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AirraceBack To The Start

Label:

Frontiers Records – FR CD 519

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Italy

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Arena Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklist

1Keep On Going3:51
2Two Of A Kind3:25
3When Baby3:47
4Call Me Anytime3:38
5So Long3:49
6Back To The Start3:18
7Just One Kiss3:27
8Wrong Way Out3:03
9One Step Ahead3:34
10Enough Of Your Lovin'4:00
11You Better Believe It3:43
12What More Do You Want From Me?3:09
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  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Frontiers Records
  • Copyright ©Frontiers Records
  • Record CompanyFrontiers Records S.r.l.

Credits

  • BassJim Reid (8)
  • DrumsSimon Dawson (3)
  • KeyboardsChris Williams (19)
  • Lead Guitar, Producer, Written-ByLaurie Mansworth
  • Lead Vocals, Written-ByKeith Murrell
  • Mixed ByTony Newton (5)
  • Rhythm GuitarDean Howard

Notes

Made In Italy.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 8024391051924
  • Rights Society: SIAE

Other Versions (1)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
New Submission
Back To The Start (CD, Album)Rubicon MusicRBNCD-1060Japan2011

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Reviews

  • justinsgaines's avatar
    justinsgaines
    Even in an era that has seen a lot of unanticipated reunion of `80s rock acts, did anyone ever expect to see another Airrace album more than a quarter century after their debut? The band, which featured a young drummer named Jason Bonham, released exactly one album before fading away, but that album - 1984's Shaft of Light - remains an absolute classic in AOR/melodic rock circles. In 2011 the band returned with the appropriately-titled Back to the Start, which features an almost complete original lineup. Bonham is gone, but vocalist Keith Murrell and guitarist Laurie Mansworth - both critical elements of Airrace's sound - as well as keyboardist Toby Sadler are back on board. They're joined by drummer Simon Dawson (The Outfield), guitarist Dean Howard (T'Pau) and bassist David Boyce (Samson).

    Obviously following an album as highly regarded as Shaft of Light is no easy feat, but the guys have been performing for a year or so and seem to have gotten back in the groove quite well. Back to the Start lacks that earnest, driven identity that only a young band in the `80s could have, but as soon as you hear opening rocker "Keep on Going" you definitely get a feeling of Déjà vu. This is the real Airrace all right, even if it's an older, wiser Airrace. The band definitely knows their way around a set of upbeat melodic rock songs, and the album has a good-time, bar-rocking attitude that's not too far removed from recent albums from Great White and Y&T. Listen to songs like the swinging "Better Believe It" and the rocking title track and you can almost see the smiles these guys must have had recording this album. The upbeat "Just One Kiss" and the keyboard-laden closing anthem "What More Do You Want From Me" have that old school AOR energy.

    No, it's not Shaft of Light Part 2, but Back to the Start is still a welcome return from one of melodic rock's more overlooked bands, and a very solid, very enjoyable album at that. Here's hoping it won't take another 26 years to hear a follow-up!

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