HARDCHOIR - HARDCHOIR (1983)
Only a few info about "Hardchoir" can be found. Actually, some years ago while digging the bargain bin, i was teased up by the producer, none other than Waddy Wachtel. I guess everyone of us owns more than one album with "Waddy Wacthtel" on it (Cowsills, Everly Brothers, The Church and last but not least Warren Zevon with whom he co-wrote "Werewolves of London").
So, goggling with the names of the musicians, it popped up that Patrick Maroshek (vocals & drums), Steve Hess (vocals & bass) and Mark Easterling (vocals & guitars) along Waddy Wachtel were featured on Ringo Starr's "Old Wave" (1983). All the songs were penned by the band (mainly Maroshek) and i'd say the music is on a thin line between powerpop ("Sheila", "All My Life" or "Comin' Closer") with heavier influences (hence the band's name?).If you don't know the band, think of The Romantics.
All Right / All My Life / Comin' Closer / Girl I Need You / For The Money / Foolin' You / Sheila / Fallout Shelter / I Think You Know That / All in All
So, goggling with the names of the musicians, it popped up that Patrick Maroshek (vocals & drums), Steve Hess (vocals & bass) and Mark Easterling (vocals & guitars) along Waddy Wachtel were featured on Ringo Starr's "Old Wave" (1983). All the songs were penned by the band (mainly Maroshek) and i'd say the music is on a thin line between powerpop ("Sheila", "All My Life" or "Comin' Closer") with heavier influences (hence the band's name?).If you don't know the band, think of The Romantics.
More info about the band on PopGeekHeaven
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SongsAll Right / All My Life / Comin' Closer / Girl I Need You / For The Money / Foolin' You / Sheila / Fallout Shelter / I Think You Know That / All in All
4 comments:
Angelo, thank you very much for finding and sharing this. It was my favorite album when I was 13, and I played it to sweet vinyl death. As an adult I was never able to find another good-sounding copy. (Needless to say, yours is terrific.) "I Think You Know That" is one of the all-time great unknown hair-band pop songs.
This album only sold about 50 copies and I bought 3 of them... That last one was a mint sealed copy about 2 years ago. "All Right" was the rock radio single, but it was college radio that played it the most. Heavy harmonies with heavier distortion. Tasty!
John McClellan
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Waddy Wachtel has a rap sheet as long as his disgusting hippie locks. Guitar on Buckingham/Nicks. Lots of great stuff. Also has a really neat power pop single of his own from '73 produced by Michael Lloyd on Anthem called 'You're The One' b/w 'Love You Should Save.' Really cheap pick-up and credited solely to Waddy.
I loved this record. I had two cassette copies and was always in search of a vinyl copy in hopes of scoring a lyrics sheet. Production on this release was awful. The vocals sound like they were recorded in a muffled tin can. But the melodies and harmonies were solid. So I'm on here, but I don't understand how you pull something down. Can someone hit me up at mmoonnchild at hotmail.com with a helpful tip or two? Thanks.
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