GRAND PRIX: Shout 7" Picture disc + Keep on believing (Robin McAuley on vocals later with MSG) Check sample.

GRAND PRIX - SHOUT 7" picture disc.

Chrysalis
PRIX 2
1983
Picture disc

Phil Lanzon (K,V)
Michael O'Donoghue (G,V)
Ralph Hood (B,V)
Andy Beirne (D)
Robin McAuley (V)

Shout
Keep On Believing

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A solid, professional sounding 7". For those of you who have been waiting for it, the anticipation is rewarded: Although, occasionally, various influences become a mite too prominent, the overall impact is fresh and direct.
They have drawn energy from music on both sides of the Atlantic; the pinpoint drumming and the not-too-excessive fingerboard work highlighting the American feel, while the straight-ahead nature leads to a sound that is distinctly British. Vocalist Rob McCauley sounds unnervingly like Jon Anderson at times. A welcome return from a band who show much promise.

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During The Late 1970's and early 1980's the British hard rock scene was exploding with new groups. Dubbed the NWOBHM, it was a movement that sent the genre back to basics, feeding off the punk do-it-yourself ethics. Groups such as Iron Maiden, Samson and Saxon reaped big rewards but, beneath the top layers of success, a number of other highly-talented rock bands were also looking to make an impact. Grand Prix were one such act. Signed to RCA records, the band were launched to solid critical acclaim, but their music was quickly identified as being far too sophisticated to truly align them to the NWOBHM. Like Praying Mantis, White Spirit, Tobruk and Shy, the band's penchant for polish, melody and complex arrangements meant that they were quickly sidelined by many in favour of the more in-your-face attributes of the competition. With a sound steeped in American radio rock, comparisons were immediately made to Styx, Kansas, Saga and Journey. However, Grand Prix were, it must be said, practically the only British band of the era that could hold a candle to the serious melodic sensibilities of their American cousins. Part of the reason for this was the appointment of vocalist Bernie Shaw, a Canadian citizen who had moved to the UK in search of new opportunities."