AIRPLAYIN' is a 10-piece band from Norway who is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the legendary AIRPLAY album, which was released in 1980. This clip is Airplayin' performing "Stranded" at a benefit concert in Brumunddal, Norway, February 17, 2011.
Unfortunately, AIRPLAY never became a real band. The two brilliant producers/musicians David Foster and Jay Graydon were the masterminds behind the production, and together with vocalist Tommy Funderburk (and Bill Champlin with a few TOTO friends) they formed the album which was to be the "mother of all westcoast albums".
The songs from the album has rarely been performed live, and this is what triggered AIRPLAYIN' to start rehearsing all the complex songs from the album.
AIRPLAYIN' is a humble tribute to Graydon/Foster, and the band is now out spreading the westcoast sound to old and new fans of this genre!
Band's comment to the song: "This is a really hard song to perform. We always do this as the last number of the show, and there are all these high notes which can be really hard to hit when you come to the end of the concert. But still, it's one killer of a song, and a perfect ending to the show."
AIRPLAYIN' is:
Per Erik Høsøien - lead/background vocals and guitar
Lars-Fredrik Børresen - lead/background vocals
Sjur Lundstein - synthesizers, background vocals
Ronny Ødegaard - piano, rhodes, other keyboards
Rune Slaatten - keyboards, background vocals
Geir Atle Wiig Johansen - guitar, background vocals
Jørn Kjonerud - guitar
Roy Arne Engebakken - guitar
Bjørn Thomassen - bass guitar
Finn Andresen - drums
Filmed by OB Studio Produksjon - Tor Melgalvis/Jan Egil Løvbak
Teatersalen, Brumunddal, Norway, February 17, 2011
BeGAWede musikere og sangere!!!!
Utrolig bra!!
kazinskynor 6 months ago