1/28/2024 0 Comments Bad english time alone with you![]() John waites excellent voice combines with the superb guitar playing of Neil Schon, of which some of his best work is on this album. But, due to it being the 1990s got very little airplay.ĥ.0 out of 5 stars Melodic Rock at its best It is just as strong as Bad English’s first album. If you loved Journey and/or the Babys then this is a must buy. Except for people, like me, who will always love the music of the 1980s. By then the new grunge rock had seeped into the MTV brains of the new youth generation and the rock of the 1980s was old news. The only problem with this alblum is that it was released in 1991. Take it from David Bowie…””I am the DJ, I am what I play”” Get a mind of your own and buy this tape. This tape, and others like it are why I don’t listen to radio any more. It’s been a long time since I bought an album I could listen to all the way through and not get bored. The first almost felt like it was pieced together from different albums. I spent many summer days driving around, windows down, and this little gem of a tape cranked. I don’t know what more you could say about John Waite’s distinct voice. Ron Nevison – often accused of bass-less productions in favor of the melodic sheen – “Backlash” is another proof that it isn’t true the drums kick, the bass lines are big and the overall sound is full.ĥ.0 out of 5 stars Should Have Been a Hit Produced by my favorite in this matter Mr. I truly love Bad English’s “Backlash”, another terrific slice of US Melodic Rock / AOR from these incredible musicians. “The Time Alone With You” shows off John’s voice and writing ability, we have a haunting midtempo AOR pearl in “Savage Blue”, Journey best is represented with “Pray For Rain”, while the catchy “Make Love Last” (co-written by great guitarist Tim Pierce) round out a fabulous album. Songs like “So This Is Eden,” the superb “Straight To Your Heart” (co-written by Mark Spiro) and “Life at the Top” hit just the right balance between guitar driven melodic rock and keyboard-drenched AOR, and even the ballads, the fantastic “Time Stood Still” and “Make Love Last” work really well, and without the ‘instant’ (or cheesy if you prefer) lyrics of the previous album’s big hit When I See You Smile. The same arena-rocking blend of power ballads and melodic rock anthems is in place here, and if anything, Backlash is even more radio-friendly. “Backlash” may not have had the hit singles the Bad English debut did, but it was arguably the better of their two releases. I think the band won, as while we have have very commercial songs on “Backlash”, for the most part there’s a more elaborated, focused material of offer here. According to Waite, the band wanted to forget about commercial considerations for the second album, and of course, the record company wanted more hit singles. I remember a John Waite interview where he recall the creative process of “Backlash”. Perhaps not a huge seller, but artistically, “Backlash” is even superior to the brilliant debut. 1 double-platinum-selling record, but Bad English did it. Ugh, it is hard for a band to create an album to follow up a No. ![]() The awesome AOR / Melodic Rock supergroup BAD ENGLISH.īad English second album “Backlash” is another terrific slice of pure US Melodic Rock AOR, and a must in your collection.įormed in 1987 by Journey guitar master Neal Schon, monster drummer Deen Castronovo and reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain (also Journey) with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips (his former bandmates in The Babys), the band’s self-titled debut exploded into the Melodic Rock scene (and the charts) in 1989. Mark Spiro, Tommy Funderburk – background vocals Jonathan Cain – keyboards, background vocalsĭeen Castronovo – drums, background vocals It reunited keyboardist Jonathan Cain of Journey with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former bandmates in The Babys, along with Journey guitarist Neal Schon and drummer Deen Castronovo.Bad English was an American rock band super group formed in 1988, reuniting keyboardist Jonathan Cain with singer John Waite and bassist Ricky Phillips, his former band mates in The Babys. I thank God I’ve got this time alone with youīad English was an English/ American hard rock supergroup formed in 1987.
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