Sunday, May 2, 2021

Young years (Dragon) (LP 615)

Dragon Bondi Road (Vinyl, RCA Victor Records, 1989) ****

GenreNZ pop/rock 

Places I remember: Marbecks Records

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Young Years

Gear costume: Family Man, Ice In This Town

Active compensatory factors: This was the last Dragon album of new material released during Marc Hunter's lifetime and it serves as a fitting ending for him and Dragon.

By 1989, thanks to a variety if drug fuelled deaths, Dragon was down to Marc and his brother Todd, plus Alan Mansfield. 

Even though there is a faint whiff of eighties big production about it, this album just gets better as the years go by - so many great performances on a worthy set of songs for once. Marc's voice is incredible and the band lock in some great performances.

Where do they all belong? Marc Hunter - what a voice (what a tragedy that smoking gave him throat cancer and a very premature death).

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