Premonition

When Sylvester Stallone was looking for a new song for ROCKY III he listened to this album. Survivor had finally made the top 40 with POOR MANS SON. Im sure he had no idea just what would happen when he asked them to write the theme song. So I guess you could say that if not for this album, the words EYE OF THE TIGER would be nothing more then words form a script. What we have here is a great album of rock. From the opening riff of CHEVY NIGHTS to the b-side of EYE, TAKE YOU ON A SATURDAY, this album was self produced by the band,(just look at the album cover) which means no CORPORATE ROCK here. Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan wrote all of the songs. Every one of them finds way to tug at your heart. The haunting HEARTS A LONELY HUNTER (which by the way is my favorite) to the rock n roll fantasy LIGHT OF A THOUSAND SMILES (which is something everyone of us has done at least once in our lives) not to forget the homecoming tear jerker RUNWAY LIGHTS this album will make you feel good when you listen to it.

This has always been one of my favorite albums....now I have it on CD! So glad that I found it at Amazon!

I have to say this is probably the most consistent Survivor album and Ive heard them all in the Peterik years. Not a bad track on it. The lead track Chevy Nights is a little cheesey just because to the title/chorus but still solid. The ballads are excellent. Of course if you dont like ballads you probably wont agree. There are a handful so if they are not your thing beware (Hearts a Lonely Hunter, Light of a Thousand Smiles, Runway Lights) I had this on LP as a teen and dont remember liking it as much as I do hearing it on remastered cd. Its generally the other way round. You hear something years later and think wow this is bad. Not the case. Summer Nights is total Journey and Runway Lights sounds very much like Lights off of the Styx album Cornerstone. Even in the harmonizing. Take You on a Saturday is a very good rock song as is the hit Poor Mans Son. Totally forgot about Love is on My Side. Another solid rocker. All in all great blend of rockers and ballads that make a truly standout ALBUM. Highly recommended!

I bought Premonition after hearing Take you on a Saturday on the radio (about 200 years ago!). At the time, Omar, the owner of our local record shop, East Of Suez, had to order it in. It has remained one of my all time favorite recordings. I wore the record out, and had to replace it on cassette. When that finally wore out, I suppose I had moved on to other music...but I always remembered it fondly. It came to mind about a month ago, and I was THRILLED to see that it had been re-released. I ordered it, and it has not left my CD player in the car for a solid month. I popped that baby in, and it took me back....I listen to it, and Im 16 all over again. Take you on a Saturday is still my favorite song on it, but Summer Nights is a close second. There really isnt a bad song on this recording. I remember when Eye of the Tiger came out, and how I recognized Dave Bicklers singing on it; I knew immediately that it was Survivor....I was already a fan. Thanks for all the awesome memories!

This was one of my favorite 80s cds. Just a great feel good effort. Great melodies and vocals from Dave Bickler. I felt like Survivor went bubblegum after he left. This one had at least 4 potential radio hits and never got any air play. That sort of thing started happening alot after MTV cranked up and injected cancer into the american music scene. This cd rocks. You definitely wont be sorry you bought it. Their first cd is very good as well.

Survivor just puts out good albums with catchy well done lyrics and music - hard to find the words.

Glad to have a CD of this to add to my collection. My L.P. is scratched to worthlessness !!

Survivors second album Premonition is the first Survivor album which carries the very sound that we are familiar. Their self-titled debut album is a good album with a bunch of great rock. But the album as a whole sounded too varied to grasp the image of the band. Kind of a Know-it-all all hits collection pop rock band. They failed to impress a large number of music fans and I think it was Jim himself who was not satisfied with the album. But with this second album they surely acquired the banner something unique and impressive. Part of the reason this album became excellent probably came from Jims collaboration with Sammy Hagers solid rock track Heavy Metal. It was in 1981, the word heavy metal was still not a household word. I can imagine Jims mumbling heavymetal, heavymetal...while producing this album and he was confident that style of rock would dominate. A light of Thousands Smiles served as a prophcy as the word premonition was taken from the lyric of this track. Take You On A Saturday is one of the highlight of this album-- very tight heavy track which might overwhelm die-hard Kiss fans. But what Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan tried to do in this album is to create the style of Heavy Metal not for rocks sake but with mass appeal. With the mission on their shoulders Survivor as we know it finally launched and the album became a small success in the U.S. with excellent tracks such as Chevy Nights, hits like Poor Mans Son, and Summer Nights. Recommended for all Survivor fans, 80s heavy metal rock fans, Sammy Hager fans, and Europian MHR fans.

Sounds perfect! Remember hearing this on my brother inlaws klipsch horns. Awesome!

If you love their song eye of the tiger and never invested in any of their albums-then youve missed out on a LOT of great music-including this,their second release!AS a matter of fact,ALL their albums (except for maybe caught in the game)are very strong,including the first one,also now available on c.d. They also deserve credit for replacing their excellent lead vocalist(Dave Bickler) with the awesome Jimi Jameson(Dave sang on the first four albums)Do yourself a favor and check out this band that easily could have been a HUGE sucsess with a little more support from the music industry.