{"product_id":"twenty-twenty-twenty-twenty-35th-anniversary-edition-new-cd-2020-girder-elite-aor-rock","title":"TWENTY TWENTY - TWENTY TWENTY: 35th Anniversary Edition (*NEW-CD, 2020, Girder) elite AOR Rock!","description":"\u003cp\u003eTWENTY TWENTY - TWENTY TWENTY: 35th Anniversary Edition (*NEW-CD, 2020, Girder) elite AOR Rock!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e35th Anniversary Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduced by Billy Smiley of Whiteheart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompletely Remastered from Original Sources\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes Limited Edition Trading Card with Silver Foil\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Time Ever on CD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuperb Art-Rock like STYX or Kansas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally Released in 1985\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you don't know\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwenty Twenty\u003c\/strong\u003e, you'll want to read this in it's entirety because this band just might be the biggest hidden gem of the 80's rock era. Why? Because Twenty Twenty was a surprisingly flashy band, loaded with sure-fire commercial-based sound and a blend of art-rock anthems similar to that of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSTYX\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKANSAS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith a dose of straight ahead rock similar to\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE CARS\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWHITEHEART\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor even\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGIANT\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLets just get one thing out of the way... can we?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese albums were produced by WhiteHeart's Billy Smiley, so expect nothing more than a pristine polished sound. Billy Smiley was\/is like the modern day Dave Cobb, Quincy Jones or Rick Rubin. Most of what he touches is pristine flawless pieces of work and these are no exception. Finding either one of their albums, 1985\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelf-Titled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eor their 1987\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAltered\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecame a challenge so we were elated that Billy Smiley worked with us directly to get this back out for the first time ever on CD. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2606\/9196\/files\/twenty-twenty-selftitled-3d.png?v=1603826488\u0026amp;width=700\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band mixed an interesting blend of pomp AOR with cool new wave melodies, all wrapped by a very Eighties arsenal of keyboards, synthesizers, synclavier and electronic drums. This Synth-AOR stadium rock band from the 80's would have been incredible to see opening up for Steve Taylor or Daniel Amos during their peek years or even as an opening act for MUSE or The Killers, with one exception... they might have stolen the show.  They emulated art-rockers such as  Kansas and Styx, as mentioned above, yet oddly enough this band escaped notice from Christian Radio and ultimately Christian bookstores because of one simple fact... the had some rather decent attention on mainstream \"Secular\" radio and the Christians would have no part of mingling those two worlds \"Christian\" and \"Secular\" together.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the 80's We Bought It Cause It Looked Cool\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRemember when we use to buy albums because of the way the cover art grabbed you?  No, it wasn't 'just you' that did that, we all bought albums that looked cool, hoping that the music was just as good as the cover.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWell, the cover of Twenty Twenty’s 1985 self-titled debut makes promises. The hair. The lasers. The futuristic band name and when you played it they make good on their uber-’80s promises. Opener on the self-titled “You Are So True” shows off the band’s hi-tech sound big time. Leading with a new wave keyboard line, the song very easily erupts into a definitively ’80s blend of synthesizer melodies and electronic drums. Guitarist Roscoe Meek even adds heroic chugging guitar lines to the mix.  But where this album gets really fun is when keyboardist and Twenty Twenty’s go-to arranger Earnie Chaney let’s loose on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esynclavier\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand unleashes rapid-fire synth lines. “Security Code” and “War Games” are paired together at the front end of the album and cloak mentions of Heaven in ’80s concepts of technology. Twenty Twenty's music is hi-tech, and considering it was 1985, there's a lot of electronic percussion a la Simmons and Linn drums, and vocoder blasts throughout.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMy favorite verse from “Security Code” may be\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Alternating and circuit-breaking\/ That will never do\/ You might think your life’s in sync\/ It’s time to troubleshoot”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore heading into the chorus that seemingly tells the listener to enter in their security code to the afterlife. On the flip side, “Danger Zone” continues the keyboard mania but not before opening on Meek’s most righteous guitar line on the entire album,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea blend of Cheap Trick’s “Mighty Wings” with a dash of Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe song\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e'He's Still There', will bring to mind all those good vibes you felt the first time you heard the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAllies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edebut album.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBilly Smiley of Whiteheart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe band was certainly in good company for their debut self-titled\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwenty Twenty\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1985) on Benson\/PowerDisc, recorded in Nashville with marathon engineer Brent King (the so-called “Karate Man” who seems to have worked with everyone from Reba to Keith Urban) and fellow Christian band\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhiteheart’s Billy Smiley\u003c\/strong\u003e, making Twenty Twenty seem more and more like a proper\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esynthesizer-led stadium rock band.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe professionalism of this album and the production put into it will amaze even the pickiest of critics.  Each song sounding nothing like the previous.  All unique and very strong.  There are a few slower Whiteheart like ballads such as Find Your Way Back, which give it just the breath it needs, slowing down only enough for a quick gasp of air before taking off again with She drove up in a red corvette, the lyrics of Material Things with some serious guitar hooks and jams and one of the better guitar solos albeit short. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty Twenty (Self-Titled Debut) Originally released in 1985\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Are So True\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecurity Code\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar Games\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis Fame\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecond Mile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove To Go\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe's Still There\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eDanger Zone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou Can Know Them All\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWorld Premier\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCredits\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLead Vocals – Ron Collins\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBass Guitar – Gerry McAnelly\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrums – Greg Herrington\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuitar – Roscoe Meek\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeyboards – Earnie Chaney\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProducer – Billy Smiley\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn case you wandered where these guys went, Collins went solo, while Meek ended up as the lead guitarist for fellow Christian act\u003cspan 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