Here Comes The Reign Again
By Dw Dunphy
Here Comes The Reign Again brings
together an amazing roster of indie
musicians to give their updated takes
on the classic British hits of the ‘80s.
This is the follow up to Drink A Toast To Innocence:
A Tribute To Lite Rock which paid homage to those AM radio
favorites of the late ‘70s. Dw Dunphy discusses the CD with
Andrew Curry, the man behind the compilation.
Chronologically, it makes sense to move from a 70s pop form to
an 80s pop form. Yet I don’t think people would have immediately
considered the next project would focus on European acts. Why
did you decide to take that direction?
When I was researching the Lite Rock record, I wanted to make sure
that the songs fit together well. So I tried to pinpoint the specific time
frame that was the heyday for these songs. After a period of narrowing
things down, I decided that the Lite Rock songs I wanted to focus on
had their peak years on the American charts from about 1976-1982.
New Jersey Stage
July 2014
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