Fighter (USA)

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Fighter - The Waiting (1991) (Girder Records Edition 2019)















Year : 1991 (Girder Records Edition 2019)
Style : Christian Melodic Rock , AOR , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 146 mb

Bio:

American Christian rock band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa active from 1988 to 1993.Fighter is the brainchild of guitarist Jim Wolter and his wife vocalist Amy Wolter that plays 80's style rock with gutsy female vocals and Godly lyrics.They played arena style rock such as Def Leppard and Journey with hooks and melodies galore.

Album:

Here’s the remastered reissue through Girder Records..one of the best female-fronted AOR / melodic hard rock albums from the early ’90s: FIGHTER’s “The Waiting“, including as bonus tracks their very hard to find, early 4-track demo EP with two exclusive songs.Led by talented vocalist and principal songwriter Amy Wolter (we featured her solo album at 0dayrox some time ago) FIGHTER played arena style melodic hard rock plenty of hooks and melodies galore, with a touch of AOR here and there.The distinctive element in FIGHTER’s style was the trade-off vocals between Wolter and male singer / drummer Sean Murphy. Dual vocals proved to work great for them and created dynamics not seen in other bands of this ilk.Not a single weak song on here, but a wonderful collection of superb tunes wrapped by a crystal clear production, now even more enhanced by a vibrant remastering job.This album has been completely remastered for the reissue, with revised / refreshed artwork, unseen photos, and band history. Plus it also includes the original 4-song EP (Demo) containing 4 songs: ‘Radio Man’, ‘Face to Face’, (which were later re-recorded and put on The Waiting) then ‘Leo’ and ‘Irresponsible Evil’ which are only on the EP that was sold only at concerts.A MUST for female-fronted AOR / melodic hard rock fans.

Line-Up:

Amy Wolter - lead and backing vocals
Billy Heller - guitars, backing vocals
Jim Wolter - bass, backing vocals
Sean Murphy - drums, lead and backing vocals
Mark Pence - keyboards, backing vocals

Tracklist:

01. Look Me In The Eye
02. Wishful Thinking
03. Shadows
04. Face To Face
05. Star One
06. Do What You Want
07. Running The Race
08. Nice Guy
09. The Waiting
10. Radio Man
11. Stop Look Listen
12. Radio Man [Demo EP version] (Bonus Track)
13. Face To Face [Demo EP version] (Bonus Track)
14. Leo [Demo EP only] (Bonus Track)
15. Irresponsible Evil [Demo EP only] (Bonus Track)




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Fighter - Bang The Drum (1992)















Year : 1992 (Wonderland Records Edition)
Style : Christian Melodic Rock , AOR , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 109 mb

Bio:

American Christian rock band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa active from 1988 to 1993.Fighter is the brainchild of guitarist Jim Wolter and his wife vocalist Amy Wolter that plays 80's style rock with gutsy female vocals and Godly lyrics.They played arena style rock such as Def Leppard and Journey with hooks and melodies galore.

Album:

Second full-length album.It was the second (and sadly last) album from this band from Iowa. Lead vocal duty’s were shared by Amy Wolter & Sean Murphy (who also played drums). Having two lead vocalists (one male, and one female) actually provided this band with great dymanics and variety.The music is rockin, full of hooks and radio friendly, but all in a good way.Great lyrics too.Supposedly the band had been around since 1986, but their first release “The Waiting” didn’t surface until 1991. Sadly the band did not continue, but Amy Wolter did go on to release a solo album entitled "Hit Me in the Heart" in 1994. Slightly more 'pop' orientated it still has a lot in common with both of Figther's albums (but with only Amy on lead vocals).Fighter was a Melodic AOR Christian Rock band.They released 2 albums in the early 90's.Fighters first album THE WAITING was released in 1991 and BANG THE DRUM was released in 1992.Vocals were handle both by Amy Wolter and Sean Murphy.They played area style rock with hooks and melodies that rocked. Dual vocals proved to work great for them and provided dynamics not seen by a lot of other bands.Nevertheless, Fighter is more than a band. They are practical Christians with a message of hope. Brief explanations of most tracks given with the lyrics. Real issues are tackled headlong: "Avalanche" - the dangers of living for pleasure; "Time Out" and "Where Can Love Be Found" describe hurting people like us needing God's love.The mixed vocals of Sean Murphy and Amy Wolter make this band stand out from the crowd.This album is a fantastic arena rock album and the production is dead on. The opening 3 tracks suck you right in so that you’ll listen to the rest of the album.My one slim criticism is that I would have liked some more vocals from Amy Wolter, maybe just one more track. Anyway this is a great arena rock albums and probably the best in the genre for the period.

Line-Up:

Amy Wolter - lead and backing vocals
Billy Heller - guitars, backing vocals
Jim Wolter - bass, backing vocals
Sean Murphy - drums, lead and backing vocals
Mark Pence - keyboards, backing vocals

Production:

Copyright © – Wonderland
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Engineer – Caesar Kalinowski
Executive-Producer – Caesar Kalinowski, P. Gavin Morkel
Producer – Caeser, Fighter

Tracklist:

01. Time Out
02. Alone With You
03. Bang the Drum
04. When Will We Learn
05. Faithfully
06. Avalanche
07. Try
08. So Much to Learn
09. Without You
10. Your Hand
11. Where Can Love Be Found




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Fighter - Bang The Drum (1992) (Girder Records Edition 2019)















Year : 1992 (Girder Records Edition 2019)
Style : Christian Melodic Rock , AOR , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 131 mb

Bio:

American Christian rock band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa active from 1988 to 1993.Fighter is the brainchild of guitarist Jim Wolter and his wife vocalist Amy Wolter that plays 80's style rock with gutsy female vocals and Godly lyrics.They played arena style rock such as Def Leppard and Journey with hooks and melodies galore.

Album:

Some time ago we featured here the first FIGHTER album ‘The Waiting’ in its remastered reissue version, now it’s time for the band’s second CD, 1992’s “Bang The Drum” including 3 previously unreleased tracks.Led by talented vocalist and principal songwriter Amy Wolter FIGHTER played arena style melodic hard rock / AOR plenty of hooks and melodies galore. The distinctive element in FIGHTER’s style was the trade-off vocals between Wolter and male singer & drummer Sean Murphy. Dual vocals proved to work great for them and provided dynamics not seen in other bands of this ilk.“Bang The Drum” is slightly more melodic hard rock than AOR compared with Fighter’s debut, more crisp in the guitar sound.When “Bang The Drum” hit the shelves in 1992 rock business in America was changing, but Fighter didn’t changed their musical style in favor to the trend of the moment. This is one of the last female fronted melodic hard rock albums released in the USA at the time, and a very good one.The album has been completely remastered and also contains 3 unreleased bonus tracks, unreleased songs from the early ’90s professionally recorded – still with a ‘rough mix’ but with very good sound quality despite of being demos.

Line-Up:

Amy Wolter - lead and backing vocals
Billy Heller - guitars, backing vocals
Jim Wolter - bass, backing vocals
Sean Murphy - drums, lead and backing vocals
Mark Pence - keyboards, backing vocals

Production:

Copyright © – Girder Records
Manufactured By – Word, Inc.
Engineer – Caesar Kalinowski
Executive-Producer – Caesar Kalinowski, P. Gavin Morkel
Producer – Caeser, Fighter

Tracklist:

01. Time Out
02. Alone With You
03. Bang the Drum
04. When Will We Learn
05. Faithfully
06. Avalanche
07. Try
08. So Much to Learn
09. Without You
10. Your Hand
11. Where Can Love Be Found
12. Through Your Eyes (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
13. Fighting Fire With Fire (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
14. Jamie (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)




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