Year : 1986 (MelodicRock Classics Edition 2024)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 122 mb
Bio:
AOR studio project from the UK.RIO dealt in refined hard rock with a distinct AOR edge.Jon Neil (Jon Willoughby) from BLACK TIGER and VERITY and Steve Rodford ex DUCHESS.Together with Dave Kilminster they formed BOMBAY in the early eighties and adopting the name RIO when it became clear there was already an American act already titled BOMBAY.They released 2 LP: SEX CRIMES (1986) and BORDERLAND (1985) and single/EPs: Atlantic Radio (1986) and I Don't Wanna Be The Fool (1985).
Album:
MelodicRock Classics continues their partnership with acclaimed British melodic rock band RIO for the release of their second album – now presented with a new title and brand-new artwork – both driven by the band’s vision for what the second album should have looked like when originally released.The band’s Steve Rodford sets the record straight: “We are finally be able to address the dreadful original album cover and name. Titled ‘Sex Crimes’, this was our 2nd and last album for Music For Nations and the fact that Elektra Records in the States (who had licenced the first album from MFN) hadn’t taken up the option of a 2nd album, meant the budget for this album was nowhere near what we had for ‘Borderland’. When it came to the cover art, the label had gone ahead and designed it without consulting us, and it was quite a shock to see they’d gone with a topless woman with angel wings and a whip! It all felt so seedy and we both hated it. Then they told us there was no budget left to re-design it! So it feels so good to be able to finally re-package the whole thing in a much cooler way, and also with a new name, both of us feeling that ‘Dangerzone’ is a better and more representative lead track for the record. Finally, to have the whole thing re-mastered is a real joy, getting it in a better place sonically rounds things off perfectly.”So with that said, RIO ‘Dangerzone’ will be released by MRC June 30, with new artwork from the band completed off by resident designer Nello Dell’Omo and remastered by JK Northrup.
Line Up:
Jon Neil (Jon Willoughby) - Vocals, Guitars - See also: ex-Black Tiger, ex-Verity
Steve Rodford - Drums, Bass & Keyboards - See also: ex-Duchess
+ Additional musicians:
Backing Vocals – John Verity
Production:
All songs written and arranged by – Jon Neil, Steve Rodford
Producer and 1st Engineer – Steve Rodford
Remastered by JK Northrup
Additional tracks – Original demos produced and mixed by Steve Rodford
Artwork design: Jon Neil Willoughy @StudioWibblee
Tracklist:
01. Pay For Love
02. Under Pressure
03. Atlantic Radio
04. Highschool Rock
05. Guilty
06. When The Walls Come Down
07. Danger Zone
08. Sex Crimes
09. Dirty Movies
10. Bad Blood
11. Atlantic Radio (Original Demo) (Bonus Track)
12. Guilty (Original Demo) (Bonus Track)
13. Pay For Love (Original Demo) (Bonus Track)
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