Take It All The Way - Musique

Biography Formerly Known As Trojan Shy Featured Vocalist Tony Mills Steve Harris Guitars Not To Be Confused With Iron Maiden's Bass Player Steve Harris Paddy McKenna Keyboards Mark Badrick Bass And Drummer Alan Kelly. Their First Album Called Once Bitten...Twice... Was Released In 1983. Initial Reports From Kerrang! Were Incredibly Positive However A Reporter Was Increasingly Sarcastic To The Band In The Interview That Would Follow. After The Release Mills Dropped His David Bowie-Esque Make Up And Mark Badrick Was Replaced By Former Trouble Bassist Roy Davies. Shy Made Their Major Label Debut On RCA Records With 1985's Brave The Storm. This Release Gained Much Success Despite The Single "Hold On To Your Love " Being Disqualified From The Charts As Early Copies Included A Shrink-Wrapped T-Shirt. Reviews From Kerrang! Were This Time More Positive Comparing Mill's Soaring Vocals With Those Of Geoff Tate Vocalist Of Queensrÿche. In The Eighteen Months That Preceded The Band's Third Album Shy Made A Name For Themselves Touring With Bon Jovi Meat Loaf Twisted Sister Gary Moore And UFO. The Band's 1987 Album Excess All Areas Was Recorded In Holland With Producer Neil Kernon. The Album Featured Shy's Biggest Hit Break Down The Walls Co-Written With Don Dokken. The Album Reached Britain's Top 75 With Metal Hammer Magazine Being Particularly Appreciative Suggesting That Steve Harris Could Give Bon Jovi's Richie Sambora A Run For His Money. The Year 1989 Saw The Release Of The Album Misspent Youth On MCA. The Album Produced By Roy Thomas Baker Was Promoted With American And European Tours. By 1994 Mills Had Been Replaced By Vocalist Jon Francis. The Band's 1994 Album Welcome To The Madhouse Was Released In Japan By Phonogram But Failed To Get Distribution Elswhere. The Band Released A Live Album In 1999 Recorded In Europe And Two Albums Containing Previously Unreleased Songs Let The Hammer Fall And Regeneration. Mills Agreed To Return To The Band In 2000. By 2002 Shy Had Recorded And Released An Album Featuring Mills Which Was Called Unfinished Business And Saw Man Drummer Bob Richards Replacing Kelly. In 2005 Shy Released Sunset And Vine On The MTM Music Label. In Addition To Mills Harris And Davis This Album Featured Mills' Ex Siam Colleague Ian Richardson On Rhythm Guitar And Keyboard Player Joe Basketts Who Had Previously Worked With Mills On His Solo Album. In 2006 Mills Met With Norwegian Rock Act TNT And Announced He Was Leaving Shy To Take Up The Vocalist Slot Empty Since The Announced Departure Of Tony Harnell. Shy Ironically Supported TNT On Their Final Tour. Shy Originally Had Planned For Tony O'Hora To Replace Mills. However Lee Small Formerly Of Surveillance And Phenomena Took The Helm For A Handful Of Gigs Before Parting Company With Shy In January 2009 He Is Now Once Again Shy's Vocalist. Small And Steve Harris Are Working On Material For The Next Shy Album Scheduled For Release In Early 2011. Ian Richardson Previously In Siam Has Since Left Shy. read less