Westcoast sound

Hello folks, here we go again with another fine post. As always, I didn't receive any reactions to my last posts, but a lot of downloads. So this says all about the mentality of most people, if it's for free, always take it but no need to say thanks...

Nevertheless, there are also many people who appreciate my postings, especially the SNAIL posting received huge reactions, so I decided to get their second album, "Flow" to post here, too. It took some time 'till I found a copy, but here it is, at last.

"Flow" follows the same formula as its predecessor, soft rockin' music with catchy tunes. Although the songwriting is not as strong as on the first album, you'll find ten decent songs on this one, even a cover version of the BEATLES' "And Your Bird Can Sing". A really enjoyable album.



Snail - Flow (1979)
Tracklist:
1. I've Got a Lady
2. Here With You
3. Love Should Flow
4. Threw It Away
5. Lettin' Go
6. Tonight
7. Rollin' In Your Love
8. Forever
9. And Your Bird Can Sing
10. Broke Up, Broke Down

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Back on track

Happy Ney Year to y'all. I was kept busy most of the time working on the job, so there was not much time left for the blog. Hopefully 2009 will be better. So, what's in it for today? I chose to post two albums that I had already prepared months ago, but they didn't really fit into any scheme. Topic for today could be called "bands that are not or lesser known but have people in their ranks that are known today for something else". Hope you'll like it.


Live Wire - Changes Made (1981)
Tracklist:
1. Child's Eye
2. Don't Look Now
3. Sleep
4. Changes Made
5. Soundtrack
6. Anarchists In Love
7. Power
8. Running
9. Burn
10. Wait In The Shadows

British PowerPop band LIVE WIRE formed out of the band ADVERTISING in the late 70's, secured a record deal with A&M Records and releases three alnums between 1979-1981, Changes Made being their last record before the band split. Guitarrist Simon Boswell rose to fame as composer for movie soundtracks.

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Perfect Affair - Perfect Affair (1983)
Tracklist:
1. Visions
2. She's Got It
3. Through The Night
4. Remember
5. Light In Your Eyes
6. On The Edge
7. Queen Of The Night
8. Calm Cool & Collected
9. Crazy
10. Hard Fight

PERFECT AFFAIR rew out of the band LENNEX. LENNEX secured a deal with Attic Records in Toronto, and then began work on an album called Midnight In Niagara. The album was never released, although one track called 'Struggle' did appear on a flexidisc given away with Music Express magazine. After the LENNEX album was shelved LENNEX would undergo a lineup change, write new material, and emerge in 1983 as PERFECT AFFAIR. The most intersting thing about this band is their line-up, which includes rock producer Mick Ronson (David Bowie, John Mellencamp, Lou Reed) in their ranks.

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