Reckless - Reckless (1980) [2008 Rock Candy Remastered]

Hailing from Ontario, Canada, RECKLESS was founded in 1978 by guitarist and songwriter Steve Madden, forever prolific and very talented too. After performing shows all across Canada, in 1980 the band signed to the Hollywood based record label Harvest, part of the EMI Group. The band’s original line-up featured Steve Madden on guitar, with female Jan Melanson on vocals, Gene Stout on bass and Gil Roberts on drums.

Shortly after signing to Harvest, their debut album ‘Reckless’ was released that same year. The brilliant guitar work of Madden, and the quirky vocal delivery of Melanson created a form of catchy commercial hard rock.
However, on many songs, Madden shows his NWOBHM influences turning things pretty heavy. And he rips on the guitar – some riffs and solos are insane, hot n’ heavy! As a proof of RECKLESS edge, they opened for Iron Maiden on the Killers Tour to support this album.
Other tracks are commercial, pop-rockin’ melodic, but never cheesy, always with a stinging attack.


Tracks:

01 – Victim Of Time
02 – Givin’ It All Away
03 – Ready For Action
04 – Heartache Rock And Roll
05 – Too Much To Bear
06 – Reckless
07 – Child Of The Night
08 – All Night Woman
09 – Could This Be Love?
10 – Yesterday’s News
11 – Passion & Pain
12 – Searching For A Dream
BONUS TRACKS:
13 – Can’t Loose Anymore (Unreleased Demo)
14 – Midnight Reign (Unreleased Demo)
15 – Tonight Tonight (Unreleased Demo)

Personnel:

Lead Vocals – Jan Melanson
Bass, Vocals – Gene Stout
Drums – Gil Roberts, Lloyd Walker, Steve Madden (on 4)
Guitar, Vocals, Written by – Steve Madden