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The Outfield - Bangin' (1987)
 MP3 CBR 320 Kbps - 100 MB
Pop Rock / Power Pop | 42:58 minutes | Label: CBS Records / Cat. # 450609-2

The Outfield are an arena rock-influenced British pop rock/power pop power trio based in London, England. The Outfield are unusual for a British band in that they enjoyed commercial success in the U.S., but never reached the album or singles charts in their homeland. Bangin' is their second album, which yielded one Top 40 hit, "Since You've Been Gone". The Album also contained two other singles "No Surrender" and "Bangin' on My Heart" "No Surrender" became a minor hit receiving MTV airplay and radio airplay in select markets. "Bangin' on My Heart" did not fare too well but did reach top 40 on the mainstream rock charts. The "Bangin'" album has been certified gold and isn't too far from platinum status as of 2010.

“allmusic.com says:
Although Bangin'was not as huge as the Outfield's runaway debut, it's still another flawless piece of pop craft. This trio knows hooks and is never afraid to use them. Swirling in the center, as always, is the precise and economic guitar of John Spinkswhose sentimental songwriting becomes even more forlorn and desperate when passing though the pipes of sonorous singer Tony Lewis. Most songs are variations on the classic unrequited love theme, and thus avoid pretension like (gasp!) early Beatles. Plus, the impassioned vocal delivery over tight playing constantly pulls the listener inside the soaring songs. And in the end, the songs are all that matter. "Bangin' on My Heart," "No Surrender," "Moving Target," "Main Attraction," and "Since You've Been Gone" pack picture-perfect power punches. In fact, Bangin' maintains a consistent quality exclusive to only the upper echelon of rock. Mistakenly lost in the Police files, the Outfield are a true find, and Bangin' deserves any pop fan's attention.”


Tracks:

01. Somewhere In America
02. Bangin' On My Heart
03. No Surrender
04. Moving Target
05. Long Way Home
06. Playground
07. Alone With You
08. The Main Attraction
09. Better Than Nothing
10. Since You've Been Gone

- Tony Lewis - Vocals, bass
- John Spinks - Guitar, keyboards
- Alan Jackman - Drums