Rage - Run For The Night (1983) [2015 Rock Candy Remastered]

Signed to the fast rising independent label Carrere, Rage issued two well received albums before settling in to record their third album, this slightly more refined “Run For The Night”, a record that would be the band’s bid to hitch their wagon to the more melodic, arguably AOR side of Rock genre.
Indeed, Rage noticed the commercial & catchy sound of acts from the other side of the ocean, like Survivor and Foreigner, was the path to follow, still feeling unmistakable British.

Self produced, for “Run For The Night” the band enlisted the help of fellow Liverpool songwriter Steve Morris of revered AOR rockers Export, to help with material. For the first time they also utilised well crafted keyboard support lending a bold sheen to their third and final album.

From opener “Cry From A Hill” you’ll know this is a ‘different’ Rage: an anthemic midtempo melodic rocker with lots of keys in the background.

“Run For The Night” is pretty unknown for Brit AOR / Melodic Rock fans & collectors, perhaps due to Rage’s previous more hard rocking delivery. But this album is full of catchy melodies and sticky choruses in the best early ’80s AOR tradition.


Tracks:

01 – Cry From A Hill
02 – Fantasy
03 – Can’t Say No
04 – Light Years
05 – Ladykiller
06 – No Prisoners
07 – Run For The Night
08 – Badlands
09 – Never Before
10 – Rock Fever

Personnel:

Dave Lloyd – lead vocals, guitar
Mick Devonport – guitars, backing vocals
Terry Steers – guitars
Keith Mulholland – bass
John Mylett – drums

additional musicians:
Steve Morris – guest lead guitar on 3
Paul Owens – sax
Rick Juckes, Mike Railton – keyboards