- Formed in the early eighties, URGENT hailed from the suburban coastal town of Dun Laoghaire in
Dublin. Dealing in atmospheric AOR / melodic Rock, they first appeared on the compilation album
'Owl the Album', which in turn lead to performances on the "RTE" television show "Borderline".
- Chris de Burgh offered them a support slot in front of 6.000 people in Dublin; they also played
many more gigs in their home country
- The band released their first single called "Hearts of Stone" (backed with 'Live My Life') on Debut
records in early 1987 ('Hearts of Stone' is quite possibly one of the greatest independent AOR
singles ever released!), whilst the atmospheric and poignant second single, 'Goodbye', saw them
signed to a division of Polygram and charting in the Irish top 50!
- With many more amazing songs written in the following two years, the band undertook a fifteen-
date tour of Ireland, which resulted in them playing sold-out shows in Dublin, and undertook
support slots with top Irish bands that resulted in them playing in several of Ireland's more
prestigious venues. But regardless of all this exposure, the band never progressed any further and
sadly, due to internal issues, called it quits in early 1989
- The CD features full remastered versions of all their material, plus the usual de-luxe booklet, with
the whole story of the band told by UK Rock-journalist Rob Evans.
- If you like bands like FM, Foreigner, Strangeways and 2AM, you'll love this release!
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