Jesse Blaze - Racing Through The Night | Great tough AOR 1988 | RARE!
Artist Bio and Story for Jesse Blaze:
This project, as always, is a loving nod to the music that rocked our world in the 80s. Created with the help of a little AI magic (no real rockstars were harmed in the making!), Jesse Blaze might be fictional, but his story could have been pulled straight from the neon-lit streets of 1988 Los Angeles. So, sit back and enjoy this trip down memory lane with a guy who almost had it all.
Jesse Blaze grew up in the quiet, uneventful town of Stonebrook, dreaming of something more exciting than small-town life. By the time he was 20, he packed up his guitar and a whole lot of ambition and headed to Los Angeles, where he quickly immersed himself in the club scene. After fronting a band called Shadow Blaze, which was the talk of the town for a while, the group fell apart due to the classic "creative differences" (aka no one could agree on anything except their love for hair spray). Jesse and the band went their separate ways just as they were on the verge of breaking through.
But fate wasn’t done with him yet. While performing solo at The Roxy, Monarch Records' A&R wizard Ted Winston happened to be in the crowd. Ted loved Jesse’s mix of gritty, tougher AOR with hints of L.A. Strip bands like Skid Row, who were as hot as the Sahara at the time. Monarch, always looking for the next big thing, saw something special in Jesse. With high expectations, they threw a big budget into his debut album, bringing in legendary producer Max Steele (yes, you heard that right) and a roster of top-tier songwriters to craft the perfect AOR record.
The album, Blaze of Glory (naturally), dropped in 1988 and was met with solid praise from the rock press. It didn’t become a chart-topping hit, but it sold respectably, becoming one of Monarch Records' better-selling releases of the late 80s. Jesse was the man of the hour for a while and even got to record a follow-up album, Wired for Sound, which did... well, okay.
As the 90s rolled in with the grunge wave, Jesse tried to toughen up his image and sound, but, let’s face it, flannel wasn’t his thing. After a few failed attempts to reinvent himself, Jesse eventually signed with a smaller label, Ironclad Records, in the late 90s. He put out another solo album, Out of the Ashes, which wasn’t bad, but it didn’t quite have the magic of his debut.
Since then, Jesse has released two more solo albums, but none have quite lived up to the classic status of his debut. Blaze of Glory has since been hailed as a hidden gem of tougher AOR from the late 80s, a collector's item among fans of the genre. Though he never reached the dizzying heights of superstardom, Jesse Blaze’s legacy lives on, and Monarch Records is still grateful for the few extra bucks his records brought in.
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