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ROAD FEVER
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A SONG ABOUT BEING 'ON THE ROAD'
melodic hard rock classic rock mainstream original rock political rock arena rock the road less traveled songs with a message avalanche hard rock band michael foster will there be tomorrow
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HARD ROCK BAND THAT BLENDS HEAVY BRITISH AND SOUTHERN ROCK styleS. TOUR DATES INCLUDE GIGS WITH AC/DC, DERRINGER, PAT TRAVERS BAND...AND WERE CONSIDERED AS
AVALANCHE is defined by Webster's as: "an unstoppable natural force"...and this all-original rock band certainly seems to fit that definition...overcoming the odds to produce some of the very best original hard rock anywhere! With an unorthodox strategy for success in 1978 (which included 18 months of intense rehearsals, their own record label, $75,000.00 worth of state-of-the-art stage gear, and a record on over a dozen New England radio stations for three months...all before ever playing a live gig) AVALANCHE's debut show was attended by over 3500 people..and the band was immediately playing to sold-out shows and standing room only crowds wherever they appeared. Within a month after their first gig, AVALANCHE was headlining in large club venues, and shortly after that, the band was opening tour dates and sharing concert stages on AC/DC's "Highway To Hell" tour, as well as with DERRINGER, and THE PAT TRAVERS BAND. They were also considered as a tour opener for TOTO's First U.S. Tour. A tight and well rehearsed rock-n-roll machine...this band did whatever was necessary to bring studio-quality hard rock to the live-concert stage...and they did it without the support of a major record label. Now recording again, with all the surviving members of the original lineup...here is the first new AVALANCHE music in over twenty years...as well as some of their old music too, (most of the recordings have never been available before). AVALANCHE continues to defy the odds with their staying power and persistence...and by remaining "unstoppable"...they are here NOW....for you to sample and enjoy! Click here for official Avalanche band website GOLDEN SUN RECORDS
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Rock Rock General
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Music: MARK EASTON and MICHAEL FOSTER
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COPYRIGHT 2005 by Crystal Magic Music (ASCAP)
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September 02, 2006
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MP3 5.5 MB 192 kbps 5:59
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"ROAD FEVER" Copyright 2005 by Crystal Magic Music (ASCAP) Produced and Mixed for GOLDEN SUN RECORDS by: Michael Foster. Music by: Mark Easton and Michael Foster. Lyrics by: Mark Easton Arranged by: Michael Foster and Mark Easton. Engineered and Recorded at ROUGH CUT STUDIO, Eastford, Conn. by Mark Easton...in June, 2005. Remixed at GOLDEN SUN STUDIO, North Palm Beach, Florida. Michael Foster: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Background Vocals Mark Easton: Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Lead Vocals Barry Easton: Drums Michael Corsini: Bass Special thanks to Tommy Guerra from "The Mambo Sons" for his Production assistance with this tune. "Road Fever" is a song that Mark Easton came up with long before there ever was an Avalanche band. We had been doing the song for a few years, before Avalanche ever came into being. When Avalanche decided to do the tune, I wrote the middle section...which was all-new...and Mark and I rearranged the older parts of the song for the new group... but the "soaring" guitar and bass runs throughout the song that I had written for Mark's original version were left unchanged. The funny thing is... Michael Corsini and I worked out those parts nearly thirty years ago...and now...Michael is now the "newest" addition to the Avalanche lineup...and is doing a great job of filling the huge shoes of the late, great Charles Calmese...and those "soaring" parts still "work" on this tune. This version is the first time we have ever been able to even get this song recorded. It has been rearranged again... and updated... in order to be "current". This song gives Mark Easton a chance to really "shine"...and showcase his many skills and talents...as well as showing all the strengths of this band, as a unit. Michael Corsini's outstanding bass work...and Barry Easton's seasoned drumming are clearly evident on this track as well. Mixing this song was a real challenge. This "mix" represents over 400 hours of Studio Mixing time...and was the greatest production challenge I have come up against so far. Bringing all the very subtle parts of this song into "clarity"... including Acoustic guitars being played side by side with Marshall powered guitars and "power" drums and bass...was one of the most difficult jobs I have ever faced in the studio. We are pretty pleased with the end result, and we hope you all enjoy it. First Electric and Acoustic Guitar Solo: Michael Second and Final Outro Electric Guitar Solos: Mark
Lyrics
ROAD FEVER 1st VERSE The time is here for restless feet... To move on...I'm on the road at last... I might not be here tomorrow.... In no time...I'll be movin' fast CHORUS Road Fever...got a hold on me... Road Fever...won't you set me free (repeat) 2nd VERSE The wind is at my back... I drive on...into the new day... Still...I have time to remember... All the things I didn't say... REPEAT CHORUS 3rd VERSE All I need to see.... Is the red glow of a new day's end And my life cannot be through... Until I ride 'round the next bend... REPEAT CHORUS JAM TO END
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