April Wine - Animal Grace / Walking Through Fire (1984/1985) (BGO Records Edition 2009)

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April Wine - Animal Grace / Walking Through Fire (1984/1985) (BGO Records Edition 2009)

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April Wine - Animal Grace / Walking Through Fire (1984/1985) (BGO Records Edition 2009)

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Year : 1984/1985 (BGO Records Remastered Edition 2009)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 195 mb


Bio:

April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together.The band has released more than 20 albums and has been together for more than 40 years after its beginning as a hard rock group.In 1988 Myles Goodwyn moved back to Canada from his home in the Bahamas. Almost immediately he began to be hounded as to whether there would be an April Wine reunion. Talks started slowly with other members. Some were interested but other commitments were getting in the way. An April Wine reunion was almost written off. But by 1992, April Wine returned to the stage, starting with a free concert in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The band consisted of Goodwyn, Greenway, returning drummer Jerry Mercer and bassist Jim Clench, who hadn't played with the band since 1975. Filling out the act was third guitarist Steve Segal. The band yet again enjoyed cross-border touring success.In 1993 the band released the first "true" April Wine album in a decade, titled Attitude. It was certified gold in Canada soon after its release. Segal remained with the band through one more studio release, 1994's Frigate. The band would release another album in 2001, entitled Back to the Mansion. Also in 2001, the band's song 'Roller' was featured in the movie 'Joe Dirt'. Then in 2003 they released the live album called Greatest Hits Live 2003. In 2004 Silverline released April Wine's first DVD-A called From the Front Row ... Live!. From 2001 to 2004 their live shows were filled out with the multi-talented Carl Dixon (formerly of the bands Coney Hatch, and The Guess Who)on guitars, keyboards and backing vocals.April Wine entered into its 37th year as a band in 2006. On October 31, 2006, Aquarius Records released April Wine Rocks!, a brand new compilation of April Wine favourites, including a bonus live tune. A new album, entitled Roughly Speaking, was released on November 28, 2006.By the end of 2006, Clench had departed from April Wine for the second time, and was replaced by bassist Breen LeBoeuf in January 2007.A year later, Mercer announced his retirement, and was scheduled to perform his final show with April Wine in Calgary Alberta, ringing in the 2009 new year. Mercer's final scheduled show, however, was cancelled due to bad weather. Mercer was replaced by drummer Blair Mackay in January 2008.In 2010, April Wine was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, with Myles Goodwyn and Brian Greenway accepting the honor. The ceremony was held during the Juno Awards April 18, 2010 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.On November 3, 2010, former bassist Jim Clench died in a Montreal hospital after a battle with stage 4 lung cancer.LeBoeuf left April Wine in July 2011 and was replaced by Richard Lanthier from the Yes tribute band called Close to the Edge. Mackay left April Wine in March 2012 and was replaced by Roy "Nip" Nichol who had performed with the Stacey Thorn Band, then Sam Hill, and most recently Spare Partz.April Wine continues to tour across Canada annually, and also plays festivals in Europe and in the United States, with the group now consisting of Goodwyn, Greenway, Lanthier, and drummer Roy "Nip" Nichol.

Album:

Compilation of 2 previously released albums: (1984) Animal Grace / (1985)Walking Through Fire.Remastered in 2009 by Andrew Thompson at Sound Performance, London, UK.Digitally remastered two-fer containing a pair of albums from the Canadian rockers abailable on one CD: Animal Grace (1984) and Walking Through Fire (1988). These were April Wine's last two '80s albums for Capital, both making the U.S. Top 100. Throughout the late 70's and 80's the band had been a popular live act with three Top 40 single hits to their credit. 18 tracks. BGO. 2009.Kudos to BGO for releasing these wonderful packages.April Wine returned with a new studio album in 1984 titled ‘Animal Grace’. There had been tensions in the band, creative struggles and rifts between Goodwyn (who had moved with his family from Canada to the Bahamas) and his four cohorts. This would be the last album featuring the classic line-up of Myles Goodwyn, Brian Greenway, Gary Moffet, Steve Lang and Jerry Mercer. Sales were modest and reviews were mixed but ‘Animal Grace’ does contain some vintage April Wine tracks, notably, ‘Gimme That Thing Called Love’ and ‘Hard Rock Kid.’ Similarly to ‘Power Play’, however, it is an uneven album.After its release the band announced a Farewell Tour and they subsequently went their separate ways. Although the band had broken up they owed one more album to their label. Released in 1985 (or 1986 depending on where you live), ‘Walking Through Fire’ features just Goodwyn and Greenway from the classic line-up backed by Montreal based session players Jean Pellerin on bass, Daniel Barbe on keyboards and Marty Simon on drums. Some fans dismissed the album although it does have a few excellent tracks. ‘You Don’t Have To Act That Way’, for example, is surely one of Goodwyn’s finest if most obscure achievements? ‘Love Has Remembered Me’ is a nifty AOR ballad and ‘Open Soul Surgery’ (written by Bryan Adams’ writer/producer partner Jim Vallance) is enjoyable enough. The opener ‘Rock Myself To Sleep’ was written by two members of Katrina And The Waves, Kimberley Rew and Vince De La Cruz. Again, as with all the post ‘The Nature Of The Beast’ releases, ‘Walking Through Fire’ is an inconsistent album albeit with some forgotten gems.In some respects these reissues represent the rise and decline of April Wine whilst also showcasing how truly great melodic rock can be when bands do it right. It also shows the genius of Myles Goodwyn as well as his egomaniacal nature. On the whole these three packages are an excellent set of albums and are probably best bought together as they illustrate the golden era of the band. There is no better time than now to revisit these albums. Canada has produced many fine rock bands but April Wine is just about one of the best. Kudos to BGO for releasing these wonderful packages.

Line-Up:

Animal Grace (1984) Line-up:

Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
Jerry Mercer – drums, background vocals

Walking Through Fire (1985) Line-up:

Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
Jean Pellerin – bass
Daniel Barbe – keyboards
Marty Simon – drums

Tracklist:

CD1: Animal Grace (1984)

01. This Could Be The Right One
02. Sons Of The Pioneers
03. Without Your Love
04. Rock Tonite
05. Hard Rock Kid
06. Money Talks
07. Gimme That Thing Called Love
08. Too Hot To Handle
09. Last Time I'll Ever Sing The Blues

CD2: Walking Through Fire (1985)

01. Rock Myself To Sleep
02. Wanted Dead Or Alive
03. Beg For Your Love
04. Love Has Remembered Me
05. Anejo
06. Open Soul Surgery
07. You Don't Have To Act That Way
08. Hold On
09. All It Will Ever Be
10. Wait Any More


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