FLAME

lf produced album in 1989 called Rockhill before being picked up by the major label Warner.
Rockhill was raw and hard driving and three years later with the production of Bill Wray, the album came out cleanly produced. FLAME's lineup consisted of Phillip Andrew, Billy Harvey, Dennis Bostok, and Steve Smith. When you listen to their self-titled debut album on the Giant label, the first thing that comes to mind is Led Zeppelin and Foreigner. They were clearly influenced by Led Zeppelin, especially the guitar. However, what's more, the modern part of FLAME's sound is that the songs are not too aggressive, and the vocal melodies have an easy-to-listen aspect. However, this may be the producer of this album. Maybe it's the influence of Bill Wray. Bill Wray was a producer based in New York. He has been working on an album by Trixter, a New Jersey band that debuted in 1990 (this album received a Gold Disc in the United States). He has worked too on albums such as Scandal and is known as a producer who makes use of pop-rock sounds. Fronted by Phillip Andrew, the quartet lay on melodic rock with an edge, throughout the majority of the fourteen-song album.. No tricks. No hype. No hair spray. No pose. A true rock and roll band - this is the band policy that FLAME has set out. Whether or not FLAME was truly a genuine rock'n'roll band.
This was unfortunately the only release from this East Bay band on Giant label before getting dropped. This was due to the grunge scene hitting hard, starting their wave/style, getting signed over the hard rock/metal/glam "pretty boys makeup" metal. Billy Harvey returned then as a solo artist during 1997. Steve Smith and Denis Bostock were tapped by Jeff Keith (TESLA) for his own project which evolved in Sofa King then retitled itself BAR 7 in 2000, band signed in France by Axe Killer for an Europe release.