Mama's Boys - Runaway Dreams: 1980-1992 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 624 MB
4:19:05 | Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | Label: HNE / Cherry Red
The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal of the late 1970s and early 80s gave us many influential and enduring rockers; Derrylin, Co. Fermangh in Northern Ireland gave us Mama’s Boys, featuring the McManus brothers; Pat on guitar, John on bass & vocals and Tommy on drums. The young trio had come from a musical family steeped in traditional Irish music, but the McManus brothers developed a more rock-orientated direction when their band Pulse discovered Irish rockers, Horslips. When a DJ jokingly referred to the young group as a bunch of “Mama’s Boys”, the name stuck. An independent band in the truest sense of the word, they released a number of now very collectable 45s, plus the self-financed ‘Official Bootleg’ (CD1) in 1980 – it was essentially their demo, pressed up on vinyl to sell at gigs. Gaining attention across the water, they were invited to play a number of important support slots, including Hawkwind in 1982, Thin Lizzy’s 1983 farewell tour, opening for Wishbone Ash, and eventually a prestigious appearance at the 1983 Reading Rock festival.