''Welcome to the Club'' is the second studio album by
Canadian
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heavy metal band,
Kick Axe
Kick Axe is a Canadian heavy metal band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Influenced by rambunctious arena rock from the 70s and early 80s, the group is perhaps best known for their 1984 album ''Vices'', praised by publications such as AllMusic for its ...
. The album was released at the end of 1985 on
Pasha Records
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in the format of
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and
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album.
In 2000 was the album remastered and reissued, for the first time on
CD, as part of the "Sony Rewind" series.
In 2016, a
UK label Rock Candy remastered and reissued the album on
CD in a "De Luxe" version comprising a comprehensive booklet loaded with vintage photos and a very detailed band history by
Malcolm Dome
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He wrote about rock and heavy metal from 1979. In addition to writing books, he was a journalist for ''Record Mirror'', ''Kerrang!'', ''Metal Hammer'' and ''Classic Rock ...
.
Recorded in the Metal Works Studios,
Mississauga, Ontario
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,
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(owned by a
Canadian
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band
Triumph
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), mixed in the Pasha Music House,
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,
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,
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and produced by Randy Bishop with a final touch of
Spencer Proffer
Spencer Proffer (born Salek Profesorski, December 25, 1948) is an American media and record producer. He is the CEO of Meteor 17, a convergence media production company based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Proffer produced the firs ...
. ''Welcome to the Club'' sees
Kick Axe
Kick Axe is a Canadian heavy metal band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Influenced by rambunctious arena rock from the 70s and early 80s, the group is perhaps best known for their 1984 album ''Vices'', praised by publications such as AllMusic for its ...
veer into more commercial area with a smoother, more melodic and sophisticated collection of songs. Still an anthemic/arena metal, brash and bold, but more polished, with a more radio friendly production and smoother commercial touch that makes this album attractive to a wider audience.
The cover of
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' "
With a Little Help from My Friends
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" has been released not only as a single but also as a video with an ensemble chorus featuring
Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron (born Karen Lynn Greening; July 21, 1962) is a Canadian rock singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s, such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".
Early life
Aaron was born as Karen Lynn Greeni ...
& John Albani (Lee Aaron Band),
Rik Emmett
Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.
Career
Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, '' Absolutely'', was released in 1990 and beca ...
(
Triumph
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), Brian Allen & Sheron Alton (
Toronto
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),
Bob Segarini
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,
Alfie Zappacosta
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Career
Zappacosta's first band was Surrender, a five-piece group that recorded three albums in the late 1970s and earl ...
, Cameron Hawkins (
FM),
Cindy Valentine
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, Paris,
Ava Cherry
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,
Andy Curran (
Coney Hatch
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). It reached #79 on the
Canadian
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Top 100 Singles.
In
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the album reached #93, February 8, 1986 at the
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Top 100 Albums.
This album has never made it into
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200 album chart.
Track listing
#"Welcome to the Club" ''
(Kick Axe
Kick Axe is a Canadian heavy metal band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Influenced by rambunctious arena rock from the 70s and early 80s, the group is perhaps best known for their 1984 album ''Vices'', praised by publications such as AllMusic for its ...
)'' - 4:47
#"Feels Good - Don't Stop" ''
(Kick Axe/R.Bishop)'' - 3:22
#"Comin' After You" ''
(Kick Axe/R.Bishop)'' - 4:56
#"Make Your Move" ''
(Kick Axe/R.Bishop)'' - 3:51
#"Never Let Go" ''
(Kick Axe)'' - 5:13
#"Hellraisers" ''
(Kick Axe)'' - 4:17
#"Can't Take It with You" ''
(Kick Axe/R.Bishop)'' - 3:42
#"Too Loud... Too Old" ''
(Kick Axe)'' - 2:51
#"Feel the Power" ''
(Kick Axe/R.Bishop)'' - 3:47
#"
With a Little Help from My Friends
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" ''
( J.Lennon/P.McCartney)'' - 4:19
Personnel
Band members
*George Criston - lead vocals
*Larry Gillstrom - guitars, keyboards, backing vocals
*Raymond Harvey - guitars, backing vocals
*Victor Langen - bass guitar, backing vocals
*Brian Gillstrom - drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
*Randy Bishop - percussion, keyboards
*
Spencer Proffer
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- percussion, keyboards
*
Rik Emmett
Richard Gordon Emmett (born July 10, 1953) is a vocalist, guitarist, and member of the Canadian rock band Triumph.
Career
Emmett left Triumph in 1988 to pursue a solo career. His first solo album, '' Absolutely'', was released in 1990 and beca ...
,
Alfie Zappacosta
Alfredo Peter "Alfie" Zappacosta (born July 5, 1953), also known by just his surname, is an Italian-born Canadian musician.
Career
Zappacosta's first band was Surrender, a five-piece group that recorded three albums in the late 1970s and earl ...
,
Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron (born Karen Lynn Greening; July 21, 1962) is a Canadian rock singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s, such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".
Early life
Aaron was born as Karen Lynn Greeni ...
, John Albani,
Andy Curran, Sharon Alton,
Cindy Valentine
Cindy Valentine (Valentine Cinzia Leone) is an Italian-born composer, producer, actress and performing artist, raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada who is now a U.S. citizen, residing primarily in New York, New York. Valentine hit the '' Billboar ...
, Brian Allen,
Ava Cherry
Ava Cherry is an American singer and model. She collaborated with English musician David Bowie between 1972 and 1975; the two met in New York City when she was a nightclub waitress and Bowie was touring for ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardus ...
, Paris,
Bob Segarini
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,
Cameron Hawkins - vocals on track 10
Production
*Randy Bishop,
Spencer Proffer
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- producer
*Suzanne DuBarry - producer assistant
*Hanspeter Huber, Ed Stone - engineers
*Alex Woltman, Kevin Arst, Noel Golden - engineering assistants
*Steve Hall - mastering
*Carol Peters, Karen Chamberlain, Gail Lee - coordination
*Dimo Safari - photographs
*
Hugh Syme
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- art direction and design
*Garry M. Stratychuk - manager
*Joe Cardosi, Dean Zurowski, Mike Martin, Dwayne Fynn - tour personnel
References
External links
*
Official Fan website
{{Authority control
1985 albums
Albums produced by Spencer Proffer
Kick Axe albums
Pasha Records albums