Year : 2019
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 132 mb
Bio:
Danish born vocalist/guitarist Henrik Ostergaard formed Dirty Looks in Erie, Pennsylvania before heading to the bright lights of San Francisco, California. While in California, and upon their return home, the group had a revolving door membership yet managed to release an EP and three independent (and hard to find) albums before Atlantic records came calling. The band then relocated to Rochester, NY and became local favorites at places like The Penny Arcade. For their major label debut Dirty Looks consisted of Paul Lidel (guitar), Jack Pyers (bass) and Gene Barnett (drums). The resulting album, Cool From The Wire, proved to be one the band's biggest successes and even found its way onto the Billboard charts.In 1990 Gene Barnett left to join Lillian Axe, and a new rhythm section of Brian Perry (bass) and Jim Harris (drums) were recruited for Five Easy Pieces. The group broke up following this release, with Ostergaard forming Rumbledog, Lidel hooking up with Dangerous Toys (and later Broken Teeth) and Perry resurfacing in Bubble. Ostergaard began recording under the Dirty Looks moniker again in 1994 releasing several albums without any information on who was playing on them. The classic "Cool from the Wire" line-up reformed in 2007 to record "Superdeluxe".While working on 2010's I.C.U. album, new Dirty Looks bassist Greg Pianka was stabbed to death in a bar fight but appears on the album posthumously.Henrik Ostergaard, lead singer and frontman for Dirty Looks, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 9:18 a.m. from natural causes.
Album:
Licencing label X5 Music Group has arranged with Warner Music Group for the release of several Rock artists from their catalog, like this just released DIRTY LOOKS “The Atlantic Albums”, including into one package the two records the band recorded for Atlantic Records: 1988’s “Cool From The Wire” and 1989’s “Turn Of The Screw”.The good thing about these X5 releases – all digital downloads only – is that they take care of the sound quality.While other ‘digital only’ companies just copy the digital master as it is – many times from different sources with horrible volume / gain differences, especially V.A. compilations – X5 Music Group seems to do the right thing, some kind of a ‘mastered for iTunes’.Yes, we have “Cool From The Wire” remastered by Rock Candy, but the sound quality of all the digital files from both albums on this “The Atlantic Albums” is very good. Indeed, this pack sounds great on the iPod.Great ’80s albums, great 2-in-1 compilation.
Line-Up:
Lead Vocals, Guitar – Henrik Ostergaard
Guitar, Vocals – Paul Lidel
Bass – Jack Pyers
Drums – Gene Barnett
Percussion – Buddy Love
Tracklist:
“Cool From The Wire” (1988)
01. Cool from the Wire
02. It’s Not the Way You Rock
03. Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You
04. Oh Ruby
05. Tokyo
06. Wastin’ My Time
07. Put a Spell On You
08. No Brains Child
09. Get It Right
10. It’s a Bitch
11. Get Off
“Turn Of The Screw” (1989)
12. Turn of the Screw (Who’s Screwing You)
13. Nobody Rides for Free
14. C’mon Frenchie
15. Take What Ya Get
16. Hot Flash Jelly Roll
17. Always a Loser
18. L.A. Anna
19. Slammin’ to the Big Beat
20. Love Screams
21. Go Away
22. Have Some Balls
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