Moxy - Under The Lights [1978][320 KBPS]

Moxy - Under The Lights [1978] 01. High School Queen 02. Under The Lights 03. Maybe Im A Dreamer 04. Sing To Me 05. Sailors Delight 06. Thinking About You 07. Easy Come, Easy Go 08. Living And Learning 320 KBPS Cover Art From Wikipedia: Moxy was a Canadian hard rock and heavy metal band, formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1974, from previous members of the rock group Leigh Ashford which included singer Douglas Buzz Shearman (former teen singer of Sherman Peabody) alongside Greg Godovitz of Fludd Goddo and Gil Moore (later of Triumph), Earl Johnson (former member of King Biscuit Boy), Bill Wade (former member of Outlaw Music and Brutus under the alias Hally Hunter that also included Gino Scarpelli of Goddo) and Terry Juric, (former member of Outlaw Music) as Leigh Ashford. The group changed its name to Moxy in late 1974. This name change was accompanied by a change in the groups sound. Buddy Caine a former band mate of Earl Johnson was added to the group in 1975. Moxy toured extensively in Canada before having a hit in late 1975 with Cant You See Im A Star. Moxy then toured the United States on the strength of their radio airplay. Markets in which the band was very popular included Ontario, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit and San Antonio. Joe Anthony, the Godfather of Rock in San Antonio on KISS-FM was largely responsible for the popularity of the band in south Texas and helped bring about their first headline appearance in the U.S in 1977, appearing with AC/DC as their opening act.[unreliable source?] Despite the death of Joe Anthony, the Moxy/Texas connection has continued into the present with Moxys hits like Cant You See Im A Star, Moon Rider, Sail On Sail Away. Midnight Flight, Ill Set You on Fire and Are You Ready still on the daily rotation at many Texas radio stations. Many of the guitar solos on the bands debut album were performed by guest session musician Tommy Bolin, who had previously been the lead guitarist for The James Gang and later replaced Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Rynoski, who later changed his name to Mike Reno and played with Loverboy, replaced Buzz Shearman and made his musical debut on Moxys next album. Bill Wade had also left the band in early 1977 and had been replaced by Danny Bilan. Danny Bilan would later join Wild T and the Spirit after turning up on Hanover Fists album Hungry Eyes. Moxys new albums title track Under the Lights and High School Queen made the charts in Canada, but the album lacked the punch of the bands earlier works instead opting for a laid-back sound. Moxy then toured across Canada playing many festivals including the Canadian World Music Festival with Aerosmith, Johnny Winter, Ted Nugent and Triumph but the band no longer garnered a strong response in terms of either record sales or audiences that it had with Shearman as the vocalist. Shearman formed his own band called Buzz Sawphoto with ex-Christmas guitarist Bob Bulger and drummer Frank Russe. Earl Johnson had left Moxy in the summer of 1978 just after the albums release and was replaced by Woody West who was a former member of the big band version of The Stampeders and a former member of Brutus. Under The Lights, wasnt even really a Moxy album. Mike Reno, great voice, but he just wasnt a hard-edged singer. I left the band a couple of months after it came out because I knew basically that Moxy wasnt what it started out to be. - Earl Johnson-------------------------------------Torrent downloaded from http://thepiratebay.se