On Target

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On Target
Fastway On Target.jpg
Studio album by Fastway
Released 1988
Studio Chapel Recording Studios, Swaby, Lincolnshire, UK
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Length44:23
Label GWR, Enigma
Producer Eddie Clarke, Lea Hart
Fastway chronology
Trick or Treat
(1986)
On Target
(1988)
Bad Bad Girls
(1990)
Singles from Trick or Treat
  1. "A Fine Line" / "Change of Heart"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Dead or Alive" / "Let Him Rock"
    Released: 1988

On Target is the fifth studio album by British rock band Fastway, and their first album without original frontman Dave King.

Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the early 1950s, and developed into a range of different styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and in the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style which drew heavily on the genres of blues, rhythm and blues, and from country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical styles. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using a verse–chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political.

Fastway (band) British band

Fastway were a British rock band formed by guitarist "Fast" Eddie Clarke, formerly of Motörhead, and bassist Pete Way, formerly of UFO.

Dave King (Irish singer) Irish vocalist, writer and lyricist

Dave King is an Irish vocalist. He is currently a member of the band Flogging Molly, of which he is a founding member. He first gained notability as the original lead singer of hard rock band Fastway in the 1980s.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 0/10 [2]

Track listing

  1. "Dead or Alive" (Lea Hart, Ray Callcut) - 3:52
  2. "Change of Heart" (Christopher O'Shaughnessy, Eddie Clarke, Hart) - 3:41
  3. "A Fine Line" (Terry Thomas) - 4:55
  4. "Two Hearts" (O'Shaughnessy, Clarke, Hart) - 4:02
  5. "You" (Les White, Thomas) - 3:32
  6. "Let Him Rock" (O'Shaughnessy, Clarke, Hart) - 4:34
  7. "She Is Danger" (Clarke, Hart) - 5:12
  8. "Show Some Emotion" (Bernie Marsden, Brian Badhams, Don Airey, Robert Hawthorn) - 5:05
  9. "These Dreams" (O'Shaughnessy, Clarke, Hart) - 4:19
  10. "Close Your Eyes" (White, Thomas) - 4:11

Personnel

Fastway
Eddie Clarke (musician) British musician

Edward Allan Clarke, better known as "Fast" Eddie Clarke, was a British guitarist who was a member of heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead. Of Motörhead's classic lineup, which consisted of Lemmy, himself and Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor, he was the last surviving member.

Guitar fretted string instrument

The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that usually has six strings. It is typically played with both hands by strumming or plucking the strings with either a guitar pick or the finger(s)/fingernails of one hand, while simultaneously fretting with the fingers of the other hand. The sound of the vibrating strings is projected either acoustically, by means of the hollow chamber of the guitar, or through an electrical amplifier and a speaker.

The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer either leads the vocal ensemble, or sets against the ensemble as the dominant sound. In vocal group performances, notably in soul and gospel music, and early rock and roll, the lead singer takes the main vocal part, with a chorus provided by other band members as backing vocalists.

Additional musicians
Don Airey English rock musician

Donald Smith Airey is an English keyboardist who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Saxon, Wishbone Ash, Steve Vai, Colosseum II, Ten, Sinner, Michael Schenker, Rainbow, Empire, Thin Lizzy, Brian May, Divlje jagode and Living Loud. He has also worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Philip Neil Murray is a Scottish bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake, The Brian May Band, Black Sabbath and with Gary Moore.

Terry Thomas is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as the founding member, lead singer and lead guitarist of the English rock band Charlie.

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References

  1. Anderson, Jason. "Fastway - On target review". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 118. ISBN   978-1894959315.