This song was a casualty of timing—drowned out by the tidal wave of New Wave that dominated 1982. MTV, still in its infancy, had already become a gatekeeper of musical taste, driven more by visual appeal than sonic depth. Record labels jockeyed for airtime, flooding the channel with flashy imports from Europe and Australia, where music videos were already standard marketing tools. In this crowded landscape, artists like Le Roux slipped through the cracks—not because the music lacked quality, but because it didn’t fit the emerging visual spectacle that MTV’s audience craved.”
Every once in a while there is a magical song that transcends time and causes your mental faculties to heighten. This is one that does this for me What an excellent song from an excellent album! This is my favorite Night Ranger song, followed very closely by Touch Of Madness. The arrangement and hooks were so very well crafted and a masterful production.
Oh my...This is incredible...Just heard it today for the first time. It's mesmerizing, it's haunting, it's brilliant. It's a soft song, it reminds a bit of crowded house. The emotion and the vocal rawness adds to the impact that this song makes. I have no idea why this didn't blow up when it first hit the airwave. Most likely buried underneath the relentless musical releases in 1986. This is why I am doing thig blog. The find songs like this. I don't even know what genre to assign to this...
Woah!...Newly founded today and it's fantastic!! Well produced, deeply layered, killer guitars, and melodic vocals. Almost progressive without being progressive, sounds like a power pop version of Yes. Truly amazing, I will need to listen to this entire release. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Just discovered this one today! So when this tunes started it had a faint rhythm of a Two-Tone. As it progressed, it became Power Pop and then it was just pure rock enjoyment. Reminds me a little of The Producers, just not as polished, lacking the production quaality, but nonetheless a great song!
I listen to alot of different kinds of music and I like what I like. A catchy lyric, a certain chord progression or a brilliant harmony catches my ear. This songs has all three. When this came out, it was in the middle of the 80s hair metal and hard rock sensation, so I initial ignored this. This song is qute simple and quite brilliant, both of what I find appealing.
I remember this band had a member, maybe two from a band I enjoyed in the early 80s, Split Enz. This is a more mature and mainstream, but still enjoyable
I was a big 80s Hair Metal, Hard Rock junkie. Saw all the band, listened to all the music. So when I find a song that was from that era that I missed, I thrills me. I don't recall this band, but this one rocks! The harmonies, the guitar, the vocals...it has it all!
So this band has that one guy that was in all the metal magazines that claimed to teach you metal guitar, Doug Marks. Who knew he knew how to play.
On the surface nothing special, but I found this tune infectious. I remember it slighty but notenough to call it a memory. It's a well written song with excellent melodic hooks.
There are certain songs that linger and are familiar and suddenly you know almost every word without knowing you did. To me that is geninus in song writing. Those lyrics that are simple and used in common dialog become imbedded in the subconscience and this is one of them. The song is simple and easy on the ear, yet there are bits of complexity that are discovered each and every time you listen to them. Bryan Adams is a master at it.
I am not a big Uriah Heep fan, as I am only familiar with their hit "Easy Living", perhaps that may change one day. Watching Mtv in it's early years was both entertaining and enlightening. Never again will an influx of music impact my life. One of those musical gems was this song. I never did put it togther that this was this the "Easy Living" band, or maybe I just didn't care. This was part of the collections of songs that I remeber hearing but was confused with other songs I heard for the first time. Some of them were No Time To Lose by Tarney Spencer Band, along with No Turning Back By The Sherbs. Both of those mind breaking for me, and will be in this colection on this blog. I hope you enjoy this as I much as I still do today.
I have had this release in my library for quite some time and have only heard a very limited amount of it. So when this came in today's rotation, I recognized the cover art and knew it should be decent. Well it's more than decent. This is an awesome song. Lyrically clever, melodically incredible. Harmonies are phenominal. The guitar solo is short but sweet! Layered but not mechainal. This is so very very good!
The Los Angeles Punk scene in the late 70s and early 80s introduced me to bands that I still love to this day. The dirty gritty unpolished music left me wanting more. I came across this one as they closely adapted the X look and sound, alternating between male and female vocals with a garage type sound. The cultural meshing of unfiltered unbiased collaboration of sex, race and ethinicty somewhere got lost.
For a Synth-Pop song to make it on here, must make it special. Perhaps it's because I never heard this until today and it's filled with hooks! The hypnotic melody, the Richard Bulter-esque (Psychedelic Furs) vocals, the accompanied female trill vocal on the chorus...I could go on and on...This song is simply amazing. If this came out in 1983, it would havebeen huge, but to me, it flew under my radar. Give it a Listen!
I have heard their popular songs, but never dove into their music. It's solid! It rocks! These guys are simply amazing, strong vocals with rhythmic melodies makes this song a winner. Never heard until today, and it's my loss. Don't make it yours.
Never gave this song much notice when it came out. But this one is amazing! The inectious bass, the raw vocals, the harmonic chorus, it's fantastic, I remember seeing the video on Mtv and that was about it. The song is again, truly amazing.
This is simply fantastic. Never heard of ther band before. Sounds very familiar, perhaps a cover, no matter...fantastic! Excellent Power Pop with meaty bass and twangy bright guitars. Very contagioous, please....
There is nothing like Donald Fagen's voice. It's calming and soothing. As the throat for Steely Dan, I have always thought his music was more mature and grown up than the rock I was listening too. The songs have complex arrangements and layered harmonies which are so enjoyable and positive. A storyteller, as well as a musician, Donlad Fagen never misses the mark
The 80s were among the best time of my life. Out of school, playing guitar, bands, concerts, good friends and good times. One of the best memories was working the Mainstream Record Riots at State Fair Park with Todd. We would rat our hair out dress in our finest rocker duds and tease the girls that would come in. CDs were still kinda new, so most of the traffic were in the cassette area. That is where Todd and I worked, helping people find what they were looking for as well as making recommendations. The hottest things that everyone wanted at one of the Riots was Poison's - Look What The Cat Dragged In. God we hated that fluff. We were more into bands Queensrÿche and Crimson Glory. So on that weekend, anyone that asked for Poison, we would also mention,
"Hey, have you heard this new band. They sound a lot like Poison, and I think they sound even better." They were happy and screaming for it. What we were suggesting was Shok Paris - Steel And Starlight. Todd and I loved this album, and it was way on the other side of the spectrum from what Poison was. It's a rocker and full of great riffs and good songs. It was our little joke. We must have sold 50 or 60 Shok Paris cassettes. The girls had no clue and we wish would could have seen their faces when the popped the tape in a gave it a listen.
This is sooo good. Reminds of The Vapors, which is tall order. Very clever chord progressions, and that bass line. It's perfect this would be on the Power Pop Punk Rock Holy Grail Tape. It's simply amazing. HIGHLY Recommended.
Unknown until a few days ago, this song made an impression on me. It's a throw back to bands like The Michael Stanley Band. A little sax, a little keyboards, some harmonies and it's good. It's a simple song with no complexity, perfect for Rock.
Give It A Listen!
