On that occasion, the band musicians had missed a show due to a broken down bus, and Neil had to perform with members of other bands ( Slaughter and Warrant), and the two got into a heated exchange when Crane arrived at the venue. In an interview conducted with Metal Sludge, Robbie Crane said that he left the band after getting into a fight and punching Neil. The band eventually went on tour, opening for Van Halen on their 1993 tour promoting their live album and the biggest gig was in Canada at Molson Park north of Toronto playing on the same bill with Van Halen and Kim Mitchell on Canada Day Jto over 50,000 fans The band's first show was played at the Roxy under the name 'Five Guys From Van Nuys'. Robbie Crane was then switched from rhythm guitar to bass, Dave Marshall was hired as rhythm guitarist and Vik Foxx continued to play drums. During the final recording process, Soussan left the band after differences with Stevens, who had insisted on wanting to play bass on the album. The former Billy Idol guitarist and Atomic Playboys founder, claims to have subsequently played all bass and guitar tracks on Exposed. recommendation, and Steve Stevens was hired.

The original line-up was to have featured Adrian Vandenberg of Whitesnake and Manic Eden on guitar but a switch was made at the last minute, at Warner Bros.

Soussan left his then current band Beggars & Thieves and wrote several tracks with Neil of which 5 were included on the album. Vince Neil, together with then manager Bruce Bird and Jack Blades, originally approached long time friend and ex- Ozzy bassist Phil Soussan to help him write the album and put a band together.

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