Trixter: Whatever Happened To The Band Behind 'One in a Million?'

Whatever happened to the band Trixter?
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[@rnrtruestories]

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[@TalentedLMT]

Have you ever heard of Mr. Big? Junkyard? Dangerous Toys? If you are able to gather enough info, how about doing one of those?

[@rnrtruestories]

@@TalentedLMTyes! Please submit those requests through request form so I can track them

[@TalentedLMT]

But my absolute favorite lesser-known band is Faster Pussycat!

[@ChuckShute]

@@TalentedLMTgreat bands 🤘🏻

[@yeahsure8323]

@@TalentedLMThorrible trash of a band

[@steveo13757]

I’m 51, and One in a Million is still one of my favorite songs ever.

[@jamiethompson1008]

Mine too and I'm 50

[@neilseiffer]

I photographed TRIXTER when they first started in the business. Great talent, good looks, and glad to hear they have reunited.

[@karencamp741]

I loved Trixter growing up. I had no idea they were still playing. I'd go to their show in a heartbeat😊

[@shiondewapura3361]

Me too!!

[@ChopperOutdoors]

I just saw them on the Jericho Rock n Rager cruise they can still go. Great voice and musical talent

[@karencamp741]

@@ChopperOutdoors I live in Hawaii and no good bands EVER play here

[@sammyevans5279]

I think it's just the singer and drummer playing acousticly

[@zackamanda9799]

I'm from NJ , I remember winning there debut album on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights , NJ

[@shawmatt101]

Saw the Firehouse, Trixter, Warrent tour. Firehouse singer has laryngitis but tried to go. I think he made it through two songs and had to call it. To help out Trixter came out and played their entire album. It was awesome. They sounded amazing and it was cool they stepped out to support the other band

[@RPostVideos]

I saw this show in Daytona or Orlando, FL can't remember. But I remember being completely mesmerized by this show!

[@jamestsai7427]

I was lucky to see this tour too, at Riverside Park in MA (it's a Six Flags now). All three bands were great...couldn't believe how much great music we got and it was free with park admission for the day! All of those bands deserved more success, but I'm thankful for the great memories they've given everyone.

[@UselessShyte]

Did you PAY to see that concert or did you lose a bet? Seeing that lineup sounds like a punishment for a crime.

[@dwade6322]

When Trixter's first album came out the bands management told everyone they were just out of high school,to appeal to the younger crowd,but they were over 21 and had to explain themselves after being seen drinking beer at shows. I think they had some great tunes.🤟

[@surfsunsand]

The drummer was 24, singer 22, Steve 20 and PJ 18. I know. I know them.

[@whamsie4022]

@@surfsunsand Still, the gimmick was that all four were right out of high school.

[@surfsunsand]

@@whamsie4022 I remember talking with Steve about how they were being promoted as the next "New Kids on the Block"

[@Dr.Jekyll]

Welp. The narrator here said that Steve Brown said that Pete Moran was 4 years older than Steve. PJ Carley was younger than Steve. So when you say Trixter was drinking beer, do you mean one or two members?

[@deannahogue3713]

I Loved Trixter! That first record was awesome... takes me back.

[@neillbickerstaff6671]

I met Steve brown and pj at an acoustic gig! Great guys! Also met the vocalist of steelheart and Janet Gardner of vixen!

[@distantandvague]

How weird -- I wasn't really familiar with this band as a kid and decided to listen to them for the first time, really, yesterday. And here you are with an upload about their career.

[@flowerchild89]

I remember Trixter! I had a huge crush on the lead singer 😂❤!!

[@lorettasearcy1471]

Me too and Steve also.

[@jackshittle]

Great video on these guys. BTW - it's pronounced Puh-RAM-us, NJ.

[@bobwire2414]

Yup, live a couple of towns away.

[@nickmenza2671]

Lol I thought the same thing

[@ddt67]

Such an underrated band! Love these stories!! 🎸🎸🎸

[@jeremyyarbrough6459]

I saw them with Warrant and Firehouse. Great show!!

[@ddt67]

Oh wow! I would have loved to have seen that!!

[@debrahigh7968]

Loved it

[@BenzolaUK]

Thanks again for covering one of the more obscure melodic rock bands. I saw Trixter when I was 16 @ Masquerade's in Atlanta GA Jan 1995. They had just released the Uncovers EP. No more than 10 people in the crowd. Tragic for them really. Got chatting to Steve, lovely guy. Still crank HEAR from time to time!

[@SixStringRacer]

Steve Brown is a great and underrated guitarist. He is tight with Phil of Def Leopard and filled in for him when he was hurt a couple years back.

[@Lowzone73]

Phil’s wife Helen had delivery issues and Steve “Phil’d” in for him. Steve and I went to PHS and I was fortunate enough to go to school and work with him at the graphics department before we both graduated. He use to print the trixter bumper stickers in shop class and his dad was vice principal. Oh good times. Seen Steve a few times at local bars where he played.

[@Divebombs16]

One of the most underrated bands from the 80s. Trixter was a great band.

[@PlanetEaterG]

As soon as I heard Give it to Me Good I ran out and bought the CD

[@deztroyer76]

The band behind “One in a million”? Clearly “Give it to me good” is the song that should of been referenced.

[@Godzilla_Jesus]

Shark Entertainment was perfectly named. Tony LaBarbra was a comic book level villain in the Chicago music scene. I remember booking shows at the Thirsty Whale and having to deal with him... nightmare fuel.

[@joeyjag666]

Total scumbag

[@LonniDelane]

I saw them at The Troc in Philly. My friend dragged me but I ended up having an awesome time. Such a good memory. ❤️

[@rascaltuff]

I’ve been a fan of this channel for a couple years now and I love that you never run out of rock n roll true stories

[@toddmorrissey8372]

"One in a Million" was filmed at World Stage, Spring Valley NY, indeed in Rockland Cty!!

[@MissNunya1]

Thanks for all the awesome updates!! Could you cover the band Tuff?

[@jamesmoss3424]

I like Trixter I got their 1990 self titled debut album on cassette tape. 😀👍🤘🎸

[@jamesmoss3424]

@denniswolfe-qx8cy awesome and I agree. 😀👍🤘🎸

[@selfdiscardedkingofruin7291]

Saw them back in the early 90s open for Firehouse and Warrant.

[@erniemar1778]

First album is a true pop metal classic. Excellent album

[@aceman1969nlb]

I saw one of the Trixter, Firehouse, and Warrant show. All bands were great. 👍👍👍👍

[@Krrrimmi]

I still have my 2 tapes of TRIXTER until now. 1st ^ 2nd album. 🤘😃

[@revelore4090]

after having spent $600,000 on recording an album, renting rooms at 5-star hotels and buying a Mustang, $250,000 on 1 video, they have balls to say they didn't get enough support from their label, and that's why they flopped. Legends!

[@undergroundunlimited2282]

Truth.

[@patrickreeves4650]

i loved trixter, but they were a year and a half late to the party. they were fortunate to get two kiss tours on the revenge tour, and that helped a lot. they were an mtv baby for a summer, and the. the plug got pulled. the songs just weren’t good on the second record, and the cover ep was awful.

[@boxychubbo6922]

​@@patrickreeves4650There was nothing original about them whatsoever.

[@mattmacarthur520]

Right ? 600k on your sophomore album after only going gold is absolutely insane and to say that they didn’t have any support is bonkers . Brown IS a great guitar player I must admit

[@UselessShyte]

I have another theory why this awful shit never went anywhere…. And it’s got nothing to do with a record label……

[@treehuggerdeluxe5598]

This band is horribly underrated. I loved this band back in the late 80s early 90s. "Surrender" was my make-out song at age 13.

[@DoctorPretorious616]

I was never a Trixter fan and always thought that they were lame, but I never knew that the late great Neal Adams illustrated the cover of their debut album! He was a legend of the comics medium, also illustrated quite a few movie posters.

[@honduraschris]

Tricker needs to start doing live gigs all across Florida. And …. Add Firehouse. THIS will be one of the most best live concerts since the 1990’s 😎

[@peepawghost]

Their second album was killer!

[@kellyriffle4750]

Give it to Me Good is on constant rotation in my collection.

[@lisakier697]

I loved that band Trixter always!!

[@ZKAttack]

Great band, they had some really cool songs

[@timhall5827]

Been waiting for a video on these guys, thanks again!

[@Healthyhealings]

I lived 10 minutes from them in leonia. They used to hang at the suburban diner in Paramus…. Used to see them quite often

[@eikon5139]

The Suburban Diner was in their video for "Give It To Me Good"! They piled into their favorite booth there. Love how that video was just them hanging out with friends and fam in Paramus!

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

Trixter. Opening for Kix. Yup, those were the days.🤣

[@Artari]

Glad to have a collection of their cds 😊

[@RobBenjaminMusic]

Syd my man, you rock. Thanks for always being great.

[@rnrtruestories]

My pleasure!

[@scott_simmonz]

I saw Trixter along with Warrant and Firehouse in Cleveland Ohio. It was a good time.

[@JamesCraigWhoop]

I wasn't really a fan even before all the grunge. I was curious what ever happened to them, great video

[@violetcrush19]

They were awesome! I loved them and ran right out and bought their first record. I'm surprised but glad to hear they are still pioneering onwards. It makes me smile to hear that bands I grew up with are still relevant today and rocking the newer generations, granted they missed the better part which in most cases was their debut but are still hearing what was once ours (I say it this way because they were major big in our day, it's not a title claim. It's the fact while these bands are "older" they are newer to the younger generations just finding them.

[@johnnykeener3727]

Great band, I bought their first 2 albums back when I used to actually buy albums.

[@Dr.Jekyll]

So you’re the jerk to blame for concert tickets being so high? If you just bought the albums, tix would still be $20-30!!!!

[@johnnykeener3727]

@@Dr.Jekyll I said albums, now I only buy single tracks I like digitally.

[@Dr.Jekyll]

@@johnnykeener3727 My statement still applies.

[@johnnykeener3727]

@@Dr.Jekyll you do you

[@Dr.Jekyll]

@@johnnykeener3727 That phrase is for dumbed down people. Don’t let them dumb you down. And also be willing to pay for all the Trixter songs, not just the ones you like. They spent money making all of them.

[@RalphMercuroMusic]

I was a fan of Trixter when they were still playing clubs around NJ. They were much heavier than their first record sounded.

[@baduktiger7661]

last I knew Pete worked at a local Chevy dealership in AZ as a finance jock. It was hilarious. His manager was a natural heldentenor and they were often singing late into the nite working on their loan docs. I got to sing a few bars with them now and again. They really dug evanescence as I recall. Amy was a monster. Pete was a great guy. It's too bad music didnt work out for him and give him the career he deserved. Fantastic singer.

[@michaelyatsco1958]

Steve Brown put together a band called 40ft Ringo with Trixter bassist PJ Farley and it was one of the best modern rock albums of early 2000s He also has a band called Tokyo Motor Fist with Ted Poley singer of Danger Danger they have put out some excellent music over last few years.

[@jonathanminnis4018]

Please send me some links of that. Sounds awesome son. Ha

[@davehenry7262]

This band was the victim of unfortunate timing. When I saw the Smells Like Teen Spirit video for the first time, I knew the clock had struck midnight for all the 80's hair bands.

[@WhyTheHorseface]

I saw Trixter and Firehouse open for Warrant on a tour I affectionately refer to as “The Last Gasp” tour at Red Rocks in summer 1991. It was the peak of their fame. The next year, none of those bands could sell any records or tickets.

[@stephensanchez9590]

The bands from the so called grunge Era now are no longer and a lot of those hair metal bands are still touring making music and the put on great concerts where alot of grunge artists have passed away from suicide or overdose, Scott Weiland, Mike Starr, curt Cobain, sound gardens lead singer

[@Rjensen2]

​@@stephensanchez9590Please. Most of them aren't even the original members. They're just coasting off what name they had 35 years ago.

[@stephensanchez9590]

@@Rjensen2 your rite some don't but there are many that do 3 out of 4 or all original members so not all òf those bands are like that I can name plenty

[@boxychubbo6922]

People got sick of dudes looking like women. But that's all changed now. 😂

[@Rjensen2]

@@boxychubbo6922 Which doesn't apply to Trixter in any way.

[@jamiethompson1008]

Trixter had the best music. They had talent. If they came out in 85 or 86 they would've been huge

[@michaelharrington75]

Saw them a couple times back in the day. I know I saw them once with Tesla, and maybe with Poison the other time? Been a long time ago!

[@Mario_Gillette]

I saw that KISS tour with Trixter and Great White in Denver.

[@MarkWrightArt]

I met the band (minus Pete Loran) back when they first came to Atlanta, Georgia for the first album. Great bunch of guys. Pete never came outside because it was cold that night and he was trying to protect his voice. I even remember answering the trivia question P.J. Farley asked a group of us, since he only had one guitar pick left on him. I remember the question to this day, and I was the only one to know the answer to it, so he gave me the pick. He couldn't believe someone actually knew the answer, but I'm a pop culture nerd.

[@Amh10780]

So what was the question?

[@GinNJuice1975]

I still love these guys! It was great when Steve filled in for Phil (Def Leppard) Give it to me good is still on my play list!

[@scedge]

This was one of my favorite albums in middle and early high school. I think they suffered from the same implosion of other hair metal bands with the explosion of grunge. After "Smells Like Teen Spirit," no one cared anymore.

[@robertgardner8015]

My old band opened for them back in 1993 at the Ritz in Roseville mi.

[@UselessShyte]

You poor thing. That had to be horrific.

[@adamwiech4874]

I seen them on tour with ,warrant and firehouse,at Darien lake new york even had a flannel I called my trixter flannel

[@allanvanuga9196]

Great video.

[@j.r.777]

PJ is also the bass player for Chris Jericho’s band, Fozzy.

[@DarlaParker-ut3pr]

My first concert Trixter firehouse and Warrant at Fort smith Ar loved them!!!

[@bobowrathsovine.]

I remember seeing them hosting Headbanger's Ball then saw Trixter open for Kiss and Great White a year and a half later at the Palace If Auburn Hills

[@edwinjahnes2739]

I saw there first show at the Brendan byrn arena. They really kicked ass. I was very impressed on that show.

[@Jackie_Rosewood]

I saw them back in 93 when the opened for Kiss and Fasterpussy Cat.

[@drewskidrewski8945]

Watched Trixter open for Neil Young in Toronto ,also playing was Pearl Jam. Rockin in the free world Tour. They were very good .👍

[@johnmaurovic1807]

Steve’s Brother in Law is the District Attorney for Bergen County, NJ. Both him and his wife (Steves Sister) are awesome people!

[@eclecticgentleman]

I have all their albums and the newer ones ROCK!

[@RIFFRAFF104]

I was looking at buying a multi family house in Morristown NJ. The realestate agent said i have a nice house you would like.. But a Rock band lives in one of the apartments. We looked at the house and went into one apartment. It was full of road cases painted with Trixter logos. No one was inside. Dont know if it was the band or crew that lived there.

[@robcressey7228]

I liked the first album. Good stuff. Saw them open for Stryper. For the encore they came out together and covered Van Halen's On Fire. Nice.

[@rogersjolly1]

I saw them open up for Stryper as well. Jackson, MS at the Creek.

[@IraSiegel]

Saw them open for KISS in ‘92, hometown show foe them (NJ). That was a _rough_ time for this genre of bands.

[@kimrehner1925]

Loved Trixter!

[@terrymunoztrujillo483]

Fall 1991 Blood Sweat and BEERS tour with Trixter Firehouse and Warrant was indeed incredible and one of the best tours ever! Still rockin hard with Metallica Black Album even though Grunge had just "Broken" there was room for all music in 1991-1993 the best years ever.

[@timanderson1416]

Seen them in a small bar in Kenosha back in the days

[@UselessShyte]

Sounds about right. That’s where they always belonged. Playing to 27 drunks in a bar somewhere

[@cloud84strife]

I love that song

[@MockeyMokey9958]

Graphic class in NJ was the best especially on South River we had the best teacher 87-90

[@garyholliday8512]

I got to see them one time in Pittsburgh back in the best time. The 80’s

[@SonnyGTA]

10:37 I like that phone stand!

[@zmbdog]

When MTV changed programming directors and started blacklisting pop-metal artists, Trixter were the first victims (Bulletboys had actually been banned prior but it was for other reasons). On the final episode of Dial MTV, the number one video was Trixter's "Surrender". It was also the last time Trixter was ever played on the network.

[@switchbladeserenade1732]

I hated how despite the music industry pushed and shoved glam and pop metal down everyone's throats for nearly a decade, Yet when grunge took off they treated all of these glam metal bands like complete crap. It's gross. Glam was highly successful for a long time. Why couldn't both genres exist? What did bullet boys do to get banned?

[@zmbdog]

@@switchbladeserenade1732 Rumor has it singer Marq Torien either had an affair with, or made an unwelcome pass at, the programming director's wife (I think the latter because this supposedly took place at an awards show). Either way, Bulletboys were off MTV a bit earlier than the rest.

[@soganoflarider]

Trixter was recently booked to play in Guam however due to the island being recently devastated by a hurricane their host venue was also destroyed.

[@diddymercs]

Warrant, Firehouse, and Trixter was a really fun show.

[@Jayhawk9]

Their second album titled HEAR is a great album

[@Rjensen2]

😂😂😂

[@jamesbedford3774]

'Hear?' is a fantastic record. Way better than their debut.

[@BlacksRuinEverything]

They're still kickin ass.

[@UselessShyte]

Uhhhhhh…… I don’t know what you are seeing but this….. um, “band” never came close to kicking anything except themselves…. But I guess if you call playing the corner bar and county fair circuits “kicking ass”……. Well…… toe-mato , toe-mahto

[@jamessuits6004]

Just saw them for the first time a few nights ago and they were great! Also, for future reference it's pronounced "pa-RAM-us", not "PARE-a-mus".

[@richardflora7940]

The guitarist of trixter has filled in for Phil Collen of Def Leppard.😊

[@MrYoucantkillmetal]

Well done commentary

[@r.edward5701]

Can't recall if you've done this one but how kd lang got a writing credit for rolling stones song anybody seen my baby?

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

That photo with kiss freaked me out , how tall were they, or how small were trickster 😂

[@michaelstreet9717]

That 40 ft Ringo is a very underrated early 2000’s modern rock style album

[@douglasjohnston1465]

aside from management their problem is they were just a little late to the party. same could be said for firehouse and slaughter, possibly warrant. they were peaking near the end of that style of musics era

[@Krrrimmi]

TRIVIA: TRIXTER, MR.BIG & FIREHOUSE were close friends in d early '90s. 🤘😎🎸

[@brino2008]

They weren't trend setters, we were wearing flannels and tying them around are waist in the 70s

[@UselessShyte]

That’s all these tools cared about…. Trying to LOOK Cool and hair flip. To hear this band referred to as anything but garbage is DELUSIONAL.

[@DonDiesel85]

📢 BROTHER! iT'S - PAA-RAMM-US NEW JERSEY!

[@skullandbones1832]

❤🤘

[@justinbeiriger5061]

i loved cd hear

[@Newhavenrailroadpro2006]

Request: whatever happened to the darkness or whatever happened to steel panther or whatever happened to steelheat

[@michaelfineo6400]

Say Trickster with Don Dokken in the 90s in a club in Syracuse NY they were very good

[@BillMac1966]

I was supposed to see them opening for Great White and Scorpions but they didn't show. Nothing of value was lost. Scorpions were amazing as usual.

[@michaelbanasiak3015]

Mark Scott is one of the coolest guys on earth...