All Fired Up (Fastway album) explained

All Fired Up
Type:Studio Album
Artist:Fastway
Cover:Fastway_AllFiredUp.jpg
Caption:Cover art by Chris Moore
Released:July 1984
Studio:Marcus Recording Studios, London, UK
Genre:Heavy metal, hard rock
Length:42:25
Label:Columbia
Producer:Eddie Kramer
Prev Title:Fastway
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Waiting for the Roar
Next Year:1985

All Fired Up is the second studio album by heavy metal band Fastway. It was released in 1984. It is the last album recorded with Jerry Shirley on drums and also with Eddie Kramer as producer.

Overview

In 1984, Fastway recorded again with Eddie Kramer their next album, with the former Taste bassist Charlie McCracken (his only contribution to the band). A music video for the title-track, was released and it soon received distribution through various TV channels like MTV and VH1. The sound of the LP is more blues-based than their previous album and ended up with more melodic elements. All Fired Up had received good reviews, but failed to reach more success due to increasing popularity of glam metal in the charts that same year. To support the album, Fastway opened for Rush on their Grace Under Pressure tour.

After the hardships of touring, Shirley and McCracken left the band in 1985.

Track listing

All song written and composed by Fastway.

Personnel

Fastway
Production