Ranking the Studio Albums: City Boy

Join Pete Pardo as he ranks the catalog of eclectic British art rockers City Boy. #cityboy
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[@djgerman5705]

What City Boy is best at is telling stories. They manage to pack evening-filling movies into five-minute-long songs. The greatest story ever told.

[@davidbennett3098]

Love Love Love City Boy, very underrated band. So many levels to them. I was a huge fan in the 70's and still listen to them now. Such a shame that they never really broke through but I guess they were so quirky and diverse that they were very hard to categories. But I just got what they were doing right from the start. Sunset Boulevard, that song get's me every time.

[@davidedwardphotographyandv3710]

The most underrated band of all time!! The violin!!

[@briancase2607]

Been a huge fan of City Boy since their first release. Very underrated. Favorite is The Day the Earth Caught Fire. If you're a fan they have a great FB page with great insight from Steve & Chris. Thanks so much Pete for showcasing City Boy 👊🏻

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for ranking the studio albums of City Boy.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@joelutz4348]

I only just discovered this band, and I am BLOWN AWAY. It's like Queen meets Styx, and I am ALL ABOUT IT.

[@urbangustafsson8067]

Yes agree, they were a Great band.

[@StefanToresson]

Yes. Do not forget to throw in a bit of 10cc into that mix as well. :D

[@jimsteele4017]

Sprinkle in some ELO and Dire Straits

[@RAPTRx-xm7zb]

I hear a lot of Be-Bop Deluxe and Supertramp as well.

[@daveowens9849]

Finally, someone else knows CITY BOY! lol.

[@svogender]

Yeah.....One of my all time favorite bands...!! 👍😃 And to chose between their albums is absolutely impossible..!! At least to me..!!

[@emorysaint7116]

i realize it is kind of randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to stream new movies online ?

[@luccasutton444]

@Emory Saint Lately I have been using Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)

[@rayzander5562]

@Emory Saint I use flixzone. You can find it on google =)

[@kellyanrig1220]

My favorite is and always has been Book Early. I fell in love with this album the first time I heard it back in 1978!

[@paulsimister944]

Great to see so much love for City Boy. I have all seven of their albums. The one i love most is the self titled debut. I just have seen it very cheap because I bought it when I'd never heard anything by the band. I was bowled over by how good it was and got Dinner at The Ritz when it was released. I felt they drifted from art rock to a more commercial sound as they chased success and left them, only to return in the CD era. The album I like least is It's Personal. That's the only one that I was disappointed when I played it. Thanks for telling everyone about the band, they definitely should have had more success.

[@alandunst5521]

So glad I found this! Love that you gave this great band some exposure. I've got 'em all and wholeheartedly agree that they're all worth having. One thing I think you gave a little short shrift to is Roy Ward's vocals. He brought a whole new dimension when he joined the band, and he was a helluva drummer as well. One of the great tragedies is that he did not go on to have the kind of success Mike Slamer did after the band called it quits.

[@louderthanlife]

One of the most underappreciated art rock bands ever. Seriously clever band. I absolutely love them! to pieces! 01) Young Men Gone West 02) Book Early 03) City Boy 04) It's Personal 05) Dinner At The Ritz 06) Heads Are Rolling 07) The Day The Earth Caught Fire

[@johnappleton8133]

7. Heads Are Rolling 6. Young Men Gone West 5. Its Personal 4. Book Early 3. City Boy 2. Dinner At The Ritz 1. The Day The Earth Caught Fire The first 3 albums on my list are all masterpieces of Prog Art Pop Rock while the 3 after are really good art hard rock pop blend and the last 1 is just ok.

[@ledzep9501]

Mike Slamer is a really unique and unfortunately a really underappreciated Joe Satriani/Vai/Lukather etc guitar level player, years before all these tremendous guys... His tone is and still is incredible. Check the Seventh Key albums, Slamer - Nowhere Land, Devil's Hand, the Streets albums and Steve Walsh's - Glossolalia solo album were he is out of control...

[@honved1]

The guitar solo on "sunday bloody sunday" is insane

[@nazaholicable]

I absolutely love it when you rank the albums of bands I adore. I commend you on the thought and effort you have put into this City Boy programme. It was a joy to watch and listen to. In pafticular, Young men gone West does it for me, a gorgeous, varied album from the humour of 'the honeymooners' to the bite of 'bad for business' to the endearing 'millionaire.' Anyway, I gotta run. I need a new car. I ate the last one.

[@christopherdavies3079]

What a pleasant surprise to see this very under rated band reviewed . Let’s not forget that Robert Mutt Lange produced one of his earliest productions with this band . Thanks Pete for doing this band justice ! 👍

[@WarpedRecord]

I am so grateful for this channel. If there was any doubt about which is my favorite KZbin station (and there wasn’t) this episode would erase them. City Boy is one of those bands I never heard on the radio growing up, but I liked the album covers in the ads in Circus magazine, and I gave them a chance. Great move! This band was all over the map musically, with soaring harmonies, killer hooks and unforgettable songwriting. I would also pick “Book Early” as my favorite, but all their albums are worthwhile, even though the later ones weren’t as focused. Thanks you, Mr. Pardo, for another great show on a largely forgotten band that still matters to me.

[@johnw706]

For me , Sunset Boulevard is the jewel of their catalogue. A fantastic song .

[@mrbill1390]

This is also one of my favorites. I think you would also like 'Superstar' from the Slamer album: similar theme and style

[@johnw706]

@@mrbill1390 Thanks ! I will check it out .

[@pud3660]

I had 5705 on single when i was a kid , great song.

[@sgillman16]

Seeing all these comments makes me very happy. There are times where it feels like I'm the only major fan of them. So glad that is not that case !

[@rebbeshort]

You are definitely not the only major fan of CB, but you are very helpful to all those fans by posting CB material like you do. So, thanks for that.

[@63mckenzie]

Loved Dinner at the Ritz when it came out and still playing it today. Reminded me of Be-Bop Deluxe.

[@michaelmarino3013]

Around the time of sparks and be bop.

[@jerryattwooll4864]

Yeah, Be Bop Deluxe would be a comparison I would make too.

[@rebbeshort]

@@michaelmarino3013 Kimono My House

[@ogam5]

@@rebbeshort: BAM.

[@tvepv6141]

Big fan of City Boy right from the start in the mid 70's. Later on got to be friends with Chris Dunn, their bass player. Cool cat! Some obscure trivia...the only band for which 'Mutt' Lange produced five albums. My rankings disagree with yours a bit, but that's how it goes... 1) The Day The Earth Caught Fire (Roy Ward vocals on this record are amazing) 2) City Boy (great debut) 3) Dinner At The Ritz (first thing I heard by them...was instantly hooked) 4) Book Early ("Cigarettes" alone is worth the purchase of this album) 5) Young Men Gone West (saw them on this tour at the Civic Theater in Akron, OH. Great venue back in the day...and a great performance) 6) It's Personal (has some flashes of their 70's stuff, but didn't quite grab me) 7) Heads Are Rolling (after The Day The Earth Caught Fire, this one was rather disappointing)

[@abe3802]

Yes! Love this band. 1: The Day the Earth... 2: Dinner at the Ritz 3: Heads are Rolling 4: Young Men Gone West 5: Book Early 6: The debut 7: It's Personal

[@SwanShadow]

Thanks a ton for this one, Pete! I had totally forgotten about City Boy. I'm going to spend some time today listening to their tunes here on KZbin -- both the handful I used to know and probably a bunch that will be new to me. As much as I love your videos on bands I love (Steely Dan, Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, and tons more), I really enjoy these that help me discover -- or in this case, rediscover -- music I'd not be listening to otherwise. Keep up the great mix!

[@williamweiss6128]

Oh, man! Love City Boy. Have 6 of theirs. Slamer, baby. Steelhouse lane.

[@jeremydicker6613]

Well done pete !!! Think i asked for this a while back..i was working for Phonogram UK when 5705 came out and haved loved them ever since..you really do listen to your viewers..bravo.

[@johneargle6004]

The way I deal with their use of many genres is by placing these guys into the Pomp category which blends Pop, AOR, Prog, Hard Rock, and Art Rock into one category. City Boy may just be the kings of Pomp Rock!

[@ayeatropoulos1]

01. Dinner At The Ritz 02. City Boy 03. Young Men Gone West 04. The Day The Earth Caught Fire 05. Book Early 06. Heads Are Rolling 07. It's Personal

[@gurgisjones1120]

I like your rating. Very close to mine. Putting the emphasis on the first four albums over the later ones.

[@rebbeshort]

@@gurgisjones1120 I've put in a lot of City Boy time, and I would pretty much agree with this list, although I might switch positions with Young Men Gone West and Dinner at the Ritz.

[@martinkulkarni3569]

One of the most underrated bands ever! Got all their stuff on all media!

[@Jimbaud1]

Just belatedly discovered these guys a few months ago and the more I listen to them the more I like them! I've heard all seven of their albums now, and they are ALL pretty solid to flatout great! Here's my current ranking of them: 1. Young Men Gone West (awesome album cover! besides being great, start to finish) 2. City Boy ("Deadly Delicious" is magnificent!) 3. Book Early ("What a Night" deserved to follow "5.7.0.5" into the Top 40) 4. The Day the Earth Caught Fire ("New York Times" coulda, shoulda been a hit) 5. It's Personal (agreed, Pete, "No Ordinary Life" is outstanding!) 6. Dinner at the Ritz 7. Heads Are Rolling

[@danielwheelwright408]

This made my day!!! Seeing City Boy among your album rankings was a surprise... I thought they were far off the radar of conversation. One friend found CB in a used record store in the SF area, shared with me in 1979... BE, DATR, then TDTECF! Amazing, to this day one of my favorite bands. Powerful guitar and drums throughout,,, and those vocals!! Thank you for getting their name back out there!

[@urbangustafsson8067]

City Boy did deliver some excellent records in fact, for which The day the earth caught fire and Book Early are on my top list.

[@Jimbaud1]

What a timely video, Pete! I JUST belatedly discovered these guys a couple of months ago and literally just purchased my first two City Boy albums this past week, both on vinyl! They were "Young Men Gone West" (my personal favorite, and, man, what a fantastic album cover too!) and "Book Early" (for only 5 bucks at a used book store). :-)

[@martinkulkarni3569]

My appreciation of your taste in music has just gone up a notch Pete! Love this band. Have every album, CD and cassette! Love Heads Are Rolling. Surprised to see it at #6!

[@keefercfer]

Thank you for talking about this band. I've been a fan since 1978 after hearing a clip from an LP on Chicago radio. 5.7.0.5 off of Book Early was being advertised and without hearing anything more than just the brief snippet, I ordered the album and then got everything before and after. So very underrated. Slamer is an amazing player and people don't know that they may have heard him play as he was a hired gun used by some bands. Thanks again!

[@claxton1959]

Never heard of them...i will add it to the now..one band more list of bands you keep enlightining me with.....and here i thought i knew music...keep on heeping on Pete.🎸🎵

[@toddstevens13]

Thanks so much Pete, had forgotten about them, have to dig through the mess, and see where their albums went. Cheers.

[@mikekloepfer7424]

This band is a real gem. :) I had to stop the video to go listen to several, starting with Heads Are Rolling... and a few others. Geez, I don't think I've paused a video so many times in a looooong time. ;) Wow, I had not quite realized how big an influence City Boy was on the Mark III lineup of my original band (early-mid 80s). The lead singer/songwriter introduced me to City Boy and was a huge fan of the band. I hear a lot of the influence in retrospect. :D Thanks for the flashback, Pete!

[@stevenwalle4380]

I enjoyed this review Pete. Keep up the good work brother.

[@bobmiller7957]

Hi Pete, love your videos! I just shared your video on the City Boy page. Chris Dunn and Steve (Broughton) Lunt are on there. Lol died but his son Ben is on there as well, as are relatives of other band members. Steve is a great guy!

[@reclaimerReclaimer]

Yes, Mason sadly passed away less than a year ago. R.I.P. The album he made with The Maisonettes in '82 was a really excellent pop album, they scored a big hit with the single Heartache Avenue, I still have that old 45...

[@mtxmind]

I was drawing a blank on this band until you mentioned "5-7-0-5",& then it all came back to me!1 Now I'm gonna have to refresh my memory,'cause I'm sure there's a lot more of their stuff that I heard back in the day that I've forgotten about!!

[@garfinn4555]

Really been looking forward to this one,absolutely love this band. 1. The Day The Earth Caught Fire (this is perfection for me) 2. Heads Are Rolling 3. Dinner At The Ritz 4. Book Early 5. Young Men Gone West 6. City Boy 7. It's Personal (this one did not age as well for me, would've been higher when it came out) Pete, don't remember you doing anything on Badfinger (will go check to see if you did and I missed it) but Top 10 or Ranking would be fun. Cheers.

[@SteveEvans87]

Excellent stuff. Pushes all the buttons for me.

[@matthewfeduzi4751]

Great job once again Pete.

[@musicminded]

Thanks for doing this show on City Boy. You do have great insights on the stuff you are reviewing. Have all the City Boy catalogue on vinyl and various CD formations and have been a fan since the second album. Really cool that you mentioned the link with Max Webster which I think is very appropriate as they are one of my fave bands as well and I always thought they were transatlantic musical cousins. And two absolute genius guitar players with Mike Slamer and Kim Mitchell in their ranks. Definitely would pick one of their albums to be dessert island stuff if prompted. In my list Heads are Rolling would be more to the top of the list. But as you said, it could differ from day to day. Keep up the good work!

[@ogam5]

Made this observation elsewhere: puts a SMILE on my face that Kim composed the GREATEST Tubes / Fey Weybill song THEY never performed, "Go For Soda".....just an INCREDIBLY-soulful chorus, plaintive playing.....

[@perrylewis375]

I really appreciate you breaking down these albums for such an under appreciated band

[@keithoday9896]

Thank you Pete, have little knowledge of City Boy other than Dinner at the Ritz and Mike Slamers great guitar playing on both Streets albums and his solo album Nowhere Land which i own all 3 of and are great. Will purchase per your recommendation. Thanks.😎

[@mikaelforss5725]

City Boy is great.

[@mortenaastad796]

Thank you for dwelving into City Boy. A band I find notoriously little information about. Today I received two of their vinyl albums, finally completing my collection. I am contemplating making a video celebrating this but again, my knowledge is fairly thin on the ground. I have a feeling they were fairly «big» in my native Norway. A lot of their albums on discogs have been manufactured in Norway. Their last album, all vinyl copies on discogs seem to be Norwegian prints! I got my first City Boy album in 1979, the Day the Earth Caught Fire. I was 7 and inrolled in Scandinavian Record Club. I would stare at that album cover for long times, it was so cool and sinister! Only took 44 years to complete the collection! Cheers again for the video, kind regards Morten

[@stephenscicluna5216]

'Haymaking Time' from their debut album is a masterpiece

[@shyshift]

Classic Rock FM never plays this band. Amazing how that happens.

[@IraSiegel]

Wow, going deep. Love it! My babysitter brought their ‘78 release over way back in the same year.

[@paulrickman7549]

Met them at a tiny concert in a bar in Baltimore in 1978. My favorite band ever. Label them what you will but 1975 they were not freaking disco and they went well with a 4 speed Camaro.

[@fifthelementisHstring]

The Day The Earth Caught Fire is an album on my 50 best album list. I love those first four songs. And I dare any guitarist to play the solo on Interrupted Melody! That is one of my favorite rock guitar solos.

[@donaldellis8952]

Mike Slamer so underrated what a great guitarist. Saw them on the Book Early your. Just to watch him shred on Dean Jane I’m Nervous is mind blowing.

[@wolfsramnc]

That guy's a monster.

[@captainbeyond7469]

Very cool underrated band. Saw them open for Be Bop Deluxe back in the 70’s. They were great. Thanks for bringing them out of obscurity for everyone’s rediscovery.

[@DunerecordsGent]

Producer Tim Friese- Greene was a producer for Praying Mantis "time tells no lies ' and if my memory serves me well engineering one of my all time favorite albums; the debut of the mighty "Touch" in 1980, a band from New York featuring the amazing keyboard player Mark Mangold who later on was part of Drive She Said , among other projects....Later on Mr Friese -Greene played a very import role in Talk Talk's career.. he is also a keyboard player...and from time to time active as a solo artist..

[@ogam5]

Haven't checked but, wonder if he was responsible for the WONDER that is "Life's What You Make It"s sound.....

[@foobman]

Overall I like 'Dinner at the Ritz' the best, but my favourite song is on 'The day the Earth Caught Fire'. 'Machines' is such an amazing tune.

[@catdeli]

A great concert I saw, Albany, NY was 10/19/77; headliner Be Bop Deluxe, Nektar with full tripout lightshow, in the middle and opener City Boy. Young Men Gone West was the new album. I bought it 2 weeks after the show, loved it. Dear Jean was a fave song. Earth Caught Fire really reeled me in, played it a ton. My #1. 2 Young Men 3 Dinner

[@scottray1265]

Love love this band....bought everything on day of release......ranked 1) City Boy 2) Dinner at the Ritz 3) Day Earth Caught Fire 4) Young Men Gone West 5) Book Early......the last two were miles below these in my opinion....

[@davidoran123]

Amazing vocal band, Slamer on guitar is amazing. All their albums are worth a listen. Very clever lyrics, too. Really wish they would have been more commercial, they really deserved it. More people should know about them.

[@matsedberg]

One of the best bands ever!

[@jcarter3562]

It's all subjective of course but I'm surprised you ranked Heads Are Rolling at the bottom! This is my favourite album of theirs and I have them all! It is the best recorded also and probably the most consistent in its quality of songs from beginning to end. Need a little loving is phenomenonal, its fantastically rhythmic, full of energy and with some great Mike Slammer guitar playing. City Boy were a superb group and I spent most of my teenage years during the 70s listening to them. I still listen to them regularly even now in 2021. Thanks for your video, most enjoyable, your description of the band and their music was spot on!

[@bailey___zm]

Oh hot damn! Never expected this!!!

[@peterwinstonaldredge6927]

I'm thrilled to find someone else who even knows this band. When I was in high school, an underclassman introduced me to City Boy. I had a blank cassette and recorded only one side of the album 'The Day the Earth Caught Fire'. The other side of the cassette had another band. Great band!

[@DamnableReverend]

I confess: I never even heard of this band before they got talked about on one of the episodes here with martin. Now I see there's also a ranking of their albums to check out. Listening to the Day the Earth Caught Fire now and this is AWESOME. Thanks pete and Sea of Tranquility.

[@RAPTRx-xm7zb]

Same here.

[@RickMad007]

Love it, was starting to think I was the only person that remembered these guys. Love their music, been listening to it a lot lately. They were part of my high school soundtrack. Good times.

[@lfbl7166]

Great band! My favourites are Dinner at the Ritz and Young Men Gone West

[@ayeatropoulos1]

Typically we're both from the same mold. Only exception so far is City Boy. I'm a huge fan, but our ranking are all out of whack; but as you said, we all hear them differently. Curious about the order in which you were exposed to them to see if that had some impact on your rankings. However, thrilled that you even included them. I've long considered them one of the most underrated bands. Very witty, catchy, fun stuff!!! Thanks so much for including them!!

[@jamestejada3673]

Covering some City Boy.Thanks Pete.

[@donaldellis8952]

Love City awesome band my favorite from Fist to worst. The Day The Earth Caught Fire City Bot Self Titled Dinner At The Ritz Book Early Young Man Gone West Heads Are Rolling It’s Unusual Mike Slamer can shred on guitar

[@johnmacallar5777]

Remember seeing them open for Prism during The Day The Earth Caught Fire tour....great concert and baught the album. I have 3 of there albums and will have to check the others out....remember them being compared to Queen....thanks Pete!

[@wolfsramnc]

Love to see him do Prism too.

[@sealsfan]

Pete, another British band from the same era you should do is Charlie!

[@rebbeshort]

Pete, listen to this person. Charlie is a fantastic band, not far off City Boy style. (They got style...)

[@ogam5]

.....is it.....INEVITABLE he will?

[@resistor27]

I remember seeing City Boy albums years ago but i got the vibe they'd be like what we now call "yacht rock", never knew they were art/proggy, but that's why i watch-to learn! Haven't looked on the ranking the albums page but have you done Legs Diamond?

[@jandegard2880]

One of my favourite bands! Though most of the songs on It's Personal are sung by Roy Ward (the drummer) except the title track, La Guerra de Mondo and Who Killed Delores. Thanks for ranking this underrated, but GREAT band, Pete!

[@bruceashmore746]

It's obvious to anyone who is a fan of the band, but the album does not give him credit for vocals for some reason.

[@jake6887]

The drummer Roy Ward was the singer in 'Tight Fit'. Their version of 'The Lion Sleeps' tonight sold millions of copies. I always saw 'Heads are Rolling' as one of the best City Boy releases,together with 'The Day The Earth Caught Fire'

[@peteygemini60]

Dinner at the Ritz no.1 for me certainly their most heavy album - Mike Slamer is a genius.

[@leemark63]

You nailed this segment. Comparisons to Max dead on. Mutt work is fresh for the times! Mike Slammer with Streets is worth searching. Again...great vid!

[@Saltspicious]

A guy I know recommended them to me back in 2021 and I've been obsessed ever since. It just completely baffles me how good they are.

[@peteholloway1735]

Such an under rated band and largely known only for 5.7.0.5. How I wish I'd seen them in the 1970's! Personally my favourite three albums in order are: Dinner at the Ritz, Young Men Gone West and Book Early.

[@dna0101]

Max Webster! How odd to hear you mention my home town band from Toronto. And true enough I guess there are similarities. Good of you to notice. Now I know why I have all the albums from both bands. 🤔

[@peteygemini60]

One of my favourite bands

[@sgillman16]

I have the 2008 reissue of Young Men Gone West and the opening track on it is Bordello Night, and Dear Jean is second. And it's funny, the back cover has a typo and says "Dear John". Then there is "She Got Styles" instead of "She's Got Style"

[@tedwilliams491]

Awesome band that I was lucky enough to see live twice, and they were just as good as on record. I met Lol Mason, a few years after they split and just before The Maisonettes single came out, and he was a thoroughly nice bloke.

[@nonrevnosnibormetalbeerrev6251]

Never heard these guys till a couple of years ago but it is strange how they never broke through 🤔

[@paulwilcox9184]

July 31st 2020 will mark one year since Lol Mason died. He wrote for various artists from Sam Fox to Sarah Brightman. He also collaborated on the soundtrack for the Oliver Stone movie "Every Given Sunday" and later worked on comedy scripts. Much missed.

[@guilhermegoncalves7035]

Great video! Hey Pete, Which app do you uso to record when you have guests? Thanx!

[@Rollusify]

Oh yes more interviews.Congrats your Channel is getting better and better and more popular.Maybe you cold do something with Rick Beato.Another great Channel but more based to the musical and Production insight.

[@Jehoshful]

So nice hearing someone illuminate how good this band was. My favorite albums are the first 2; They were so eclectic sounding. Out of all the bands they share a "sound" with, the one I don't hear about, is a (rocked -up) Supertramp . Great band !

[@hellochicago2]

Apart from somebody ironically wearing a City Boy teeshirt in a 2004 episode of Vic & Bob's Catterick, I hadn't heard of them since Top of the Pops in 1979. Catching Up Time!

[@stevesnvegas9040]

UNDERRATED band! I listen to them more than any band (other than Starz) from that era. Zero bad releases.

[@blundin4165]

Haha - i've always been a fan of City Boy but didn't realise that I had 6 out of 7 albums (all on vinyl of course). Blimey - I must have been a fan! 😂

[@RAPTRx-xm7zb]

Such a cool hybrid of Prog/Glam/Arena/Hard/Pop Rock. Hadn’t heard of them until I heard Pete mention them on his channel a few times. My favorite is probably The Day the Earth Caught Fire, especially the title track, ‘Interrupted Melody’, and the epic ‘Ambition’.

[@danbretherton]

Thanks Pete.

[@jonathancilley9450]

Totally agree on Book Early...That album blows my mind!

[@Poseiden2]

I enjoyed your run-down of your favourite records by CB. As you say, quirky as anything and yet accessible, and all the albums are strong, not really a bad one (I have 4 of the 7). I like how their sound changed from prog to ELO/Queen-like to New Wave-tinged by the end. With those big harmonies, clever lyrics and more hooks than a cloakroom it's a shame the Birmingham boys didn't get quite the big breaks they could have done!

[@user-ym1lx9bi6e]

Love City Boy since I first stumbled upon this vinyl in a small shop...... debut album is still the best in my opinion.

[@christopherdavies3079]

Pete .... Tim Friese Green is better known for working afterwards especially with Talk Talk on their classic albums and also Thomas Dolby .

[@davidwinthrop7077]

He also produced a great little album by Brian Kennedy called’The Great War Of Words’. Seen him playing as a support act to Suzanne Vega in 1990 and had to buy the album there and then.

[@christopherdavies3079]

@@davidwinthrop7077 Thanks David for that nugget of info on the Brian Kennedy album produced by Tim Friese Green . Apparently it was produced inbetween a couple of Talk Talk albums and has that influence on it . I see that you can pick that album up quite cheap on Amazon . I think I might be taking a chance on it . Lol

[@ledzeplover58]

Been seeing these in cut out bins since the 70s,only ever heard The Day The Earth Caught Fire. Definitely gonna check out the others. Couple suggestions for ranking-Crack The Sky and Good Rats.

[@Rabant777]

Definitely need a ranking of both Crack the Sky and Good Rats.

[@progcycle]

The Good Rats!! Tasty!

[@erik6554]

up in the eighities my favorite solo by Mike ever i bougt the SLMAER album 2006 from a liberety in usa kost 800 nkr. love it

[@BostonBobby1961]

I was listening to the young men gone west album when I was in high school in the late 70s. Great album.

[@peterichards3261]

Interesting band. There was a lot of 10cc in there also maybe Supertramp. My favourite track is State Secrets from Dinner At The Ritz. Clever lyrically and musically. Mike Slamer was a great guitarist