One night when he was taking a break from entertaining
groupies with his freakishly long tongue, Gene Simmons was hanging out at a
nightclub and got turned on by the sound of a glam band called Angel. He was so
enamored with them that he convinced Casablanca, the record label that signed Kiss,
to bring Angel onboard. Known for their all-white attire, they looked like the
opposite of Kiss, whose members were always dressed in black. But musically,
these two bands had quite a bit in common.
Through the late 70s, Angel’s songs evolved from long prog
rock pieces to shorter pop rock nuggets. Angel deserved more, but only had two
charting singles – “That Magic Touch” went to #77 in 1977 and “I Ain’t Gonna
Eat Out My Heart Anymore” went to #44 in 1978.
But the song I’d like to highlight here is from the band’s
1979 record, “Sinful” – arguably their most radio-friendly. “I’ll Bring The
Whole World To Your Door” is a melodic rock masterpiece that captures the
essence of 70s rock radio.
Angel’s lead singer Frank DiMino went on to sing “Seduce Me
Tonight” for the Flashdance soundtrack and actually put out a new solo album
this year. Keyboardist Gregg Giuffria scored some modest hits in the 80s with
his new band, Giuffria, and later with House Of Lords.
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