Year : 1986 (Heaven & Hell Records Limited Edition 2022)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 117 mb
Bio:
Hard rock/AOR band from New York. They released two albums in the '80s and had a song, "Woman That I Know" exclusively on the compilation album, "City Tracks Vol. 3".MERE MORTALS' origins would begin as an enigmatic progressive hard rock band on the Upstate New York club circuit named LUFTWAFFE. While performing the band’s final show, band leader and main songwriter Robert Acquaviva decided to take the band in a new, more adult-oriented rock direction, focusing on keyboard-driven songs with catchy hooks and harmonies.Keeping with the same line-up of guitarist Bob Francis Acquaviva, bassist Paul St. James, drummer Tony Stone and vocalist David Paul Slife, the band would change their name to MERE MORTALS.MERE MORTALS would waste no time heading into the studio to begin laying down tracks. One of the first songs recorded would be a cover of the infamous Benny Mardones hit ‘Into The Night’. As the writing continued, the addition of keyboardist Vince Cavo into the band would increase the caliber of their material.MERE MORTALS would record 14-tracks, only 10 of which would be used for their debut album ‘Omnia In Numeris Sita Sunt’. Included would be the single ‘Laura’. Both ‘Laura’ and ‘Into the Night’ would receive much regional airplay that helped to create a buzz for the band.Quickly taking advantage of the hype, MERE MORTALS return to the studio three months after the release to record their follow-up ‘Immortalized’ released in 1987. The album consisted of nine new songs that the band had already been performing live. As with the debut, the band would receive much praise and radio play regional as well as television spots. The band would play several opening spots for national touring acts such as Patti Smyth, Benny Mardones, Taylor Dane and others in support of the release. Within that same year, after a member's departure and some attempts to shift around members, MERE MORTALS would end up playing their last show as the band and ended as the following year began.
Album:
MERE MORTALS‘ origins would begin as an enigmatic progressive hard rock band on the Upstate New York club circuit named LUFTWAFFE. It was the mid-Eighties, and leader / main songwriter Robert Acquaviva (later guitarist for melodic hard rockers TOURIS) decided to take the band in a new, more adult-oriented rock direction, focusing on keyboard-driven songs with catchy hooks and harmonies. Keeping with the same line-up, the band would change their name to MERE MORTALS.MERE MORTALS would waste no time heading into the studio to begin laying down tracks. One of the first songs recorded would be a cover of the infamous Benny Mardones hit ‘Into The Night’. As the writing continued, the addition of a keyboardist into the band would increase the AOR caliber of their material.The first MERE MORTALS album was titled “Omnia In Numeris Sita Sunt” (a Latin phrase meaning Everything Lies Veiled In Numbers) appeared in 1986, a private LP vinyl release, for years much sought after by collectors.Now after decades finally the album is being reissued / remastered 2022.Hailing from Deerfield, NY, MERE MORTALS, where one of the many melodic rock acts from the effervescent local scene, not only California produced quality bands at the time.“Omnia In Numeris Sita Sunt” delivered the single ‘Laura’, which together with their Mardones cover of ‘Into the Night’ would receive much regional radio airplay that helped to create a buzz for MERE MORTALS.Musically the album is pretty urgent and melodic, classic American melodic rock from the era with AOR touches. In fact the tracks are demos recorded by the band on a budget.Current 2022 remastering technology help to make the songs sound much better, however keep in mind production here was pretty raw.It’s very cool to hear again this lost 1986 private release (got a home-made cassette copy back in the day) now with a fine sound quality. MERE MORTALS had a lot of potential, and while they managed to release another indie LP the next year, soon disbanded de to internal affairs.Highly Recommended ’80s stuff.
Line Up:
David Paul Slife – lead vocals
Bob Francis Acquaviva – guitar, vocals
Vince Cavo – keyboards, vocals
Paul St. James – bass
Tony Stone – drums
Tracklist:
01. With You, Without You
02. Laura
03. Into the Night
04. I’ll Be There
05. Once in A Lifetime
06. Hero
07. Love is Real
08. Always Gone Want You
09. Lost inside of You
10. Touched by the Son
11. Night Without Stars (Bonus Track)
12. Life Alone (Bonus Track)
13. The Gamble (Bonus Track)
14. Diamond Cuts Glass (Bonus Track)
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