Please downvote if incorrect! Self-deletes if score is 0.Since their breakthrough EP, Imposter Syndrome was unleashed upon us last year in lockdown, pop punk three piece Drastic Park have swept the scene with their diehard, infectious anthems that sounds like your ticket back to the 2000s. Last.fm: 11,939 listeners, 61,861 plays tags: classic rock, 70s, british, seen live Through it's four previously released albums, it's numerous live radio broadcasts, jazz festival appearances and concert/club performances Wishful Thinking defined the cutting edge of the West Coast contemporary jazz movement.įan appreciation and Jazz/NAC radio support remain strong even today 18 years after the group played it's last note at the 1990 North Sea Jazz Festival! This can best be attributed to the lasting spirit and quality of the bands' music once again made available in this compilation CD: "Train Of Thought." Read more on Last.fm. "Train Of Thought" chronicles the Best of Wishful Thinking a collection featuring twelve of the band's most popular selections, digitally re-mastered from the original recordings. A review of that CD, which hails "an album as lively and uninhibited as it is melodic and accessible" would accurately describe the band's entire body of work. Wishful Thinking released its' fourth and final recording "That Was Then" in the fall of 1990. "Way Down West" their third and perhaps best known work, was released in late 1988 not only reaching Top Ten airplay status, but in March of 1989, went "Top Ten" on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz album sales chart. It's follow-up album "Think Again" also reached "Top Ten" status the next year and was the group's first recording to chart in Billboard and Cashbox as well. It's debut album "Wishful Thinking", endorsed by Steely Dan's Walter Becker, hit Radio & Records' Top Ten Jazz chart in February of 1986. Wishful Thinking released four recordings featuring original compositions between 19. During its final year, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta and keyboardist Mitchel Forman joined the group for its last recording ("That Was Then") and what was to be the band's only European appearance the 1990 North Sea Jazz Festival. arranger/orchestrator Chris Boardman on keyboards, bassist Jerry Watts Jr., and Dave Shank on vibes and percussion.
Other members included legendary Tower of Power drummer David Garibaldi, well-known L.A. The band, whose distinctive sound centered around a frontline of vibes and guitar, was formed in late 1984 by guitarist Tim Weston. Since it's a rare occasion to find a music critic (let alone a publisher !) and a musician sharing a favorable opinion, the two quotations above best illustrate the universal appeal and critical acclaim Wishful Thinking enjoyed during its' five years as a West Coast contemporary-jazz unit. "Wishful Thinking is fantastic." Larry Coryell,Guitarist "Whenever I wanted to include what I considered a classic up-tempo contemporary-jazz track I inevitably added Wishful Thinking to the mix." Michael Fagien, Publisher JAZZIZ Magazine. The Best of Wishful Thinking: West Coast Contemporary Jazz 1985-1990
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Released two full length albums: "Standing Still" and "Kicking Goals, Banging Goals And High Fives All Round". Thre are at least four bands with this name.Ī) a solo acoustic indie act currently based and playing in London (no known success) b) a british Rock band, successful in the 70's with the song "Hiroshima" c) a Jazz band d) a punk/rock band from Melbourne, Australia (disbanded in 2007).
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