Survivor

Although the annals of rock & roll are increasingly rife with cases of double or triple identity when it comes to band names, few have caused as much confusion over the years as the two groups named Survivor. The first being from Chicago and almost universally known as creators of the '80s AOR smash hit "Eye of the Tiger"; the other being a Shreveport, LA, hard rock band that arguably arrived first, but managed only one self-released album in their day. The latter Survivor is the one that is of concern here, and was formed by vocalist and bassist Brian Clark in 1976. Together with drummer Brian Martini and dual guitarists Pat O'Hara and Paul Restovich, Clark went on to tour America's Southern club circuit until 1979, when general indifference and disco depression finally wore down their commitment. Just before it did, however, the group bought just enough studio time to document their mostly overlooked career for posterity with All Your Pretty Moves -- an album that was originally available only in a very small pressing and featured eight songs steeped with Anglo-hard rock influences such as Thin Lizzy, UFO, and Judas Priest. In 2003, retro-rock boutique label Monster Records finally saw fit to unearth and reissue the LP, enhanced it with a ninth, previously unreleased cut, and made it available on CD for the first time. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, Rovi