ALLIED NATION – Touch And Go [1986-1991] (CD version +3) out of print *HQ*

With the new ALLIED NATION 2025 release you need to hear their “Touch And Go” CD, comprising the Frisco band recordings from the ’80s / early ’90s. The album, put together by the sadly now defunct British label AOR-FM, was a limited edition including 3 extra / bonus tracks, liner notes, and lots of photos from the era.
This compilation showcase the talent of this five-piece whom were at the verge of being signed by major label Epic Records, but also it’s a perfect compendium of how American Melodic Rock evolved since the mid-Eighties to early-Nineties.
Included here are the very first ALLIED NATION recording from 1989 and the band style is U.S. pomp-AOR, with majestic analog keyboards and smooth vocals. On the 1988 tracks you can hear a more AOR / Melodic Rock feeling, then the 1990 songs are much more mature melodic hard.
Finally, the 1991 sees the addition of a new lead guitarist, and the music scaling to sharp hard rock, still with a clean melodic style. That’s how the genre evolved between 1985 -1992, and even unsigned bands like ALLIED NATION were part of the transformation.

“Touch And Go” packs strong songs with something for everyone, from pomp and AOR to melodic hard rock, all with an American sound & style. The melodic chemistry between the members is just right on target, and their quality songs in this genre deserved a proper record deal / release back in the day. Well, never it’s too late, and ALLIED NATION still performs and just released a new album.
Highly Recommended

01 – Touch and Go (1991)
02 – Watch What You Say (1991)
03 – Johnny Run (1991)
04 – Life Under Fire (1990)
05 – Love Doesn’t Come in a Minute (1990)
06 – Move It Up Slow (1990)
07 – Find Yourself Another Fool (1988)
08 – 1000 Tears (1988)
09 – If We Try (1988)
10 – Prisoner (1988)
11 – Set Me Free (1986)
12 – Lucky Ones (1986)
13 – Witness Company (1986)
CD-ONLY BONUS TRACKS:
14 – Take Hold [Lost Demo] (1990)
15 – 1000 Tears [Alternate Version] (1988)
16 – My Delilah [edit] (1986)

Jeffrey Nation – vocals
Dan Petruzzella – guitar on tracks 4, 5, 6, 14 & 15
Anthony Martinez – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Ski Wilinske – bass
Jeff Berg Berger – drums

Additional Musicians:
Rudy Bo Rios – guitar on tracks 1, 2, 3, 8 & 10
Steve Zukowsky – guitar on tracks 7, 9, 11, 12 & 13
Mark Tuyung Collins – drums on tracks 11, 12, 13 & 16

out of print