AVION – Avion ’83 [MelodicRock Classics remastered +2] (2024) *HQ*

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Australian Melodic Rock act AVION studio debut album ‘Avion‘ (1983) has been reissued by MelodicRock Classics for the first time on CD, remastered by JK Northrup from the best available master sources and featuring a 2-sided non-album single as bonus tracks.
A few decades before he would grace the stage nightly with mega-star Shania Twain, Australian musician Randall Waller lead his band AVION with amazing guitars and vocals. AVION would release its first album “Avion” on RCA in 1983 [mixed by Bob Clearmountain] and despite great songs, top notch production, radio friendly image & music, and major label back-up, the album just didn’t go anywhere.
There are so many great songs here with that classic early ’80s Melodic Rock / AOR sound, produced so incredibly well it becomes another one of those great frustrations in the music world. But Avion decided to continue and released two more strong albums, however when keyboardist and founding member Evan Murray died in a car accident in 1987, Avion split.

The album reissue is presented with its original Australian cover art (U.S. / European were different).
Songs like ‘Diamond Eyes’, ‘Lady of the Night’, ‘Warrior’, ‘Never Let Me Go’ are pure Eighties magic, while ‘Once Bitten, Twice Shy’ remains a favorite more than 40 years later with its great rhythm guitar riff and sexy vocals. Waller commands the vocal stage so well it’s really amazing he never broke into the mainstream. He was guitarist for another excellent Aussie band in 1989: Dragon, later worked as solo artist, and in the mid-90s established in America founding major success with Keith Urban and Shania Twain.
“Avion” will please melodic rockers and AOR fans from the first half of the glorious decade, and ears eager for well crafted music.
Highly Recommended

01 – I Need You
02 – Diamond Eyes
03 – Lady Of The Night
04 – We Can Try
05 – Warrior
06 – Never Let Me Go
07 – Where Do We Go From Here
08 – Always Waiting
09 – Who’s Crying Now
10 – Once Bitten, Twice Shy
BONUS TRACKS:
11 – Still The Night (1984 Single)
12 – Southern Cross (1984 Single B-Side)

Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitar – Randall Waller
Bass, Backing Vocals – Kendall Waller
Drums, Backing Vocals – John Waller
Guitar – Martyn Toole
Keyboards – Evan Murray
Keyboards, Synthesizer – Rick Chadwick

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