John Porter McMeans - Vigilante Man

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I had been searching for a long time for this, and here it is: "Vigilante Man", first and only solo outing by former Thunder (80's) front man John Porter McMeans. Thunder made two great albums, the first a bit rootsier than their second (and final), "Headphones For Cows", which was firmly rooted in 80's AOR. And so is this little solo album,, or rather EP. It has 6 track, 4 of which he previously recorded with Thunder. The two new tracks are a welcome addition to the Thunder albums. Fans of AOR and those who don't mind all those Southern Rock bands who started playing a Southern flavored AOR will thoroughly enjoy this. And I do too. Thanks to Steve for this. Last train to paradise.

Recommendation of the month

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Nothing to download here!

I'd like to make a recommendation every now and again. Sure, it's nice to get to download all this classic music for free, but it's also nice to buy the forgotten classics, once they're finally released on CD.
I was about to consider uploading the Thunder albums, of which I have some fair rips. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were actually released on CD. Wounded Bird has made these available again and I sincerely recommend these two classics. Southern Rock with touches of AOR and funk. Their first has some Little Feat flavor to it, whereas the second is a very pleasing AOR album with some great songs. And you can still hear these guys were from the south. I wonder whatever became of their vocalist, John Porter McMeans. The albums are "Thunder" from 1980 and "Headphones For Cows" from 1981. Buy them!



(And check out Wounded Bird Records as well. They have some true southern rock gems in their catalogue...)



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