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phantom blue download album download. Phantom Blue - (Japan Edition) (1993) Year : 1993 (Japan Edition) Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Female vocals Country : USA Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video Size : 116 mb. Phantom Blue was an all-female American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, , , formed in 1987. Phantom Blue were the first and only female artists to be signed to 's , only three months after forming.Phantom Blue was formed in 1988 in Hollywood, California by and Nicole Couch. Couch and Meldrum were students of and Bruce Bouillet of Racer X.Michelle Meldrum had played with drummer Linda McDonald in previous projects and together with vocalist Gigi Hangach and original bassist, Debra Armstrong. Armstrong left the band in June 1988, prior to the band signing with Shrapnel Records, in October 1988, and was replaced by Kim Nielsen, a student of John Alderete, bassist for Racer X and The Mars Volta.Phantom Blue recorded their self-titled first album with the help of producer Steve Fontano and fellow Shrapnel label mate, .Couch and Meldrum also co-wrote a track on the album with Marty Freidman., who owned the bands European distribution rights, were responsible for the band shooting a video for the single "Why Call It Love?" and a successful European tour followed.Upon returning to the States, Phantom Blue caught the attention of singer who introduced them to Tom Zutaut of Geffen Records. Other major labels were interested in signing the band, most notably Disney's Hollywood Records, but the band signed with Geffen. Couch and Meldrum began writing the material for the Geffen release. Couch left the band prior to recording and Meldrum successfully recorded all the parts for Built to Perform.Guitarist Karen Kreutzer replaced Couch and the band embarked on another successful European tour and shot a video for the single "Time to Run".The band was eventually dropped from Geffen, sued by manager Byron Hontas and the management position was taken over by Mark Dawson, boyfriend of drummer Linda McDonald. Guitarist Michelle Meldrum was the first to leave due to disagreement as to the direction of the band under Dawson and vocalist Gigi Hangach soon followed. By 1996, McDonald was the only original member left and she continued to use the name Phantom Blue, enlisting a total of ten different members until finally calling it quits in early 2001.Drummer Linda McDonald went on to form (billed as "The World's Only Female Tribute to "), who released a self-titled tribute album worldwide and Japanese release version, the CD/DVD release Route 666 and the EP The Root of All Evil in Japan. In addition, she played drums in the cover bands Crabby Patty (I'm So Unclear!), Unholy Pink and Valley Dolls. She was also the drummer of the all-female tribute The Little Dolls from 2005 to 2010.Original bassist Debra Armstrong currently lives in Sioux City, Iowa with her husband. She left the music industry soon after being replaced by Kim Nielsen in 1988, and went on to pursue a career in 3D modeling and engineering, working for clients such as Disney Imagineering, DARPA and others.Guitarist Michelle Meldrum went on to form an international band called Meldrum. The band has toured with 's , Motörhead, , Nashville Pussy and Danzig. They have released a live DVD, Loaded Live, and two , Loaded Mental Cannon and Blowin' Up the Machine, the latter featuring her former Phantom Blue bandmate, drummer Linda McDonald. On May 21, 2008, Meldrum died as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage.[4] She left behind her husband (of Europe) and their son Jake.On May 26, 2009, Linda McDonald, Gigi Hangach and Kim Nielsen reunited as Phantom Blue for the Michelle Meldrum Memorial Concert at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, California. Meldrum's position was filled by Tina Wood (from the 1997 lineup), while Sara Marsh and Courtney Cox of The Iron Maidens filled in for Nicole Couch. Built to Perform is the second and last full-length album by American heavy metal band Phantom Blue. In contrast to the first album's glam metal sound, Built to Perform displays a more raw, heavy metal sound. It also features songwriting credits by all five of the band members plus former member Nicole Couch, who left prior to the album's release. The album includes the band's cover of 's "Bad Reputation."Veteran producer oversaw the album's production, while Marty Friedman (who was then with ) and John Norum (of Europe) contributed as guest guitarists. Norum and guitarist Michelle Meldrum eventually married in 1995. "My Misery" was co-written by West Arkeen, known for his collaborations with Guns N' Roses.Released by Geffen Records, this was the band's only album under a major .Phantom Blue's second record doesn't lie when it claims it was built to perform. The debut brought a decent but subdued bout of metal to the table that definitely had its charms but was severely lacking in power and conviction. These problems are more than solved with this album, as Built to Perform fires at you on all cylinders with a set of catchy, sassy songs that are jam-packed with some swinging, crunching guitar riffs. On top of that already effective formula, there is a seriously noteworthy sense of energy and attitude that give the record a unique voice that makes it quite memorable and enjoyable.Built to Perform's construction is quite simple, being made up of some basic, straightforward classic rock song structures featuring some well done verses and, of course, some catchy hooks and sassy solos. What sets this album a good few marks above any other classic rock or hair metal band of the time is definitely the serious presence and aggression of the riffs. The have a viciously satisfying bite to them that seriously delivers while the riffs themselves are very catchy yet still rather dexterous in makeup. Even when the riffing is simplistic, it's pretty freakin' heavy and possessive of a nearly unrivaled presence that is backed up by a rock solid rhythm section, like on that totally badass riff towards the end of "Loved ya to Pieces".While the songwriting is a bit on the simple side, but really there's not a problem with that when it's pulled off with this much attitude and power. Honestly, when you can churn out 11 rock solid numbers with this much riffy goodness and sassy spin, there's not much to go wrong. The only time where the album seriously dips in quality would be the ballad, and that shows that this band is best off delivering catchy heavy metal - they really didn't need a ballad in the mix. Everything is hammered into badassery by Gigi's powerful and gutsy vocals, and she delivers a lethal dose of both range and power. The songs themselves have a lot more lasting ability than you'd expect, and this album is one of those that you can just let play from start to finish, but almost every song stands alone as a memorable track.However, my big problem with simple metal like this is one that most other metal fans probably share - the simplicity itself can get a bit boring. I'll be frank - this only gets boring once. The one offender would be the aforementioned typical 80's-ish ballad in "My Misery" which really doesn't jive with the badass metal of every other track. Whether it's the borderline speed metal riffing of "Lied to Me", the sinister "Better off Dead", the blistering attitude of "Nothing Good", heck, even the Thin Lizzy cover kicks ass. This album brings it on, and what it lacks in diversity it makes up for in consistency of quality and conviction.Overall, Phantom Blue does a damn good job on this. Regardless of if you know of this band or not, if you enjoy straightforward, gutsy heavy metal, you'll get a kick out of this. The riffs are heavy and catchy, the vocals are done very well, and the songwriting is really enjoyable and pulled off with conviction and attitude. These girls rock harder on this record than any rock/hair/glam band you can think of, and I can easily recommend this to everybody. If you're the type that falls head over heels for this kind of catchy classic metal, you'll love it to pieces. Gigi Hangach – vocals Michelle Meldrum – guitars Karen Kreutzer – guitar (credit only) Kim Nielsen – bass guitar Linda McDonald – drums. Marty Friedman - guitar on "A Little Evil" John Norum - guitar on "Better Off Dead" A.T Das - In studio additional guitar. Max Norman - producer, engineer, mixing George Marino - mastering. Tracklist: 01. Nothing Good 02. Time to Run 03. Bad Reputation 04. My Misery 05. Little Man 06. Better Off Dead 07. Anti Love Crunch 08. Loved Ya to Pieces 09. So Easy 10. Lied to Me 11. A Little Evil 12. You're Free. BLUE PHANTOM. All the tracks are heavy and jazz-oriented, still good for a thriller movie if you want, but images are not necessary. The pity is that all are limited to 3 or 4 minutes maximum so they have to fade out. The level is good throughout all the album, including the sound quality. Highlights are tracks like "Compression" (very Floydian), the hard-rock of "Dipnoi", the clues od Syd Barrett on "Distillation" and the most acid track of the album, "Psycho-Nebulous". Being good for soundtracks means that all the music is evocative of dark or weird situations. Not scary but "alerting". Not an absolute masterpiece of the genre but a really good album that's one of the few existing documents of Italian psychedelia of early 70s. A period dominated in Italy by the Dylan-folk songs of singers-songwriters and the beginnings of RPI. You can stop before the last track, that's just a closing filler. Review by DamoXt7942 Forum & Site Admin Group Avant/Cross/Neo/Post Teams. A interesting album indeed, recorded by BLUE PHANTOM, a secret anonymous project with very little information around them. But at the same time, we can understand why psychedelic fans can be immersed in this obscure album. Listen to the first track "Diodo" and we can feel something of sinkable depth with a bunch of heavy riffs by rigid bass & drums and an exploded guitar solo, plus quirky, weird keyboard sounds. What a cunningly worked-out musical trap by H. Tical. Also "Metamorphosis" is not simply a bluesy, tragic but a perversely vertiginous song. Unchanged sarcastic keyboard sounds and noises around us. Delightful drumming and cool melodies can be impressive in the following hollow-chaotic track "Microchaos" or the first magma of B-side "Dipnoi". "Compression" has some bubbled guitar, keyboard sounds and heavy progressive elements. "Equilibrium" is characterized with sentimental, unrefined keyboard chandeliers upon extreme noise terror by warping bass playing. Terrifically violent "Violence", with a tragic guitar solo around over. A short but pure psychedelic ballad is the next "Equivalence" in a dark shower of dark guitars, bass, drums . contrary to "Distillation", a heavy heavy hero song by the (maybe) same instruments. The last "Psycho- Nebulous" is slightly artificial man-made machinery one but enough to spread Tical's powerful catecholamine. Rock Progressivo Italiano? Forse no. Rock Psichedelico Italiano? . Si! Phantom blue album download. --- Country of origin: United States ------Active Years: 1987-2001, 2009 ------Record Label: Unsigned ------Genres: Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Power Metal, Glam Metal, Female-fronted Metal ------Similar Artists: Rock Goddess, Lee Aaron, Saraya, Madam X, Lita Ford, Vixen - -- Band: Phantom Blue was an all-female American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1987. Phantom Blue were the first and only female artists to be signed to Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records, only three months after forming. Formation and main career (1987-2001) Phantom Blue was formed in 1987 in Hollywood, California by Michelle Meldrum and Nicole Couch. Couch and Meldrum were students of Paul Gilbert and Bruce Bouillet of Racer X. Michelle Meldrum had played with drummer Linda McDonald in previous projects and together with vocalist Gigi Hangach and original bassist, Debra Armstrong, the band signed a contract with Shrapnel Records. Armstrong left the band prior to recording and was replaced by Kim Nielsen-Parsons, a student of John Alderete, bassist for Racer X and The Mars Volta. Phantom Blue recorded their first album with the help of producer Steve Fontano and fellow Shrapnel label mate, Marty Freidman. Couch and Meldrum also co wrote a track on the album with Marty Freidman. Roadrunner Records, who owned the bands European distribution rights, were responsible for the band shooting a video for the single "Why Call it Love" and a successful European tour followed. Upon returning to the States, Phantom Blue caught the attention of singer Don Dokken who introduced them to Tom Zutaut of Geffen Records. Other major labels were interested in signing the band, most notably Disney's Hollywood Records, but the band signed with Geffen. Couch and Meldrum began writing the material for the Gefffen release. Couch left the band prior to recording and Meldrum successfully recorded all the guitar parts for Built to Perform. Guitarist Karen Kreutzer replaced Couch and the band embarked on another successful European tour and shot a video for the single Time to Run. The band was eventually dropped from Geffen, sued by manager Byron Hontas and the management position was taken over by Mark Dawson, boyfriend of drummer Linda McDonald. Guitarist Michelle Meldrum was the first to leave due to disagreement as to the direction of the band under Mark Dawson and vocalist Gigi Hangach soon followed. By 1996, drummer Linda McDonald was the only original member left and she continued to use the name Phantom Blue, enlisting a total of ten different members until finally calling it quits in early 2000. Post-disbandment (2001-present) Drummer Linda McDonald went on to form The Iron Maidens (billed as 'The World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden' , who have released a self-titled tribute album worldwide and Japanese release version, the CD/DVD release Route 666 and the EP The Root of All Evil in Japan. In addition, she plays drums in the cover bands Crabby Patty (I'm So Unclear!), Unholy Pink and Valley Dolls. She was also the drummer of the all-female Ozzy Osbourne tribute The Little Dolls from 2005 to 2010. Guitarist Karen Kreutzer (from the 1993-1997 lineups) retired after moving to West River, MD. She is currently married with one daughter and is working as a data analyst for a content solutions company. Bassist Kim Nielsen (who now goes by her married name Kim Nielsen-Parsons) has become a successful session musician, tour production and artist management assistant, working with many top bands in the music industry. Her most notable work outside of Phantom Blue is in Asia's 2004 album Silent Nation. Lead vocalist Gigi Hangach currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a fierce supporter of animal rights. Critics claimed her performance at the 2009 Phantom Blue reunion show was captivating and she is regarded to be one of the most underrated hard rock/metal vocalists in music history. Guitarist Nicole Couch currently lives in New York City with her husband and two kids and works as a music teacher. Original Bassist Debra Armstrong currently lives in Sioux City, Iowa with her husband. She left the music industry soon after being replaced by Kim Nielsen in 1988, and went on to pursue a career in 3D modeling and engineering, working for clients such as Disney Imagineering, DARPA and others. Guitarist Michelle Meldrum went on to form an international band called Meldrum. The band have toured with Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, Mot�rhead, Sepultura, Nashville Pussy and Danzig. They have released a live DVD, Loaded Live, and two albums, Loaded Mental Cannon and Blowin' Up the Machine, the latter featuring her former Phantom Blue band mate, drummer Linda McDonald. Sadly, on May 21, 2008, Meldrum died as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage. She is survived by her husband John Norum (of Europe) and their son Jake. Reunion (2009) On May 26, 2009, Linda McDonald, Gigi Hangach and Kim Nielsen-Parsons reunited as Phantom Blue for the Michelle Meldrum Memorial Concert at the Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood, CA. Meldrum's position was filled by Tina Wood (from the 1997 lineup), while Sara Marsh and Courtney Cox of The Iron Maidens filled in for Nicole Couch. Original members Gigi Hangach and Nicole Couch are constructing the website www.phantomblue.net in honor of Michelle Meldrum. Last known lineup: Linda McDonald -- Drums (1987-1998, 2001, 2009) Gigi Hangach -- Vocals (1987-1997, 2009) Kim Nielsen -- Bass (1988-1994, 2009) Sara Marsh -- Guitars (2001, 2009) Courtney Cox -- Guitars (2009) Discography: 1989 -- Why Call It Love? (Single) -- Roadrunner Records --- Not Included 1989 -- Phantom Blue (Full-length) -- Shrapnel Records --- [CBR320] 1993 -- Built to Perform (Full- length) -- Geffen Records --- [CBR320] 1993 -- My Misery (EP) -- Roadrunner Records --- [CBR320] 1995 -- Prime Cuts & Glazed Donuts (Full-length) -- Shrapnel Records --- [CBR320] 1997 -- Caught Live (Live Album) -- DRZ --- [CBR128] 1998 -- Full Blown (EP) -- Self- released --- [CBR224] Title: Phantom Blue. If you see any errors or omissions in the CD information shown above, either in the musician credits or song listings (cover song credits, live tracks, etc.), please post them in the corrections section of the Heavy Harmonies forum/message board . The music discographies on this site are works in progress. If you notice that a particular Phantom Blue CD release or compilation is missing from the list above, please submit that CD using the CD submission page . The ultimate goal is to make the discographies here at Heavy Harmonies as complete as possible. Even if it is an obscure greatest-hits or live compilation CD, we want to add it to the site. Please only submit official CD releases; no bootlegs or cassette-only or LP-only releases. EPs and CD-singles from Phantom Blue are also welcome to be added, as long as they are at least 4 songs in length. Existing comments about this CD. From: Don Date: March 18, 2001 at 7:42 A diamond in the rough. Not the greatest material, but burning with potential -- as evidenced by their tail-kickin' follow up, Built to Perform From: T-BONE Date: August 11, 2001 at 9:14 Both cd's are great. A little like 80's female band Vixen, but a better, harder drivin' sound. Nice to look at too. From: jog Date: December 12, 2001 at 6:36 uncomprimising heavymetal well worth a listen From: Dragonfly Date: December 16, 2001 at 17:33 A female band with balls. They kick ass when they rock. This first release is not as good as the Built 2 Perform but it kicks tail too. Not as commercial as Vixen. From: Federico Date: April 10, 2002 at 20:01 Great cd. Power class metal with two great guitars. I love the voice of Gigi (she reminds a little my favorite female singer, ). By me this is much better than Built to perform. This is more melodic, sometimes 'built' is too much heavy. The cover of my vinil is much better than this. Gigi looks great there. From: Richard H. Date: May 13, 2002 at 16:46 During the sorely dubbed'Hair Band Era',there were a few female bands on the scene making a name for themselves such as Rock Goddess,Girlschool & Vixen.Phantom Blue was the best of the lot.They looked awesome,played extremely well ,had cool songs but were highly underrated.An absolute shame. From: Lull� Milanese Date: May 28, 2002 at 16:41 This album is great. I bought it today on LP. I had never heard about them since then. I liked the cover and thought 'it's hair metal' and so i took it. It's great, I loved it. Vixen is great, but they are even better. From: THE ROCKER Date: June 30, 2002 at 13:55 ACOJONANTE������������������������������������������������ 10/10 From: 9 CHAMPIONS A 1 Date: July 16, 2002 at 10:24 Una mezcla entre Vixen y Lita Ford,las tias le ponen lo que hay que poner,ahora bien en los solos de guitarra �no ha tenido algo que ver Marty Friedman? Suenan a Cacophony total.GRAN DISCO. From: 9 CHAMPIONS A 1 Date: July 16, 2002 at 10:27 �Por que mi portada es diferente?Tengo otra foto,me mola mas esta,menos mal que los temas no nos los han cambiado.Joder,lo que no pase en SPAIN. From: 9 CHAMPIONS A 1 Date: July 16, 2002 at 10:27 �Por que mi portada es diferente?Tengo otra foto,me mola mas esta,menos mal que los temas no nos los han cambiado.Joder,lo que no pase en SPAIN. From: Daniela Rodrigu Date: July 31, 2002 at 10:43 uuu.. grat band. i love them, and i play in a grrl band too! love . dani :* From: EL colebrom Date: August 17, 2002 at 15:02 Parece mais uma vers�o feminina do Iron,mas � uma grande banda HEAVY,mais pesado que Vixen,Lita,Heart,Jett,Girlschool,Runnaways e outras grandes bandas HARD. From: fretboardfrenzy Date: September 16, 2002 at 18:36 lovely GiGi super band from u.s.a. hot n amazing vocals from lovely GiGi two great guitar, specially Michelle Meldrum my favor shrapnel style excellent . 's drums r great From: b casarin MEX Date: November 18, 2002 at 22:50 buenas virtuosas de la guitarra pero sinceramente prefiero a grupos femeninos mas melodicos como vixen , saraya y lita ford; gustos son gustos From: RichieRocker Date: March 27, 2003 at 16:15 Just heard the samples and these broads can kick ass!! Very intense music and they are all Hott!! From: paul sainsbury Date: August 15, 2003 at 13:41 brill album better than built to perform they sound like a female version of skid row From: Rene Date: August 18, 2003 at 15:08 Great band and great songs specialy LAST SHOT, a killer track. I have this one with a diferent cover on cd. I think i must have the first edition, i am not sure. it must be rare i think. From: FM Date: September 4, 2003 at 14:33 A very cool record, classic heavy metal with good guitars and strong vocals. The songs have the right mixture of heaviness and melody. Definitely not a 'commercial' release, and this adds to the band's credibility. And they looked good, too! BTW, the album was co-produced by Marty Friedman. that was one of the main reasons why I bought this record, being him my favourite guitarist. I must say he saw good, this was indeed a band with some talent! From: Punkiz/obsesivo Date: September 28, 2003 at 14:16 Muy buen album.Estas tias son la ostia,tocan hard rock ca�ero,y con una voz bastante buena.Un clasico,pillatelo o vete a hacer ganchillo.Me gusta mas que vixen,es mas ca�ero, From: robert Date: September 28, 2003 at 20:24 Buen disco! pero me quedo infinitamente con mis VIXEN. Sobre todo por esa pedazo d obra d arte acojonante q es el 2� REV IT UP, para mua, el mejor disco de HARD /AOR CANTADO por una nena( y vaya nena) el 2� seria el TROUBLE OR NOTHIN' d la gran ROBIN BECK, empatado con el BRIGADE d HEART para mi humilde gustirrinin claro!! From: robert Date: December 21, 2003 at 20:50 Hasta grupos d tias buenas salian en este mega a�o 1989!! 6'5 sobre 10!! From: Jonny_B Date: August 31, 2004 at 13:27 I go MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD every time I listen to the debut of Phantom Blue. So few all-female groups have attempted to go the heavy-metal non-commercial route (hell, I can't name one besides Phantom Blue, at least not an equally good one.) The album speaks for itself. Find the official site and BUY IT! Another non-regretable purchase! From: Geoff Date: August 31, 2004 at 20:38 Wow Johnny B, you really dig your female vocal hard rockers, hey?! I don't mind this one, but think it's a bit rough. Sounds like Racer X with female vocals. I really like 'Why call it love' and 'Never too late'. Overall, it is a good metal album but I admit that hearing a lady sing like that really doesn't do much for me personally. From: Jonny_B Date: September 1, 2004 at 19:46 I'll listen to any female vocalist and like it. there've been only a few exceptions where I couldn't tolerate the vocalist (Star Queen, No Shame, De Allen) But I listen to most female rockers. From: robert arenz Date: October 6, 2004 at 8:13 phantom blue is one of the best all girl metal bands of the late '80's.thier self titled release is a very hard driven,and an asskicking classic.thier second release titled built to perform is an astonishing piece of work.these girls put the b in balls on both albums.it just comes to show you that these girls are women of metal From: EmptyArms Date: November 27, 2004 at 9:48 Are they any more girl bands ? From: jakki steal Date: May 1, 2005 at 17:07 phantom blue are some hot sexy girls who really know how to rock! vixen are the only other girls that make better pussyrock!(poison are the best at cockrock)! 'out of control' and 'last shot' are killer tracks! girls go crazy for phantom blue! From: pereira Date: January 8, 2006 at 16:57 THESE GIRLS ARE F****KING MAGNIFICENT. this is�nt hard rock as it says above, but ass-kicking MELODIC METAL, yes that�s the best description for these girls� musical style a little more metal than rock! now, seriously, their first two albums are really good, this album and the next are highly recommendable. A VER KUANDO HAY MAS COMMENTARIOS EN CASTELLANO AKI. SALUDOS DESDE PORTUGAL. From: headbanger4life Date: January 26, 2006 at 1:32 This one is simply awesome. I love female hard rock/metal. These gals aren't your average famale band (Vixen, No Shame). They rock harder and still look hot. When I first heard this one, it below me away and left me curled up in the fetal position. Imagine an all female Skid Row. From: Put-Put Date: August 12, 2009 at 2:15 An All Time Girl-Rock Classic R.I.P Michelle From: rick kerch vzla Date: June 21, 2010 at 16:19 Rocking debut album by these beauties. . if u like Lee Aaron's type of voice then u might like Gigi's.."Going Mad" is such a solid starter,"Last Shot" is a very good one,"Why Call It Love" is Vixen-influenced,"Frantic Zone" and "Walking Away" are faves,"Slow It Down" is a cool number,"Never Too Late" is a highlight and "Out Of Control" apart from a highlight,closes the album with energy. sexy ladies of Rock'n'Roll! . 87/100 From: dany69 Date: November 22, 2019 at 21:35 This chicks can kick some serious a?? to some today's band by FAR. Killer CD From: Tollitiger Date: October 7, 2020 at 1:02 What an Great Album this is ,i think is the greatest hard-rock album by an all female group ever From: Auslander Date: March 8, 2021 at 4:24 Why Call it Love is the standout track on this one. Melodic, with female gang background vocals and harmonies, and a really gritty female lead vocal. This album is one of my favourite, if not most favourite, all female rock albums. I think I like it more than Vixen cause it has a harder sound and the lead vocalist has a rasp to her voice, a little bit Bonnie Tyler-esque. It also rocks pretty hard in that 80s style that I love. Overall the sound is like The Bangles if they played hard rock. Might not be a good description but if you pick up this album you won't be disappointed. Hey, and on International Women's Day today you could still rock out while supporting the cause! The cause of 80s hard rock, of course. You cannot leave comments for this CD because you are not currently logged in. Please click here to log in or create a Username for leaving comments. Phantom Blue. Founded by best friends Michelle Meldrum and Nicole Couch, Phantom Blue recorded a demo that won them a contract with Shrapnel Records and an eponymous debut album in the Summer of 1989, attracting transatlantic interest, and minor hit single "Why Call it Love". However, the band resented the glam metal/hair metal image given by their record company, which did not equate with their actual much heavier sound, and also being made to shoot the video for "Why Call it Love" at a male penitentiary. Much momentum was lost in finding a new management and record deal (finally with Geffen Records), and their follow-up album Built to Perform did not emerge until 1993. A reasonably successful European tour to promote it followed in 1994. Unfortunately some destabilizing lineup changes followed before the independently-released Prime Cuts & Glazed Donuts in 1995 which also featured a comic book on the band that was packaged with the CD. The band's live album Caught Live was released in 1997. By the end of the decade, vocalist Gigi Hangach had left, leaving drummer Linda McDonald the only surviving founding member of the band. Nevertheless the band soldiered on, releasing the EP Full Blown in 1998 before calling it quits.