Fast Forward - Living In Fiction (Island 90193-1) (US 1984) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)

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Fast Forward - Living In Fiction
FLAC | Artwork | 24Bit 96kHz: 784 MB | 16Bit 44.1kHz: 257 MB
Cat#: Island 90193-1 | Country/Year: US 1984
Genre: Rock | Hoster: Filesonic/Uploaded

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Background
This Fast Forward album/project is like a whos who of melodic rock. So many punters turn up to the Races on this one. Based around ex Stories singer Ian Lloyd, plus noted Vancouver based Bruce Fairbairn, the duo invite many local residents plus hangers on to contribute. David Sinclair, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams, plus significant contributions from Beau Hill, Bob Rock, and even the Foreigner pairing of Mick Jones and Lou Gramm. The latter is a good comparison for singer Lloyd, who has Gramm like qualities on this album, though not his power. The music however is a glorious amalgam of many bands/artists from the late great eighties.. probably too many to name here, so Ill drop a few names in as we work through the songs. Another point to note is the beefy production afforded this album, and when you consider that Bruce Fairbairn was involved, 1+1 definitely =2!

The Songs
The opening to the title track Living In Fiction features a fat keyboard sequence after which the SPYS-like hi-tech pomp follows. Whats It Gonna Take sees Lloyd veer down the Lou Gramm/Shadowking vocal path, the song itself featuring all sorts of chinese type keyboard sequences. Im sure when you hear it youll know what I mean. The ballad Tonite is gorgeous AOR, invoking memories of Russ Ballard at his best, circa his classic 84 s/t album. The melodies are graceful and keyboards just right. This should be on my ultimate ballads list I reckon. She Broke Your Heart stomps its way through your speakers in regimented fashion, while the upbeat Youre A Mystery To Me again zeroes in on Russ Ballard territory. Draw The Line has an aggressive rough-house streak to it, strutty guitars played with attitude. On the other hand, Where Did The Time Go moves in the opposite direction, a smoother piece, with tinkly keyboards and nice chorus. Fast Forward finish off with the strange instrumental Watermusic II, sounding like something a band like Strange Advance would do. Not enough to make me want to rewind unfortunately.

In Summary
Fast Forward despite the strength of the material did not fare very well commercially, and a proposed second album was therefore put on the back-bairn-er! However, Bruce found solace on production chores with Loverboy and Bon Jovi, not the least his bank account said thank you very much! Lloyd continued to do solo work. After having listened to this again and familiarising myself with it, it seems a good candidate to put on the CD re-release list? Whatever the case, it certainly enters another.. the one-off wonders list. glorydazemusic.com