MICHAEL STANLEY BAND
''INSIDE MOVES''
1986
57:34
1. Show Me Something /3:59
2. No Big Deal /4:00
3. When All Is Said And Done /3:39
4. Somebody Else's Woman /5:14
5. Here Comes The Kids /4:41
6. Inside Moves /3:54
7. Headlights /3:34
8. Poor Side Of Town /3:36
9. Bop Till You Drop /4:24
10. Hard Die The Heroes /3:47
11. Shut Up And Leave Me Alone /4:41
12. Hey Angel /3:02
13. Rock Me Easy /3:54
14. Kiss It Off /5:09
Tommy Dobeck /Drums, Percussion
Michael Gismondi /Guitar (Bass)
Bob Pelander /Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Danny Powers /Guitar, Vocals
Kevin Raleigh /Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals
Michael Stanley /Guitar, Vocals
The final MSB album "Inside Moves" was released in June of 1986, on vinyl, and only on a regional basis.
A single of "Show Me Something" b/w "Somebody Else's Woman" was released in 1985, complete with a picture sleeve. The rest of the album was dominated by Stanley/Pelander compositions, notably "When All's Said And Done" and the title track, which featured a vocal duet with Kevin Raleigh. Also included was a cover of Johnny Rivers' "Poor Side Of Town", a track that went back to the Heartland sessions and featured Clarence Clemons on sax.
The album was re-issued on CD in the early 90's, on MSB Records, and included five bonus tracks.
"Hard Die The Heroes" was recorded and released as a single in the fall of 1986, as it was featured in the Cleveland Browns video "Masters Of The Gridiron". The studio version of "Shut Up And Leave Me Alone" (live version on "Fourth And Ten"), is presented here, as well as three tracks that were recorded for the "You Can't Fight Fashion" album: "Hey Angel", "Rock Me Easy", and "Kiss It Off".
The entire CD, with bonus tracks, has been re-issued by Line Level Music.
BIOGRAPHY
by Bret Adams
Cleveland native Michael Stanley became a regional phenomenon, but the singer/songwriter/guitarist and his Michael Stanley Band deserved more national success than they achieved. Stanley, whose real name is Michael Stanley Gee, played bass with the folk-rock group Silk in the late '60s. He then went solo and released two solo albums in the early '70s that fit right in with the "singer/songwriter" era. His talent attracted the likes of producer Bill Szymczyk and guest musicians Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn from the beginning. He formed the Michael Stanley Band (aka MSB) in 1975 and pursued a more straightforward rock direction. MSB recorded a string of albums through the late '70s and early '80s that were modest successes nationally but major hits in Ohio. In fact, the Michael Stanley Band was such a sensation at home that it still holds attendance records at major concert venues. 1980's Heartland was easily MSB's best album, and Stanley agrees. It included the hit single "He Can't Love You" (sung by vocalist/keyboardist Kevin Raleigh) and the minor hit "Lover" (sung by Stanley and featuring blistering saxophone by Clarence Clemons). MSB's second and last Top 40 hit was Stanley's anthem "My Town" in 1983. After recording for Epic, Arista, and EMI, MSB independently released two albums on their own before breaking up in 1987.
The Michael Stanley Band was a reliably consistent, meat-and-potatoes enterprise responsible for superb Midwestern rock & roll. Stanley went on to become a popular television and radio personality in Cleveland. He still regularly releases albums -- solo and the one-off group project the Ghost Poets -- and performs annual summer and New Year's Eve shows along with occasional acoustic dates; these concerts and albums both feature MSB alumni and other Cleveland musicians. Razor & Tie has reissued most of MSB's catalog and two excellent best-of collections on compact disc.
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''INSIDE MOVES''
1986
57:34
1. Show Me Something /3:59
2. No Big Deal /4:00
3. When All Is Said And Done /3:39
4. Somebody Else's Woman /5:14
5. Here Comes The Kids /4:41
6. Inside Moves /3:54
7. Headlights /3:34
8. Poor Side Of Town /3:36
9. Bop Till You Drop /4:24
10. Hard Die The Heroes /3:47
11. Shut Up And Leave Me Alone /4:41
12. Hey Angel /3:02
13. Rock Me Easy /3:54
14. Kiss It Off /5:09
Tommy Dobeck /Drums, Percussion
Michael Gismondi /Guitar (Bass)
Bob Pelander /Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals
Danny Powers /Guitar, Vocals
Kevin Raleigh /Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals
Michael Stanley /Guitar, Vocals
The final MSB album "Inside Moves" was released in June of 1986, on vinyl, and only on a regional basis.
A single of "Show Me Something" b/w "Somebody Else's Woman" was released in 1985, complete with a picture sleeve. The rest of the album was dominated by Stanley/Pelander compositions, notably "When All's Said And Done" and the title track, which featured a vocal duet with Kevin Raleigh. Also included was a cover of Johnny Rivers' "Poor Side Of Town", a track that went back to the Heartland sessions and featured Clarence Clemons on sax.
The album was re-issued on CD in the early 90's, on MSB Records, and included five bonus tracks.
"Hard Die The Heroes" was recorded and released as a single in the fall of 1986, as it was featured in the Cleveland Browns video "Masters Of The Gridiron". The studio version of "Shut Up And Leave Me Alone" (live version on "Fourth And Ten"), is presented here, as well as three tracks that were recorded for the "You Can't Fight Fashion" album: "Hey Angel", "Rock Me Easy", and "Kiss It Off".
The entire CD, with bonus tracks, has been re-issued by Line Level Music.
BIOGRAPHY
by Bret Adams
Cleveland native Michael Stanley became a regional phenomenon, but the singer/songwriter/guitarist and his Michael Stanley Band deserved more national success than they achieved. Stanley, whose real name is Michael Stanley Gee, played bass with the folk-rock group Silk in the late '60s. He then went solo and released two solo albums in the early '70s that fit right in with the "singer/songwriter" era. His talent attracted the likes of producer Bill Szymczyk and guest musicians Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, and David Sanborn from the beginning. He formed the Michael Stanley Band (aka MSB) in 1975 and pursued a more straightforward rock direction. MSB recorded a string of albums through the late '70s and early '80s that were modest successes nationally but major hits in Ohio. In fact, the Michael Stanley Band was such a sensation at home that it still holds attendance records at major concert venues. 1980's Heartland was easily MSB's best album, and Stanley agrees. It included the hit single "He Can't Love You" (sung by vocalist/keyboardist Kevin Raleigh) and the minor hit "Lover" (sung by Stanley and featuring blistering saxophone by Clarence Clemons). MSB's second and last Top 40 hit was Stanley's anthem "My Town" in 1983. After recording for Epic, Arista, and EMI, MSB independently released two albums on their own before breaking up in 1987.
The Michael Stanley Band was a reliably consistent, meat-and-potatoes enterprise responsible for superb Midwestern rock & roll. Stanley went on to become a popular television and radio personality in Cleveland. He still regularly releases albums -- solo and the one-off group project the Ghost Poets -- and performs annual summer and New Year's Eve shows along with occasional acoustic dates; these concerts and albums both feature MSB alumni and other Cleveland musicians. Razor & Tie has reissued most of MSB's catalog and two excellent best-of collections on compact disc.
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