LIGHTNING STRIKE
The Under Appreciated Rock Band of the Month for September 2016 is LIGHTNING STRIKE; I know them from a 1988 RCA Victor Records album, Lightning Strike that I picked up years ago. This was an early attempt at a punk and hip hop fusion that works really well to these ears.
Meanwhile, Lightning Strike sends up tinges of hip hop throughout the album and covers a Furious Five classic, “Beat Street” as their first single. “Get Ready” starts the Lightning Strike album off as a serious party, and “Beatbox International” is one of several songs that references hip hop culture.
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There is an alternate release of the Lightning Strike album, as shown above. Not surprisingly, the album was “Banned in Britain”. As a bonus, this edition includes the uncensored version of “Exocet Alley”.
As a self-titled album, Lightning Strike by Lightning Strike suffers from a name problem. Many websites show the band name as Lightning, and the album name as Strike. Even the record label on one of the RCA releases got it wrong.
(September 2016)
