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│║ Release Date.Oct-24-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.shyonline.co.uk ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Shy Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Once Bitten...Twice Shy (Jap. Ed.)l : Neat Metal ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ During the mid-to-late 1980s, BritainÆs ║ │
│║ homegrown melodic hard rock scene was blessed ║ │
│║ with an embarrassment of riches. No one who ║ │
│║ lived through the era could forget the hook- ║ │
│║ friendly quality of (takes a deep breathà) FM, ║ │
│║ Tobruk, Strangeways, Dare, Terraplane, ║ │
│║ Lionheart, Heavy PettinÆ, Airrace, Bronz, ║ │
│║ Partners In Crime, Alaska, Grand Prix, John ║ │
│║ Parr, Virginia Wolf, Kooga, Robin George, ║ │
│║ Cutting Crew, Rio or indeed the subject of this ║ │
│║ two-CD retrospective, BirminghamÆs own Shy. ║ │
│║ Unlike many of the aforementioned acts, however, ║ │
│║ Shy could easily be distinguished from the pack. ║ │
│║ And they still can. ║ │
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│║ The bandÆs origins date back to 1980, when they ║ │
│║ were known as Trojan. The Trojan sound was ║ │
│║ surprisingly heavy, æDreamer DeceiverÆ by ║ │
│║ Midlands neighbours Judas Priest sometimes ║ │
│║ slipped into their live set. ║ │
│║ In a fortuitous coincidence, vocalist Tony Mills ║ │
│║ was sacked by his former band on the day before ║ │
│║ the nucleus of guitarist Steve Harris, ║ │
│║ classically trained keyboardist Paddy McKenna, ║ │
│║ bassist Mark Badrick and drummer Alan Kelly ║ │
│║ received an offer to make an album for Ebony ║ │
│║ Records. TheyÆd already tested the water with ║ │
│║ the track æTonightÆ, which featured on the ║ │
│║ Hull-based labelÆs compilation disc, Metal ║ │
│║ Warriors. ║ │
│║ Gradually the music became more commercial and ║ │
│║ intricate, MillsÆ habit of wearing Bowie-esque ║ │
│║ make-up also winning them extra attention. In ║ │
│║ late 1983, the debut album, Once Bittenà Twice ║ │
│║ Shy was referred to in 1983 as ôperhaps the ║ │
│║ greatest English pomp rock album of all timeö by ║ │
│║ Kerrang!Æs Xavier Russell. However, a precedent ║ │
│║ was set when the same magazine interviewed the ║ │
│║ band. Besides griping about having paid for his ║ │
│║ own copy of the album, their journalistÆs ║ │
│║ patronising, sarcastic article (ôIf cities were ║ │
│║ people, then culturally Birmingham would be ║ │
│║ buffoon-like comedian Arthur Mullardö) baited ║ │
│║ Shy unnecessarily, initiating a sometimes frosty ║ │
│║ relationship with the gentlemen of the press. ║ │
│║ Having being chatted up in the lavatories of ║ │
│║ what heÆd failed to recognise as a gay bar, and ║ │
│║ in full spandex regalia during a post-gig ║ │
│║ celebration, Mills dispensed with the facial ║ │
│║ embellishments. ôI was so n∩ave,ö he now laughs. ║ │
│║ ôAll those guys wearing big medallions, dancing ║ │
│║ with one another. IÆve never run down a flight ║ │
│║ of stairs to fast in my life. The make-up had to ║ │
│║ go.ö ║ │
│║ Meanwhile, BadrickÆs love of kung fu resulted in ║ │
│║ too many broken fingers and thumbs, so ex- ║ │
│║ Trouble man Roy Davis succeeded him by the time ║ │
│║ Shy moved to RCA Records for their next album, ║ │
│║ recorded with Tony Platt. Impressed by his ║ │
│║ credentials with Foreigner and AC/DC û Platt was ║ │
│║ Mutt LangeÆs favoured choice of engineer û Tony ║ │
│║ came to Shy having completed Uriah HeepÆs ║ │
│║ Equator album. ║ │
│║ ôHe brought in John Sinclair and Pete Goalby for ║ │
│║ the backing vocals,ö recalls Mills, ôwhich made ║ │
│║ it a very operatic record.ö Expands Davis: ôWe ║ │
│║ bowed down to Tony Platt, to the point where we ║ │
│║ didnÆt even attend the final mix. Listening to ║ │
│║ it now, there are things IÆd change, but we left ║ │
│║ everything in the hands of Tony Platt and RCA. ║ │
│║ We thought the label knew best.ö ║ │
│║ That theory didnÆt always hold water. A single, ║ │
│║ æHold On (To Your Love)Æ, preceded the albumÆs ║ │
│║ release but its ambitions were thwarted when ║ │
│║ Gallup, the chart compilers, objected to a ║ │
│║ shrink-wrapped T-shirt that accompanied early ║ │
│║ quantities. ôThat really hurt us,ö rues Mills. ║ │
│║ So did the labelÆs insistence in recording Cliff ║ │
│║ RichardÆs æDevil WomanÆ. ║ │
│║ ShyÆs major label debut, Brave The Storm drew ║ │
│║ further praise from Kerrang! in 1985. This time ║ │
│║ Paul Suter enthused over MillsÆ ôunflaggingly ║ │
│║ excellentö vocals, comparing him to ║ │
│║ Queensr cheÆs Geoff Tate, McKennaÆs ôadmirableö ║ │
│║ keyboard work also singled out for attention. ║ │
│║ There would be an 18-month wait for the bandÆs ║ │
│║ all-important third album, the interim being ║ │
│║ filled with roadwork û having already gigged ║ │
│║ with UFO, Magnum and Twisted Sister, they added ║ │
│║ Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf, Gary Moore and the Hunter- ║ │
│║ Ronson band to the list. ôDonÆt forget Manowar, ║ │
│║ although we were chucked off that tour,ö ║ │
│║ chuckles Mills at the memory. ôIt was at a gig ║ │
│║ in front of 6,000 fans in an Italian cycle ║ │
│║ stadium and we were going down really well, so ║ │
│║ they actually unplugged us mid-set. We were ║ │
│║ later given æincompatibilityÆ as a reason.ö ║ │
│║ During an intensive period of album preparation, ║ │
│║ RCA proposed the band should relocate to Los ║ │
│║ Angeles and soak up the Californian hard rock ║ │
│║ radio vibe. Nobody argued. They wrote the song ║ │
│║ æBreak Down The WallsÆ with Dokken frontman Don ║ │
│║ Dokken and fine-tuned a set of quite ║ │
│║ extraordinary songs, also pulling in the Michael ║ │
│║ Bolton/Duane Hitchings-penned song æEmergencyÆ ║ │
│║ that began the album. This time they enlisted ║ │
│║ Dokken/Queensr che/FM producer Neil Kernon for ║ │
│║ the sessions, which took place in Holland. ║ │
│║ Released in the spring of 1987, Excess All Areas ║ │
│║ was easily the bandÆs best work till that point ║ │
│║ and remains ShyÆs most consistent album. The ║ │
│║ fans propelled it into BritainÆs Top 75, the ║ │
│║ eraÆs rock press nodding their approval. Newly ║ │
│║ launched in the UK, Metal Hammer embraced the ║ │
│║ cause. ôIn Steve Harris, Britain has found a ║ │
│║ guitarist who just might give Bon JoviÆs Richie ║ │
│║ Sambora a run for his money,ö they purred. ôThe ║ │
│║ energy level barely drops and even their ballads ║ │
│║ display a controlled urgency that wraps its arms ║ │
│║ around you and wonÆt let go.ö ║ │
│║ ôThis album is the business,ö a buoyant Mills ║ │
│║ informed Kerrang!Æs Derek Oliver. ôSome groups ║ │
│║ come back with the same old stuff, just a lick ║ │
│║ of paint added. Every time we do an LP, I like ║ │
│║ the idea of closing one door and kicking down ║ │
│║ the next.ö ║ │
│║ With Bon Jovi and Europe making rock fashionable ║ │
│║ again, ShyÆs timing seemed perfect. Alas, the ║ │
│║ window of opportunity passed before the band or ║ │
│║ any of their British rivals could capitalise. ║ │
│║ Why? Well, for starters ShyÆs effervescent ║ │
│║ confidence was sometimes mistaken for arrogance. ║ │
│║ ôWe were the biggest pissheads on the planet, ║ │
│║ but our humour was misunderstood,ö theorizes ║ │
│║ Davis now. ôWeÆd had too much too young, and we ║ │
│║ blew it with the following album,ö Mills adds. ║ │
│║ Said opus, Misspent Youth, surfaced via new ║ │
│║ label MCA. ôRCA wanted to prove they could break ║ │
│║ a rock act û all they proved was that they ║ │
│║ couldnÆt,ö Mills told me circa the albumÆs ║ │
│║ release in early 1989. ║ │
│║ MCA also chose to despatch Shy to America, where ║ │
│║ they fell out badly with Roy Thomas Baker during ║ │
│║ pre-production. Consequently, the former ║ │
│║ Queen/Foreigner/The Cars collaborator barely ║ │
│║ broke sweat on their behalf. The result, sighs ║ │
│║ Davis, was ôa pile of shiteö. Returning home, ║ │
│║ Shy had to defend a record they didnÆt believe ║ │
│║ in to an already hostile press. There were ║ │
│║ British appearances with the Hunter-Ronson Band, ║ │
│║ and even Stateside excursions with Badlands, ║ │
│║ Enuff ZÆNuff and the Sleeze Beez. ║ │
│║ Shortly afterwards, unhappy with the new ║ │
│║ material and at loggerheads with Alan Kelly, ║ │
│║ Mills quit. Former XS/After Hours singer John ║ │
│║ Francis arrived, but although the music was ║ │
│║ great (check out the demo track æWhat Love Can ║ │
│║ make You DoÆ) personnel grievances continued. ║ │
│║ Enter John Ward, an old band-mate of Davis whoÆd ║ │
│║ sung with Slash and Madam X (prior to the ║ │
│║ arrival of Sebastian Bach). Relocating back to ║ │
│║ Birmingham from California seemed a strange ║ │
│║ move, but thatÆs exactly what æWardiÆ did in ║ │
│║ 1993. ║ │
│║ Having briefly adopted the name of Krazy Krazy, ║ │
│║ the revised unit wisely reverted to Shy for the ║ │
│║ following yearÆs Welcome To The Madhouse album. ║ │
│║ Overseen again by Kernon, its raucousness ║ │
│║ offered a change of style yet mostly hit the ║ │
│║ spot. With the grunge revolution on the horizon, ║ │
│║ Kerrang! felt obliged to apologise for its four ║ │
│║ out of five review. Indeed, while writer Steve ║ │
│║ Beebee hailed àMadhouse as ôtheir best record to ║ │
│║ dateö, a disclaimer of ôShy are supposed to be ║ │
│║ shite, remember?ö was also offered. ║ │
│║ Time ticked slowly by, the world turned on its ║ │
│║ axis, and fads came and went. Then in 2000, ║ │
│║ Mills agreed to try again (on the condition that ║ │
│║ Alan Kelly exited), an aptly titled comeback ║ │
│║ album Unfinished Business causing Classic Rock ║ │
│║ to remark: ôShy have no business sounding this ║ │
│║ good.ö The UKÆs Fireworks magazine went still ║ │
│║ further, casting the current Sunset And Vine ║ │
│║ album û released via MTM Music in February û as ║ │
│║ the missing link between Brave The Storm and ║ │
│║ Excess All Areas. ôThis album raises the banner ║ │
│║ for the UK melodic rock scene once more,ö purred ║ │
│║ scribe Dave Crockett. ║ │
│║ Now a settled six-piece entity completed by ║ │
│║ guitarist Ian Richardson, keyboard player Joe ║ │
│║ Basketts and drummer Bob Richards, Shy have ║ │
│║ never sounded better nor been too much happier. ║ │
│║ A spot at this yearÆs Firefest Festival ║ │
│║ alongside House Of Lords, Harem Scarem, Danger ║ │
│║ Danger and more on November 26 should only add ║ │
│║ to their momentum. ║ │
│║ ôWeÆve given up waiting for the Ferraris to be ║ │
│║ delivered,ö winks Roy Davis, ôbut weÆre ║ │
│║ definitely looking to stay in the game.ö ║ │
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│ 01 - Deep Water [04:33] │
│ 02 - Take It All The Way [04:52] │
│ 03 - Give Me A Chance [03:56] │
│ 04 - Think Of Me [04:11] │
│ 05 - Tonight [03:10] │
│ 06 - Chained By Desire [04:11] │
│ 07 - Reflections [05:12] │
│ 08 - Once Bitten, Twice Shy [03:48] │
│ 09 - All On You (Bonus Track) [04:38] │
│ 10 - Throwing It All Away (Bonus Track) [03:16] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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