Month: December 2016

INITIALLY ISSUED in 1982, Sheriff’s debut album failed to ignite the public’s consciousness. Sure, it was a fine record with all the accoutrements expected of such work but the bands appeal was severely dented by inadequate promotion and a crowded market place. Amazingly, in 1989 a DJ started spinning the power Ballad ‘When I’m With You’, a song that quickly gained traction at virtually every radio station resulting in a US #1 hit single. This was a unique and totally overwhelming event and one that made everyone reassess the Sheriff album in an entirely new light.

01 – You Remind Me
02 – California

HAILING FROM LOS ANGELES , THIS IS THE COVETED DEBUT RELEASE FROM ONE OF THE BEST OF THE 80s MELODIC HARD ROCK GENRE. SILENT RAGE’S FIRST ALBUM WAS PRODUCED BY PAUL SABU AND SHOWCASES A CLASSY TOP-NOTCH SLAB OF HAIR METAL / AOR / 80s HARD ROCK WITH HUGE HOOKS , KILLER VOCALS AND A PERFECT BLEND OF KEYBOARDS AND GUITARS. NOW , FOR THE FIRST TIME , DIGITALLY REMASTERED AND INCLUDING A BRAND NEW BONUS TRACK PRODUCED ONCE AGAIN BY PAUL SABU – THIS IS THE DEBUT RELEASE THAT WILL MAKE ALL OTHER VERSIONS OF THIS DISC OBSOLETE. RATED EXTREMELY HIGHLY BY MELODIC ROCK FANS WORLDWIDE , THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL ADDITION TO YOUR 80s HARD RO

This is 42 minutes of Melodic Hard / AOR bliss with a crystalline remastering treatment courtesy of Shawn R. Britton at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on The Gain 2 System.

01. Night Life (Jones, Gramm) – 3:48
02. Juke Box Hero (Gramm, Jones) – 4:18
03. Break It Up (Jones) – 4:11
04. Waiting For A Girl Like You (Jones, Gramm) – 4:49
05. Luanne (Gramm, Jones) – 3:25
06. Urgent (Jones) – 4:29
07. I’m Gonna Win (Jones) – 4:51
08. Woman In Black (Jones) – 4:42
09. Girl On The Moon (Jones, Gramm) – 3:49
10. Don’t Let Go (Jones, Gramm) – 3:48

Lou Gramm – lead vocals, percussion
Mick Jones – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Rick Wills – bass, backing vocals
Dennis Elliott – drums, backing vocals

Thomas Dolby – main synthesizers
Mark Rivera, Junior Walker – sax
Hugh McCracken – slide guitar on track 9
Larry Fast – se

Ann Wilson’s musical gifts are legendary. As a songwriter and lyricist, she has created a truly impressive body of work (“Crazy on You,” “Barracuda,” “Magic Man,” “Dog & Butterfly,” “Straight On”, “Even it Up,” “Mistral Wind,” and many, many more). However, her greatest gift, and first “calling” is singing.

01 – Manic Depression
02 – Fighten Fer Life
03 – Don t Give Up
04 – Anguish
05 – For What It’s Worth
06 – Fool No More
07 – Ain’t No Way
08 – Danger Zone
09 – I Pu

Country: USA
Genre: Melodic Rock
Year: 2016

Tracklist:
01 – Waiting To Let Go
02 – Don’t Talk
03 – Marooned
04 – The Best Is Yet To Come
05 – Number One Girl
06 – Satisfaction Guaranteed
07 – Only Seventeen
08 – Hollywood
09 – Just Another Girlfriend
10 – Hang On

Larry Lee: lead vocals
John Goin: guitars
David Hungate: bass
Nicky Hopkins: keyboards
Gabriel Katona, Ike Stubblefield: synths
David Sanborn: saxophone
Lenny Castro: percussion
Mike Baird: drums
David Campbell: orchestrations
Bill Champlin, Tom Kelly, Rosemary Butler, Vanetta Field, Maxyn Lewis, Richard Page, Rick Danko: back