Upstairs (2005)

About this title: With the success of Living Colour in the late '80s, you'd have thought that more all-black hard rock bands would have stormed the charts. For reasons unknown, this never materialized (although 24-7 Spyz, Fishbone, and Urban Dance Squad came close in the early '90s). Come 2005, there appears to be another hopeful act, Orange Sky, which hails from "the tropical island paradise" of Trinidad and Tobago. Picture Living Colour with more of a fondness for straight-ahead hard rock/heavy metal than funk, and you're not far off from the group's debut, Upstairs. Produced by Jeff Glixman (who has worked ... read more

Tracks:

1. It's Over [Rojas/Rojas]
2. Escape [Rojas]
3. Beautiful Day [Rojas/Murray]
4. Alone [Rojas/Murray]
5. Angels [Rojas/Rojas]
6. Dogs [Rojas]
7. Peace Train [Stevens]
8. Cast Away [Rojas/Murray]
9. Real Love [Rojas]
10. Tug of War [Rojas/Rojas]
11. Alive [Rojas]
12. Falling [Rojas]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.