Survivor hits that perfect spot between pop and rock, taking the best of both genres to make tasty audio ear candy. Survivor is one of those bands that were almost primarily an 80's band. They've released other music since the 80s, but when one thinks of Survivor one thinks of their 80's output. In no way are they close to being the best band of the 80s, but they had a great stretch in the 80s. They have about 20 solid songs, no shame in that. I saw Survivor in concert when they opened for REO Speedwagon back in the day. This was when "Eye of the Tiger" was still a very popular song. Survivor was great, but they only played 5 songs. I wished Survivor would've played more songs and REO Speedwagon played less songs. The Speedwagon was meh, even though at the time they were one of the biggest bands in the world.
At the time of "When Seconds Count" Survivor consisted of Jimi Jamison, vocals, Frankie Sullivan, guitar and backing vocals, Jim Peterik, keyboards and backing vocals, Stephan Ellis, bass guitar and Marc Droubay played drums. Sadly Jamison died at a too young age on August 31st, 2014, eight days after his 63rd birthday.
"When Seconds Count" was in no way a hit, only reaching #49 on Billboard's album chart. It only had one "hit", "Is This Love" reached #9. However on Google Play I've given all 10 of the songs the thumbs up. It's a very solid CD, especially if one likes that sweet spot in between pop and rock music. I've included "Burning Heart", although it wasn't added until Rock Candy's reissue in 2011. Rock candy is also a perfect description of Survivor's music. (Thanks to wikipedia for most of the biographical information in this blog.)
Here's the full "When Seconds Count":
1) "How Much Love":
2) "Keep It Right Here":
3) "Is This Love":
4) "Man Against The World":
5) "Rebel Son":
6) "Oceans":
7) "When Seconds Count":
8) "Backstreet Love Affair":
9) "In Good Faith":
10) "Can't Let You Go":
11) "Burning Heart":
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