Fame ii

THE HARD rock highway is littered with those who could/should have made it if only Lady Luck had been smiling in their direction; none more so than Orange County four-piece Storm, who first whipped up the proverbial gale in 1979 with a self-titled album for MCA that fell unceremoniously by the wayside while others shot to fame & fortune. Down but not out, the band retrenched and reshuffled their line-up (still helmed by Jeanette Chase & Lear Stevens), making way for a second assault some four years down the line. This time, the label was different (Capitol) and the music even more confident in execution and strident in style – moving from quirky pop rock origins through to a bigger, beefier sound fusing a love of Queen and the Sweet with out‘n’out hard-hitters like Led Zeppelin & Van Halen. ‘Storm II’, originally released in 1983, although failing to propel the band to worldwide success, earned impressive critical appraisal amongst the hard rock cognoscenti (it was hailed by Kerrang! as an overlooked work of brilliance), becoming a collector’s favourite and a yardstick by which many a similar work has been measured. 24-bit remastering from original source tapes, huge story of Storm liner notes, tons of additional photos & memorabilia spread out over a 16 page full colour booklet and six previously unreleased bonus tracks! Track listing: 'Settle Down', 'Runnin' From You', 'Come Home', 'Hand In Hand', 'Anything For Your Love', 'Play With Me', 'Pez', 'Take Me Away', ' So Long'. Bonus tracks: 'Play With Me' (demo), 'Anytime' (non LP demo), 'If It's True' (non LP demo), 'Dangerous' (non LP demo), 'So Long' (demo), 'Pez SS' (demo). The booklet front cover plane is an F-111 bomber.