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  1. from BANNED WEBSITE: http://BANNED WEBSITE.blogspot.com/2015/11/RUDE-AWAKENING-Rude-Awakening-2015-Beau-Hill-Synch-Life-By-Night-Bricklin.html Produced by renowned '80s guru Beau Hill, Texans' RUDE AWAKENING self-titled CD is a throwback to an era when lovely melodies and catchy choruses where the motto in Rock music. Rude Awakening was formed in Winnsboro, TX in 1985 and disbanded in 1989. Most of the members were prolific songwriters, but since they were teenagers never got signed to a record label, thus never released an official CD. The idea behind this CD project and reuniting of band members (Jim Richey, Jeff Hamm, Kenny Swann and Jeffrey Galloway) came from an imaginary “what if…” scenario. “What if Rude Awakening had been discovered and signed a record deal during their time as a band?” “Which original songs would have been used for the CD?" and "How would they have sounded in a professional recording studio with a big time producer?” So even though this new CD was recorded in 2015, the attitude, songs, and image of the band are that from 1987. http://youtu.be/tLdYycC7i0w Rude Awakening’s CD features 14 original songs akin the glory days of American radio-rock / poppy AOR and melodic rock. This is simple and lovely at the same time; catchy tunes with feel-good melodies and sing-along choruses. Rude Awakening remind me Bricklin, The Synch, Life By Night, The City, etc... all that US bands with an indie charm. However Rude Awakening is mostly guitar-driven, with extra keyboard embellishment and three-part backing vocals. But the band are also capable to deliver ballads; “Goodbye” and “You Slipped Away” are in the power-ballad mould with a strong rock background, while “For Angie and “Traci” are softer with acoustics into the mix. So if you like mid-80s American radio-rock / AOR / melodic rock with an indie spirit, Rude Awakening is for you and one for the collection. Beau Hill provided a bright production, but respecting the band's origins and that 'indie feel' so Eighties by bands of this ilk. Very Recommended. 01 - First Impression 02 - One More Cry 03 - For Angie 04 - All I Do (Is Think About You) 05 - Leather and Lace 06 - You Slipped Away 07 - Take Your Time 08 - Here We Go Again 09 - Traci 10 - Next Time 11 - 17 12 - When I Saw You 13 - Goodbye 14 - You Can Never Look Back Jeffrey Galloway - vocals, bass Kenny Swann - guitars, backing vocals Jim Richey - drums, bass, keyboards, backing vocals Jeff Hamm - guitars, backing vocals thanks to Alex ! BUY IT ! www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0181J2T46 .
  2. So sad.... loved Mannekin R.I.P. David
  3. Thanks Dan. Sorry for my contributions to said threads but he was asking for a fight.
  4. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6738124/europe-first-no-1-billboard-chart-geico Europe Enjoys First No. 1 on a Billboard Chart Thanks to GEICO Ad ARTICLESCHART BEATROCK By Kevin Rutherford | October 22, 2015 1:30 PM EDT If you're the band Europe, you wait almost 30 years to top a Billboard chart. It's what you do. Heritage rock band Europe is enjoying an honor that eluded it during its original heyday nearly three decades ago: a No. 1 on a Billboard chart. Wait, what? No No. 1 until 2015? It's true: the group's signature hit "The Final Countdown" logs its third week atop Billboard's Hard Rock Digital Songs chart dated Oct. 31, revitalized by its synch in a new GEICO commercial that features the band performing the classic, which rose to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987. http://youtu.be/iH1biQdyiQI The song leads with 6,000 in the tracking week, according to Nielsen Music. It's sold 31,000 downloads in the past five weeks following the ad's premiere -- after shifting roughly 1,000-2,000 a week for two years. "Countdown" is also nearing the Rock Streaming Songs chart, logging 1.2 million streams in the tracking week.
  5. Don't think it will be a favorable one!!
  6. What is a coaster going for these days... Apparently, $1,499.99!! :lol:
  7. Huh? Never listened to W.A.S.P.? Wow..... you're missing out. Not really a bad disc in their catalog. Always a consistent band. My favorite is probably The Last Command. Awesome discography.
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