Hughes Thrall - Hughes Thrall (320kbps) torrent

FLAC conversion to 320kbps mp3. This is the 2006 remastered version on Rock Candy.

WHEN DEEP PURPLE finally collapsed under a blanket of fatigue and insurrection in mid-1976, all bets were off as to which members would fly phoenix-like from the wreckage.

Fully loaded with talent, Purple was a breeding ground for a significant amount of lofty and successful spin-off projects, including Whitesnake, Rainbow and Gillan. But it wasn’t until 1982, following a couple of low-key solo projects, that bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes would resurface with a unit that would (quite rightly) stop the rock world in its tracks…

Teaming up with highly respected guitarist Pat Thrall (previously a member of jazz fusionists Automatic Man and the whiskey-snortin’ Pat Travers Band), the duo joined forces and names under the ‘Hughes/Thrall’ banner – an early-’80s collaboration that would go on to deliver an album that has seen its ‘legendary/all-time great’ status increase by leaps & bounds as the years have rolled by.

Full-bloodedly produced by the seasoned (and equally legendary) Andy Johns, a sometimes gun-totin’ Brit whose credits also include Free, Led Zeppelin & Van Halen, the record received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception on release, basking in clear-cut melodies, razor-sharp guitar chops, edgy production and some of the best songs this side of a Journey or Foreigner album. The icing on the cake? Why, Glenn Hughes, of course. The voice of rock has never sounded so downright confident and so well-matched to the material. Every song, every phrase, every lick – pure manna from hard rock heaven!

1. I Got Your Number
2. Look in Your Eye
3. Beg, Borrow or Steal
4. Where Did the Time Go
5. Muscle and Blood
6. Hold out Your Life
7. Who Will You Run To
8. Coast to Coast
9. First Step of Love

Bonus tracks
10. Still The Night
11. Love Don\'t Come Easy