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"This is a must have CD! My pre-release copy is spectacular! Every song is in your face rock n roll!" - Don Richard, Dream Domain

Full Meltdown features 15 lost and newly discovered songs recorded by Wagner between 1979 and 1995 -- a journey of pure Rock and Roll songs and dazzling guitar virtuosity. Wagner’s songs detail the essence of life; his guitar work continues to inspire guitarists world wide, and his productions recall the era of great songs with great melodies and universally accessible lyrics.

The opening song on FULL MELTDOWN is a lyrical, powerchordal stadium rock song that gets you pumped up to flow with the rest of the CD’s song lineup. From the sublime opening organ riff, backed with the heavy backbeat of the drums, you are ready to rock, with your heart already in high gear. When Wagner’s guitar enters, you are taken away to the land of rocklove and history, where you fully understand what “Still Hungry” really means. It’s a song about sex and devotion, interspersed with a great guitar solo that is reminiscent of the fiddle solos of the Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw. From “Still Hungry” on through “Feel it all Over”, the final song on this CD, you are swept up on a journey from Detroit, Cleveland, New York and across the world; towel dried at the end by the sirens of soul accompanied by some of the finest musicians in Rock’n’roll.

MUSICIAN AND SONGWRITER CREDITS

Still Hungry (Dick Wagner, Alan Hewitt)
Vocals: Dick Wagner, Guitars: Dick Wagner, Drums: Jack White, Bass: Matt Bissonnette, Keyboards, B3: Fred Mandel. Recorded at Trax Studio, Los Angeles, CA, 1991.

Blue Collar Babies (Dick Wagner, Mark Williamson), Modern Times (Dick Wagner), Motor City Showdown (Dick Wagner), Feel It All Over (Dick Wagner)
Vocals: Dick Wagner, Lead Guitar: Dick Wagner, Drums: Greg Schroeder, Bass: Jay Henshall, Piano: Norman Jolly, Keyboards: Mark Williamson, Rhythm Guitar: Jeff Morley, Chuck McKenna. Recorded at Long View Farm, North Brookfield, MA, 1979.

Insatiable Girl (Dick Wagner, Dennis Morgan)
Vocals: Dick Wagner, Guitars: Dick Wagner, Drums: Jack White, Bass: Ian Gardiner, Keyboards: Fred Mandel. Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA, 1991.

I’d Take the Bullet (Dick Wagner)
Vocals: Dick Wagner, Guitars: Dick Wagner, Drums: John Sands, Keyboards: Dave Branch, Bass: Brad Hallen. Recorded at Soundside, Lawrence, MA, 1991.

Another Twist of the Knife (Dick Wagner, John Wetton), Ecstasy (Dick Wagner)
Vocals: Dick Wagner, Guitars: Dick Wagner, Drums: Gregg Bissonette, Bass: Matt Bissonette, Keyboards: Fred Mandel. Recorded at Music Grinder, Los Angeles, CA, 1991.

Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price, Harold Logan)
Vocals: Dick Wagner, Lead Guitar: Dick Wagner, Drums: Greg Schroeder, Bass: Dick Wagner, Piano: Norman Jolly, Keyboards: Mark Williamson, Rhythm Guitar: Jeff Morley, Chuck McKenna. Recorded at Long View Farm, 1979.

She Said (Dick Wagner)
Vocals and all instruments: Dick Wagner. Recorded at Platinum Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1988.

These Days (Dick Wagner)
Vocal and piano: Dick Wagner. Recorded at Long View Farm, 1979.

I Might As Well Be on Mars (Dick Wagner, Alice Cooper, Desmond Child)
Vocals and all instruments: Dick Wagner. Recorded Fenton Woods Studio, Fenton, MI and Disc, Ltd., Eastpointe, MI, 1995.

Steal the Thunder (Dick Wagner, Dennis Morgan)
Lead Vocal: Dick Wagner, Guitars: Dick Wagner, Drums: Gregg Bissonette, Bass: Matt Bissonette, Keyboards: Fred Mandel. Recorded at Music Grinder, 1991.

Darkest Hour (Dick Wagner)
Vocals and all instruments: Dick Wagner. Recorded at Fenton Woods Studio, 1995.

Produced by Dick Wagner
Executive Producers: Susan Michelson, Alex Cyrell, Gil Markle
Stereo re-mix by Gil Markle 2009, for Desert Dreams Productions, LLC and studiowner.com
Original Release: 10/30/2009

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"To play this album only once is like pouring a Chateau Margaux '61 into a shot glass and downing it with salt and lemon like an end-of-the-night Tequila shot. That's not the way I drink exotic French wine, or the way I listen to "Full Meltdown." Each listen gleans me a new favorite song. Like a fine wine, this album ages well. Truly a record to be savored, which is a rare thing in a world enamored with fast food and instant gratification. Enjoy." Matt Brooks

"This collection of songs rips one right back to the energy of youth, the fire of the eighties, and the innocence of driving down a fast highway with friends, carefree, wired, windows open, not giving a damn.... Emotions are expressed and stories are told in a languishing, rushing, pulsing long breath....The guitar playing, singing, and every other aspect of musicianship and production are performance art at its finest....Harkening back to a memory when I was living in Saudi Arabia (not too long ago) and languishing with the army boys by the Red Sea: this album would have been perfect right there with AC/DC and Led Zeppelin for those early mornings and all night seaside camp-outs when the waves rolled in." Lorelei Loveridge, President-Artist Orderly Bazaar Records & Publishing