Flint - Flint (1979)

DISCOVERED

Never heard of Flint, so I didn't know what to expect. First song I heard, I loved it.It has a Chicago (The band) feel to it. After a little more research this band is what was left over from Grand Funk Railroad. There is some of the Funk from Grand Funk on some of these tunes.All in all, it's like Grand Funk with a touch of Hall and Oates. Good Stuff!

BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN

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Tom Robinson - Tom Robinson Band (1981)

DISCOVERED

I stumbled on a song by these guys a while back and never gave them a good listen. Musically they remind me of Joe Jackson meets The Members with a little bit of Madness. The first three tracks could be classified in different genres and without any knowledge you wouldn't even think it was the same band. It's not as good as I thought but it may grow on me.

2-4-6-8 MOTORWAY

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Madness - 7 (1981)

DISCOVERED

I am only familiar with their hits and never dove in their musical arsenal. This isn't as iconic as some of their other recordings after this release but definitely worth a listen. To me it lacks the energy and fun that they we are accustomed to, but Sugg's vocals never fail to deliver. It wasn't until the seventh song on this album named seven that I found something Madness worthy.

GREY DAY

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Private Lightning - Private Lightning (1980)

DISCOVERED

I never heard of this band from 1980, and didn't know what to expect. Private Lightning is a Power Pop band. It has an Euro feeling and sound to it but these guys are from Boston. The opening track "Physical Speed" has all the elements of the early songs MTV played during it's debut year. The band sounds a lot like 80s pop version of Alan Parsons, mixed with Blue Oyster Cult , a touch of Kansas and Al Stewart. Wow, this is really good. I am three tracks in and it still has me wanting to hear more. This is going into musical rotation. It wasn't until the 5th song where it kinda lost me.. It wasn't bad, just not as good as the previous four.

PHYSICAL SPEED

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