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Anyone else familiar with the 80's San Fran band Translator? They sit along w/ bands like Wire Train who sort of fit into that REM-rock-new wave sound.
I've been archiving vinyl to CD the past week. Mostly compilations of tunes that never made it to CD. When I got to my Translator albums I realized that they deserve a full CD just to theirselves. And that's NOT including the 17 songs on their best compilation CD ("Everywhere That We Were").
What a wonderful band. I can't believe how good some of these songs are that weren't included on their "hits" CD... songs like "Another American Night" "Fall Forever" "Tolling of the Bells".
The first time I heard their last album "Evening of the Harvest" in 1986 I thought it was too normal sounding. I wanted more goofiness or punk to my rock back then. But listening to this album today. Wow, what a GREAT recording.
If you've never heard of Translator before and you like good rockin' melodic rock, check 'em out.
I've been archiving vinyl to CD the past week. Mostly compilations of tunes that never made it to CD. When I got to my Translator albums I realized that they deserve a full CD just to theirselves. And that's NOT including the 17 songs on their best compilation CD ("Everywhere That We Were").
What a wonderful band. I can't believe how good some of these songs are that weren't included on their "hits" CD... songs like "Another American Night" "Fall Forever" "Tolling of the Bells".
The first time I heard their last album "Evening of the Harvest" in 1986 I thought it was too normal sounding. I wanted more goofiness or punk to my rock back then. But listening to this album today. Wow, what a GREAT recording.
If you've never heard of Translator before and you like good rockin' melodic rock, check 'em out.
