Joe Bruce & 2nd Avenue
Okay guys, here’s probably the best kept secret of the whole wide AOR community, hands down. This is the original CD release of „Joe Bruce & 2nd Avenue“ and it’s one of the rarest CDs released by a major record company. It was released in 1987 in very limited quantities, it’s long out of print and very hard to find. Even most top-collectors don’t have this gem - well, they don’t even know about it! The music is perfect 80‘s AOR/Westcoast with great harmony vocals, top-notch musicianship, a crystal clear production and fantastic songs (I promise you that there’s NO bad song among them)! Be prepared for fanastic vocal arrangements, breath taking guitar solos by Dann Huff and swirling AOR-keyboards by mastermind Michael Omartian who also was responsible for the crystal clear production on here. Songs like the catchy opener „Gotta Have It All“ ( in the style of Feehans „Where’s The Fire“), the great AOR-track „Powerful Girl“ (what a chorus - could be a Stan Bush song) or the awesome „The Terms Of Love“ with its urgent Dut-Dut keys will leave you breathless - promised! If you like stuff like Tim Feehan, David Roberts, Think Out Loud, Peter Beckett, Bridge To Far or Maxus you just can't go wrong here! By the way there's a reason why this one's so hard to find. Try google for proof - you won't find a single hint for the existance of this album. Also there doesn't seem to exist a vinyI version which is quite unusual for the time (remember it was 1987 and most records didn't get a CD release at all!). I first got the chance to listen to this baby in the late 80's and have since been trying to track down a copy for myself. Well it finally took me 8 years to find it and I ended up paying a fortune - but it was worth every damn buck I can tell you! Why is it so rare you might ask? Okay, it was released on a major company (EMI-America) but after all my experiences with this CD I'm assuming it never got an official release in the US or anywhere else in the world. It probably was withdrawn by the record company right after its initial release back in 1987 and only the first pressings came over to Germany which is, as far as I know, the only place worldwide where the Joe Bruce CD has been found so far. Make no mistake, this is so rare you should grab it all costs if you ever happen to find a copy!
Tracklisting:
1 We Can Have It All (4:09)
2 Something Tells Me (Into Something Good) (4:18)
3 No Way To Win (4:33)
4 Save The Love (4:24)
5 Some Things Never Change (5:03)
6 The Terms Of Love (4:09)
7 The Message Is Clear (5:30)
8 Powerful Girl (5:17)
9 America (What's The Price You Pay) (4:00)
10 I Found Love (4:14)
2 Something Tells Me (Into Something Good) (4:18)
3 No Way To Win (4:33)
4 Save The Love (4:24)
5 Some Things Never Change (5:03)
6 The Terms Of Love (4:09)
7 The Message Is Clear (5:30)
8 Powerful Girl (5:17)
9 America (What's The Price You Pay) (4:00)
10 I Found Love (4:14)
