Year : 1988 (Girder Records Remastered Edition 2019)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Christian Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 120 mb
Bio:
Shout was a Christian glam metal band formed in 1987 by Ken Tamplin. Musically the band was similar to Stryper, but the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music cites them as being "more competent than Stryper".Lyrically, their songs were generally more straightforward than other Christian metal bands such as Bloodgood.The band garnered a Dove Award after their breakup in 1989. Their first album, It Won't Be Long, was recorded by session musicians. These included Lanny Cordola (Magdalen), Marty Friedman (Megadeth), Michael Angelo (Nitro), Joseph Galletta, Loren Robinson, Dennis Holt (AD), and others. The album was an instant hit, and the band played at London's famed Marquee in August 1988.Following this release Tamplin hired Galletta and Robinson, who he had played with in Joshua, on a full-time basis. These three members would form the long term core of the band.Chuck King (Idle Cure) also became an integral part of the band. The band achieved early success in Europe[4] and toured there in August 1988.Their second album, In Your Face, sold 40,000 copies within a month of its release.The album was said to express "every nuance and shade of loudness and fastness".At that time the band became widely successful, selling out shows at the Roxy Theatre.The lead single, "In Your Face", won the Dove Award for hard music song in 1990.The band dissolved in 1989 due to primarily two issues: the "inability of Christian music to financially support artists"[9] (despite having sold in excess of 100,000 albums by that time),[4] and a lawsuit over naming rights, where Tamplin was held to have the right to record under the name Shout, but an east coast band had the right to perform with it.Tamplin went on to pursue a solo career. Two compilations were issued before Tamplin reformed the band. New material was issued in their 1999 release, Shout Back.
Album:
Formed in the second half of the 80s by talented guitarist Ken Tamplin, SHOUT released 2 killer melodic hard rock records. Titled “It Wont’t Be Long“, this is their debut LP for years out of print but fortunately just reissued / digitally remastered with the addition of their ‘Shout 4-track’ shopping labels first professional demo.One heck of a melody soaked album plentu of anthem hair raising songs. This fresh remaster makes it feel brand new.The in depth band insights provided by vocalist Chuck King and Tamplin in the complete 8 page booklet are nothing short of amazing and explain the miracle that almost never was, stories from the road, as well as photos and even some surprises which we are not announcing quite yet, but will soon.In 1987 Chuck was playing with the AOR band Idle Cure but looking for more of a permanent role in music and simply trying to find the right path. Ken Tamplin was a guitarist for hard rockers Joshua and was himself wanting to try something new.Shout was born.Shout signed a deal with Frontline Records in 1987 after submitting a demo and went on to record their first album, “It Won’t Be Long”, released in 1988.It was recorded with session musicians including Lanny Cordola (Magdalen, House Of Lords), Marty Friedman (Megadeth) and Michael Angelo (Nitro) but soon after recruited the bassist Loren Robinson and drummer Joseph Galletta from Tamplin’s former band Joshua.Tamplin and King made quite the duo and were able to not only put together amazing harmonies, but had the screaming guitar hooks and vocal chops that rival some of the biggest bands of the day.Shout commanded immense and almost instant respect from the growing mainstream metal community immediately the disc hit the market.Shout focused its efforts on music quality, something that the Christian rock fans were really clamoring for. Too many bands of that era focused 90% on ministry and 10% on music.Shout had no interest living ministry behind, but new that the industry needed top quality musicianship. The Encyclopedia of Christian Music cites them as begin even more competent than Stryper.‘It Won’t Be Long’ begins with the fast paced glammy hard rocker ‘Never Stop’ that includes one of the best bridges you’ll ever find on an album of this genre. ‘Winners Or Losers’, the 2nd song was an anthem that took fans by surprised. It included over the top melodies and fist-pumping onslaught of drums and duo-guitar work.But when the title track ‘It Won’t Be Long’ starts off, you find out that this album is going to have one hit after another, with arena ready anthems through-out and one of the best front-to-back run of songs of any album to come out of the 80s.The song titled ‘Shout’ summed it all up with it lyrics; “Shout it out, never let it take you down. Shout it out, livin’s what it’s all about.”As bonus tracks on this reissue is the never heard Shout 4-track demo. Tamplin and King worked long and hard to not only locate the original demo but get it transferred off of 1/4 tape and added to the release.These do not sound like home demos at all, they are in-fact the exact professional demos that Ken shopped to Atlantic, Enigma and Capitol Records looking for a mainstream deal after landing with Frontline Records.‘Shout’, fittingly the first demo song is a bit stripped down, more raw without all the flying guitars and straight up in your face heavy-rock-hitter. It has a really cool guitar solo version on the tail end right before the bridge. It’s really great.‘Timeless Love’, the second song on the demo it a bit faster a more peppy that the finished album version. Ken’s vocals are clear and crisp with little over-production. Some keyboards were added through out this song giving it more of that mid-80s feel especially when the song breaks 3/4 of the way through.‘Find a Way’, the third song and ballad has a bit of a different layout and arrangement although it starts and ends almost exactly like the album version.‘Without You’, the last song is heavier and much more edgier with this incredible sense of urgency. I was stunned this first time I listened to it. Ken stated that it really captured the magic and energy that often comes with your first takes of a song. He said it’s like going to Time Square for the first time with all the wow factor. The album final version, although it’s great, is more like re-visiting time square. It’s still cool but not over the top.Remastered by Rob Colwell at Bombworks Sound, this remaster edition sounds better than ever and can prove that even after 30 years of it’s original release, “It Won’t Be Long” still sound relevant today, rocking, catchy, glossy in production and 80s LA rock punchy.
Line-Up:
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Ken Tamplin
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Chuck King
Bass, Backing Vocals – Loren Robinson
Drums – Joseph Galletta
Keyboards – Marc Hugenberger
Lead Guitar:
Lanny Cordola (Magdalen, House Of Lords)
Marty Friedman (Megadeth)
Michael Angelo Batio, (Nitro)
Tracklist:
01. Never Stop
02. Winners or Losers
03. It Won't Be Long
04. Find a Way
05. Dancin' Round the World
06. Shout
07. Showdown
08. Timeless Love
09. Without You
10. Shout (Demo) (Bonus Track)
11. Timeless Love (Demo) (Bonus Track)
12. Find A Way (Demo) (Bonus Track)
13. Without You (Demo) (Bonus Track)
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