After featuring MAMA’S BOYS new box set including their early albums (and their last) some of you asked for the band’s mid-80s major label most successful albums. 1985’s “Power And Passion” was already posted at 0dayrox years ago (search the website), and now here’s the impressive “Growing Up The Hard Way”.
Mama’s Boys “Growing Up The Hard Way” never has been remastered, but this Japanese CD pressing sounds millon bucks.
“Growing Up The Hard Way” is the ‘less edgy’ Mama’s Boys album, and according to times – 1987 – the McManus embraced the melodic hard rock / AOR sound of the moment and to get an even more polished sound they hired talented lead vocalist Keith Murrell (ex Airrace).
The result was a smooth, highly melodic, catchy-polished AOR record, with quality songs in the vein of Strangeways and Stage Dolls. There’s tons of sparkling keyboards, infectious choruses, radio-friendly melodies – everything you classic AOR fan need.
A little gem unheard by many.
Highly Recommended
01. Waiting For A Miricle (5:05)
02. Bedroom eyes (5:01)
03. In Over My Head (4:34)
04. Higher Ground (3:40)
05. Hot Blood (4:17)
06. Running Away (4:30)
07. I've had Enough (3:48)
08. Blacklisted (4:13)
09. Last Thing At Night (2:50)
Mama’s Boys – Growing Up the Hard Way (JAPANESE EDITION) (LOSSLESS, 1987), FLAC+MP3
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