Roadmaster - Fortress (1980) (Rock Candy Remastered 2012)

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Roadmaster - Fortress (1980) (Rock Candy Remastered 2012)

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Roadmaster - Fortress (1980) (Rock Candy Remastered 2012)

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Year : 1980 (Rock Candy Remastered 2012)
Style : Pomp Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 143 mb


Bio:

Roadmaster was an American rock band from Indianapolis, Indiana, that was popular in the Midwest in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They recorded four albums for Village/Mercury Records. Members of the band played for several other successful rock acts with Midwestern roots from the ‘70s to the 1990s. Roadmaster started as Pure Funk, a popular Indiana college funk band, founded in 1969 by keyboard player, Michael Read, vocalist, Asher “Adam Smasher” Benrubi, and guitarist, Rob Swaynie.Bassist Toby Myers joined the band in 1971.Guitarist Rick Benick met Read in the early 1970s when Benick moved to Indiana to join the Kokomo, Indiana, rock band, Nebula Spoon, but some time thereafter joined Pure Funk.Drummer Steve Riley rounded out their lineup. In 1974 the band changed its name to Roadmaster and its musical style began to evolve into a big guitar and keyboard-centered “arena” rock sound.Roadmaster was discovered by Todd Rundgren, who invited the band to New York to record a demo, which led to a contract with Indianapolis record label Village Records. Rundgren produced three songs on their eponymous 1976 debut album. After that release, Smasher left the band, ultimately to pursue a career as a radio DJ, and former Nebula Spoon vocalist, Steve “Mac” McNally, replaced him. Riley also left, to be replaced by former Exile drummer, Bobby Johns. With that lineup, Roadmaster recorded one more album for Village and two more for Mercury Records (which had acquired Village) from 1978-80.In the late ‘70s, Roadmaster toured with Pat Travers and Blue Öyster Cult and opened throughout the Midwest for mainstream rock acts such as The Cars, Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Eddie Money, Todd Rundgren, Rush, and ZZ Top.The band members wrote their own songs and their sound was similar to that of popular arena rock acts like Styx, Foreigner (their early material), Kansas (their hits), and REO Speedwagon.Their most popular songs included “Doesn’t Mean a Thing,” “Higher, Higher,” “Say You Wanna Be With Me,” “Hey World,” and their signature anthem, “Sweet Music.” Although they were very popular at home, Roadmaster was unable to break through nationally and their record deal with Mercury ended in 1980.Soon afterwards, McNally left the band.Craig Watson and Frank Bradford sang with the band after his departure. Tim Berry also replaced Johns as the band’s drummer.In 1982, Toby Myers left to play for the next decade and a half with Seymour, Indiana, native, John Mellencamp.He was replaced by Peter Bailey and then by John Gennell. Roadmaster carried on for another year but broke up in 1983.After the breakup, Benick, Read, and Berry played dates with Mitch Ryder.Mac McNally sang briefly in the early ‘80s with former members of The Knack in The Game.In the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Myers, Benick, and Read played with Brazil, Indiana, rocker, Henry Lee Summer.Original drummer, Steve Riley, played with W.A.S.P. in the mid-‘80s; in the late ‘80s he joined L.A. Guns and remained with them until recently.Later in the ‘90s through the early 2000s, Summer, Benick and Read, along with former Faith Band vocalist, Carl Storie, played in the Indianapolis cover band, the Alligator Brothers.Roadmaster reunited for several shows in 1988-90, 1993, 1997, and 2018.In 1989, with their ’78-’80 lineup, they recorded their last album, which included live performances of their most popular songs.Videos of their 1993 performances were recorded and published by Retrospect Records.Mac McNally died of pancreatic cancer in 1998. Most recently, in February 2018, surviving members of the band reunited for a benefit concert for Rick Benick, who had been diagnosed with leukemia.Benick died in June 2018.

Album:

Indiana’s ROADMASTER was unquestionably one of the pillars in the Pomp AOR movement, and fortunately Rock Candy Records has remastered their more essential albums. All really good – being this “Fortress” their last studio album before broke-up, and a wonderful slice of melodic rock / AOR it is.ROADMASTER extensively developed the Pomp Rock sound on their previous album, but at the time of the recording of “Fortress” (early ’80s) the band was fully entrenched in the Melodic Rock AOR craze spawned by bands like Foreigner, Journey, Survivor, The Babys, etc.That year, “Fortress” was released and is widely considered the band’s creative peak, plenty of urgent hooks and catchy choruses. Still retaining the Pomp AOR flavor, this album is more focused on sharp edged guitar playing with a full-on melodic hard rock attack.With Steve McNally’s signature voice making the most of the melodies and Rick Benick’s guitar work providing solid gold easy action, the album cruises past the finish line as if they were men hell bent on ripping up the rule book.“Fortress” appears for the very first time on CD thanks to Rock Candy Records, which remaster is excellent by the way, including a really interesting essay about the band plus rare photos in a 16-page color booklet.Roadmaster was simply another one of those bands whose name you should’ve heard a lot more than you actually did. All their records are really good, at places ahead of their time. “Fortress” is a slick slice of ’80s arena rock, a must have for any AOR purist.

Line-Up:

Stephen McNally: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Rick Benick: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Toby Myers: Bass, Backing Vocals
Michael Read: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Bobby Johns: Drums, Backing Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Ride The Wind Away
02. I Didn't Notice
03. You Make Me Feel Alright
04. Too Long, Too Long
05. New York, New York
06. Someday
07. Satisfied Woman
08. Another One's Running
09. Stay With Me Through The Night

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