Enter Sadmen: The Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Hall of Fame
Music:Music Commentary
In the latest episode of the Enter Sadmen podcast, Steve, Mark and Rich get to grips with three albums from bands they believe should have been a much bigger deal than they ultimately were.
First up is British NWOBHM/AOR outfit (if one band can be both) Grand Prix with their second release There For None To See from 1982. They'd release one final album - Samurai - in '84 before finally calling it a day. Singer Robin McAuley went on to work with Michael Schenker as the McAuley Schenker Group, whilst keyboard player Phil lanzon and original singer Bernie Shaw would briefly join Brit-proggers Uriah Heep.
Next in line for the boys was Fastway - the short-lived collaboration between former Motorheads guitarist 'Fast' Eddie Clarke and ex-UFO bass player Pete Way. Way would ultimately play no part in the project due to contractual issues, but his name was retained in band's moniker and, with a line-up completed by Northern Irish singer Dave King, the first iteration of Fastway would go on to record six albums. In this episode, the boys appraise album #3 - 1986's Waiting For The Roar.
Making up this show's trio are California rockers Vain with their debut (or was it?) No Respect from 1989. According to Mark, this was a band that transcended the lazy 'sleaze' tag that dogged them from the start and hit a winning formula of superior songs that belied the hair metal image that was de rigeur at the time. But would Steve and Rich agree?
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