Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2024/09/14 RTLDATE: 2001/02/07
GENRE: Rock SiZE: 371 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 52:42
RELEASE: Avalon MICP-10227
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.43
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: Japan
MATRiX: MICP-10227 1K V IFPI 1E11 IFPI L237
with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.
Melodic-Rock (dot) com adds. . .
Gotthard have matured over the last few years and seem to have
cleverly lined themselves up as the European equivalent of Bon Jovi.
They have gone from the harder rocking roots of their first two
albums to this, their 6th album, a more mature, refined and laid
back dose of good melodic rock.
In many ways, this is their own version of Bon Jovi's These Days or
even Crush.
In other words, a step up to appeal to a broader and aging audience.
Whether it works is down to personal taste. As with Bon Jovi there
are those that love everything they do, and others who long for the
glory days of their early harder rocking albums.
The fact is, this is a very good, but very smooth rock record. There
are anthem moments, but they are interspaced with mid tempo numbers
and half a dozen mellower moments.
The style in places reminds me of the softer moments of Paul Laine's
solo work, especially with the rasp in Steve Lee's vocals.
The opening number Everything Can Change is the big rock anthem of
the album and a great track at that. It's followed by another rocker
- a cover of Andy Taylor's hit anthem Take It Easy. It's a good
cover, but the accent and translation of the song doesn't quite make
it as cool as the original. But at least someone recognizes what a
melodic rock God Andy Taylor is!!
The Bon Jovi comparisons are clear with Light In Your Eyes featuring
some Richie Sambora / Slippery When Wet inspired vocal/guitar effect
and continue on End Of Time taking up a Keep The Faith type rhythm.
Elsewhere, big ballads like Heaven and the following acoustic ballad
Lonely People are of high songwriting and production quality.
They are followed by some moody mid tempo rockers and another good
ballad Reason To Live. The album ends with the cool mid tempo anthem
Homerun. A little cheesy in the lyric, but a cool track.
BOTTOM LINE: A more mature sound to compliment their matured
approach and the more laid back nature of the album. The production
quality is superb and a pleasure to listen to. The guys do their
best American FM rock sound, yet their is still thoroughly European.
A good rock album that maybe could have been better with a few
punchier numbers, but for fans of the smoother side, this is highly
recommended.
The album features some of the better production work I have heard
in recent times.
Ripper's Notes:
Is this what Bon Jovi sounded like during their middle years? I kinda stopped paying attention after New Jersey. If Melodic-Rock says so, I guess it must be true.
The Japanese bonus track, Dirty Weekend is by far the best track on the record.
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As always, that just about covers it!
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