{"title":"Night Ranger","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"midnight-madness-2","title":"Midnight Madness","description":"\u003cp\u003eNight Ranger were one of the biggest success stories of the early 1980s, racking up hit singles and big selling albums during a time when the ‘hip’ music media had written off mainstream hard rock as little more than an annoying pest. Those people seemed to forget that memorable songs delivered with razor sharp riffs and passionate vocals can always ride roughshod over fashion and trends. Night Ranger’s debut album \u003ci\u003eDawn Patrol \u003c\/i\u003ehad set the scene for even bigger and better things to come, something they accomplished with ‘Midnight Madness’. Issued late in 1983, and produced once again by Pat Glasser (Giuffria, Refugee), the record harnessed a number of essential tracks, two of which would become central in the Night Ranger cannon. The first, ‘(You Can Still) Rock In America’ (with Glenn Hughes on backing vocals) was a call to arms, letting everyone know that the band were very much committed to melodic hard rock, the backbone upon which this album was crafted. The second was the power ballad ‘Sister Christian’ which gave them a song that would accelerate their popularity to heights previously unimagined, reaching the top 5 of the US singles charts. For Night Ranger, it was a life changing moment and it’s still a track that continues to be hugely popular to this day. \u003ci\u003eMidnight Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a platinum album and it is truly one of the greatest records of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Candy Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50393430360395,"sku":"2047858","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Night_Ranger_-_Midnight_Madness_829ebfeb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726416982"},{"product_id":"dawn-patrol","title":"Dawn Patrol","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest rock bands to emerge during the early Eighties was San Francisco based Night Ranger. Somewhat surprisingly, however, their origins originated from a very different musical background, most notably as members of a large-scale soul-funk cabal called Rubicon (a unit that had links to Sly Stone) who recorded two now largely forgotten, albums. Members of this unit coalesced under the handle of Ranger, and later, Night Ranger. Night Ranger’s arsenal of formidable talent contained the twin lead guitar work of Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson and – unusually - two identifiable lead vocalists in bassist Jack Blades and drummer Kelly Keagy. It was this combination that afforded the band a unique sound, giving them an edge that distanced them from other similar sounding outfits. At one point, however, the band’s very existence was thrown into jeopardy when Brad Gillis was tapped to replace the late Randy Rhoads in Ozzy Osbourne’s Blizzard Of Oz. Fortunately this only turned out to be a temporary arrangement. Despite being turned down by every record company in the US, not once but twice, the band’s debut album\u003ci\u003e Dawn Patrol\u003c\/i\u003e, originally issued in 1982, on the newly-formed Boardwalk label, was an immediate critical and commercial success, and boasted a cache of supremely catchy tracks, led by the triple knockout blows of ‘Don’t Tell Me You Love Me’, ‘Sing Me Away’ and ‘At Night She Sleeps’. A finer debut album you will not find.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rock Candy Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50443280023883,"sku":"2047857","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Night_Ranger_-_Dawn_Patrol_f9bed9c0_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727011928"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/night-ranger.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}