The Outfield

Slip'nn2Darkness

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I know very little about the Outfield, but I have been wanting to bring them into the light to see if anybody else has much to add about them.. I only have one LP by them.. And I consider them to be a great listening band.. If they are underrated.. Tell us about it..
Ladies and gentlemen... Here's the Outfield...

Ironically, given their obsession with America's favorite pastime, the Outfield got their start in London's East End. Playing under the name the Baseball Boys, the trio of bassist/singer Tony Lewis, guitarist/keyboardist John Spinks, and drummer Alan Jackman played around London and recorded some early demos, attracting the attention of Columbia/CBS Records. They were signed shortly thereafter and began working on their debut album, Play Deep, which was released in 1985. The album was a smash success, going triple platinum, reaching number nine on the album charts, and producing their biggest song, "Your Love," which was a Top Ten hit. To support the album, they launched an international tour opening for Journey and Starship. They began recording their second album in 1986 and in 1987 issued Bangin'. While not duplicating the huge commercial success of their debut, it did produce two hit singles, "Since You've Been Gone" and "No Surrender." The band's third album featured a bit of a stylistic shift and was more meticulously produced than their previous efforts. Voices of Babylon, released in 1988, produced a single of the same name, but the band's commercial success was slipping. Jackman left the band after it was recorded and they hired Paul Reed to step in as drummer for the Voices tour.

Spinks and Lewis, now officially a duo, switched labels and began recording Diamond Days for MCA. A new session drummer, Simon Dawson, joined them and helped add an electronic edge to their sound. Diamond Days produced one of their biggest singles, "For You." They followed up with 1992's Rockeye. Its single, "Winning It All," became a feature at sporting events and was on the soundtrack of The Mighty Ducks. Simon Dawson had become increasingly involved in the shaping of the band's sound and became an official member of the band at this time. They went on hiatus for much of the mid-'90s, returning to record an exclusive release for their fan club, entitled It Ain't Over, then embarking on a kind of '80s revival tour. In 1998, they released Extra Innings, which was a compilation of several songs they wrote during the '90s, and also featured four new songs written in 1998. The band reunited in 2006 for the release of Any Time Now.

Songs I find to be the best from what I know about them..

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I know nothing about this band, when I saw the thread title for a split second I thought of "Centerfield" by John Fogerty...guess I am getting old and almost senile...:heheh:
 

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I know nothing about this band, when I saw the thread title for a split second I thought of "Centerfield" by John Fogerty...guess I am getting old and almost senile...:heheh:

Oh crap LG.. I just thought I would throw them in the pile.. As you told me before.. The paints still wet.. Don't drag your young ass into this..
The girls still think your a spunky monkey..
 

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...I feel younger just being referred to as a Spunky Monkey...:lmao:

Back on topic, this was another band that slipped past me. I'll play the songs tomorrow when I have more time, then I'll have a feel for them.:tup:
 

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