As requested, here’s the not easy to find CD “Crashin’ Hollywood”, by American melodic rockers NETWORK. This was one of the first AOR Heaven Records releases, whom rescued this little gem from oblivion.
“Crashin’ Hollywood” was recorded in 1989, and Network surely would have made an impact on MTV and in the pages of Circus Magazine had the CD been released at the time by Columbia Records as previously planned had contractual negotiations not bogged down!
Network had it all to make it big: great songwriting, class musicianship, the proper looks, and an incredible lead singer in Larry Baud – who in 1993 will record with David Rosenthal the awesome RED DAWN classic album ‘Never Say Surrender’. There was talent in this band – bassist Mark Evans later joined Heaven’s Edge as lead singer.
This is pure late ’80s American Melodic Rock with fantastic melodies, great harmonies, catchy choruses, with some edgy guitars on some tracks and an overall pumping AOR feel. A must for any fan of the genre.
As the record deal never resolved, NETWORK managed to release ”Crashin’ Hollywood” in 1990 only on limited cassette format, including an extra song oddly not included into this CD remastered release. always give you more, and we added as extra that song for all collectors and Melodic Rock / AOR fans out there.
HIGHLY Recommended
01 – Break Away
02 – Love’s Gonna Get Ya
03 – Shine On
04 – Breakin’ My Heart
05 – Rock Me
06 – Tell Me Why
07 – Love Won’t Wait
08 – Suzanne
09 – Chance Of A Lifetime
10 – Crashin’ Hollywood
11 – Christina
12 – No Place Like Home
Extra:
13 – Bad Bad Girl [original 1990 cassette only]
Lead and Backing Vocals – Larry Baud
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Mark Eskey
Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Greg Cellini
Bass, Backing Vocals – Mark Evans, Kent Warner
Drums – Jim Drnec
NETWORK – Crashin’ Hollywood ’89 [AOR Heaven remaster] + bonus
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