Loverboy

thomasross20

Only recently found out about this band. Love them. Any band where the lead singer wears a head-band is ok with me

bloodandtears

Yep.. some great tunes.. often used in Adam Sandler movies

Philly_Q

thomasross20 said:

Any band where the lead singer wears a head-band is ok with me

And you'll be glad to know he's still rockin' that look.

EricTheWeary

Bloody hell, there's a band residing on the where are they now file if there ever was. I could just about hum a chorus of Turn Me Loose although I'd have guessed it was Foreigner.

Early Foreigner are pretty much the band Loverboy wanted to be ( I'd suggest, no I don't know do I? Yeh, not doing so bad, I could complain but who'd listen? Ha ha ha. No, Bake Off isn't what it was but that Manon, phwoarr. Anyway, must rush...). So the first four Foreigner albums are probably essential listening if you like Loverboy.
Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is as old as God's dog now and was, IIRC,  in a French rock band that was supported by The Beatles. He's also Marc Ronson's step father isn't he? 

thomasross20

I love Foreigner, also 8)

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:

Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is as old as God's dog now and was, IIRC,  in a French rock band that was supported by The Beatles. He's also Marc Ronson's step father isn't he? 

He was in Johnny Hallyday's band, I think.  Also Spooky Tooth.  And I have a Leslie West Band album which he's on.

The first four Foreigner albums are very good, but I've always thought Jones was both the linchpin and a weak link  - great songwriter, but as a band they always lacked a bit of firepower in the guitar department.

Back to Loverboy, I never bought any of their records but for some reason I have got one of guitarist Paul Dean's solo albums.

Reverend

This might appeal then. 

EricTheWeary

Philly_Q said:

EricTheWeary said:

Foreigner guitarist Mick Jones is as old as God's dog now and was, IIRC,  in a French rock band that was supported by The Beatles. He's also Marc Ronson's step father isn't he? 

He was in Johnny Hallyday's band, I think.  Also Spooky Tooth.  And I have a Leslie West Band album which he's on.

The first four Foreigner albums are very good, but I've always thought Jones was both the linchpin and a weak link  - great songwriter, but as a band they always lacked a bit of firepower in the guitar department.

Back to Loverboy, I never bought any of their records but for some reason I have got one of guitarist Paul Dean's solo albums.

Bloody hell that must be you and Paul Dean's mother!

Yeh, Jones is a stronger writer than he is guitarist probably. Recent clips suggest he isn't really playing as well as he did either.

AOR not generally my thing but I loved Zappacosta . Really strong songwriting and one of the best rock vocalists ever, Alfie Zappacosta had fronted a band called Surrender ( who were Canadian contemporaries of Loverboy)and in the early 80s had his self titled band. Not much in the way of guitar solos but some real gems. IIRC the lack of success lead him to musical theatre.     

Philly_Q

EricTheWeary said:
AOR not generally my thing but I loved Zappacosta . Really strong songwriting and one of the best rock vocalists ever, Alfie Zappacosta had fronted a band called Surrender ( who were Canadian contemporaries of Loverboy)and in the early 80s had his self titled band. Not much in the way of guitar solos but some real gems. IIRC the lack of success lead him to musical theatre.     

He can never get a game for Chelsea either, can he?

octatonic

Philly_Q said:

thomasross20 said:

Any band where the lead singer wears a head-band is ok with me

And you'll be glad to know he's still rockin' that look.

Apparently 'his way' was a high carb diet.

octatonic

Another 80's blast from the past:

Philly_Q

octatonic said:

Another 80's blast from the past:

I've got the 7" single.  

Mike Slamer on guitar.  Later of Streets, Seventh Key and Steelhouse Lane.  And the secret guitarist on the first two Warrant albums.

Bellycaster

Nice discovery @thomasross20 ;

The best Loverboy tracks







You'll know this already by now though

FelineGuitars

Loverboy are great...their best of album is a regular in the workshop. 

Mike Reno has a great voice and the guitar sound on Turn me loose is awesome

Philly_Q

I'm listening to a Loverboy compilation now.

It's weird, with each track I start off cringing at the cheesy lyrics and synth sounds and think oh no, I can't cope with this... then 3 minutes later I'm thinking well, that was pretty cool.  They're undeniably catchy songs and although it's dated I like the production, Reno's voice comes through really clearly.

Veganic

I knew I'd heard them before.

A sounds compilation album from the 80s.

https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=568314

Vibetronic

Loverboy did a great album more recently (well, about 10 years ago!) called ‘Just Getting Started ‘ - one of my favourite AOR albums ever, worth checking out. Honeymoon Suite are a band in a similar vein too.

Philly_Q

Vibetronic said:

Honeymoon Suite are a band in a similar vein too.

Funnily enough I put on some Honeymoon Suite last night after listening to Loverboy, continuing the Canadian theme.

A bit too much sugary goop though, after a while I had to give up and listen to Headpins.

hubobulous

Racing After Midnight is one of my most played albums ever. Saw Honeymoon Suite support Quo in the late 80s and bought the album as a result. Some of their other stuff is good, but RAM is brilliant. Top down, sun shining type of album.

Also got to see them in a pub in Whistler with only about 50 people in the crowd. Stellar gig.

gringopig

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thomasross20

Still loving this band. One of my best finds ever.