WRNO FM 100: The Rock Album 1981 LP

WRNO FM 100: The Rock Album LP 1981
Label:	Starstream	#:	BMC-80124	Country:	USA
Info:	Big Music America Contest compilation from New Orleans, LA radio station WRNO ("The Rock of New Orleans").

CONTENT

bold = exclusive track / normal = non-exclusive track / italic = non-metal

RENO RANGERS - We Are The Rock
Braindead southern rock which presumably was made specifically for this compilation[?].
ROULETTE - Without A Second Thought
Melodic hard rock with some great guitar work. Also released as a single the following year, unfortunately with a crappy ballad as the B-side. Drummer Rob Schulte continued on with the band TOPCATS who recorded a vastly inferior version.
24K - I Gotta Know
Rather poppy vocals but the guitar sounds just like NIGHTIME FLYER's "Out With A Vengeance". These guys were popular in the New Orleans scene, walking in the shadow of ZEBRA.
REUNION - Long Long Time
Pretty good for a pop country tune.
DAVIS - The Door
Soft rock.
FULL CONTACT - Sometimes In Life
Hippie rock.

BITTERSWEET - Can't Break The Spell
Female-fronted hard rock like HEART.
PERSIA - Hustling In Hollywood
Channeling LED ZEPPELIN and AEROSMITH into something significantly more metallic, but ultimately unsatisfying when compared to their track on the second WRNO compilation. Released as a single under the name ROYAL ORLEANS earlier in the same year.
DIAMOND - She's Got A Secret
Interesting, dark, but not that heavy hard rock/metal.
THE RAFFEYS - Fat Chance
Pop-punk.
SEXDOG - I'm In Love
Powerpop.
WRNO THEME - The Rock… Then And Now
Seven minutes of radio aircheck clips.

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