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Requested by a friend....
AGENT was one of the best Canadian AOR bands during the '80s and '90s.
Keyboardist Craig Zurba and bass player Andre Kunkel were songwriting partners and session musicians from the local scene having recorded for various mainstream artists. At the middle Eighties, both contacted talented vocalist Rick Livingstone, ex- September and Broken Hearts, and together with guitarist Bob Smart and drummer Dave Allan, Agent born.
Agent was signed by CBS / Virgin Records Canada and their self-titled debut album appeared in 1986 to good reviews, but sadly, their label's CEO quit during the week the album was released and no recording company leadership was evident during the 9 months following the release.
Agent broke-up the following year, but left us this wonderful piece of work. "Agent" is pure mid-Eighties AOR, curiously more American sounding than Canuck, akin Survivor, Shelter, Preview, Surrender, etc.
In short; classic '80s AOR with hooks, melodies and keyboards aplenty. Just check the monster "Surrender" below.
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Ten years after, Agent returned with a new vocalist re-recording the album for an European label. Although resulted really good, AOR fans still prefer this original '86 release.
Never reissued on CD, this is not the best vinyl LP rip of the world, however, it's million times better than the copy floating the web.
Pure '80s AOR.
01 - Heartbeat
02 - Can't Hold Back
03 - This Could Be The Night
04 - She Trusted Me
05 - Turn On The Radio
06 - Can't Stop
07 - Change Of Heart
08 - Surrender
09 - Blame It On Love
10 - Headlines
Rick Livingstone - vocals
Bob Smart - guitars
Craig Zurba - keyboards, piano, synths
Andre Kunkel - bass
Dave Allan - drums, percussion
AGENT Rick Livingstone 1986
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
AGENT - Agent [original recording Rick Livingstone vocals] (1986)
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THNKS ALOT FOR THIS, I LOSE THIS ALBUM TIME AGO...
SnoW
This adorable album was one of my first points of contact with the AOR music scene in 2010 which was unforgettable!
Although by now I'm wondering if it was the mentioned European realease I got my hands on back then... Well, let's just check it by downloading that newest enviable entry of yours! :-)
Bye for now,
Thomas
Now that I was listening to both copies (which includes my old one), I can tell there's a slight difference. As a matter of fact, Rick Livingstone's vocals sound subtly more dashing and catchy in my ears, so I give preference to this print.
Well, it's amazing to see that you, Camelblue, are able to even surprise me with record works I already believed to know all about, haha.
Bye for now,
Thomas
Super. thanks Camel for this gem
Awesome album!! I've found the second Agent's album: Evidence (1998).
Here is the links:
Part1
http://uploaded.net/file/k2r1mu83
Part 2
http://uploaded.net/file/o79z8xiy
Greetings from Brazil.
Hi guys! I've found an alternative link for Agent's second album: Evidence (1998).: https://www.mediafire.com/file/ihr9m8ke3wjgro3/1998_-_Evidence.rar/file
Please upload the link, thanks for sharing
Vuelvan a subirlo ! Please !
Thank you for the original upload - is there any chance you could please re-upload?
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