▁nature , ▁" although ▁still ▁und eni ably ▁Hill age ." ▁Hill age ▁re called ▁that ▁Mot iv ation ▁Radio ▁was ▁" the ▁moment ▁where ▁the ▁dance / f unk ▁thing ▁began ▁to ▁manifest ▁itself ▁and ▁even ▁then ▁that ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁unusual ▁and ▁interesting ▁experience ." ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁Hill age ' s ▁first ▁with ▁Joe ▁Block er ▁on ▁drums ▁and ▁bass ▁guitar ist ▁Reg gie ▁Mc B ride . ▁A ▁critical ▁success , ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁although ▁not ▁as ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁as ▁L , ▁it ▁still ▁reached ▁number ▁ 2 8 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart . ▁To ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Mot iv ation ▁Radio , ▁a ▁new - line ▁up ▁of ▁Steve ▁Hill age ' s ▁band ▁featuring ▁Block er ▁on ▁drums , ▁Curt is ▁Robinson ▁Jr ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁B yn um ▁on ▁key boards ▁and ▁synth s ▁tou red ▁throughout ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Europe ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁ending ▁with ▁a ▁performance ▁at ▁The ▁Rain bow ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁band ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁tour ▁America ▁there after ▁but ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁abandoned ▁after ▁the ▁de emed ▁commercial ▁failure ▁of ▁Mot iv ation ▁Radio , ▁leading ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁become ▁ready ▁to ▁record ▁again . ▁ ▁Con ception ▁and ▁recording ▁ ▁Within ▁weeks ▁of ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁tour , ▁Hill age ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁band ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁resident ial ▁recording