Rock & Roll Divorce

Live album by Hanoi Rocks

Released

September, 1985

Recorded

19 May 1985

Lick Records

Mick Staplehurst

Hanoi Rocks chronology

Two Steps from the Move
(1984)

Rock 'n' Roll Divorce
(1985)

The Best of Hanoi Rocks
(1985)

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Rock & Roll Divorce is the second live album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 1985. It was recorded at the last concert before they split in May 1985 at the Rockerina Festival in Poland. It is widely regarded as the sound of a great band falling apart. This is also the only Hanoi Rocks album to feature René Berg on bass and Terry Chimes on drums. Michael Monroe was going to leave the band before this album was released, but agreed to do a small tour in Poland, on the condition that a live record wouldn't be released. Rock & Roll Divorce was a half-official release. According to Hanoi Rocks' autobiography, the album was the last date of the Polish-tour recorded by Mick Staplehurst. Which isn't quite correct, it was actually taken from several shows but mainly from Gdansk and for that reason it should have been called 'The Solidarity Tapes'. It was originally put together for the amusement of band members only! Hanoi Rocks' former manager Seppo Vesterinen, has stated that: "Rock & Roll Divorce was an awful record that should have never been released."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"Two Steps from the Move"	Andy McCoy
2.	"Back to Mystery City"	Andy McCoy
3.	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Andy McCoy, Bob Ezrin, Ian Hunter
4.	"Don't You Ever Leave Me"	Andy McCoy
5.	"Tragedy"	Andy McCoy
6.	"Malibu Beach"	Andy McCoy
7.	"Million Miles Away"	Andy McCoy, Bob Ezrin, Michael Monroe
8.	"Taxi Driver"	Andy McCoy
9.	"Up Around the Bend"	John Fogerty
10.	"I Feel Alright"	The Stooges
11.	"Rock & Roll"	René Berg
12.	"Looking at You"	MC5

Personnel

Michael Monroe – Vocals
Andy McCoy – Guitars
Nasty Suicide – Guitars
René Berg – Bass
Terry Chimes – Drums

Hanoi Rocks

Michael Monroe Andy McCoy Conny Bloom Andy Christell George Atlagic Nasty Suicide Sami Yaffa Stefan Piesnack Gyp Casino Terry Chimes Timo Kaltio Razzle Jesu Hämäläinen Nedo René Berg Peki Sirola Costello Hautamäki Timpa Stevie Klasson Lacu

Studio albums	Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks Oriental Beat Self Destruction Blues Back to Mystery City Two Steps from the Move Twelve Shots on the Rocks Another Hostile Takeover Street Poetry

Live albums	All Those Wasted Years Rock & Roll Divorce

Compilations	The Best of Hanoi Rocks Dead By Christmas The Collection Tracks From A Broken Dream Lean On Me Decadent, Dangerous, Delicious Hanoi Rocks Up Around The Bend...The Definitive Collection This One's for Rock'n'roll – The Best of Hanoi Rocks 1980–2008

Singles and EPs	"I Want You" "Tragedy" "Desperados" "Dead By X-Mas" "Love's An Injection" "Malibu Beach Nightmare" "Until I Get You" "Up Around the Bend" "Underwater World" "Don't You Ever Leave Me" "People Like Me" "A Day Late, A Dollar Short" "Keep Our Fire Burning" "Back In Yer Face" "Fashion" "This One's For Rock'n'Roll" "Teenage Revolution"

Other songs	"Oriental Beat" "Million Miles Away"

Videos and DVDs	All Those Wasted Years The Nottingham Tapes Buried Alive

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