King Kobra - Thrill of a Lifetime [1986]

Country: USA

Year: 1986

Line-up: Mark Free (vocals), Mick Sweda (guitar), David Michael Phillips (guitar), Johnny Rod (bass), Carmine Appice (drums)

Track Listing
1. Second Time Around
2. Dream On
3. Feel The Heat
4. Thrill Of A Lifetime
5. Only The Strong Survive
6. Iron Eagle (Never Say Die)
7. Home Street Home
8. Overnight Sensation
9. Raise Your Hands To Rock
10. Party Animals

Fletchanator's comment: The second album by hard rock supergroup King Kobra was greeted with mixed reviews back in the day. It contained the movie soundtrack anthem Iron Eagle (Never Say Die), a corny but catchy tune, and a host of other rocking songs. The songwriting isn't great on this album (the song Home Street Home, which has a lot of rapping in it, is god awful), but Mark Free's spectacular voice and the band's toe-tapping AOR sound more than makes up for it. Free would quit after this album, later recording with Signal (also available on this blog) and in recent years becoming a woman, Marcie Free. Johnny Rod also quit after this release, joining WASP, while Mick Sweda would go on to form Bulletboys and Appice would play with Blue Murder.

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King Kobra - Thrill of a Lifetime [1986]