DANNY WILDE – Any Man’s Hunger + Danny Wilde + Bonus Live CD [Bad Reputation 3-disc Deluxe Edition] (2026)

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You know DANNY WILDE from the late ’80s band THE REMBRANDTS. One of a number of Los Angeles musicians who began cranking out great music in the late Seventies and never stopped, he was a founding member of The Quick, a power pop band whose members would later form legendary LA bands like Cruzados and The Three O’Clock.
Wilde released his debut solo album, The Boyfriend, in 1986, then signed with Geffen Records, where he recorded ‘Any Man’s Hunger’ (1988) and ‘Danny Wilde’ (1989). By the next year, Wilde and Phil Solem were already working on the demos that would become the first THE REMBRANDTS album in 1991.
Now Bad Reputation is reissuing those pre-THE REMBRANDTS solo album by DANNY WILDE, a double disc set in standard jewel case with bonus disc attached in a card sleeve – ‘Danny Wilde In Concert‘, a 1988 live recording.
Musically both albums are power-pop with melodic rock sensibility. ‘Any Man’s Hunger’ included the song ‘Time Runs Wild’, gaining wider attention after being featured in the film Dream A Little Dream. His third solo album, self-titled ‘Danny Wilde’ (1989) was critically appreciated but remained more of a cult success than a commercial breakthrough.

‘Any Man’s Hunger’ includes the singles ‘Wouldn’t be the First Time” and the aforementioned ‘Time Runs Wild’, and reached number 176 on the U.S. album charts, his only solo album to chart in the United States. The videos gained airplay on MTV.
Wilde also appeared on the Westwood One radio show and performed several tracks for the promotion of the Any Man’s Hunger album. The recording can be heard on the bonus CD.

This a welcomed reissue of these DANNY WILDE solo albums. The remaster is fine, not the best from Bad Reputation headquarters, a bit too loud as happens with their recent releases.
Highly Recommended

CD 1: Any Man’s Hunger 1988
01 – Time Runs Wild
02 – Ain’t I Good Enough
03 – Wouldn’t Be The First Time
04 – Bitter Moon
05 – In A Bordertown
06 – Set Me Free
07 – Every Goodbye
08 – Any Man’s Hunger
09 – This Old Town
10 – Contradiction
11 – Too Many Years Gone By

CD 2: Danny Wilde 1989
01 – The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
02 – It’s Just Like You
03 – With All Your Might
04 – Cut From Stone
05 – Velvet Chains
06 – Who’s Gonna Hold You Now
07 – My Girl
08 – The Long Way Home
09 – California Sunshine
10 – Like A River
11 – We Don’t Have To Say Goodbye

CD 3: Danny Wilde In Concert 1988
01 – Bordertown (Live)
02 – Ain’t I Good Enough (Live)
03 – Isn’t It Enough (Live)
04 – Any Man’s Hunger (Live)
05 – Bitter Moon (Live)
06 – Wouldn’t Be The First Time (Live)
07 – Sure As Today (Live)
08 – Time Runs Wild (Live)

Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin – Danny Wilde
Guitar – Matt Downs
Keyboards – Wix
Bass – Rick Wilson
Drums – Gorky Gale, Mel Gaynor

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