Refugee

Bad 4 Good | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000008D46
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,851 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Nineteen

2. Curious Intentions

3. Bangin' Time Again

4. Mother Of Love

5. Devil In The Angel

6. Rockin' My Body

7. Slow And Beautiful

8. Tyre Kickin' (Ya Makin' Me Nerous)

9. Terminate

10. Nothin' Great About A Heartache

11. We're Gonna Fight

12. I Want Everything

13. Felony

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't tell me Im the only one!, July 2, 2003

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"c5dreammachn98" (Phoenix, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Refugee (Audio CD)

Okay all, This album is AWESOME! If you remember Danny Cooksie from Silverspoons (the lil 4-5 year old red-headed stepchild on the show) then you won't believe how gorwn-up he and his voice are on the cd. He is the lead singer and he has a voice to die for. Songs, like "Nineteen" and "Curious Intentions" are way great for teenage anthems. "Nineteen" was my theme song for my year of being 19. You just can't believe these are kids sounding like grown up musicians. Forget Hanson and all the boy bands out there. They don't hold a candle to the REAL "hardrock" boys band. Bad 4 Good gives Skid Row, Danger Danger, and other alike bands a run for their money.

IF you have not heard Bad 4 Good, you are missing out. BUY the CD, it ROCKS! Literally, rocks!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gimmicks aside, these kids could play!, June 6, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Refugee-Uncensored (Audio CD)

OK, I assume everyone knows the gimmick value of Bad4Good, that they were a band of teenagers put together by guitar hero Steve Vai, and included guitar prodigy Thomas McRocklin as well as former Diff'rent Strokes actor Danny Cooksey on vocals (you can't make this stuff up). I know that sounds like reason enough to steer wide around the band's 1992 debut Refugee, but in truth it's not a bad album at all.

First off, the kids could play. Musically, this is as sound an album as any other hair metal release from that era. Whether that's a good thing or not depends entirely on your point of view. I happen to love this stuff, and find myself coming back to this album as often as I do my Steelheart or Danger Danger albums. It's melodic, has some great guitar hooks, and while the lyrical content isn't anything to write home about, there are still some really memorable songs. The cover of Phil Lynott's "Nineteen" is well done, and "Slow and Beautiful" is as good a ballad as anything Warrant ever released. Unfortunately there is also a fair amount of filler ("Terminate", "Tyre Kickin'" and the inane rap-rocker "Felony").

If you're a hair metal fan and haven't picked up a copy of Refugee, you really should give the album a shot. It's a lot better than the gimmicks surrounding it would suggest.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this album rocked, March 7, 2006

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lovebuzz (HOLLYWOOD, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Refugee-Uncensored (Audio CD)

i remember seeing the video for "19" on Mtv years ago when this album came out. A few weeks later i saw it at The Wherehouse for like $4.99 so i got it and you know what? Its awesome.

sure it isnt something classic but it was a good album for a bunch of young kids. These guys played their instruments better then guys i knew 20 years older.

sometimes i still put this cd on and i dig it. the songs are kinda cheesy but come on, the kids were like 13 or something when it was recorded...you really want deep, thoughtful lyrics for 13 year olds?

Thomas McRocklin was a awesome guitarist, Brooks Wackerman went on to play with Suicidal Tendencies and hes amazing on drums....as far as Danny Cooksey and the bass player (his name is on the tip of my tongue) who knows what happened to them?

so forget the moron below me who is talking trash and god knows if youll ever see this album for sale, but if you do...check it out. i have my cd and im sure ill pop it on the player from time to time.