Frontiers\/BAM<\/p>\n
Ever since the release of the classic \u201cDawn Patrol\u201d in 1982 NIGHT RANGER have been top of their game. I discovered them when I heard \u201cRock in America\u201d on the Swedish Radio Show \u201cRockbox\u201d in the mid eighties, and most people have some fond memories to their music. This album is nevertheless a celebration of the 30th Anniversary of their debut album, but also features many other hits. Original guitarist Jeff Watson has pursued a solo career, and is replaced by Joel Hoekstra and Eric Levy handles keys and piano since 2011. Let\u2019s see if they can create magic without electricity.<\/p>\n
To their credit NIGHT RANGER of 2012 includes quite a few songs off their latest \u201cSomewhere in California\u201d. Opener \u201cThis Boy Needs to Rock\u201d is culled from it and works well as an opener, as it is catchy though not their finest hour. Most of their repertoire is from the eighties, of cause, and no wonder. The band scored top single after top single and we have seven of the best of an entire decade on offer here. But to my delight \u201cGrowing Up in California\u201d scores as one of the best moments on the disc, together with \u201cDon\u00b4t Tell me You Love Me\u201d, \u201cThe Secret of My Success\u201d, \u201cSister Christian\u201d and, the perennial, \u201c(You Can Still) Rock in America\u201d, which will always be on my best of the eighties. This version has a rather imaginative solution for an acoustic version of the riff of a lifetime. To my wonder they end with DON HENLEY\u00b4s \u201cBoys of Summer\u201d, which is not quite the way to go\u2026<\/p>\n
Track List
\nThis Boy Needs to Rock
\nWhen You Close Your Eyes
\nSing Me Away
\nGrowing Up in California
\nThe Secret of My Success
\nSentimental Street
\nFour in the Morning
\nLet Him Run – Goodbye
\nForever All Over Again
\nDon\u00b4t Tell Me You Love Me
\nSister Christian
\n(You Can Still) Rock in America
\nBoys of Summer (Bonus Track)<\/p>\n
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