In the '70s, rock was in the business of growing into young adulthood. Experimentation with the phenomenon of rock and roll was rampant, touching every known genre of music outside of its own, and creating musical fusions of all kinds. Jazz and rock. Blues and rock. Classical and rock. As every merge occurred, little was left to the creative imagination. One of those was a blend into the very powerful pop style, a style that has been in vogue since music began. The popular song. The one everyone sang.
Suzi Quatro, a very popular American singer who oozed sex, an increasingly popular ingredient in the recipe of a hitmaker, was riding the British charts in whoopin' and hollerin' ways back then. Poured into titillating leather and other tight and sparkly outfits, the young singer found success with a hit, "Can the Can," which did very well in the UK and Australia. Not so much in the US where the song teased listeners on radio but never rose into the venerable Top 40. But because the song skirted the US Top 40, she did garner plenty of fans, likely young males in love with the leather-clad cutie who sang rock and roll with a bite.
Suzi Quatro released a small string of other hits for audiences outside the US, which kept her making albums if only for fans outside of her native country. Selected by chance for a small, recurring role in the popular US series Happy Days, Quatro achieved popularity away from the real goal of rock and roll.
Eventually, a duet recorded with Chris Norman of Smokie, a popular English rock band with a small US following, provided Quatro with a high-charting pop song, “Stumblin' In,” and gave her the US audience that she had been looking for. Unfortunately, the kind of music that Quatro specialized in was falling out of vogue with world audiences. Even more unfortunate was the inability to follow up the success of “Stumblin' In” with more equally successful songs that might have transitioned her into a pop singer of note.
Cherry Red, a label of note in the UK, will give Suzi Quatro another chance at rock fame again with the upcoming release of her new album, In The Spotlight, slating the set for UK release on August 29. A quick glance at the album cover will show you that Suzi Quatro retains a youthful look, fitting well into whatever clothes she wears. I haven't heard anything from this new album, but having been a fan back in the '70s, I'm hoping that she has opted to give us a completely new Suzi, with a sound that could give her a foothold in today's vast array of styles.
01 - A Girl Like Me 04:32
02 - Whatever Love is 04:44
03 - Spotlight 03:22
04 - Strict Machine 03:11
05 - Breaking Dishes 04:02
06 - Rosie Rose 04:05
07 - Hurt with You 04:19
08 - Hot Kiss 02:47
09 - Turn into 03:49
10 - Hard Headed Woman 02:02
11 - Singing with Angels 03:55
01. A Sign Of The Times
02. Nowhere Gast
03. Neverland
04. Shadows
05. Exodus
06. Made In Heaven
07. Let The Wind Carry You Home
08. Enigma
09. Mastermind
10. Path Of Destruction
11. Children Of Tomorrow
Ian Parry - Lead, Harmony, Choir and Backing Vocals
Joshua Dutrieux - All Rhythm, Harmony and Solo Guitars, All Bass Guitars, Piano, Keyboards and Synthesizers
Ivan De Graaf - All Drums
Rosita Abbink, Erna Auf Der Haar - Female Vocals
01. Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
02. The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret
03. You Think I Ain’t Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire
04. Burn The Witch
05. Tangled Up In Plaid
06. Better Living Through Chemistry
07. Make It Wit Chu
08. Little Sister
09. The Fun Machine Took A Shit & Died
10. 3’s & 7’s
11. First It Giveth
12. Go With The Flow
13. No One Knows
14. A Song For The Dead
Band Northbound
Info: Northbound
Style: CCM / AOR
Years: 1983
Info: 320 kbps
Info: 86 mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
1. Dancin’ In The Aisles
2. Maybe Tonight
3. Livin’ In The Light
4. What Do You Do
5. Evening Song
6. Life Without Your Love
7. You Got Me Singin’
8. When I Look In Your Eyes
9. Easy Street
Tracklist:
01) Cold & Distance 1:16
02) Thorns 4:05
03) Freak 4:20
04) Nothing Nowhere 4:00
05) A New Twist On A Circle 3:24
06) Backyard Desert 1:21
07) Down The Rabbit Hole 4:52
08) Sunwinds 4:56
09) Calling Out The Rain 3:39
10) In My Blood 5:34
Black Sun - Dance Of Elders (2011)
Country: Ecuador | Bitrate: 320 kbps | Size: 141 mb | Genre: Power Metal
Tracklist:
1. Revelation XXIV (1:53)
2. Dance Of Elders (3:51)
3. Dehumanized (5:13)
4. Dear Media (5:15)
5. Metally Ill (4:32)
6. Fight (4:17)
7. Walking Beside Me (3:34)
8. Blindly Following Orders (5:55)
9. Angel (4:06)
10. The Book (5:34)
11. La Pinta, La Nina y La Santa Maria (2:41)
Band Pendragon
Info: The Jewel
Style: Progressive Rock
Years: 1985
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 136,18 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
01 - Higher Circles.
02 - The Pleasure of Hope.
03 - Leviathan.
04 - Alaska.
05 - Circus.
06 - Oh Divineo.
07 - The Black Knight.
08 - Fly High Fall Far.
09 - Victims of Life.
Band Richie Kotzen Tracklist: I'm Coming Out Style: Hard Rock Years: 2011 Info: 173 mb
Tracklist:
01. I'm Coming Out
02. Moonshine
03. No Reason
04. World Affair
05. Something To Say
06. What Makes a Man
07. Holy Man
08. Camoflage
09. What is
10. Locked Out
11. Cross the Line
12. I'm Loosing You
13. The Feelin's Gone
14. You Don't Know
15. I Don't Belong
16. My Addiction
Band Valor
Info: Toy Soldiers
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 2007
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 110,49 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - Believe.
02 - Fool No More.
03 - Lonely Jetta.
04 - Let It Out.
05 - What Makes Me Stay.
06 - Toy Soldiers.
07 - Trouble In Paradise.
08 - Down , Down , Down.
09 - Summer Nights.
10 - Where Is Your Love Tonight.
11 - Friends Forever.
Band Head East
Info: Choice Of Weapons
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 1988
Info: CBR 256 kbs
Info: 71,95 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - Come Alive.
02 - Time Of Your Life.
03 - Girl.
04 - Wrong Time.
05 - End Of The Avenue.
06 - So Afraid.
07 - Hard To Believe.
08 - Going Under.
09 - Forgive And Forget.
10 - Break Your Heart.
Band Chalice
Info: Chameleonation
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 2002
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 119,40 Mb
Info: Germany
Tracklist:
01 - Welcome To....
02 - Chameleonation.
03 - Turn Into.
04 - Falling.
05 - Run For Cover.
06 - Now We Are One.
07 - Leave You Tonight.
08 - Another Day.
09 - Never Before.
10 - Still Burning.
11 - Body and Soul.
12 - My Own Paradise.
Train to Salvation est-il le meilleur album d'Eric McFadden ? Ou le plus beau ? Vu la qualité délirante de sa discographie (sans parler de ses prestations scéniques, comme en novembre 2009 au Café de la Danse - chro ici – et le 26 mars 2010 au même endroit), même son plus mauvais album mériterait chronique élogieuse. More»
