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Metal Area - Extreme Music Portal _ Discographies _ Pretty Maids

Posted by: Persian Gorgrinder Nov 13 2010, 10:00:00

Genre(s):
Melodic Heavy Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Politics, World Hunger, Oppression of People, Love
Origin:
Denmark (Horsens)
Formed In:
1981
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Ronnie Atkins (aka Paul Christensen) - Vocals (1982-) (L.A.)
Ken Hammer (aka Kenneth Hansen) - Guitars (1981-) (Silvergrey Acid, Roads)
Hasse "Hal" Patino - Bass (2010-) (Force of Evil, Blakk Totem, Maltese Falcon, Palladion, Doctor Butcher, Disaster Peace, King Diamond, =Y=)
Allan Tschicaja - Drums (2006-) (Jane Doe, Furious Trauma, Royal Hunt, Missing Tide)
Morten Sandager - Keyboards (2006-) (Mercenary (Dnk))
Former/Past Member(s):
Guitars:
Pete Collins (aka Jan Piete) (1982-1984, 1985-1986)
Rick Hanson (aka Kim Hansen) (1984) (Shylock (Dnk))
Chris "Angel" Gerhardt Schleifer (1987-1988) (live only) (Bonfire, Sinner (Deu))
Benny Petersen (Mercyful Fate, Evil (Dnk), Encore)
Ricky Marx (aka Henrik Mark) (1989-1991)
Bass:
John Darrow aka Johnny Møller (1981-1984) (Lost Connection, Back to Black, Attica)
Allan Delong (aka Allan Klitgård Jensen) (1984-1991) (Shylock (Dnk), Addiction)
Kenn Jackson (aka Kenn Lund Jacobsen) (1991-2010) (White Mountain)
Keyboards:
Dominic Gale (1990-1996, 1998-1999) (The Shout, Kilkenny's, Finn Nørbygaard)
Alan 'Stevie' Owen (aka Allan Nielsen) - Keyboards (1982-1990 as a full-time member, since then as studio member)
Drums:
Phil Moorheed/More/Morehead (aka Henrik Andersen) (1981-1991)
Michael Fast Petersen (1991-2005) (Hero (Dnk), Fanny Hill, The Glam Gang, Deccoband)
Backing vocals:
Knud Lindhard (one of the most frequently used backing singers in Denmark)

Additional notes

Started out as a cover band in 1981 (with Hammer, Darrow and More in the lineup) playing (mostly) Thin Lizzy covers but with the addition of Ronnie Atkins in 1982 they started writing their own material.

Since Pretty Maids didn't break through in USA, Allan Delong, Ricky Marx and Phil More left the band in 1991 leaving just Atkins and Hammer. The band was actually split up for a little while but then Atkins and Hammer decided that the over-produced Jump the Gun shouldn't be the epitaph of Pretty Maids and then they found Jackson (who were the boyfriend of Hammer's niece) and Fast (Fast had formerly played in Kalundborg-based Hero and he and Hammer had talked about doing something together and so Fast became a member of PM).

The first album with the new Lineup, Sin-decade, won a Danish Grammy Award in 1993.

The Danish song, Det bedste til mig og mine venner, which appears on the "B est of... Back To Back" is taken from the tribute album FiFi Dong, which was a tribute to legendary Danish rock group Gasolin'.

In 1998, Pretty Maids received another Danish Grammy Award: This time for the Spooked album.

In December 2003 Ken Hammer was diagnosed with a blood clot in his heart but made a full recovery.

Summer 2005: Michael Fast leaves the band after a 14 year run. The band currently finds themselves without a drummer but continue working on material for the next album.

Discography:
Pretty Maids - 1982 Demo [demo] - 1982
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=50189
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=166482
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=166501
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52211
Pretty Maids - Red Hot And Heavy [single] - 1985
Pretty Maids - Waitin' For The Time [single] - 1985
Pretty Maids - Demo [demo] - 1985
Pretty Maids - Demo 1986 [demo] - 1986
Pretty Maids - Love Games [ep] - 1987
Pretty Maids - Future World [single] - 1987
Pretty Maids - Love Games [single] - 1987
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52213
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showuser=118783
Pretty Maids - Young Blood [single] - 1990
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35676
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52214
Pretty Maids - In The Minds Of The Young [single] - 1992
Pretty Maids - Please Don't Leave Me [single] - 1992
Pretty Maids - Please Don't Leave Me (Jap. Single) [single] - 1992
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35756
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52215
Pretty Maids - If It Ain't Gonna Change [single] - 1993
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=36292
Pretty Maids - Walk Away [single] - 1994
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52216
http://http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=166626
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=166627
Pretty Maids - If It Can't Be Love [single] - 1997
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52218
Pretty Maids - The Best Of...Back To Back [best of/compilation] - 1998
Pretty Maids - Hell On High Heels [single] - 1999
Pretty Maids - With These Eyes [single] - 1999
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37113
Pretty Maids - Massacre Classix Shape Edition [ep] - 1999
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52219
Pretty Maids - Clay [single] - 2000
Pretty Maids - For Once In Your Life [single] - 2000
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=25146
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52220
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=166694
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=36918
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=112846
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=169901
http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=196777
https://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=276694

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Official site:
http://www.prettymaids.dk
http://www.myspace.com/pmaids
http://www.youtube.com/prettymaidsdenmark
https://www.facebook.com/prettymaids/

Posted by: Yarri Nov 13 2010, 10:53:35

Persian Gorgrinder,
Thanks!
Please correct 2003-2010 links.

Posted by: Yarri Apr 19 2011, 10:27:25

http://metalarea.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=36918

Posted by: satanath Feb 19 2012, 16:29:44

Added
Pretty Maids - 1983 Demo [demo] - 1983 by металлист
Pretty Maids - Demo II [demo] - 1984 by металлист
Pretty Maids - Savage Heart [single] - 1990 by металлист
Pretty Maids - Screamin' Live [live album] - 1995 by металлист
Pretty Maids - Hard Luck Woman [single] - 1997 by металлист
Pretty Maids - Alive At Least [live album] - 2003 by металлист
Pretty Maids - Wake Up To The Real World [full-length] - 2006 by anvic
Pretty Maids - Pandemonium [full-length] - 2010 by metadeat

Posted by: satanath Mar 31 2012, 19:28:16

Added
Pretty Maids - It Comes Alive (Maid In Switzerland) [live] - 2012 by metadeat

Posted by: avkruchinin Sep 11 2016, 09:39:05

Поклонники творчества сей группы, а какие альбомы у них считаются лучшими?

Posted by: MеtalHead Sep 11 2016, 09:44:17

QUOTE(avkruchinin @ 11th September 2016 - 10:39:05)

Поклонники творчества сей группы, а какие альбомы у них считаются лучшими?

Из самых ранних - Future World, из девяностых - однозначно Spooked, из более поздних - очень неплох Pandemonium. Титульные песни с Carpe Diem и Wake up to the Real World тоже отличные.

Posted by: avkruchinin Sep 11 2016, 09:56:12

ЦИТАТА(MеtalHead @ Sep 11 2016, 11:44:17)

1 и 3 слышал, 2-й надо послушать, спасибо

Posted by: Ulfhethnaar Oct 25 2016, 09:08:16

Pretty Maids 2016 Kingmaker
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