Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

Love 'Em And Leave 'Em

Roxx Gang was a band formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1982. They were fronted by Kevin Steele, who formed the band along with guitarist Eric Carrell. The band garnered record company attention in 1987 with their Love 'Em and Leave 'Em demo. They recorded their debut album Things You've Never Done Before on Virgin Records from which they released two singles "No Easy Way Out" and "Scratch My Back" with their lineup now consisting of Steele, Jeff Taylor Blanchard (guitar), Wade Hayes (guitar), Roby "Strychnine" Strine (bass), and David James Blackshire (drums). It was produced by Beau Hill and went on to sell a quarter million copies worldwide.

This version of the band broke up in 1991 due to infighting and record company issues. Steele then formed a new version of the band along with Roby Strine, guitarist Dallas Perkins and drummer Andy James. Later drummer Tommy Weder and guitarist Stacey Blades replaced James and Perkins. Strine left in 1994 and was replaced by Dorian Sage. The band released its first album since Things You've Never Done Before called The Voodoo You Love and went on to release several more albums in the late 1990s. The band added guitarist Jeff Vitolo and bassist Vinnie Granese replaced Sage. Soon after Roxx Gang created a blues/rock alter-ego "The Mojo Gurus". Blades left citing "musical differences" after which evolution into The Mojo Gurus became permanent.

In 2006 two of their songs off of the Things You've Never Done Before album, 'Ball 'N Chain' and 'No Easy Way Out,' were featured in the THQ game Saints Row.