BUGZY – She’s The One (2018)
After last year’s release of BUGZY unreleased album under the title ‘Plan B’, Divebomb Records has decided to delve further into the band’s catalog to release two more CDs. Seems BUGZY recorded a lot of material, and each of the 2 new CD’s include no less than 18 tracks.
Now it’s time for the titled “She’s The One“.
BUGZY’s roots date back to late 1983, when 19-year-old guitarist / vocalist William “Bugsy” Boyer, keyboard player Franki Gorgo, and drummer Bob Kimmel crossed paths as members of a full-time, internationally touring cover band called Pentagon. By 1985, Bob and Franki had struck out to create their own original material, and Bugsy — initially still a member of Pentagon — would join their sessions as his schedule allowed.
In 1988, the three had officially joined forces and fleshed out a lineup to begin performing live — “BUGZY” being the simple result of needing a name for their first gig.
Within a year, a short-lived production deal with producer Tony Bongiovi led the group to record a few tracks in NYC’s historic Power Station studio; and in 1990, a production/management deal with L.A. record producer John Ryan (Santana, etc.) resulted in three years of nonstop work on new material with assorted session musicians.
Into the mid-’90s, with the help of hit record producer Chris Lord-Alge, BUGZY was courted by no less than three major labels – RCA, Polygram, and EMI – but the trio’s decade of hard work would shockingly fail to yield the release of one single piece of music until the summer of 2017, when Divebomb Records finally rescued 17 songs for BUGZY’s debut CD: Plan B.
The AOR / melodic rock-based Plan B made its mark and sold well – well enough, in fact, that the label has decided to release more of the band’s material.
This particular collection, “She’s The One”, contains 18 later-era songs – a few of which go right up to the end of the band – showcasing a slightly different sound that had started to emulate the aesthetics of hits that were appearing on the radio throughout the early ’90s.
It’s all enjoyable stuff with a late Eighties / early Nineties sound & production style for the genre, spiced with more rock & pop tunes than the previous BUGZY albums, and while some tracks are labeled as pre-production material, the sound quality is very good.
Highly Recommended
01 – Easier Said Than Done
02 – Under The Gun
03 – Shelter From The Cold
04 – Believe In Love
05 – I Think Of You
06 – Summer’s Gonna Come
07 – Fool For A Pretty Face
08 – No Turning Back
09 – Something ‘Bout Love
10 – Open Your Eyes
11 – She’s The One
12 – Monday
13 – Olive
14 – King For a Day
15 – Lucky Day
16 – See Me Run
17 – Baby Come Back
18 – Revolving Door
William “Bugsy” Boyer – vocals, guitars
Franki Gorgo – keyboards, synths, backing vocals
Bob Kimmel – drums, backing vocals
and various session musicians
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