Jay Bolan is a fantastic multi-instrumentalist musician that deserves a place in your music collection! Working in the  music industry for well over 40 years (Los Angeles, Las Vegas) Jay has worked with many top notch musicians on many projects including the likes of Gregg and Matt Bisonette (David Lee Roth Band) , Brett Tuggle (David Lee Roth Band), Tony Franklin (The Firm) and Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) amongst many others! Jay's solo album released in 1993 is a fantastic AOR artifact that accompanies hard rock anthems with acoustic overtones and no doubt in my mind it would of been a strong seller back in the 1990's if released 1 or 2 years sooner. Released independently on RatDog records, the album is very hard to find but a remastered and expanded release is slated to be very soon! look out for Jay's new album sometime in the short future.  Accompanied with this podcast is his fantastic opening melodic song "Northern Girl".  Give it a listen. You wont be disappointed!

The Body Electric remains a fantastic hi-tech AOR group with a fresh and modern sound that was undeniably ahead of its time with their first release in 1984. Founded by David Sinclair (Vocals/Guitar), Bob Buckley (Vocals/Keyboards), Ross Friesen (Drums), and Kelly Cook (Bass) the band spawned many early charting singles such as "Somewhere in Time" on the RPM top 100 and the Adult Contemporary charts in 1984. The band followed up their early success with a EP entitled "Two Worlds" in 1985. Replacing Kelly Cook with Brian Newcombe on bass, the new look band released  the softer pop ballad "Do you think they can tell" charting in the top 100 and Adult Contemporary charts, other strong songs such as "All Through The Night" did not garner any attention for pop rock enthusiasts which is criminally under-rated. The 5 song EP should of jump started their success strengthened by famous Engineer Bob Rock (The Cult, Metallica, Motley Crue, Rockhead) and Mike Fraser (AC/DC) working the engineering and studio side of things. In 1987 the band replaced Ross Friesen on drums with Jerry Adolphe from Prototype and signed with Parallel One records to continue well into 1987 with "Walking Through Walls" and only spawned one ballad hit , "Strangers in Love" appearing in the low 80's on the RPM charts and low 9's on the  CANCON charts.  Included in this podcast for your listening enjoyment is the song "All Through The Night" that should of been a top charting hit back in 1985. This is a fantastic Canadian band that no doubt should of had way more attention than they garnered back in the 80s. 

Hailing from Cleveland Ohio, Beau Coup (pronounced BO-COO) is a fantastic AOR group that needs a place in your record collection! Founded by Dennis Lewin on keyboards and Frank Amato on Lead Vocals rounded out by his brother Tommy Amato on Vocals/Background vocals and bass player Bill March, the band garnered a lot of initial success on local Cleveland station WGCL with their single "Still In My Heart" earning top 10 extensive local airplay. Other songs such as "Somewhere Out In The Night" garnered enough attention to land interest from Scotti Brothers /CBS and Amherst Records A&M. The band eventually went back into the studio and signed with Amherst/A&M to release "Born and Raised On Rock and Roll" in 1987. This album was a fantastic debut full length album for the group with the songs "Somewhere Out In The Night", "Born and raised on rock and roll" and "Still In My Heart" earning Billboard picks and the song "Sweet Rachel" becoming a top 100 Billboard song peaking at #53 in 1987 well supported by its accompanying music video. Playing shows with Bon Jovi, Thompson Twins, Katrina and The Waves, Kenny Loggins, Golden Earring, Paul Young and Mac Jack and The Heart Attack further pushed the visibility and name of the group to a ever growing audience. Unfortunately by 1988 the band eventually "lost steam" on the project and went on to other exciting opportunities. This is a fantastic album that is excellently produced with strong musicianship and song writing. In the vein of groups like "The Innocent", "Alliance" , "The Metros" and "Zoid" with their own unique stylings, you wont be disappointed with this release! Hopefully a new repackaged and remastered version will be available soon. Accompanied with this podcast is the full length early version of "Somewhere Out In The Night". Enjoy!