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Shark Island - Law Of The Order
SHARK ISLAND
LAW OF THE ORDER
Released 1989 (Epic)

Track List:
01. Paris Calling
02. Shake For Me
03. Somebody's Falling
04. Bad For Each Other
05. Passion To Ashes
06. Spellbound
07. Get Some Strange
08. Why Should I Believe
09. Ready Or Not
10. The Chains
11. Make A Move (live *Japanese release only*)

Band:
Richard Black - vocals
Spencer Sercombe - guitar and vocals
Chris Heilmann - bass and vocals
Greg Ellis - drums and percussion

Production:
Produced by Randy Nicklaus.

Review:
Law Of The Order was the major label debut for Shark Island, coming after the release of S'cool Buss, and was supposed to push the band into superstardom. However, even with killer tracks such as "Paris Calling", "Somebody's Falling" and "Spellbound" the album went largely unnoticed. Even great ballads like "Bad For Each Other" and "Why Should I Believe", as well as a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain", didn't help.
  It's really a mystery as to why Shark Island didn't make it big, cause Richard Black is an excellent singer with a good vocal range and sounded spectacular on this disc. The playing of the other band members is also tight throughout the album, and Shark Island was considered the next big thing to come out of Los Angeles. The band should have been huge, but it just was not to be--but Law Of The Order still receives two thumbs up!

Reviewed by Pam for Sleaze Roxx, April 2003.

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