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Artist: Shooting Star

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CD Title: Burning

 

Category: AOR

Year: 1983

Label: Virgin/V&R (1999)

Catalog Number: VR 4024-2

Personnel

Van McLain lead guitar, vocals
Gary West lead vocals, keyboards, guitars
Ron Verlin bass
Steve Thomas drums, percussion
Charles Waltz violin, keyboards, vocals

Tracks

1.	Preview	1:32
2.	Straight Ahead	3:16
3.	Taken Enough	3:35
4.	Go For It	3:36
5.	Burning	6:46
6.	Winner	3:28
7.	Reach Out (I'll Be There)	3:50
8.	Train Rolls On	3:58
9.	Dreams	4:08
10.	Reckless	4:19
11.	Theme 1:18

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Existing comments about this CD

From: Beevuss	Date: September 29, 2002 at 20:37
This one leans more toward a pop sound, but still has some good tunes. "Straight Ahead" and "Train Rolls On" are super.

From: JOURNEY	Date: October 24, 2002 at 9:24
while "burning" and "dreams"???!!! aren't they super?

From: Mike L	Date: May 8, 2003 at 1:43
This is the hardest release to find from this band. "Straight Ahead", "Winner", and "Go For It" are the most liked but "Taken Enough" is my favorite from this release. Continues the Shooting Star AOR dominance.

From: quartz	Date: February 9, 2004 at 2:33
hardest release to find? jeez there is links in the white box above the personnel and this has been reissued for the past 5 yrs now

From: Rycheage

Date: May 23, 2004 at 17:37

'Burning' is a good album with some nice cuts including "Straight Ahead", the first single and "Train Rolls On" with one of Gary West’s better vocal performances and a song that ends just way too soon. Not sure about the cover of "Reach Out (I’ll Be There)" as it’s difficult to improve on the flawless original, but it works. This album won’t knock your socks off on first listen, but it is a grower.

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From: Jez	Date: October 14, 2005 at 7:55
After the fabulous debut, I was disappointed with the following ' Hang On For Your Life' & 'III Wishes' releases, make that VERY disappointed. This restored my faith in the band immediately the opening salvos of 'Preview/Straight Ahead' came flying out of the speakers. This still remains one of my fave SS moments from all their albums. The rest is constantly good aswell making this one of the stronger albums in their catologue.

From: 707STAR	Date: December 8, 2018 at 22:12
MY SECOND FAVORITE ALBUM FROM THIS KANSAS CITY ACT OF TOTAL ACHIEVEMENT OF GREAT ROCKIN AND SONG WRITING. WOW! THEY STILL KICK MY ASS. ONE OF THE BEST BANDS EVER. YES IT,S TRUE.

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