Fury - Fury (1985) [2016]

Talented vocalist & composer Robbie LaBlanc delighted us some years ago with his awesome bands Find Me and alongside his brother with Blanc Faces, but he already started his passion for high quality Melodic Rock / AOR back in 1985 with FURY and its self-titled album, a true gem from the genre now finally remastered as part of the great ”Lost Jewels” series.

Yes, “FURY” is a Must Have for all American ’80s AOR / Melodic Rock fans out there.

As usual with these series, this was a 500 copies Limited Edition which sold-out soon.

Originally released on vinyl LP in June 1985 on the independent record label (located in NYC) The New York Music Company, “Fury” started as a studio-project, put together by brothers Robbie and Brian LaBlanc, with the help of Felix Cavaliere (lead singer, songwriter and keyboard player in the multi-platinum band The Young Rascals) to produce the recording.

Back then the album got immediately great press reviews and the video for the first single “Keep on Dreamin” was really well received on both MTV and VH1.
But being in a small indie label reduced the chance to be exposed to major public, and “Fury” never received the attention it deserved, which was a crying shame, cause this album is on par with most of the AOR classics of this period.

“Fury” still stands the test of time to this day, and it’s considered a classic ’80s AOR record with great hooks, soaring melodies and an amazing production.
Think the pumping mid-Eighties AOR sounds in the vein of Aviator, Loverboy, Bricklin, Urgent, The Cauze, etc, plenty of bouncy melodies and terrific choruses.



Tracks:

01 – Keep On Dreamin’
02 – Look Out Now
03 – In Her Arms
04 – Hey Darlene
05 – She Don’t Know
06 – Say What You Will
07 – Sorry To Say
08 – Ready Or Not
09 – Fast Girl
10 – Take What You Want

Personnel:

Robbie LaBlanc: lead vocals, guitar
Brian LaBlanc: bass, guitar, keyboards
Jeff Bova, Steve Gaspar: keyboards
Nick Mangini: drums, percussion
Bashiri Johnson: percussion
Frank Sims: backing vocals