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Autograph

I like to go back a few years in time and dig up a real good ”oldie” and quite often it’s something from the 80’s era… The song ”Turn Up The Radio” is from the album ”Sign In Please” 1984, by the Californian glam-rockers Autograph. The band were formed by the lead singer and guitarist Steve Plunkett, guitarist Steve Lynch, drummer Keni Richards and the keyboard player Steven Isham in 1983. 

I think the song ”Turn Up The Radio” is a mix of Van Halen’s melodic guitars and the nice rhythm that is in Def Leppard songs (like their hit ”Pour Some Sugar”) with a catchy lyric and good vocals on top of it all. The song holds the good parts of the early 80’s that made music of that era good and fun to listen to.

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Autograph split up in 1989 but reformed/restarted the band in 2011. Starting with guitarist Steve Lynch and bassits Randy Rand meeting up at NAMM (a music convention in Anaheim, California) after mending their relation Steve and Randy decided to start jamming together again. They also reached out to the original singer, Steve Plunkett. Sadly he was tied up with his own business and didn't had time to join them. But he gave them his blessing to restart Autograph again. They contacted Simon Daniels, (the lead singer and guitarist of the band Jailhouse) after have seen videos of him on YouTube and with Marc Wieland on drums the new line-up where completed.

With the current line-up featuring: Simon Daniels, Steve Lynch, Marc Wieland and Randy Rand Autograph are back and last year, 2015, they released three new songs digital and a five song EP. They held a release party for the EP at the Whisky a Go Go. The EP are only available at Autograph's website and at their live shows.

For more info about Autograph and their gigs you can head over to their FaceBook page, twitter or website.  

      Songs on the ”Louder” EP: 

    1. ”You Are Us, We Are You”

    2. ”I Lost My Mind in America”

    3. ”Every Generation” 

    4. ”Watch It Now”

    5. ”Turn Up The Radio” (Live)