FASTWAY: All Fired Up PROMO LP ...Check video. ex Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke, Pete Way (UFO / Waysted)

ex Motorhead guitarist “Fast” Eddie Clarke, Pete Way (UFO) & a batch of other guys on bass, plus Dave King on vocals. King continues to make music today in the band Flogging Molly.

When a group's debut album does as well as Fastway's debut, it is rare for the second album to fulfill the expectations created by the initial success.

However, with the release of "All Fired Up," Fastway has exceeded the standards set by their debut, and the addition of Charlie McCracken on bass has strengthened an already excellent lineup.

The title track opens the first side of "All Fired Up." Besides the strong melody, this song features great guitar work by Fast Eddie Clarke. He seems to explore every note on his guitar in his solos, while Jerry Shirley's performance can only add to his reputation as one of the top drummers in hard rock.

On the second track, "Misunderstood," McCracken comes into his own. His riffs on bass set a strong background, although Clarke and vocalist Dave King seem too restrained, not meeting McCracken's enthusiasm.

But Fastway's sound is primarily the voice of King, and on most of the songs here, he picks up as strongly as he left off on the first album.

The second side opens with "Tell Me," a song that rivals "Say What You Will," their huge hit off the first LP, for intensity and energy.

The album ends strongly with "If You Could See," a slow blues ballad atypical of Fastway's hard-rock style. King's voice handles the shift in style just fine, and the effect is a melancholy sound that shows new breadth from this group.
But Fastway's sound is primarily the voice of Dave King, who returns as strong as he left off on his first album.

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All Fired Up is the second hard rock album by Fastway. It was released in 1984.

All Fired Up - 2:43
Misunderstood - 3:22
Steal The Show - 3:38
Station - 2:56
Non-Stop Love - 4:52
Hurtin' Me - 4:30
Tell Me - 3:50
Hung Up On Love - 3:27
The Stranger - 4:11
Telephone - 4:20
If You Could See - 4:36

Dave King - Lead Vocals
'Fast' Eddie Clarke - Guitar
Charlie McCracken - Bass Guitar
Jerry Shirley - drums