A late-80s supergroup anchored by John Waite and Neal Schon, remembered for one massive hit and a handful of solid rock tracks.
For the big hit, obviously When I See You Smile. For something with a bit more rock edge, try Price of Love from that first record.
When I See You Smile became one of those late-80s radio fixtures that still turns up on classic rock stations, a power ballad that somehow felt both slick and genuinely earnest. The band's self-titled debut had other moments like Price of Love and Walk Through Fire that showed they could do more than just the slow stuff. Their story is a pretty classic late-80s rock tale, a quick flash of success, some internal friction, and then a couple of later attempts to recapture it.
They formed in the late 1980s around Waite and Schon, released their debut in 1989, and saw When I See You Smile take off. Personal issues and scheduling conflicts led to a break in the early 90s, followed by a reunion later that decade for a live album and tour. A second studio album, Backlash, arrived in 1999 but didn't really connect, and they haven't been active since.
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