Year : 1987-1988 (Catamount Recording Records Edition 1995)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 127 mb
Bio:
Litterer a melodic band made up of family members plus one hanger-on (Estlund). From Iowa. these guys arejust as notoriously legendary as that other well-known outfit from the region - Lynn Allen. This band have been compared to debut album era Danger Danger. but probably Iackthe intensity and superlative musicianship that 02 displayed.Vocally though. it's as though we are hearing Ted Poley sing these songs ratherthan Tom Litterer. A compliment indeed The band surely look the part. a great image. which would give other hair-metal merchants such as Autograph and Winger a good foot race to the nearest hairdressers!
Album:
Comprising 4 brothers, Tom, Steve, David, and Carleen Litterer plus guitarist Brent Estlund, LITTERER was a very popular act from Iowa back in the ’80s. They began as “The Litterer Brothers Band”, but by ’84 they started to play hard rock and had shortened it to “The Litterer Band” , and then, just LITTERER.LITTERER was a very professional band with a complete stage show, gear, costumes, and a strong following. They recorded their debut album ‘Rock This City’ in 1987, self-released, but very well produced. Next year appeared an EP, titled ‘She’s So Dangerous’.LITTERER style is classic American ’80s sounding melodic hard rock with a style reminiscent of early Night Ranger and Danger Danger (Tom has a voice color similar to Ted Poley), with good vocals, musicianship, and nice choruses / melodies.“Romancing The Night” is a ‘best of’ compilation made and released by the band themselves, including songs from their 1987 LP and the 1988 EP, remastered and for the first time on CD. Also included is a previously unreleased track, ‘Live On Love’, a wonderful midtempo AOR song. The disc is hard to find now, over U$D 100 at eBay.This Charles City-based melodic hard rock music group paid its dues — from about 1980 to 1996 — by creating music, jamming and touring all over North America, and developing a loyal regional fan base over that time.They cut a pair of albums, toured with some well-known rock superstars and came within inches of landing a record deal with a major label. Then they traded in their drumsticks and guitar picks for more typical lives in their home town.For their years of service to rock ‘n’ roll, Litterer was inducted into the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Line Up:
Tom Litterer - bass, lead vocals
Steve Litterer - guitar, vocals
Brent Estlund - guitar, vocals
Dave Litterer - drums
Carleen Litterer - keyboards, vocals
Production:
Recorded At – Catamount Recording
Producer – Steve Litterer
Producer, Engineer – Tom Tatman
Tracklist:
01. Live On Love (Previously Unreleased) (Bonus Track)
02. She’s So Dangerous
03. Rock On Through The Night
04. City Lights
05. Romancing The night
06. Lost In Time
07. Broken Hearts
08. Rock This City
09. Ghost Town Park
10. Are You Lonely
11. No More Lies
12. Prisoner Of The Heart
13. High Roller
14. It Ain’t Easy
Tracks # 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 are taken from the "Rock This City" album (1987)
Tracks #2, 10, 12, 14 are taken from the "She's So Dangerous" cassette EP (1988)
Track 1 is previously unreleased
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