What a shame when bands as Canadians BOULEVARD made such great music in such a short span of time and released some great material only to be drowned in the grunge driven domination in the early 90s. Such was the case here with “Into The Streets”, without a doubt a timeless classic in the Melodic Rock / AOR genre.
The boys from Canada started back in the mid 80’s and founded by Mark Holden and David Forbes. They went on to release the their self title debut Blvd which offered your prototypical AOR keyboard and pomp gyrations. The second one ”Into The Street” augmented the melodies and harmonies, melodic AOR on the highest possible level. For many years the CD or LP resulted very hard to find.
Bad Reputation specialists have reissued this little gem “Into The Street [Bad Reputation remaster + Bonus]” including 4 worthwhile extras. An essential record in your collection, here with a sharp remastered sound.
Recorded in Vancouver, on “Into The Street” Boulevard really sounded ‘as a band’. The songwriting is stronger, the instrumentation more natural and the overall feeling absolutely organic.
Originally appeared in 1990, this is, simply put, one of the best AOR – Melodic Rock albums of all time.
You have all the genre’s key ingredients here; heavenly melodies, catchy-perfect choruses, delicate keyboards, clean sharp guitars and smooth lead vocals / multi-part harmonies.
All songs on “Into The Street” soar, all are fantastic.
But I have to mention ‘Talk To Me’. This tune changed my life in many ways, at least musically. Oh yes, this is one of the best songs in AOR / Melodic Rock history.
Boulevard is considered as one of the most important arena rock bands in the history of Canadian music.
This remastered reissue of “Into The Street” sounds fantastic adding more crisp to the original and a better output balance, bringing back an absolute ’80s AOR classic filled with prime Melodic Rock straight from the Canadian soil.
None collection is complete with this album missing. If Boulevard’s first album is a terrific, mandatory piece into your AOR collection, then “Into The Street” is A MUST HAVE.
Tracklist:
1 Talk To Me
2 Where Is The Love
3 Lead Me On
4 Eye Of The Hurricane
5 Light Of Day
6 Crazy Life
7 Rainy Day In London
8 Where Are You Now
9 Need You Tonight
10 Eye To Eye
Bonus Tracks
11 Never Give Up
12 When The Lights Go Down
13 Dream On
14 Missing Persons
Boulevard – Into The Street – 1990 [Remaster Bad Reputation 2024], FLAC +MP3, CD-Rip w/ Scans
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