#Little river band discography rar plus#
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#Little river band discography rar plus#

It's a very first half of the '80s AOR tune, and a very good one indeed.ДЄs you see, the first 4 tracks in a row, plus some in the middle are a true enjoyment for classic AOR fans, and these alone worth the disc. 'Nothing To Lose' is a fine poppy ballad, as it is the acoustically filled 'Smoke'.ДЄnother favorite is the TOTO-ish gem 'Western Girls', plenty of terrific melodies, an increscendo pre-chorus and a bright, wonderful main chorus. 'Speak No Evil' has that 'movie soundtrack' feel so '80s, with heavily processed drums and synth stabs. At places, on this track Hunter evoke Scottish masters Strangeways. Opener and title track 'Dreams Of Ordinary Men' is one of these, driven by a pumping bass line, catchy guitars - at charge of talented Tommy Emmanuel, and truly great vocals by Marc Hunter, with the characteristic tone that made him famous. I don't care about the weak songs, because the good ones are really, really good. Then 'Dreams Of Ordinary Men', the Hunter version, is a mixed bag. This entire move in Dragon's direction resulted in two interesting sides: some of the songs ended with a wonderful, elegant light AOR sound, some others with an insipid pop taste. The album was released in 1986 as Dragon on the cover.Д«ut Dragon's label & management decided to launch the band as the new 'Aussie phenomenon', and not only switched the name to HUNTER (last name of founder Todd Hunter and his bro, iconic vocalist Marc), but also ordered the remix of the whole thing to turning it more appealing worldwide. With a big budget at hand, the result was a glossy recording which enhanced the already melodic, light AOR essence of most the songs. Originated in New Zealand during the Seventies, Dragon moved to Australia gaining great success.ДЄfter several albums and a move to more commercial sounds, in 1985 Polydor flew the band to New York to work with Todd Rundgren as producer for their new album ' Dreams Of Ordinary Men'. HUNTER was the moniker adopted by Down Under cult legends Dragon when in the second half of the '80s their record company bet on the band's international success. Requested in 'REQUEST & FILL CORNER' section. HUNTER (ex Dragon) - Dreams Of Ordinary Men (1987).The remastered sets (with extensive bonus material) come with glorious art work and extensive sleeve notes by MojoвЂ™s Daryl Easlea.

New Musik disbanded shortly after its release that year. It featured a synthesized version of The BeatlesвЂ™ hit song вЂњAll You Need Is LoveвЂќ, alongside an identically titled track of their own. Warp was almost entirely electronic, and one of the first albums to be recorded primarily with digital samplers and emulators. After the demise of GTO Records, the band released their third and final album, Warp, in 1982 which was more experimental than their previous releases.In 1981, a compilation album, Sanctuary, was released exclusively in the United States, consisting of four tracks from From A to B and eight from Anywhere. The albumвЂ™s single releases, вЂLuxuryвЂ™ and вЂWhile You WaitвЂ™, did not chart. The bandвЂ™s second album, Anywhere, was released in 1981 and reached #68 in the UK.The band also topped the French singles chart with вЂOn IslandsвЂ™ from the same album.

#Little river band discography rar tv#

New Musik made their first appearance on the BBC TV pop programme, Top of the Pops, in October 1979 with their debut вЂStraight LinesвЂ™, From A to B reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart and contained four hit singles: вЂStraight LinesвЂ™, вЂLiving by NumbersвЂ™, вЂThis World of WaterвЂ™ and вЂSanctuaryвЂ™.

However, before GTO released the first New Musik single, вЂњStraight LinesвЂќ, in August 1979, Straker had left for a solo career, He was replaced by Clive Gates, and the new line-up completed New MusikвЂ™s debut album, From A to B, which was released in April 1980. Working during down times at a recording studio where Mansfield was informally employed as a session musician and apprentice sound engineer, the foursome recorded most of what would become their first two albums before approaching the UK record label, GTO Records with the finished master tapes.

Rather than immediately pursue a recording contract, New Musik chose to hone their craft first.

Songwriter and record producer Tony Mansfield was the lead vocalist and frontman for the band, and was joined in the original line-up by, bassist Tony Hibbert and drummer Phil Towner.

New Musik formed in 1977 in London, growing out of a casual band of South London school friends who jammed together under the name End of the World.***RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2011***