{"product_id":"shy-shy","title":"Shy - Shy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were a mainstay in the melodic rock scene right back to the mid 1980s. But one fundamental difference separated Shy and the rest, they came shining through time and time again. Crowned by the success of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDef Leppard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBon Jovi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEurope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the 80s were the golden era of AOR and for a while every record company craved its own poodle-haired, tight-trousered offspring. Shy made albums for two different major labels and for a while seemed in with a genuine shot at glory, but like all the above ended up biting the dust. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore adopting the name of Shy, their roots lay in the altogether heavier, twin-guitar metal of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrojan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. However, even in 1982 they sensed the decade’s wind of change and set out to leave pub-metal behind. They received an offer to make an album for Hull-based independent Ebony Records on the day after a helium-voiced ball of energy called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Mills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was sacked by his own ex-band. Their debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce Bitten… Twice Shy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was described by Kerrang! as perhaps the greatest English pomp rock album of all time. Already having gigged with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUFO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMagnum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwisted Sister\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePallas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the band then added high profile supports with Bon Jovi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeat Loaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGary Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Before undertaking their all-important third album, 1987’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcess All Areas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, RCA relocated Shy to Los Angeles to soak up the Californian hard rock radio vibe. Such was the quality of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcess All Areas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that just like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTough It Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNative Sons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrangeways\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, its inability to make stars of its creators now seems almost unfeasible. “In any genre, there will only ever be a couple of winners,” reflected \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Harris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. “But it’s surprising how many people talk of that album in hushed tones and don’t actually own a copy – or only bought the reissue.” In the following years a lot of changes occurred and Shy went through many changes. A settled line-up completed by keyboard player \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Basketts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBob Richards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e played one of the sets of the day at the second Firefest show in Nottingham alongside the likes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHouse Of Lords\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDanger Danger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarem Scarem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The event’s packed attendance confirmed that AOR still had a fiercely devoted niche following in Britain, though strangely Shy claim to still be discovered by new followers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrontman Tony Mills (RIP) left the band for Norwegians \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTNT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee Small\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhenomena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSurveillance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) took the mic stand. 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