Zebra - 3.V (1986) (Rock Candy Remastered 2016)

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Zebra - 3.V (1986) (Rock Candy Remastered 2016)

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Zebra - 3.V (1986) (Rock Candy Remastered 2016)

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Year : 1986 (Rock Candy Remastered 2016)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 146 mb


Bio:

Zebra is a Hard rock band founded in 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It features Randy Jackson (guitar and vocals), Felix Hanemann (bass, keyboards and vocals) and Guy Gelso (drums and vocals). Their mainstream debut on Atlantic Records was in 1983 with their eponymous album, highlighted by the singles "Tell Me What You Want" and "Who's Behind The Door". Zebra got their start on the US East Coast club circuit, frequently playing at clubs on Long Island, NY.Zebra started their career by playing covers of Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues and Rush songs; it was their early fans' reaction to their Led Zeppelin renditions that helped convince the band to bring their act to New York. They had introduced their original material into their cover sets years before they were signed to Atlantic Records, including "The La La Song", "Free" and "Bears" (originally entitled "The Bears are Hibernating").Zebra had been noticed by local colleges and even had some of their early original performances recorded by Long Island FM radio station WBAB, culminating in the inclusion of one of their songs on a release of "WBAB Homegrown Album", which commemorated some of the station's best local acts and performances culled from their on-air "Homegrown Hour" program.The band continued to tour throughout the 1980s but put a temporary hold in the early 1990s after being dropped by Atlantic Records. Randy Jackson formed his solo band, Randy Jackson's China Rain, and released its only album in the year 1993. Zebra finally reunited in 1997 and released Zebra IV in 2003, their first album of all-new material since 1986. A DVD of recent live performances, mostly from a show at the House of Blues in New Orleans, was released in the summer of 2007.On July 10, 2010, during their 35th-anniversary performance at New Orleans' Mahalia Jackson Theater, Zebra was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.On October 8, 2012, Zebra was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.In March 2013, Zebra performed on Cruise To The Edge, a concert cruise with notable progressive rock bands including Yes, Steve Hackett, U.K., Carl Palmer Band, Ambrosia, Saga, Nektar, Glass Hammer, and IOEarth.

Album:

Rock Candy records reissued some time ago the first two ZEBRA albums, and now it’s time for their obliquely titled third record “3.V“(a reference to how long it had taken to record it), ‘Remastered & Reloaded’ with a brilliant sound.By 1986, the Zebra was facing pressure from Atlantic Records to produce a hit album. The self-titled debut went Gold certified, but follower No Tellin’ Lies had weaker sales although the quality of material was just as impressive. For their third release, the band made a concerted effort to create a more widely-accepted commercial album and to this end, Zebra succeeded.ZEBRA 3.V is wonderful Melodic Rock album – at times AOR, at times light progressive – with a lush production typical of the era (1986) criminally ignored fundamentally by the fans of the genre itself, which is a shame.The album is rarely mentioned in any favorite list, but the fact is that few Melodic Rock aficionados (old and new) simply never have listened 3.V!There were many reasons for this to happen: by the time “3.V” was put on sale, the record company had all but pulled support for the project, dooming it to obscurity despite the fact that includes some of the band’s finest work.Another point (although now may look irrelevant) was the confusing title, using mixed media to resolve a nonsensical phrase: ‘3.V but read three point five’. In the mid-eighties you needed a high-impact title, instantly recognizable and a more ‘glammy’ front cover to seduce.Anyway, always the important thing is the good music, and 3.V packs a lot inside.“3.V” was the first produced album by the band (in fact Randy Jackson) and the most songs are strongly keyboard-infused by Felix Hanemann’s synths, with catchy melodies and the radio oriented choruses that ruled the 1985-86 period in the genre.You have kicking rockers with a full-fledged, super processed ’80s sound such as “Can’t Live Without”, the AOR bliss of “He’s Making You The Fool” and “You’ll Never Know” or the melodic rock bounce of “You’re Only Losing Your Heart”.And of course, there’s the highlight “Hard Living Without You” mixing the best of both worlds with a stupendous musicality, a song that should be considered a Melodic Rock / AOR classic by now.However, Zebra never would be the ‘typical’ band in the genre, always aiming to offer the listener more substance; “Time” is a pleasant 12-string acoustic affair with a little progressive scent, perhaps the best piece the band has ever recorded. Even with a heavier chorus, the song maintains a melancholy mood throughout and it contains a brilliant ending addendum section which really brings the whole track home.Then there’s the inspiring and uplifting “Your Mind’s Open”, a great composition based on a really original keyboard arrangement (also played by Hanemann), but not in the frenzy stabbing way, just much more in an orchestrated build providing an excellent aural melody.And later, we find some kind of a buried diamond; “About to Make the Time”, a genial acoustic / electric driven song with a steady riff and good bass presence throughout. It is a philosophical song which establishes a long pattern that works very well with repetition and should have been placed as the last song on the album – it would have been a gem of a closer.This could be another mistake in “3.V”, a wrong song sequence. But as said, always the important thing is the good music and this album is plenty of it.“3.V” would be Zebra’s last studio album for 16 years, a swan song of sorts as they spent their last creative energy on this final run at fame, and certainly delivered a great recording.This very good three-piece band did not spend a long time on the US national scene, nor did they have tremendous success while they were on that scene. But there is no doubt that Zebra made some unique and original music while they were there.They are, in a sense, a rare and secret gem of a band which fewer have enjoyed than legitimately should have, especially this “3.V”, a quite brilliant album which deserves to be discovered not only by the new generations, also by ol’ time Melodic Rock / AOR fans that ignored it at the time.Compared with the last Japanese remaster, this Rock Candy treatment comes a bit more bright at the low end, really well balanced and punchy.

Line-Up:

Randy Jackson – guitar, lead vocals, Prophet 5 synthesizer
Felix Hanemann – bass, backing vocals, keyboards
Guy Gelso – drums, backing vocals, percussion

Production

Arranged & Produced by Randy Jackson & Zebra
Stephen Benben, Jamie Chaleff, Ken Collins, Ellen Fitton, Ira McLaughlin, Dan Nash - engineers
Mitchell Frondelli, Dan Nash - mixing

Tracklist:

01. Can't Live Without 3:40
02. He's Making You The Fool 3:52
03. Time 5:21
04. Your Mind's Open 3:37
05. Better Not Call 5:04
06. You'll Never Know 2:59
07. About to Make the Time 4:57
08. You're Only Losing Your Heart 3:48
09. Hard Living Without You 3:21
10. Isn't That The Way 3:16

+ Video "Can't Live Without" (Official Video)


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