Britny Fox - 'Long Way to Live'
                                                                                                                                                    Released on Spitfire Records in 2001
THE BAND:
Michael Kelly Smith -lead guitar & vocals
Tommy Paris - lead vocals & guitar
Johnny Dee - drums & vocals


    Britny Fox…Boy that's a name I have not heard in awhile. Britny Fox was one of those great Eighties bands that where really looked over. I guess you could say it was because their look and sound was so similar to Cinderella's.
    Britny Fox's freshman release was a great CD, with song's like "Long Way to Love", Girlschool" and " Save the Weak". After the release of their second CD "Boy's in Heat" the pressures from being an overnight success in the media's eye and going from an opening act to headlining their own shows. The very foundation under the band started to crack and break apart. Lead singer 'Dizzy' Dean Davidson decided to go his own way and form his own group, the group would be called, "Black Eyed Susan". What was Britny Fox to do? Call it quits? I don't think so, they would do what any great band would do, hire a new singer and forge on. The band hires vocalist Tommy Paris and hit the studio to record "Bite down Hard". "Bite down Hard" was not well respected by fans and quickly found it's way into the bargain bins of American music stores. In 1992 the band decides to call in quits.
     In 2000 with the eighties hard rock scene starting to make a come back. Britny Fox decided to reform and give it one more try. In 2001 Britny Fox get signed to Spitfire Records and release "Long Way to Live".
    "Long Way to Live", has to be one of the greatest live CD's I believe I've ever heard. For once the sound quality is great. This CD contains such Britny Fox hits as, "Long Way to Love", "Lonely to Long", "Liar", "Dream On", and "Girlschool". Not to mention of a awesome Michael Kelly Smith solo. For you older Britny fans out there at times Tommy sounds just like original vocalist 'Dizzy' Dean. I would subject you eighties metal fans out there to rush out there and buy this CD.