Category: MICKEY THOMAS

MICKEY THOMAS – Alive Alone [Wounded Bird remaster / first time on CD] (2018)

“Alive Alone“, the second solo album by Starship’s vocalist MICKEY THOMAS has been remastered by specialized label Wounded Bird Records. Recorded in the early ’80s, this is the first time the album to appear on CD. After leaving the Elvin Bishop Group in 1979, Mickey Thomas was asked to join Jefferson Starship after the departure of Marty Balin and Grace...

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Nuclear Furniture [Friday Music Deluxe Edition remastered]

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Nuclear Furniture [Friday Music Deluxe Edition remastered]

This was requested several months ago, the quite hard to find JEFFERSON STARSHIP‘s “Modern Times / Nuclear Furniture” remastered deluxe 2-CD set done by Friday Music Records. Impeccably remastered by Joe Reagoso, this is the first time in almost two decades that either of these fine albums have been available on compact disc, except for an expensive Japanese release several...

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Modern Times [Friday Music Deluxe Edition remastered]

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Modern Times [Friday Music Deluxe Edition remastered]

This was requested several months ago, the quite hard to find JEFFERSON STARSHIP‘s “Modern Times / Nuclear Furniture” remastered deluxe 2-CD set done by Friday Music Records. Impeccably remastered by Joe Reagoso, this is the first time in almost two decades that either of these fine albums have been available on compact disc, except for an expensive Japanese release several...

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Freedom At Point Zero (Rock Candy remastered)

JEFFERSON STARSHIP – Freedom At Point Zero (Rock Candy remastered)

Another request here was a remastered version of JEFFERSON STARSHIP‘s “Freedom At Point Zero“, the band’s first album for new and awesome lead singer Mickey Thomas. Rock Candy specialists did a really good job on this record that needed a proper treatment. After both vocalists Marty Balin and Grace Slick left the band the prior year (Slick rejoined the band...

STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas – Loveless Fascination (full)

STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas – Loveless Fascination (full)

A couple years ago STARSHIP returned with its first new studio album in more than 20 years; “Loveless Fascination“, with the fresh 10-track collection finding frontman Mickey Thomas and his group mixing more rocking material with the band’s classic Eighties melodies which made them famous.And this works greatly for this new Starship incarnation, rounded out these days by guitarist John...

STARSHIP – No Protection [Friday Music Remaster] (2016)

STARSHIP – No Protection [Friday Music Remaster] (2016)

This Friday Music Records release of STARSHIP‘s “No Protection / Love Among The Cannibals” double CD including both albums in remastered form was repeatedly requested here. Initially appeared in 2009 and again in 2012, both pressings are out of print, but don’t worry, there’s a scheduled re-release for August 19th, 2016.Let’s go now with the underrated “No Protection“. So many...

STARSHIP – Love Among The Cannibals [Friday Music Remaster] out of print

This Friday Music Records release of STARSHIP‘s “No Protection / Love Among The Cannibals” double CD including both albums in remastered form was repeatedly requested here. Initially appeared in 2009 and again in 2012, both pressings are out of print, but don’t worry, there’s a scheduled re-release for August 19th, 2016.
Let’s go with the great “Love Among The Cannibals“.
“Love Among The Cannibals” always has been to me some kind of ‘Starship goes Def Leppard’. Yeah, the ton of sound layers, the huge choruses and ‘that’ drums bring to mind here Def Lepp’s Hysteria album. Perhaps ‘Mutt’ Lange did more than just arrange and contributing backing vocals here?
Anyway, it was 1989, and you can expect this kind of bombastic production. And I love it…

MICKEY THOMAS (Starship) – Marauder

MICKEY THOMAS (Starship) – Marauder

MICKEY THOMAS is a musical ‘marauder’, always on the search for worthy treasure to challenge his outsized vocal talents. The golden-throated singer from Georgia thrilled arena rock fans when he joined the Starship in 1979 and starred on ‘We Built This City on Rock and Roll’, ‘Sara’ and ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’ among others, through the ’80s and beyond....

MICKEY THOMAS – ‘Starship’ Marauder (2011)

Mickey Thomas is a musical marauder, always on the search for worthy treasure to challenge his outsized vocal talents. The golden-throated singer from Georgia thrilled arena rock fans when he joined the Starship in 1979 and starred on ‘We Built This City on Rock and Roll’, ‘Sara’ and ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’ among others, through the eighties and beyond....