Richie Sambora!!!

Track 5 is the complete Tommy Marolda song feat. Richie that we heard the clip from a couple weeks ago:

https://thetomspowerpop.bandcamp.com/album/life-raft

good song

What is this? This is Horrible!!

So Tommy is releasing this in 2019 but it says recorded in 1979. Very 70's sound. Too much production for my taste and today - BUT - the little snippet when you can hear that Richie Growl "We're holding on to nothing when nothing ain't enough" is fine. I could see him take this, change it up, remix and make it work. His clear vocals are the best part of this. 1979 we might would have loved it - but today I just want Richie back - the one that hooked me with Stranger and BJ harmony. No RSO BS driven by hormones and no harmony.
Thankful this is clarified where it came from, when the person first posted it on IG and said basically a "new" release I was afraid it was on his new album. Is a new release just recorded long ago. Whew..........Thanks for finding the full version!

I don't disagree about the 70s sound. (In fact, I can trace it back even further. After listening to "Tangerine", I told a friend that Tommy was remarkably reminiscent of The Cowsills, from the late 60s.)
But unless I misunderstood something, the re-release and the new one with Richie are two different albums.

"Life Raft" by The TOMS (this album) is a new one that Tommy’s been working on (since 2016, I believe).

Here's what he said on The TOMS FB page:

The Toms
January 30 at 1:55 PM ·
It took me long enough, but I finally completed the new TOMS album and proud to have my friend Richie Sambora featured as he has been an honorary member since the 80s...


This is the tracklist and information from the bandcamp site:
(https://thetomspowerpop.bandcamp.com/album/life-raft)

I WISH I WENT TO PRINCETON
LIFE RAFT
ACCIDENT
ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING
WE AIN'T GIVING UP
IF MOTHER NATURE HAD A FACE
TANGERINE
EARTHQUAKE IN HEAVEN
THE EVERLASTING STONE IN MY SHOE (parts 1& 2)
BURIED ALIVE
PROFILE
ANASTASIA

Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi guitarist) has been recording with The Toms before he was in Bon Jovi. He is featured on the track "WE AIN'T GIVING UP"

released February 8, 2019

And according to the back side of the album cover (shown on The TOMS FB), “We Ain’t Giving Up” was written by Richie Sambora, Roman Arkhipov, and T. Marolda. So that was definitely not released in 1979. I don’t think Roman was born until 1984 or something.



There was an album from 1979 by The TOMS (self-titled), that was re-released in 2016. That may be the "re-release" you're thinking about.
Completely different track listing and info:
(https://thetomspowerpop.bandcamp.com/album/the-toms)

Let's Be Friends Again
You Must Have Crossed My Mind
It's Needless
Other Boys Do
The Door
Wasn't That Love in Your Eyes
I Did the Wrong Thing
Hook
The Flame
Better Than Anyone Else
Think About Me
The Bear
Passport to Heaven (Bonus Track)
I Can Go Now (Bonus Track)
If I am Dreaming (Bonus Track)
Trap (Bonus Track)
Liverpool Girls (Bonus Track)
You Put Me Up to This (Bonus Track)
I Cannot Spot You (Bonus Track) 02:33

Originally released in 1979
released April 17, 2016

Written, produced, and performed by Thomas J. Marolda over a single weekend in 1979. Published by Songgram Music.

I saw the 1979 and thought it said recorded but you are correct - if Roman is involved it was definitely not. Still had the sound. Made me think of Shark Frenzy, but not as good.

I thought it sounded a little like Shark Frenzy, too. And I'm with you (and almost everyone else I've seen comment on it), I hope Richie is going in a different direction on his album. Backwards would be fine with me.

(But I guess that's a discussion for the new album thread, instead of this one; so I won't go into how much I liked the the clean sound of SITT; kinda like you were in the same room while he played and sang.)

I have to say one thing for Tommy, though: Everybody knows how I am about lyrics, and there ALWAYS seems to be one word or phrase I just can't figure out (outlaw breed, shooting Judas way up high, etc.). Well, I texted a friend, bitching about that because everything was perfectly understandable except for what he sang after "no backing down no turning around..." So she messaged Tommy on one of the sites; and he got back to her within the hour with the lyric. That was pretty cool. I was impressed.

Don Felder is another guy who is releasing a new album on April 5: American Rock ‘N’ Roll
Track 5: Limelight (Special Guest Orianthi and Richie Sambora on Solos)

I was driving today - and there are very few songs on Richie's solo albums I skip, especially depending on my mood but one is "You're Not Alone", I like the guitar but not the vocal mix. It hit me - that is the sound on Tommy's latest release, maybe more so than Shark Frenzy now, with Richie and guess who (you probably know) co-wrote YNA - Tommy Marolda

Also got a message from a friend today - Bruce Foster (Bruce Stephen Foster) is "...thrilled to say that I kicked off the new year with 14 of my songs recorded with Richie Sambora between 1979 and 1981 being included in a new worldwide release.." I can't find the release but he is a co-writer on some great Richie recordings. I expect it to be his vocals as there are some out there for download - imo however no one, writer or not should try a redo of The Answer.

I'm not sure what's up with that announcement. My friend sent me a screenshot, and if that picture is the actual release, I've had it for nearly a year. One CD is John Bongiovi - The Power Station Years, the 2nd is selections from Shark Frenzy vols.1&2, and the 3rd one is a selection of covers of Bon Jovi hits by various artists.


If it's the same album, here's a link to the album that I have on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Many-Faces-Bo.../dp/B07BFB3DWX

The picture her screenshot showed was the same as this one. Same tracks. So I can't figure that one out. The message in the screenshot is the same as the one you got, iirc; but somewhere it showed a Feb 15, 2019 release. I couldn't find a release date on the Amazon page (which is unusual) but I'm feeling lousy right now so I may have overlooked it. I'll check the release date on my cover tomorrow and edit.

It's just weird.