Audio Autopsy, 1980: David Valentine & R.A.F. LP, A&M Records: Chops to Woo Hit Radio, Who Couldn't Care Less
They combined Stygian dynamism with Foreigner's radio-friendly sheen. With David Kershenbaum's crafty, '80s-era new wavey production and Valentine's classic pop songwriting chops, what could go wrong?
“We model ourselves after the classic American rock and roll sounds of bands like Boston, Foreigner, and Steely Dan,” co-founder of R.A.F., guitarist Doug Bogie, said in the band’s official A&M Recor…
