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The Songs: |
INVASION |
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| The dream goes on
Cat and mouse Far side of the sun Street jammer The empire |
 Invasion album cover Most Manilla Road fans never had a chance to get a copy of this debut recording from 1980. It was distributed and self financed and so today it is very hard to find. I also just have a CD bootleg version and no original vinyl copy (too sad...). Maybe you can find a copy of this CD in Europe but donīt contact the company Reborn Classics...it is not easy to produce CDīs in jail, ha ha! This record contains a lot of great songs even it is not the sound you know from albums like Crystal Logic or even later Manilla-stuff. The album opens with "The Dream goes On" and this is more rock-based than Heavy Metal. "Far Side of the Sun" can be found also on the second LP "Metal" and on the 1988 live album "Roadkill" - a hard rocker! "The Empire" is a great and long space-rocksong that sounds like an improvisation. The album has a special live character due to a very rough production. If you find a copy of INVASION somewhere and it costs you less than a new car (lol!) then buy it! You donīt need a lot of time to realize that this is already MANILLA ROAD...it is the beginning of a great band.
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