Year : 2008
Style : Melodic Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 135 mb
Bio:
Scandal is a rock band from the 1980s fronted by Patty Smyth. The band scored a hit in the United States with the song "The Warrior", which peaked at No. 7 in 1984. Their other major hits were "Goodbye to You" (1982 - No. 65 US), "Love's Got A Line On You" (1983 - No. 59 US), "Hands Tied" (1984 - No. 41 US), and "Beat of A Heart" (1985 - No. 41 US).Scandal was formed in New York City in 1981 by guitarist Zack Smith, who also wrote most of the band's hits. The other initial members included: bassist Ivan Elias (1950–1995), guitarist Keith Mack, keyboardist Benjy King, (1953-2012) drummer Frankie LaRocka (later replaced by Thommy Price), and vocalist Patty Smyth.Bon Jovi frontman Jon Bon Jovi also briefly played guitar for the band in 1983.The band had much success early on but due to struggles within the group and their record company, it slowly dissolved—losing member after member. By the time "The Warrior" tour hit the road in 1984, all that remained of the original lineup were Smyth and Mack.Scandal broke up shortly after the tour ended. The group (minus Ivan Elias, who died of cancer in June 1995; he was replaced by Kasim Sulton) reunited in 2004 for VH1's Bands Reunited show and did a string of concerts on the United States East Coast culminating in a show at Irving Plaza in their home city (New York) on February 9, 2005.During the summer of 2006, the band (excluding Price and Sulton) reunited again for VH1's "We Are The '80s" tour, playing a string of large - mainly outdoor - venues and earning critical acclaim.During the summer and fall of 2007, they toured again (this time without Zack Smith).In July 2008, Billboard reported the upcoming release of new music by Patty Smyth and Scandal (featuring original members Keith Mack and Benjy King). At a performance in Dewey Beach, Delaware on August 3, 2008, Smyth indicated Scandal would be releasing a new five song EP in the near future. Scandal also performed one of their new songs, "Trust In Me". Other new titles include "Make It Hard" and "End Of The Girl". Patty Smyth & Scandal debuted their first single as a band ("Hard For You To Love Me", also referred to as "Make It Hard") in over 24 years on January 17, 2009 in Ridgefield, Connecticut to a standing ovation. Patty Smyth stated the song will be available to purchase digitally in February 2009, with the new EP to follow shortly. However, the single has been indefinitely delayed as the EP will be expanded to a full length album, according to Patty Smyth's blog in May 2009.As of December 2011, the only new music released was "Silent Night", their cover of the Christmas classic featured in an episode of NCIS and available for purchase on the band's official website.Original drummer Frankie LaRocka passed away in 2005 after undergoing surgery.Original keyboardist Benjy King died on September 20, 2012 from injuries sustained in an accident
Album:
The best thing with the Sony Music ‘Playlist: The Very Best Of‘ series is not only to have the best songs from each artist into one single disc, but also the chance to have the only remastered versions of these songs.In the case of “SCANDAL – Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal” the great deal is the inclusion of 4 Non-Album Tracks / Previously Unreleased songs only available into this CD (now out of print).Indeed, in “Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal” we find the best songs from their album ‘Warrior’, and the complete first 5-track EP ‘Scandal’ – all these are available in remastered form on the Rock Candy Records reissue CD.However… “SCANDAL – Playlist: The Very Best of Scandal” include songs recorded in 1982 during the ‘Scandal EP’ sessions (there was a young dude called Jon Bon Jovi providing backing vocals) but never released. The recoding & production are in the same high quality, finished songs, but not used as the Columbia Records contract specified a mini-LP / EP > maximum 5 tracks.And these ‘outtakes’ are not sub-par songs… in fact, some are better than the ones finally selected for the EP!“SCANDAL – Playlist; The Very Best of Scandal” is a must have for Scandal & Patty Smyth fans, and ’80s music in general.
Line-Up:
Patty Smyth - lead vocals
Keith Mack - guitars
Zack Smith - guitars
Benjy King - keyboards, guitars
Ivan Elias - bass
Thommy Price - drums
Jon Bon Jovi - add. guitars, backing vocals
Production:
Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC, Terre Haute – CPDP-155176
Pressed By – Sony DADC, Pitman
Compilation Producer – Jeff Magid
Mastered By – Woody Pornpitaksuk
Tracklist:
01. Goodbye to You (Scandal EP)
02. Love’s Got a Line On You (Scandal EP)
03. The Warrior (Warrior LP)
04. Win Some, Lose Some (Scandal EP)
05. She Can’t Say No (Scandal EP)
06. Another Bad Love (Scandal EP)
07. All My Life (Non-Album Track / Unreleased)
08. Hands Tied (Warrior LP)
09. Beat of a Heart (Warrior LP)
10. Say What You Will (Warrior LP)
11. Tonight (Warrior LP)
12. Grow So Wise (Non-Album Track / Unreleased)
13. If You Love Me (Non-Album Track / Unreleased)
14. I’m Here Tonight (Non-Album Track / Unreleased)
Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 constitute the initial EP, with tracks 12, 13 and 14 outtakes from those sessions
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