Description
Shout Back is the third and final studio album by the American hard rock/metal band Shout, released on Z Records in 1999. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by band member Ken Tamplin.
Featuring Ken Tamplin on vocals and guitar, Chuck King on guitar, Eduardo Roth on keyboards, Loren Robinson on bass, and Joseph Galletta (as well as Glen Sobel) on drums.
After some 10 years apart, Ken Tamplin returns once again heading up celebrated glam rock group Shout. Boasting (tie classic line up of Chuck King (guitars/vocals), Loren Robinson (bass/vocals), Joe Galletta (drums) and Ken Tamplin (vocals/guitar), ‘Shout Back’ should be a return to form. The story goes something like this. Last year, Shout topped a poll taken by UK’s Z Records of bands people most wanted to see re-forming. This caused Tamplin to put together the superb compilation album ‘Brave Days Of Old’, complete with three previously unreleased tracks; «AD/BC», «I Just Want To Celebrate» (both contained herein} and a cover of the classic rock anthem «Freeride». This led to Tamplin getting together with the original Shout line up, resulting in ‘Shout Back’. Despite the likes of the hard hitting «No Way, No How», «Y2K» or the quirky anthem «More Than Kisses», all showcasing the band’s signature sound of tight rhythms and crisp delivery; ‘…Back’ does not show much of a progression stylistically since ’89s In Your Face. Usually one associates Tamplin with a keen sense of wit when it comes to songwriting; but with lines such as the crass “…Hob knobs, big snobs and booby jobs..”, one rather feels cheated somehow. What does not help is the fact that the album’s art work is poor with little information, merely adding to the overall disappointment of ‘…Back’. An average release from one of the greats in melodic hard rock. [Alex Figgis, Cross Rhythms, June 2000]
20th Anniversary Edition Promo
2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Shout’s 3rd album, SHOUT BACK.
Shout was a 80’s metal band formed by Ken Tamplin and Chuck King. In 1987, Chuck King was playing with the band Idle Cure, but looking for more of a permanent role in music and simply trying to find the right path. Ken Tamplin was a guitarist in the band Joshua and also wanted to try something new. As a result – Shout was born.
Shout’s first album IT WON’T BE LONG was released in 1988 with their sophomore follow-up IN YOUR FACE releasing in 1989 and their 3rd album SHOUT BACK in 1999.
SHOUT BACK was a reunion album that brought back the 4 original members 10 years later. This 20th Anniversary Edition of SHOUT BACK contains the original 15 songs from that 3rd release plus 3 additional songs that Ken Tamplin released on his 1998 European only release WHERE LOVE IS, just one year earlier.
Shout signed a deal with Frontline Records in 1987 after submitting a 3-song demo. They went on to record their first album, IT WON’T BE LONG. It was recorded with session musicians that included Lanny Cordola (House of Lords), Marty Friedman (Megadeth) and Michael Angelo (Nitro). Soon after, Ken recruited bassist, Loren Robinson, and drummer, Joseph Galletta, from his former band Joshua.
Tamplin and King made quite the duo and were able to not only put together amazing harmonies, but had the screaming guitar hooks and vocal chops that rivaled some of the biggest bands of the day. Shout commanded immense and almost instant respect from the growing mainstream metal community.
The much anticipated follow-up IN YOUR FACE sold in excess of 40,000 copies within the first month of its release and was exactly what it states – loud and in your face. The title track IN YOUR FACE won a Dove Award for hard music song in 1990.
In 1999, 10 years after Shout’s sophomore album IN YOUR FACE and 9 Ken Tamplin solo album later SHOUT BACK was released, and wow they were back with a vengeance. From vocals to guitars Ken Tamplin and friends brought years of music excellence to this album.
From the rockers like NO WAY, NO HOW and AD/BC to the high energy rendition of RARE EARTHS’ 1970’s I JUST WANT TO CELEBRATE. Shout delivers 15 songs of music proficiency and excellence, plus 3 bonus tracks originally released on the 1998 European Only release of Where Love Is.
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CD tracklist:
01. Dreams For Sale
02. More Than Kisses
03. No Way, No How
04. I Just Want To Celebrate
05. In The Brave Days Of Old
06. A.D./B.C.
07. Tell Me Why
08. Y2K
09. I’m Movin’ On
10. If We Only Have The Faith
11. Seeing Is Believing
12. Sometimes It Just Hurts
13. Loving You, Loving Me
14. Just A Little Bit More
15. I Believe In Freedom
Note: A 20th Anniversary Edition was released on CD by Girder Records in 2019 as a part of the label’s Legends Of Rock Series (including three bonus tracks taken from Ken Tamplin’s 1998 European-only release Where Love Is; “Man Without Tears”, “Meet Me In The Middle”, and “Love Me Forever”).
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