![]() ![]() “We had the song ‘Sister Christian’ for the first album, but for some reason we didn’t put it on the first album,” Blades said. Their second album, “Midnight Madness” (1983), was their biggest smash, delivering hits like “When You Close Your Eyes” and the iconic power ballad “Sister Christian,” which builds to the chorus of “Motorin’!” People are like, ‘What the hell is this? What’s coming out of the radio right now?'” I read this article one time where Berry Gordy of Motown said, ‘I want something that grabs you right from the first like: ‘Stop, in the name of love!’ … That was the idea behind the. “We just monkey wrenched on it and it came out to be this killer song. “I had written that song and brought it in, but it was almost the end of the session,” Blades said. Thus, Night Ranger was born in San Francisco in 1979 for the first album “Dawn Patrol” (1982), featuring the hit song “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me.” In the late ’70s, Blades was performing with a band called Rubicon with Brad Gillis and touring drummer Kelly Keagy when his roommate Alan Fitzgerald, who was busy playing with Sammy Hagar at the time, suggested that they form their own band with guitarist Jeff Watson. … I’ve been the bass player forever and ever and ever.” I loved my dad’s comment, he was like, ‘Oh, in six months you’ll never year from these guys,’ and I’m like, ‘Yeah, OK, that worked out differently for them.’ … When I was in junior high school, I think I was 13, my parents bought me a bass guitar. “I heard The Beatles when I was like 10, I think in ’64. ![]() “My parents gave me like a $1 plastic ukulele when I was eight years old,” Blades said. ![]() We play whatever we want to play - we’ll get in the mood and play a song that we grew up listening to.”īorn in Palm Desert, California, in 1954, Blades grew up listening to a feast of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Deep Purple, Tower of Power, Sly & The Family Stone, Ozzy Osbourne and Simon & Garfunkel. The good thing about Night Ranger is that every show is different. We’re going to play some of the old stuff, some of the new stuff, some Damn Yankees songs. “We’re going to be playing everything under the sun. “We’re excited about coming to your neck of the woods,” Night Ranger bassist and vocalist Jack Blades told WTOP. Night Ranger will rock Capital One Hall on Friday, July 7 as part of the band’s 40th anniversary tour. If you’re “motorin'” around the Beltway this weekend, you might hear power ballads echoing across Tysons, Virginia. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews Night Ranger at Capital One Hall (Part 1) Business & Finance Click to expand menu.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, citizenship, immigration status, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-80 or via email at All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.Ĭapital One is an equal opportunity employer (PDF) committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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