City Boy - Book Early. I heard a faint tinge of Def Leppard on this record. That is because it was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. [The former Mr. Shania Twain.] But the question is: who are City Boy? Well, they are/were a less-than-moderately successful English rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal harmonies, bright-sounding major chord arrangements, and heavy doses of guitar work (again - think poor man's version of underhyped Def Leppard). The band was made up of no one you ever heard of: Lol Mason (lead vocals), Steve Broughton (guitar, lead vocals), Max Thomas (keyboards, guitar), Chris Dunn (bass, guitar), Roger Kent (drums), Mike Slamer (guitar, bass), and Roy Ward (drums, vocals). If you type in City Boy on youtude - you will get their most popular songs: "5.7.0.5." and "The Day The Earth Caught Fire." City Boy's first five albums were produced by Lange and are among the first albums he produced. Their "breakthrough" (to what, I don't know) came in 1978 with their hit song "5.7.0.5." (also Mutt Lange's first hit single) and this, their subsequent album Book Early.
Friday, June 3, 2011
City Boy - Book Early
City Boy - Book Early. I heard a faint tinge of Def Leppard on this record. That is because it was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. [The former Mr. Shania Twain.] But the question is: who are City Boy? Well, they are/were a less-than-moderately successful English rock band in the late 1970s, characterised by complex vocal harmonies, bright-sounding major chord arrangements, and heavy doses of guitar work (again - think poor man's version of underhyped Def Leppard). The band was made up of no one you ever heard of: Lol Mason (lead vocals), Steve Broughton (guitar, lead vocals), Max Thomas (keyboards, guitar), Chris Dunn (bass, guitar), Roger Kent (drums), Mike Slamer (guitar, bass), and Roy Ward (drums, vocals). If you type in City Boy on youtude - you will get their most popular songs: "5.7.0.5." and "The Day The Earth Caught Fire." City Boy's first five albums were produced by Lange and are among the first albums he produced. Their "breakthrough" (to what, I don't know) came in 1978 with their hit song "5.7.0.5." (also Mutt Lange's first hit single) and this, their subsequent album Book Early.
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