![]() Their cover version of The Chain by Fleetwood Mac is way cool. (Kick Axe were okay, but even with the best will in the world they were never going to be mainstream). That might be true, but they've also claimed that the only reason they never made it big is because their label didn't publicise them enough, which sounds a bit like sour grapes. they could have made a career out of churning out anodyne rock albums to fleece to Transformers fans), but the confusion over the name change prevented that. They also claim they could have had Stan Bush levels of 'success' (i.e. In subsequent interviews, Kick Axe have gone on record to say that they were essentially used, chewed up and spat out by the record industry. The name change was their manager's doing and they were quite surprised when they saw the new band name in the credits. Kick Axe were forced to change their name to Spectre General because of a contractual issue - they had some exclusivity arrangement which meant that they weren't allowed to have songs on other labels, so their manager changed the name to Spectre General to get round the fact that the film soundtrack was on Scotti Bros records (rather than Pascha, who they were contracted to). So although Kick Axe/Spectre General wrote the song, the King Kobra version is not technically a cover, because it came out first. In the end Sabbath rejected it but Hunger was instead picked up by King Kobra, whose drummer Carmine Appice used to be in Ozzy Osbourne's band. In fact the Kick Axe singer was at one point mooted as a possible Sabbath lead singer (both bands recorded at the same studio, so they knew each other). Kick Axe wrote "Hunger" themselves in an attempt to sell the song to Black Sabbath, who in the 80s had gone very middle-of-the road (less doomy, more hair-metal). He kinda took Kick Axe (aka Spectre General) under his wing and guided their career, so to speak. IIRC the song was written by music mogul Randy Bishop, who was quite prolific. The only way to get it on CD is either as an uber-rare German promo, or as a Russian bootleg (which my copy is). Writers: Ford Kinder, Anne Bryant.The Savage Streets soundtrack album is ace - it also contains an instrumental version of "Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way", which is also way cool. Recorded & Mixed at The Pasha Music House, Hollywood, California Producers: Randy Bishop with Spencer Proffer for Pasha Out of the darkness you stumble into the lightįighting for the things you know are rightĭare - 'cause there is a place where dreams surviveĪnd it's calling you on to victory Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way You can fly, if you try leaving the past behindĭare - dare to keep all of your dreams aliveīut there's another voice if you'll just hear it Think of all the things that really mattered Sometimes when your hopes have all been shattered Writers: Ernest Petrangelo, Robin Ward, Steven Serpa You got the power Instruments of Destruction ![]() You're at your best when when the road gets rough Gonna fight to the end and you're takin' it all You've been put to the test, but it's never enoughĪnd you never get hit when your back's to the wall You're at your best when when the goin' gets rough Dare to be Stupid - "Weird Al" Yankovic The Touch.Autobot/Decepticon Battle - Vince DiCola.Nothin's Gonna Stand In Our Way - Spectre General.Transformers The Movie (Lyrics from the motion picture soundtrack) Quite rare and to my knowledge is only globally available in one place. Definitely a treat for fans and music lovers. Other tracks include Dare, alsoīy Stan Bush and Dare To Be Stupid, almost as weird a song as its singer but neverthelessĮntertaining. Sooths the hard-edged electric sounds of the track before it. ![]() The music is generally rock orientedīut also has well-coordinated synthesized pieces which make up the score of the movie.ĭeath Of Optimus Prime is an exceptional musical piece unlike any other on the CD and Performed by Stan Bush and The Transformers by Lion. The artistes featured here areĪlmost unheard of today but back in 1986, they were at their peak. It contains 6 full songs and 4 instrumental pieces. The Transformers soundtrack is perhaps one of the best animated movie soundtracks ever
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