The moment of truth was at had for Divinyl in 1988. After struggling to make international success with their prior two albums, their label, Chrysalis, pulled no punches with remaining, and founding, band members, Christina Amphlett and Mark McEntee. Either make it, or break it.
Recording of began in 1986, but immediately came with issues and snags. Guitarist Bjarne Ohlin left ,and upon the insistance of producer Mike Chapman, drummer JJ Harris was fired. Before knuckling down, the band focused on some local gigs in Australia, but upon completion, bassist, Rick Grossman, left the band, checking in to rehab for addiction to heroine.
The duo returned to Los Angelos in 1987 to formally begin recording. with keyboardist Kenny Lyon, and a new lineup featuring, guitaris Tom Lang, drummer Warren McLean, and bassist Tim Millikain, the album commenced at Rumbo Recorders...Then it was shut down due to noise complaints from Neil Diamond, who was working in the nextdoor studio. The band moved to Sunset Sound Records with Chapman to finish the album.
Drama, drama, drama!
When I fired it up, I was greeted by the title track, which led into the amazing Back To The Wall. At this point, I determined that either Chrysalis and / or the general public were deaf. This album was fantastic (so far). This momentum didn't let up, and by track five, I was still all in on Temperamental.Click "HERE" to go back to the home page. For more posts related to this one, please click the labels below.
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