Striking it rich (Stevie Wright) (LP 4984)

Stevie Wright  Sings "The Easy Beats" (CD, AVM Records, Unknown) ***  

Genre: Pop, rock 

Places I remember: Second hand shop

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Evie

Gear costume: Loose Control

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8

Active compensatory factors: Stevie Wright is a cautionary tale. As the talented lead singer of Aussie rock legends The Easybeats, he had it all. Fame and fortune. 

Unfortunately, alcohol and heroin addiction did for him, as the controversial treatment he received for his addictions caused him brain damage.

I came across this album while browsing a junk shop and bought it on the strength of Evie appearing in the track listing.

The album title is a real misnomer as the songs come from his third and final solo album (Striking it Rich) released in 1989. The synths and production tropes certainly place it in the eighties. It's not great and Stevie's vocals are okay, but he's nowhere near his peak.

Evie remains a great song. Here he sings the second part of three - the slow sad bits. Sadly, the original song stands as his greatest moment.

Where do they all belong? RIP Stevie Wright.