18 NAMES were one of Pittsburgh's premier rock bands of the mid to late '80s. They privately released this incredible piece of female fronted melodic hard rock / AOR back in 1987 (on vinyl only) and the record has been going for crazy prices amongst collectors! Featuring one of the greatest female rock voices of the '80s KARLA GOLDMAN (who later released "Karla", her highly touted solo album in 1990) along with bassist Scott Bender (of Paul Gilbert's SCOTLAND and BATON ROUGE), drummer Chris Procopio (of TRIPLE X)
and the tasty guitar and keyboard interplay of Bill Baldwin and John Meanor respectively -- you will love everything about this album. Excellent production, fantastic songs, jaw-dropping vocals and top notch musicianship!!
1.Armed And Ready
2.I'll Find My Way
3.Open Your Eyes
4.Keep Telling Me
5.Call My Bluff
6.Gotta Rock
7.The Dark
8.No Rules
9.Kid Midnite
10.Never Say No
18 Names – Armed And Ready (1986) [Retrospect Records reissue]
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