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Overshadowed by Canada's new rock hero Bryan Adams, Ian Thomas couldn't find any comfort in the mid-'80s as he attempted to further his career with the lackluster Riders on Dark Horses album. Thomas' previous album The Runner was much stronger, lending "Hold On" to Santana, who took it to number 15 and the title track to Manfred Mann's Earth Band, who revamped it for their Somewhere in Afrika release. But this recording finds Thomas out of touch and stale, relying heavily on his heartfelt lyrics and his own personal viewpoints to solely boost his material. This may have worked for Thomas in the '70s, but tracks like "The Crossing," "She Don't Love You," and his obligatory social statement "Progress" sound cliché and rather trite by this point. Thomas hired Montreal's Aldo Nova to add some guitar bite to a few of the cuts, but the overall package still comes up short. The poppy "I'll Do You Right" may be the closest Thomas comes to sounding hip, and he took that song's recipe and stretched it out across the course of his next release, the slightly improved Add Water, which came out in 1985. By the end of the decade, Thomas had expired his solo career, and in 1991 he formed the Boomers with Rick Gratton, Rough Trade's former drummer, Bill Dillon, and Peter Cardinali.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
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Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mueller, ComposerLyricist - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Mueller, ComposerLyricist - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Max Norman, Producer - Hugh Syme, ComposerLyricist - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Mick Ronson, Producer - Ian Thomas, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Bill Kipper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Roberts, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Henderson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Francis Manzella, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Bonish, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
Album review
Overshadowed by Canada's new rock hero Bryan Adams, Ian Thomas couldn't find any comfort in the mid-'80s as he attempted to further his career with the lackluster Riders on Dark Horses album. Thomas' previous album The Runner was much stronger, lending "Hold On" to Santana, who took it to number 15 and the title track to Manfred Mann's Earth Band, who revamped it for their Somewhere in Afrika release. But this recording finds Thomas out of touch and stale, relying heavily on his heartfelt lyrics and his own personal viewpoints to solely boost his material. This may have worked for Thomas in the '70s, but tracks like "The Crossing," "She Don't Love You," and his obligatory social statement "Progress" sound cliché and rather trite by this point. Thomas hired Montreal's Aldo Nova to add some guitar bite to a few of the cuts, but the overall package still comes up short. The poppy "I'll Do You Right" may be the closest Thomas comes to sounding hip, and he took that song's recipe and stretched it out across the course of his next release, the slightly improved Add Water, which came out in 1985. By the end of the decade, Thomas had expired his solo career, and in 1991 he formed the Boomers with Rick Gratton, Rough Trade's former drummer, Bill Dillon, and Peter Cardinali.
© Mike DeGagne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:19
- Main artists: Ian Thomas
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Anthem Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP ℗ 1984 Anthem Entertainment LP
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