Year : 1987 (Rock Candy Remastered 2014)
Style : Melodic Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 125 mb
Bio:
Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and performer best known for his work with the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees, Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums. Shaw joined Styx in December 1975. His first album with Styx, Crystal Ball (1976), was titled after his own composition and also includes his songs "Mademoiselle" and "Shooz". Its follow-up, The Grand Illusion (1977), became the group's breakthrough album, which went platinum due in part to Shaw. He personally went from studio to studio, coast to coast and pleaded with stations to play the band's single "Come Sail Away" (written and sung by Dennis DeYoung). The album also featured the radio hit "Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)", penned by Shaw.Styx's eighth album, Pieces of Eight, was the breakout album for Shaw's songwriting talent. His rock-oriented contributions "Renegade" and "Blue Collar Man" were the only major hits from this release, reaching #16 and #21 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, and they became 1970s rock-radio staples and perennial Styx concert favorites.The Shaw-sung ballad "Sing for the Day" also became a moderate hit, hitting number #41, making Shaw the writer and singer of all three singles pulled from the album. Tommy Shaw was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame on February 22, 2008 at their awards banquet held in Shaw's hometown of Montgomery, Alabama at the new Montgomery Convention Center, the construction of which was completed just prior to the ceremony.In the early 1990s, Shaw, Ted Nugent, Jack Blades (of Night Ranger), and drummer Michael Cartellone (Shaw's drummer during his 1988 Ambition tour) formed the band Damn Yankees. Their biggest hit, "High Enough", was co-written by Shaw. The band had a strong concert following, and their second album went platinum, but the band went on hiatus until 2000, when they recorded an album that, because of poor production quality, was never released.Shaw returned to a reunited Styx in 1995 and embarked on a subsequent tour with them in 1996. Shaw would later record a fourth solo record in 1998: 7 Deadly Zens. Shaw has also worked with other artists on a Pink Floyd's The Wall tribute album titled Back Against the Wall. He also worked on a KISS tribute album, Spin the Bottle, on which he sang "Love Gun". On the Queen tribute album Stone Cold Queen, Shaw sang the John Deacon-penned "Spread Your Wings".Shaw joined up again with Jack Blades in a duo aptly called Shaw Blades and released an album entitled Hallucination in 1995. The duo also recorded the classic Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" which was released in 2002 on the album A Classic Rock Christmas, a compilation of classic Christmas songs recorded by various classic rock artists.[8] A second collaboration entitled Influence was released in early March 2007 and the duo appeared live on VH1 Classic backed up by Nashville songwriter Gary Burr, then did a short tour in spring 2007. Their repertoire included songs from Night Ranger, Styx, Shaw's solo albums and Damn Yankees. The duo also became a highly sought after songwriting team for such artists as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil and Cher.Shaw currently leads Styx along with James "JY" Young, the only remaining members from Styx's heyday (although original bassist Chuck Panozzo appears as a guest musician for most of their concerts). Upon their reformation in 1996, Styx released the live album Return to Paradise. They went on to record the studio albums Brave New World (which became the last release with co-founder Dennis DeYoung), Cyclorama (with new keyboardist Lawrence Gowan), and Big Bang Theory (an album of cover songs of 1960s and 1970s rock classics). The band continues to tour throughout the US and Europe, often in co-bill shows with REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Def Leppard and other classic rock bands.In the spring of 2007, "Shaw Blades" went on a small, often sold out tour to promote Influence. The shows were held in smaller venues throughout the United States. The shows featured remakes of 1960s classics and several top hits from Styx and Night Ranger. At the end of a Styx tour, Shaw Blades added a second tour with new dates through the end of 2007.On New Year's Eve 2007, Shaw made a guest appearance with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in Birmingham, Alabama, where they performed such songs as "Blue Collar Man" and "Renegade", as well as TSO originals.Shaw made his bluegrass debut on at the Grand Ole Opry on March 26, 2011 after the March 22 release of his bluegrass album The Great Divide.
Album:
Yes, why not, I like DAUGHTRY, and they are about to release their fifth studio album, "Cage To Rattle", tomorrow July 27. Let’s get right to it: “Cage To Rattle” is so 'easy listening' that you could enjoy it with your mum, your gran, and just about anyone else and no one is going to get offended.And yet, that’s its charm.“Cage To Rattle” knows it’s not cutting edge, it totally understands that it’s job is to entertain and it performs that role perfectly. Chris Daughtry won American Idol. He knows what he’s doing and he can deliver these songs just fine.In an overall retrospect, listeners are either going to love the anticipated summer sizzlin’ album, or listeners will have bitter feelings towards the lack of Rock to be “expected.”However, that’s the unfortunate thing about being in the limelight: listeners will carry expectations, regardless of the consideration of a band’s evolution.It is hard to believe it has been five years since Chris Daughtry, Josh Steely, Josh Paul, Brian Craddock, Elvio Fernandes, and Brandon Maclin scored four number-one hits, four Grammy nominations, and over eight-million albums sold, Daughtry have faced their challenges and transformed into a light that won’t burn out.The ten-track playlist opens with “Just Found Heaven,” creating suspense from the beginning with keys, not long before a thumping drum beat carves a steady groove for a Pop-Rock anthem.Daughtry digs into the roots of their souls with the danceable “Backbone.” In contrast, “Death of Me” displays the inner-battle one could have when she/he is trying not to give up. The vocals are near isolated throughout the first verse, while keys grab the listener’s attention and mild guitar plucks linger beneath the choir-like synths.“Bad Habits” and “Stuff of Legends” are honorable mentions, growing heavier as the album comes to a close, especially the latter which boasts a no fooling riff, some lead guitar and struts its funky stuff with some aplomb.Holding the thick and gritty atmosphere found in the debut album Daughtry, closing number “White Flag” is the most climactic track on the CD. Warming keys invite the listener to an anthem of never giving up or going out by choice. Daughtry holds onto their pride as the song comparatively explodes, unlike the rest of the album where most tracks hold a complacent level.Daughtry have sold eight million records. Most of those sales have been in America.The North Carolina band are just about the most American-sounding band in history, so that’s fair enough, but there is a sense that with “Cage To Rattle” they are looking at the planet and thinking: yeah that’d be nice.
Line-Up:
Tommy Shaw: Guitars, Lead & Background Vocals (Ex-Styx , Ex-Damn Yankees)
Terry Thomas: Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocals
Tony Beard: Drums
Felix Krish: Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass Synth
Wix: Keyboards
Peter-John Vettese: Keyboards on 5
Steve Alexander: Percussion, Drum overdubs
Christopher O'Shaughnessy: Lead Guitar on 4, 6
Lee Hart: Background Vocals
Dee & Shirley Lewis: Background Vocals
Helena Springs: Background Vocals
James "JY" Young: Background Vocals
Tracklist:
01. No Such Thing
02. Dangerous Game
03. The Weight Of The World
04. Ambition
05. Ever Since The World Began
06. Are You Ready For Me
07. Somewhere In The Night
08. Love You Too Much
09. The Outsider
10. Lay Them Down
+ Video "No Such Thing" (Official Video)
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