Brad Gillis said the series of ballads released by Night Ranger in the ‘80s were responsible for killing the band.
The guitarist – who co-founded Night Ranger in 1982 – blamed his record label for their choice of singles which, he said, created a public misconception of what they were about.
“I don’t consider us a metal band,” Gillis said in a new interview. “I consider us as a hard rock band. Of course, we got put in this pigeonhole with all the ballads that MCA wanted when we signed with them – ‘Sister Christian,’ then they put out ‘Sentimental Street’ and ‘Goodbye’ and all these ballads.”
Agreeing that the success of those songs were both a blessing and a curse, Gillis continued: “It kind of killed us. And that’s too bad, because they could’ve come out with a lot of heavier rockers and we could have had a different whole perspective on our career.”
Night Ranger is currently on tour and preparing to release a Best Of collection.
