Discoverd by Bill Aucoin, manager of KISS. They called themselves the other band from Boston. The members od the band John Fannon, Jimmy Waldom Gary Shea and Hirsch Gardner, they came from the area around Boston.
New England album, it's probably not the most representative work of the band. The person to point the finger of circumstance at is producer Todd Rundgren, who helped the band whip "Walking Wild" together in less than a month. He stripped a lot of the layered production of the first two albums away and turned the album into a leaner and tougher record.
There are moments when Todd's hand weighs in very heavy, making New England sound like a fantastic Utopia cover band. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the album's first single, a goofy hook feast called "DDT." Short for "Dirty Dream Tonight," it steams away with a barreling piano, thick harmony and an insta-catchy chorus. This really should have been the band's breakout single, but maybe it was a little too risque for the moment.
The sound New England is better known for shines through in the lush ballad "Love's Up In The Air" and the progressive synths of "Get It Up." The rockers (the title cut and "She's Gonna Tear You Apart") are the kind of arena rock you'd probably peg right-off as 80's music. There's also a great rock-rebel lyric line in the opening track that states "he looks good, he feels good, he's fashionably mad." When I asked John Fannon what that meant, he replied that "it feels good to be a little crazy sometimes. It's hip to be a little mad." "Walking Wild" was New England's last big crazy swipe at the brass ring, and they went for it with all guns blazing.
Track listing
01. Walking Wild - 3:29
02. Holdin' Out On Me - 2:34
03. Don't Ever Let Me Go - 3:41
04. Love's Up In The Air - 3:53
05. DDT - 3:01
06. Get It Up - 4:38
07. L-5 - 3:48
08. She's Gonna Tear You Apart - 3:34
09. Elevator - 2:47
10. You're There - 3:43
Release: 1981
Label: Elektra
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Length: 35:29
Producer: Todd Rundgren
Personnel
John Fannon - gitaar, zang
Jimmy Waldo - keyboards, zang
Hirsh Gardner - slagwerk, zang
Gary Shea - basgitaar
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