FM – Tough It Out live
Label: Frontiers Music
Release date: April 9th, 2021
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FM put out a pure milestone in melodic rock in 1989 whose anniversary was celebrated on their 2019 tour and put out as a live document now. The full “Tough It Out“ album performance with classics like “Don’t Stop“ or “Burning My Heart Down“ is enriched by some other classics as well as some cherry-picked tracks like “Hollow“ or “Breathe Fire“ that are rarely performed live making this double-decker with its great and balanced sound a really good choice both for FM maniacs and newbies. Frontman Steve Overland (OVERLAND, THE LADDER) still sets the pace vocally in the given genre. Me personally, I actually can’t stand the SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES cover “I Heard It Through The Grapevine“ anymore – and never could actually – but obviously there can’t be a FM-gig without it but pearls like “Digging Up The Dirt“, “Dangerous“ or “Wildside“ and a band performing at their absolute best foremost make this beautiful live document nothing but a must-have. As long a bands like FM are out there, melodic hard rock is very much alive and kicking…
9/10
Martin Stark
Tracklist:
CD1
1. Intro
2. Tough It Out
3. Don’t Stop
4. Bad Luck
5. Someday (You’ll Come Running)
6. Everytime I Think Of You
7. Burning My Heart Down
8. The Dream That Died
9. Obsession
10. Can You Hear Me Calling?
11. Does It Feel Like Love
12. Feels So Good
CD2
1. Digging Up The Dirt
2. Tough Love
3. Hollow
4. Dangerous
5. Hard Day In Hell
6. Wildside
7. Breathe Fire
8. Only The Strong Survive
9. Blood And Gasoline
10. I Ain’t The One
11. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
