Arena rock veterans
Jack Blades and
Tommy Shaw (
Night Ranger and
Styx), on hiatus from their current group
Damn Yankees, released a self-titled album in early 1995. The duo wrote and co-produced the album (with
Don Gehman), in addition to playing almost every instrument. After a long break from the studio, the duo hooked up in 2006 to record a laid-back album of mostly soft rock covers. Influence was released in early 2007 on VH1 Classic. ~ John Bush