Category: THE TAKE

Metallic Blue Records is a new record label from USA focused on re-issuing hard rock and hair metal albums that never got a proper release. They just arranged with Eighties band THE TAKE to release all their recorded material for the first time.
Continuing with their mix of radio-friendly tunes driving with rocking guitar riffs, THE TAKE recorded the songs included into this “Pink And Proud” between 1985-86 with the typical sound from the era.
After the set of songs recorded in 1984 and now released on CD under the title “Get Taken”, THE TAKE continued playing gigs, scoring a slot in May 1985 opening up for Coney Hatch. In fact, Coney Hatch lead guitarist and keyboardist Steve Shelski borrowed Arthur’s Jupiter 6 synthesizer for the show. There were some…

Metallic Blue Records is a new record label from USA focused on re-issuing hard rock and hair metal albums that never got a proper release. They just arranged with Eighties band THE TAKE to release all their recorded material for the first time.
After the band’s initial sound mixing new wave with hard rock, circa 1983-84 THE TAKE turned more radio friendly with that classy US style from the era: catchy choruses, big riffs and some bombastic drums. That’s the kind of material included into “Get Taken“.

Metallic Blue Records is a new record label from USA focused on re-issuing hard rock and hair metal albums that never got a proper release. They just arranged with Eighties band THE TAKE to release all their recorded material for the first time.
“Hard Wave Heroes” compiles the first, very early ’80s recordings from the THE TAKE, at their origins influenced by the New Wave / synth sounds coming from UK but adding to it hard rocking guitar riffs. Hence the title “Hard Wave Heroes”.
Expect here a sound similar to the first, poppy new weavish side of Loverboy, The Cars, Beau Coup, etc. All these are packed into the first CD.
But some years after The Take disbanded, founding members guitarist Michael E. Coones and keyboard player Arthur Hall got together in 1993 and actually recorded some demo songs, that went…