Alcatrazz

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Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles by Gary Shea, Jimmy Waldo and Graham Bonnet.

The band's initial line-up consisted of Graham Bonnet (vocals - ex-Rainbow / Michael Schenker Group), Yngwie J. Malmsteen (guitar - ex-Steeler), Gary Shea (bass - ex-New England, Jimmy Waldo (keyboards - also ex-New England) and Jan Uvena (drums - ex-Alice Cooper / Pointer Sisters).

After recording the first two albums musical differences surfaced, and Malmsteen quit in 1985. He was replaced by Steve Vai who also left after recording the album Disturbing The Peace. The band broke up in 1987.

Graham Bonnett described their sound as "The thinking man's heavy metal".

Their most famous song is Island In the Sun written by Jimmy Waldo while in New England. Graham Bonnet added lyrics.

[edit] Discography

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Chart positions	US sales
Image:No-parole-from-rock-n-roll large.jpg	1983	No Parole from Rock N' Roll	Polydor	Weeks on Chart: 7, Peak: #128
Image:Live Sentence.jpg	1984	Live Sentence	Polydor	Weeks on Chart: 16, Peak: #145
	1985	Disturbing the Peace	Polydor	Weeks on Chart: 7, Peak: #133
Image:Alcatrazz-Dangerousgames.JPG	1986	Dangerous Games	Polydor
	1988	The Best of Alcatrazz	Polydor