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Artist: Tobruk

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CD Title: Wild on the Run

 

Category: AOR

Year: 1985/2007

Label: Majestic Rock

Catalog Number: MAJCDSP039

Personnel

Mike Brown bass, vocals
Snake lead vocals
Nigel Evans guitar, vocals
Mick Newman guitar
Jem Davis keyboards
Eddie Fincher drums

Limited Edition re-issue featuring a bonus live disc.

Tracks

Disc 1
1.	Wild on the Run	4:25
2.	Falling	3:54
3.	Running from the Night	3:54
4.	Hotline	3:14
5.	Rebound	4:38
6.	Poor Girl	3:40
7.	She's Nobody's Angel	4:25
8.	Breakdown	3:23
9.	Going Down for the Third Time	5:47
10.	Wild On The Run Neat single A'side bonus track	3:48
11.	The Show Must Go On Neat single B'side bonus track	3:27
Total Running Time:		44:35
Disc 2
12.	Wild on the Run live	4:19
13.	Alley Boy live	5:05
14.	Breakdown live	3:29
15.	Falling live	4:48
16.	Running From the Night live	4:16
17.	She's Nobody's Angel live	5:01
Total Running Time:		26:58

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Existing comments about this CD

From: George Thatcher	Date: May 8, 2001 at 10:36
The Tobruk album was also released on an Italian bootleg in 1993, a 2 on 1 CD edition with the second album being an HM band called Black Knight 'Master Of Disaster'. The quality is very good. The original vinyl release came out on Parlophone Records in 1985. The album was produced by Lance Quinn.

From: George Thatcher	Date: May 8, 2001 at 10:38
Oh, I forgot to add, The Italian bootleg also features 2 unreleased tracks, a raw and not so well produced version of the title track 'Wild On The Run' plus 'The Show Must Go On'.

From: S Fairclough	Date: July 8, 2001 at 14:04
Anyone know where I can get a copy of this on CD? I've been after a copy for a while now. Anyone that can help, many thanks! email- s.fairclough@ntlworld.com

From: david taugis	Date: July 9, 2001 at 16:12
Thanks to a radio show here in France, I fell in love with this album. There's something more than special about the melodies. An english AOR charm. All the songs (I mean ALL) are magic. It's not a masterpiece, not a musical perfection, but it's moving like great music must be. Got it in vinyl. Can make md copies.

From: Brian Goodwin	Date: July 11, 2001 at 1:48
I have happy memories of Tobruk playing a couple of shows in my town when I was a teenager. They were an excellent band and I could never understand why they didn't become bigger. I think that they were a few years too early to jump on the Bon Jovi badwagon! I have the vinyl album, but I'd love to get hold of this CD if anyone knows where its available.

From: tom Clarke	Date: September 7, 2001 at 13:25
steve and alan should have come back

From: Mark	Date: October 22, 2001 at 13:39
Hey Brian and David: I'm sure they've got this at some of the online music places. Try Hot Tracks, NEH Records, AOR Heaven-they probably all have it. I found a copy on Ebay, as well.

From: joseph italy	Date: December 11, 2001 at 13:58
tobruk make me remember when i was a teenager, released 2 cd wild on the run and pleasure and pain, there is also a third cd recaptured with unreleased songs. Tobruk is a wonderful band they play pure aor, for collection!!!!

From: joseph italy	Date: December 11, 2001 at 14:00
oh i forgot to add: if somebody want to share information about tobruk please e mail: heavytobruk@tin.it

From: PASCAL	Date: January 16, 2002 at 12:11
REALLY A PURE JEWEL OF POWERFUL AOR.REALLY BRILLANT

From: andrea	Date: February 22, 2002 at 12:43
Tobruk was a great band!Their management and label (Emi uk) was not intelligent: They prefered others poor bands...The Tobruk's shows and the music was great events! Pure energy, class, and strong/brilliant music. The fortune, good management and label support are basic elements for survive...However, only the best remains in the time!

From: andrea - italy	Date: February 22, 2002 at 12:50
I forgot to add: if somebody want to send me information about Tobruk, my address is: montigiania@tiscalinet.it

From: joseph italy	Date: June 11, 2002 at 16:41
eh friends!! take a look on the web, i heard about snake (tobruk singer), he told that maybe he will release a new albun 2002, as solo album

From: THE ROCKER	Date: July 12, 2002 at 16:46
GRANDIOSO DISCO AUNQ QUIZAS ME GUSTE MAS EL 2º

From: Amanda	Date: August 16, 2002 at 11:46
"Yeah, I'm falling, falling in love with TOBRUK..."

From: Great Dane	Date: March 13, 2003 at 2:55
Good stuff. I remember buying this. There were nothing else which appealed to me in the store, so I picked this one up. I listened to it for weeks, and still do.

From: The Mad Dog

Date: September 6, 2003 at 9:36

The first time I saw this record was at a Goodwill a few years ago. I'd never heard of it, but about a month later I was at a record store, saw the same record, figured it was a sign, and picked it up. Incredible music, I like that there are two lead guitars and synth. Does anyone have any idea what "Going Down for the Third Time" is about? If you do, please email me: themaddog@maddogcentral.com Thanks, -MD

From: JULIO CESAR	Date: February 14, 2004 at 22:12
QUIERO ESCUCHAR TODO EL DISCO YA QUE SOLO TUVELA OPORTUNIDAD DE ESCUCHAR LOS TEMAS WILD ON THE RUN Y FALLING Y TANBIEN QUISIERA SABER COMO ADQUIRIR EL DISCO LA BANDA ES MUY BUENA

From: gener8tr	Date: June 21, 2004 at 12:41
Has anyone heard the song "20/20 Vision" by Tobruk? I somehow obtained a demo-type copy of the track and it is undoubtably Snake on lead vocals, but I've not been able to obtain further information anywhere???

From: the wasp	Date: July 19, 2004 at 9:20
boy another band i seen support diamondhead in 82,pretty good live

From: AOR_Crazy

Date: August 7, 2004 at 7:59

...I'm falling, falling in love with you, so tell me if you're feeling the same way too, i'm falling, falling in love with you... THIS IS THE BEST CD I EVER HEARD, the name Tobruk gotten in my ears from time to time, but the name of the band is the reason why i didn't get them, until i found out that mighty Fallen is a song from tobruk, man i can't believe it, if you like highly melodic hard'n'heavy GET IT! AND GET IT FAST! This is a true gem!

From: AOR_Crazy

Date: August 7, 2004 at 7:59

...I'm falling, falling in love with you, so tell me if you're feeling the same way too, i'm falling, falling in love with you... THIS IS THE BEST CD I EVER HEARD, the name Tobruk gotten in my ears from time to time, but the name of the band is the reason why i didn't get them, until i found out that mighty Fallen is a song from tobruk, man i can't believe it, if you like highly melodic hard'n'heavy GET IT! AND GET IT FAST! This is a true gem!

From: melo	Date: August 7, 2004 at 13:52
this is the best................. tobruk album ever!!!! klassikk u.k heavy aor at her finest!!!!!!!!!!

From: Chad	Date: August 22, 2004 at 3:03
Easily in my top 10 albums of all time. Still listen to this weekly. I bought this originally on cassette and wore the mother out! Got it on disk and jam all the time. Rebound and Going down for the 3rd time are classics. There is not a bad song on the album. Pick this one up! Snake's vocals are awesome and the keys are very good, not overpowering.....

From: Geoff	Date: August 29, 2004 at 23:54
Lots of keyboards, very simple songs but overall it is a very good AOR disc. Maybe not VERY good, but a good CD. I like it. Nothing wrong with this one at all...

From: Agnar	Date: November 2, 2004 at 5:35
good title! I have it in 2 formats, LP and bootleg CD. Bootleg was issued in 1993 through enigmatic label Reborn Classics (under the fake name of Nosferatu Records), but it absolutely was not from Italy! Reborn Classics was probably from the U.S. or from Luxemburg. That CD also featured obscure debut from Black Knight, "Master of Disaster", a very high-rated item in U.S. Metal.

From: Rafo Phoenix

Date: November 7, 2004 at 12:05

AOR_Crazy ...I'm falling, falling in love with you, so tell me if you're feeling the same way too, i'm falling, falling in love with you... QUE TREMENDO TEMA, DEMOLEDOR EL MEJOR DEL ALBUM, Breakdown TAMBIEN ES GRANDE, UN ALBUM CON BUENOS TEMAS, EL GRUPO ME HACE RECORDAR SU SONIDO A LOS ORPHAN, UN CANTANTE CON UNA VOZ PECULIAR, UNA VOZ QUE MAS DA PARA UN GRUPO DE HEAVY, PERO DE VERAS UN BUEN ALBUM. SALUDOS DESDE ICA-PERU.

From: Rafo Phoenix	Date: January 9, 2005 at 17:54
Y ENTRO NUEVAMENTE, ESTAMOS ANTE UNA JOYA ABSOLUTA NO LO DUDEN, DE LO MEJOR QUE PUEDE EXISTIR DENTRO DEL AOR, UN GRUPO MUY PARTICULAR ESPECIALMENTE POR SU CANTANTE Y EL ESTILO DE AOR QUE HACEN, UN AOR CON TOQUES HARD Y HEAVY, IMPRESIONANTES, !!!!!!!!SUPERCLASICCCCCCCCC!!!!!!!!! ESTAN AVISADOS, BUY OR DIE. ALBUM DEMOLEDOR.

From: Rafo Phoenix	Date: January 9, 2005 at 18:01
Falling, Poor Girl(MIS FAVORITAS DE LO MEJOR QUE E ESCUCHADO), Breakdown, Hotline y Going Down for the Third Time (OTRA SUPERJOYA) TE REVENTARAN EL CEREBRO.

From: tokioblade	Date: January 25, 2005 at 5:25
Disco de gran calidad,me encantan las guitarras que suenan especialmente bien.para mi gusto mejor que orphan...bueno es mi opinion,buenos toques de calidad. TOKIOBLADE@HOTMAIL.COM

From: jeff	Date: March 16, 2005 at 23:24
Great album. Highly Recommend!

From: jeff	Date: March 16, 2005 at 23:24
Great album. Highly Recommend!

From: Mindcrime	Date: August 18, 2005 at 19:41
WOW! Listening to this brings back memories of seeing them live at a club called STAIRWAYS in Birkenhead, UK. Snake was an excellent frontman and they really put on a great show. Good classic English rock! Man, I feel old.

From: Nick C

Date: August 27, 2005 at 19:50

Have to comment on this as I mentioned it in another review! I bought it when it came out (vinyl only at the time) and was so let down. The band used to rock so hard ..demo's, Wild on the Run single on Neat records.. but this came out and it seemed way too polished and lacked the fire that the band had at the time. On the plus side it has aged very well and sounds better than a lot of stuff released around the same time (were we spoilt in those days) ... I'll give it a 7.5/10 now!

From: pompeius	Date: November 24, 2005 at 1:02
Great stuff, imagine maybe Saxon featuring Mark Mangold on keyboards. High energy melodic pomp rock.

From: rick kerch vzla	Date: December 1, 2006 at 20:50
True genious!!!!!.

From: lalorock

Date: May 29, 2007 at 14:16

Excelente disco con un estilo donde predominan unos coros matadores, guitarras afiladas y melodicas hacen las delicias para todo amante de Hard rock AOR,los temas tienen esa fuerza que los hace incomparables, los cortes que destacan son casi todos pero Wild on the run,Falling,Poor Girl,She´s nobody´s angel,Breakdown(el comienzo bien parecido al In for the count de Balance),Going down...son llenos de riffs poderosos y melódicos hacen de este disco un "obligado" para cualquier discografia de AOR.

From: aceisback	Date: September 17, 2007 at 5:51
A 80´s classic!

From: hernanHRM/AOR

Date: December 11, 2007 at 18:54

Todo un CLASSIC!!!!, toda una joya del 85, escuchar este tremendo album con toques de guitarras y baterias demoledoras y como olvidar ese toque tan picante y misterioso de las teclas lo hace un discazo de Melodic Hard Rock/AOR, un disco a toda marcha me encanta estos tipos de trabajos, la epoca y el sonido impactante que despliega es increible escuchar desde ya ese tiempo trabjos como estos son pura magia....

From: rick kerch vzla	Date: December 17, 2007 at 20:14
Recien me he enterado de que su vocalista Snake murio el año pasado...toda una lastima ya que dejo con Tobruk un muy buen legado de Hard Aor.Discos o grupos como Tobruk son echado de menos hoy en dia mismo que haya bandas tan interesantes como Pride of Lions o Nexx (sin menospreciarlos,por supuesto)pero que nunca llegaran a la talla de unos Tobruk.Snake R.I.P....

From: darobinson	Date: July 12, 2008 at 13:14
If you can get past the singer's voice what you have here is a killer set of tunes with great backup vox and great musicianship. His voice gets better with each listen but the music is great!!!

From: hair metal again	Date: February 10, 2017 at 3:51
very good debut for TOBRUK back in 84 with catchy songs always in the commercial hard rock sound!big keys and guitars,rough vocals and some great choruses are offered capturing the spirit of that era in the UK when NWOBHM bands tried to be more commercial!"falling",'wild on the run' and "poor girl' are great songs indeed!

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