Joe Leste does his best Cinderella/Britny Fox impression, screaming his way through the entire album, and guitarist Mark Knight displays a lot more ability than you might expect from this kind of music.

Psycho Café has some really good moments ("Someone Like You", "Breaking Up a Heart of Stone") and some really bad ones ("Love Injection"), but overall it's a fun hard rock album from a fun hard rock scene. The band would refine their sound considerably for their follow-up album, 1991's Dancin' on Coals, but Psycho Café is still well worth checking out if you're a fan of the whole "hair metal" era.