After The Fire - Radio Sessions 1979 - 1981 (2009) torrent

Artist: After The Fire
Album: Radio Sessions: 1979 - 1981
Label: Angel Air Records – SJPCD301
Country: UK
Released: 2009
Genre: New Wave, Prog Rock
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless
Total Time - 01:15:49

Tracklist:
1979 In Concert
1. Joy (live 1979) (03:17)
2. A Little Sun, A Little Rain (live 1979) (03:11)
3. Laser Love (live 1979) (03:05)
4. Time To Think (live 1979) (03:31)
5. One Rule For You (live 1979) (03:14)
6. Suspended Animation (live 1979) (04:52)
7. Check It Out (live 1979) (03:06)
8. Like The Power Of A Jet (live 1979) (02:50)
1980 In Concert
9. Laser Love (live 1980) (03:26)
10. Life In The City (live 1980) (04:04)
11. Can You Face It? (live 1980) (03:50)
12. Who's Gonna Love You? (live 1980) (04:14)
13. Billy Billy (live 1980) (06:07)
1981 In Concert
14. Frozen Rivers (live 1981) (04:06)
15. Dancing In The Shadows (live 1981) (02:53)
16. Sailing Ship (live 1981) (03:39)
17. Bright Lights (live 1981) (04:09)
18. Take Me Higher (live 1981) (07:06)
19. Starlight (live 1981) (05:02)

One-hit wonders in the States, having marched toward the top of the chart in 1983 with "Der Kommissar," After the Fire actually had a long and colorful history whose antecedents stretched back over a decade by the time of that hit. Multiple shifts in lineups and serious alterations in their sound dogged their career, but by 1979 the pieces were all coming together. Radio Sessions 1979-1981 finds the band readying for success, staging live concerts on a now annual basis for the BBC. The ultimate genre bender, ATF deftly melded the over the top keyboard extravagance of the likes of ELP against the edginess and aggression of punk and the pop sensibilities of the then fast-rising new wave. It was a potent combination on record, but it was even more impressive on-stage, as the group amply illustrates on the surprisingly incendiary "Joy," the angular "Suspended Animation," the compulsive "Can You Face It," and the kick-up-your-heels "Life in the City." Nor could maturity dampen their spark, as the 1981 set finds the remarkable "Dancing in the Shadows" sashaying into a more urban style, while "Sailing Ship" disembarks close to the same territory that U2 would soon claim as their own. This material may be unfamiliar to American audiences, but regardless, it's ATF at their best