»Burning Down Paradise«, the sixth studio album of NWOBHM legends Tokyo Blade, was originally issued on Fresh Fruit in 1995. Fresh Fruit was a sublabel of SPV from Hannover. High Roller Records is proud to present »Burning Down Paradise« for the very first time ever on glorious vinyl.
The record marked the re-union of Andy Boulton with singer Alan Marsh. The pair had not worked together since the Tokyo Blade debut album in 1983. The line-up on »Burning Down Paradise« was completed by John Wiggins on second guitar, Colin Riggs playing bass and Marc Angel behind the drums.
“I think all twelve songs stood the test of time pretty well,” comments guitarist and founding member Andy Boulton today, “but it was an impossible time for hard rock and heavy metal, musical tastes had changed considerably. The album was recorded in a small studio just outside Marlborough in Wiltshire. A guy called Nick Beer engineered the album, and I guess you could say we all produced it, although mainly it was Alan and I, as the main songwriters, who had the most impact on the sound of the record.”
According to the guitarist, reactions to the album were mixed back in the day: “Opinions varied, some old fans didn’t like the direction that we took, and others did. As far as critics are concerned, I never take any notice of them anyway. My attitude is: if you don’t like it, just don’t listen to it.”
After the release of the album, Andy and Alan once again went their separate ways and Tokyo Blade disbanded. This is why: “We just got fed up with struggling with no support coming from anywhere. It was the wrong time for our brand of music, and we couldn’t see the point of struggling on. In England we call it 'flogging a dead horse.’”
1. Burning Down Paradise
2. Friend in Need
3. Flashpoint Serenade
4. Kickback
5. Wing and A Prayer
6. Hot Breath
7. Head Full of Bad Wiring
8. Papering the Cracks
9. Get Out of My Face
10. Only the Strong
11. Woman and Love
12. Dead End Kid