Детали релиза : The Ladder - The Ladder (1986/2024) [FLAC (Tracks + .cue)]

The Ladder - The Ladder (1986) [FLAC] {Rock Candy CANDY465}

Release Info:

RLSDATE: 2024/05/12 RTLDATE: 2024/04/18
GENRE: Rock SiZE: 339 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 39:33
RELEASE: Rock Candy - CANDY465
ORiGiN: UK ENCODER: FLAC 1.43
MATRiX: 2955-CD-2998-A CANDY465

with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.

The official blurb. . .

Sometimes a record appears out of nowhere which literally takes your breath away. So it is with the Ladder, a sensational five piece with virtually no pedigree to speak of, but fully loaded with talent and a
raging desire to make as big an impression as humanly possible. The fact that their sole album failed to make a commercial impact is neither here nor there but nearly 35 years after its release we are still talking about its enduring and timeless quality. Originating from Philadelphia, the band were formed from an ad hoc musical
collective that been involved with a number of different mostly non rock projects. The only member with a history was drummer Joe Franco formerly of the Good Rats and later to perform with Twisted Sister. At the center of this cabal were brother’s Lou and Joe Parente, both men responsible for the majority of the song writing. Leading the charge however was previously unknown vocalist Frank Mancano whose style and timbre was immediately compared to the likes of Lou Gramm, Joe Lynn Turner and Steve Perry. Signed to ATCO, the sister label of Atlantic records, the album was issued in October 1986 and failed to cause even the smallest ripple of interest except - as we've learnt from other similar acts - small pockets of support in the European press. With no internet or social media at the time the odds were truly stacked against them. Despite infinitely strong songs such as "Time Soldier", "Breakdown", "Standin" and the knock-out punch of "Double Shot Of Love" the album is now considered one of the greatest lost treasures of a the late eighties.

Ripper's Notes:

I bought this on a whim, based on the above Rock Candy advertisement for it (I really need to stop doing shit like that), having never heard of the band before.

Somehow it manages to sound both unique and familiar at the time, it manages to sound both heavy and poppy at the same time. It's 80's hard rock meets same era synth-pop. I probably would have really liked this when I was 15. Now, not so much.

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As always, that just about covers it!

Enjoy and SEED!

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