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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