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Xl New York
4+ albums
hard rockheavy metalmelodicAORmelodic hard rock
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Bass, Vocals– Dave Trupia Drums, Percussion, Vocals– Michael Starmer Guitar– Danny Fuchs Keyboards, Vocals– Rick Starmer Lead Vocals– John Gorman, Tony Fontaine Producer– John Anthony Album: Walkin New York Label: Retrospect Records – RR-209 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 2006 Genre: Rock Style: Hard Rock Comments: "They are what we thought they were!" was the rant from Arizona Cardinals' head coach Dennis Green recently when his team lost after giving up a 20 point lead in the fourth quarter. The same could be said about XL New York with their new release, Walkin New York. They are exactly what they look like -- a solid '80s metal band that probably didn’t get their label’s attention and had to settle for busting their ass on the road to earn every little bit of success they had. Walkin New York is a compilation of XL New York's music from 1984 to 1990 released on Retrospect Records. Like the name implies, Retrospect is a label that releases albums from good ‘80s bands that maybe didn't have enough success to continue production of their album into the compact disc age. Because this album is a collection of songs that is being re-released, Retrospect took the opportunity to have these songs remixed and re-mastered. So if you had any old XL New York albums or were a fan from back in the day, you will appreciate the subtle improvements here. There are still some flaws in the older songs from deterioration of the analog tape prior to copying the t
