Everyone has their favorites, and this post features one of mine, Jeff Scott Soto. He’s has been in many many bands from Journey to Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force. His vocals are very recognizable and prowess of power and clarity. He obviously loves what he does and so do the musicians in the industry. Not just in this country but world wide’s this band originates from Tokyo Japan. It’s melodic and powerful.
This is the one of the very first albums that drove me towards the heavy sounds. Early on, I was a pop guy, only listening to the radio and lapping it up. My friends, were like me, a misfit, social outcasts with limited friends. But these guys, they weren't sheep. They were lions. Mike and Keith were a couple of oddballs that got a lot of their music from the Import sections from Rushmore or Radio Doctors. TONS of punk and metal, lot of stuff I wouldn't embrace until I wised up. They saved my from becoming a sheep, and following the crowds. The taught me indiviudaulism and shared with me the message that, you don't have to please anyone but yourself. It was from Mike's incredible and vast library of music, that I got turned on to this album and the songs with in. I don't know if it was the album cover that grabbed me or the unique delivery of guitar and vocals. It was nothing like I ever heard.
Recently I came across this in my collection and just had to share it. For 1960, this song is clearly way ahead of it's time. The opening riff draws you in, and the song's cadence does the rest. Nothing magical or groundbreaking. Rock and Roll in it's basic and simplistic form. Visually, it's looks like a cheesy 45, using a gimmicky Pirate patched guy, I can only assume is Johnny Kidd. This song has been covered ma, many times....heck this could be a cover...but it's worthy of being posted here.