Greetings form the early 80’s, 1981 to be precise and another reissue, this time courtesy of AOR FM and it's the second Thrills album Front Page News complete with an unreleased bonus track. Rather than straight up AOR the Thrills were purveyors of a more pomp orientated style along the lines of Touch, Roadmaster and with a rather large dollop of New England..

Keyboard driven hard rock with fantastic melodies and soaring vocals may not exactly be in vogue in 2008 but back in 1981 it pretty much ruled the airwaves, at least in the US and, if not the most famous exponents of the genre then the Thrills were certainly as good as some who were. Great songs like You Don’t Remember Me, which builds majestically and the tour de force that is the title track should have meant that the band were bigger than they ever were. Sadly it was not to be but, thanks  to the wonders of the re-mastering process Front Page News stands the test of time and is one to look out for if pomp is your cup of tea.