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Date Posted: 23:25:52 10/13/01 Sat
In reply to:
Canadaphile
's message, "Loverboy in "People" magazine this week" on 20:09:35 10/13/01 Sat
Here is a copy of the article, just incase no one was able to find it. PEOPLE MAGAZINE.
LOVERBOY
Although the band experienced breakups and the death of a member since forming in the '80s, they continue to perform and record.
Current Lineup:
Mike Reno (vocals), now 46
Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve (bass)
Doug Johnson (keyboard), now 44
Matthew Frenette (drums), now 47
Claim to Fame: This Canadian-based rock band had a number of big '80s hits including "Working for the Weekend," "Turn Me Loose" and "The Kid Is Hot Tonite."
Where Are They Now? No matter that their songs no longer grace the charts, Canada's Loverboy continues to tour, and the band hits the recording studio when time permits. But it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing since the band's rise to fame in the '80s.
After signing with Columbia Records in 1980, Loverboy recorded a self-titled album that went platinum and produced a string of hits. Their 1982 follow-up effort, Get Lucky was just as successful and sold more than 3 million copies, and the multi-platinum Keep It Up quickly followed in 1983. Their next two albums, Lovin' Every Minute of It and Wildside were critical successes but commercial failures and, after a two-year tour, the band parted ways in 1989. Several members later released solo efforts before the band regrouped in 1995 after performing at a benefit gig. That year, they released a sixth album, aptly titled IV, " and a greatest hits album, called Live, Loud & Loose in 1998. But just as things seemed to be going their way, the band lost bassist Scott Smith, who went missing at sea during a sailing trip off the coast of San Francisco in late November 2000.
In the last year, the band has hired a new bassist, Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve, and has been touring nonstop. And while they don't have a release date for their next album, they are always working on new songs. "Music is our life," said Reno, the band's frontman. "This year has been crazier than past years. We’ve even turned down shows. A lot of it's got to do with the fact that we have such a huge fan base and an obligation to keep it alive for them."
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