JimN wrote:Lefje wrote:
What happened between "Tasty" and "String Of Hits" (an album with largely original material vs. an album with largely derivative material), happened again between "Guardian Angel" and "Moonlight Shadows". Largely original material didn't do much on the charts, but after that, derivative material got them much higher in the charts again.
What is often unmentioned is that even though The Shadows had plenty of opportunity that year (they did a summer tour of the UK - I saw them three times in Kent), they did absolutely no promotion of "Guardian Angel". Not a single number played on stage and not even a mention of the LP which was on sale out in the theatre foyer on each occasion.
That is strange indeed. They did promote the album to some extent in early 1985, when they toured Australia and New Zealand. Someone on this forum posted an interview from that period (available on YouTube), in which they talked about the album. Anyway, during that tour, they played "How Do I Love Thee" and "Hammerhead". The latter was also released as a single over there.
Going back on topic, during the "20 Golden Dates" tour, The Shadows only played "Walk Don't Run" from their "Tasty" album, which had not yet been released at that point, but for which the recording had been completed. The original compositions from that album lent themselves very well for live performances, so I also wonder why no further material from "Tasty" was ever performed live by the group.