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Get Lucky (Album) by Loverboy

Artist Biography For Loverboy

Loverboy Is A Canadian Rock Group Formed In 1979 In Calgary Alberta. Throughout The 1980s The Band Accumulated Numerous Hit Songs In Canada And The United States Earning Four Multi-Platinum Albums And Selling Millions Of Records. After Being Rejected By Many American Record Labels They Signed With Columbia/CBS Records Canada And Began Recording Their First Album March 20 1980 With Mike Reno Born In New Westminster B.C. January 8 1955 And Previously With Moxy As Mike Rynoski On Lead Vocals Paul Dean Born In Vancouver B.C. On February 19 1946 Previously With Streetheart And Scrubbaloe Caine On Guitars And Vocals Jim Clench Formerly Of April Wine And BTO Who Was Born In Montreal May 1 1949 But Was Quickly Replaced By Scott Smith Born In Winnipeg MB On February 13 1955 On Bass Guitar Doug Johnson Born In New Westminster December 19 1957 On Keyboards And Matt Frenette Born In Calgary On March 7 1954 On Drums Also A Former Streetheart Alumnus . The Band's Hit Singles Particularly "Turn Me Loose" And "Working For The Weekend" Have Become Arena Rock Staples And Are Still Heard On Many Classic Rock And Classic Hits Radio Stations Across The United States And Canada. They Are Currently Based In Vancouver British Columbia.

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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Get Lucky

After Making A Promising Start With Their Self-Titled Debut Loverboy Hit The Big Time In 1981 With Get Lucky. This Canny Combination Of AOR Hooks And New Wave Production Gloss Boasts Some Memorable Radio-Ready Tunes But Isn't As Solid An Album As Its Success Might Lead One To Believe. The Best Tunes On Get Lucky Were The Songs That Became Its Hit Singles "Working For The Weekend" Is A Party Anthem That Blends Some Gutsy Hard-Rock Guitar Riffs With A Synthesizer-Drenched New Wave Rhythm Arrangement To Become A Huge Hit While "The Lucky Ones" Layers Clever Lyrics About The Jealousy That Success Inspires In Others Over A Song That Mixes Pomp Rock Grandeur With A Punchy AOR Arrangement Full Of Gutsy Yet Slick Guitar Riffs. Loverboy Got Additional Airplay With "When It's Over " A Moody Power Ballad That Boasts A Show-Stoppingly Emotional Vocal Performance From Mike Reno And "Take Me To The Top " A Sleek Mid-Tempo Piece Built On A Hypnotic Synthesizer Arrangement. The Rest Of Get Lucky Isn't As Impressive As These Hits Because It Relies On Filler To Pad The Album Out "Gangs In The Street" Is An Overwrought Song About Street Tensions Whose Lyrics Are Melodramatic To The Point Of Being Unintentionally Funny And "Emotional" Is A Sloppy Bar Band Jam With Annoyingly Sexist Lyrics And An Awful Vocal From Paul Dean. Due To This Overabundance Of Less Than Stellar Tracks Get Lucky Fails To Be As Consistent A Listen As Loverboy Or Keep It Up But Offers Enough Solid Tracks To Please The Group's Fans And AOR Fanatics. Other Listeners May Want To Check Out The Album's Highlights On A Compilation Before Picking It Up. ~ Donald A. Guarisco Rovi