King took most of the band with him and started Q.E.D., a more AOR styled outfit.
The success of the soundtrack, combined with the very little money the band received, caused in-fighting, and the group disbanded. The soundtrack was a moderate success, and stayed on the Billboard Top 200 chart for eleven months. The film flopped, but the soundtrack re-established Fastway as a hard-hitting metal band. The same year, Fastway was approached to make the soundtrack for the heavy metal horror film, Trick or Treat. The success of the record was limited, and it disappointed many fans. The record took an album-oriented rock approach instead of the driving bluesy-metal of the previous albums. Recruiting Shane Carroll (second guitar), Paul Reid (bass), and Alan Connor (drums) from Dave King's first band, Stillwood, this line-up released Waiting for the Roar.
In 1986, Clarke and King reformed Fastway with a new line-up. After the hardships of touring, Shirley and McCracken subsequently left. The band then recruited Charlie McCracken, formerly of Taste, as "permanent" bassist, and released another success in the form of All Fired Up the following year.
Bringing in session bassist Mick Feat, the band then recorded their debut album, Fastway (Feat was uncredited on the album).Ī critical and commercial success, the band toured to promote the album (with one-time Fixx bassist Alfie Agius as their session bass player). However, Way then discovered that he could not escape from his recording contract with Chrysalis Records, and then received a tempting offer to play for Ozzy Osbourne, so abandoned the project. They took their name from a combination of the founding members' names. They recruited drummer Jerry Shirley, formerly of Humble Pie, and the then unknown vocalist Dave King. In 1983, both players had been disgruntled with their own bands and decided to work together in a new outfit. Fastway - Discography (1983-2011)įastway is a British rock band formed by guitarist, "Fast" Eddie Clarke, formerly of Motörhead, and bassist, Pete Way, formerly of UFO.
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