European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes july 1985 entertainment you can still Rock with Jack Blades just a regular Story and photos by Anita Gosch staff writer Jack Blades strolled into the backstage area at the Rock on the ring festival in Ger moments after a 45minute set with the hard rocking night Clad in Khaki shorts and a Plain White under his shoulder length Brown mane flowing in the Welcome Breeze on the unseasonably hot May the boys Fly handsome looked every bit the Al american no chains and tattered clothes and makeup for this fellow or for the rest of night the powerhouse quintet from san Francisco never needed that kind of image to get to the nor did night Ranger need to sell out to the synthesizer based techno pop trend that the bands British contemporaries were espousing in the Early when groups like Cul Ture Duran Spandau Ballet and the Euryth Mies controlled the american music we were touring the states with our first album the 1983 release Dawn and every body said Rock is synth pop is the new Blades but everywhere we we saw that people just wanted to Rock v i used to what Are they talking about you can still Rock in and we proved that you can do since the bands inception in guitarists Brad Gillis and Jeff keyboardist Alan Fitzge Rald and drummer Kelly Keagy have proved again and again that Rock v Roll is Here to with their first album came their first hit the fast paced dont Tell me you love the bands second Midnight spawned three hit singles the soft Ballad like tunes sister Christian and when you close your and the hard rocking Anthem you can still Rock in which helped the album soar past the double Platinum Mark late last night Ranger has once again hit the top with the current the Ballad sentimental from the new seven the key to night rangers Accord ing to lies in the weve always concentrated on making sure we had a Good song with a Good Good lyrics and a Good he then you can put on a great guitar or a great keyboard and it will enhance a Good but if you try to string 65 guitar licks then write the lyrics it just Doest happen that a confident Type of is the chief songwriter on seven plans for the he Are to produce seven videos the video to sentimental Street has already been and to release the videos As a half hour feature the concept behind the film is based on the title track of the album each video will represent one night Ranger Alan Fitzgerald Kelly Brad Jeff Jack i was sitting around one Day when i was writing the song seven and i was if someone gave me seven what would i be like would i turn into a real or would i handle it Well said the video will he with the band convincing the Pilot of a b25 bomber the one pictured on the album cover into taking them up for a the plane disappears into a time Warp and the travellers Are thrown Back to the year they ditch the plane off the coast of North find Aladdin lamp and receive seven the song sentimental explained is based on the we wish we were Back to the Way we were when we first started the that what the song is about to go out there on sentimental night rangers Rise to Fame May appear to be a Case of overnight said it was an overnight Success that took four years to Hap everybody you got popular so but they we rent with us for two years while we were Strug gling to get a record when nobody would sign nobody wanted he the band traces its roots Back to the when Gillis and Keagy were part of a West coast Rock outfit called when Rubicon died in the three went on to form a Short lived pseudo new said who had been playing keyboards for Ronnie Montrose and Sammy joined the Fol Lowed shortly by guitarist in april of the band renamed itself night two years Boardwalk records signed the band and released the debut and night Ranger embarked on an extensive tour As opening act for heart and just As Dawn patrol went Boardwalk went Bank the band floundered for a but picked up Speed again when records took night Ranger has been a Pioneer of sorts in the american hard Rock though some listeners May dismiss the band As just another heavy Metal outfit due in part to Gillis Brief stint with Ozzy night Ranger has managed to present a versatility in styles on each of their we hate to be said when you first come everybody tries to categorize you were a Rock were an american Rock and were really proud to be an american Rock and whether it be a song like sister Chris Tian or sentimental or whether it be a song like Rock in America or this boy needs to its a night Ranger and we like being Able to play All the spectrum like people know that its night and we think its great that we can go either Way and people will accept it As despite the bands Blades maintained that hell always retain the Guyot Estreet i love to i love doing i love letting people know what its All because i think people want to know whats inside of they want to know More than just what they see up on he through this you can see that in just a regular Guy who loves to Rock v