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The Storm - Sweet Surrender (1992) (Retrospect Records Reissue 2010)













Year : 1992 (Retrospect Records Reissue 2010)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 103 mb

Bio:

The Storm! We all know that the best Melodic Rock and AOR was recorded in the 80s and early 90s and this release is no exception. Quite simply , this is a pure AOR masterpiece. Fronted by the golden vocal pipes of Kristina Nichols and complemented very nicely by the talent of keyboardist / vocalist Karen Childs as well as seasoned session musicians Joe Palmeri , Tad Dery and David Logeman , The Storm is a Melodic Rock lovers dream. For the first time ever on cd comes some of the most sought after recordings on the planet...The Storm! We all know that the best Melodic Rock and AOR was recorded in the 80s and early 90s and this release is no exception. Quite simply , this is a pure AOR masterpiece. Fronted by the golden vocal pipes of Kristina Nichols and complemented very nicely by the talent of keyboardist / vocalist Karen Childs as well as seasoned session musicians Joe Palmeri , Tad Dery and David Logeman , The Storm is a Melodic Rock lovers dream. How this band escaped a major deal is bewildering. Every song is a bonafide hit and a few of these were even covered by other bands of the era. Massive hooks , killer vocals , tasty guitars and plenty of rich keyboard work. I'm sure you will agree this is fantastic material and easily one of the best female-fronted AOR releases ever!!

Album:

Great Female-Fronted AOR album indeed!!The best album Retrospect Records have released lately is ?Sweet Surrender? from female-fronted band The Storm (not to confuse with Jeanette Chase?s Storm or the Kevin Chalfant variant). Dedicated followers of this here medium will surely remember how we raved about the immense demo of this band around the beginning of the 90s. At the time we never understood why this band didn?t get a record deal and even today ? after listening to ?Sweet Surrender? for the umpteenth time ? I?m still flabbergasted by the unbelievable quality of the songs and the execution of the band members. The Storm was a five-piece band that consisted of three guys and two attractive girls, being Kristina Nichols on lead vocals (what a set of pipes she has!) and Karen Childs on keys and backing vocals. All tracks of that brilliant demo are present as well as some others and ? whether you believe it or not ? there isn?t a weak song in sight. All ten tracks are ultra catchy and sound quite well (for refined demos). I still have that original demo somewhere in my attic, but you can?t believe how happy I am to finally have a version on CD. If female-fronted AOR is your thing, then hurry and make sure you order a copy pronto, before the whole hype is over. If someone of the band is reading this ? please consider making a comeback ? thousands of people will welcome that!

Line Up:

Kristina Nichols lead vocals
Karen Childs keyboards, vocals
Joe Palmeri lead guitars, vocals
Tad Dery bass, vocals
David Logeman drums & percussion

Tracklist:

01. Leave Well Enough Alone
02. I'll Be Lovin You
03. Hold On
04. Keep This Love Alive
05. Sweet Surrender
06. Do You Wanna Know
07. Walk the Line
08. Broken
09. The Last Time
10. Someone to Love




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The Storm - Sweet Surrender (1992) (Bad Reputation Records Edition 2026)













Year : 1992 (Bad Reputation Records 2026)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 105 mb

Bio:

The Storm! We all know that the best Melodic Rock and AOR was recorded in the 80s and early 90s and this release is no exception. Quite simply , this is a pure AOR masterpiece. Fronted by the golden vocal pipes of Kristina Nichols and complemented very nicely by the talent of keyboardist / vocalist Karen Childs as well as seasoned session musicians Joe Palmeri , Tad Dery and David Logeman , The Storm is a Melodic Rock lovers dream. For the first time ever on cd comes some of the most sought after recordings on the planet...The Storm! We all know that the best Melodic Rock and AOR was recorded in the 80s and early 90s and this release is no exception. Quite simply , this is a pure AOR masterpiece. Fronted by the golden vocal pipes of Kristina Nichols and complemented very nicely by the talent of keyboardist / vocalist Karen Childs as well as seasoned session musicians Joe Palmeri , Tad Dery and David Logeman , The Storm is a Melodic Rock lovers dream. How this band escaped a major deal is bewildering. Every song is a bonafide hit and a few of these were even covered by other bands of the era. Massive hooks , killer vocals , tasty guitars and plenty of rich keyboard work. I'm sure you will agree this is fantastic material and easily one of the best female-fronted AOR releases ever!!

Album:

Originally recorded during the late 1980s, Sweet Surrender captures The Storm at the height of the AOR movement—a time when soaring melodies, powerful vocals, and polished production ruled the airwaves. Blending the melodic brilliance of Journey with the female-fronted rock energy of Heart and Vixen, The Storm crafted a timeless collection of songs that should have stood alongside the biggest releases of the era.Fronted by the outstanding voice of Kristina Nichols, whose impressive résumé includes session work with Vince Neil, Timothy B. Schmit, and Audrey Landers, The Storm combined exceptional musicianship with rich vocal harmonies and lush keyboard arrangements. Alongside keyboardist Karen Childs, guitarist Joe Palmeri, bassist Tad Dery, and drummer David Logeman, the band created a sophisticated, hook-filled sound that remains as fresh and exciting today as it was nearly four decades ago.Although the band never secured the major-label breakthrough many believed was inevitable, Sweet Surrender quickly became legendary among collectors, with original demo recordings earning glowing reviews even before the album's official release. Belgian magazine Rock Report praised the band's polished production, irresistible melodies, and unforgettable songwriting, ranking The Storm among its favorite discoveries. When Sweet Surrender was finally released on CD, it was immediately embraced by AOR fans worldwide and hailed as one of the finest previously unreleased melodic rock albums of the late 1980s. Often described as a "pure AOR masterpiece," the album delivers one memorable anthem after another, including "Leave Well Enough Alone," "I'll Be Lovin' You," "Hold On," "Sweet Surrender," "Do You Wanna Know," "The Last Time," and "Someone To Love." Several of these songs were later recorded by other artists, further confirming the exceptional quality of the band's songwriting.Overflowing with soaring choruses, shimmering keyboards, tasteful guitar work, and one of the strongest female vocal performances of the genre, Sweet Surrender stands as one of melodic rock's greatest lost classics. Fans of Journey, Heart, Saraya, Witness, Vixen, and classic late-'80s AOR will discover an album that captures everything that made the genre unforgettable.At long last, one of AOR's best-kept secrets can finally be heard as it was always meant to be-an essential melodic rock masterpiece waiting to be rediscovered.

Line Up:

Kristina Nichols - lead vocals
Joe Palmeri - lead guitars, vocals
Tad Dery - bass, vocals
David Logeman - drums & percussion
Karen Childs - keyboards, vocals

Tracklist:

01. Leave Well Enough Alone
02. I'll Be Lovin You
03. Hold On
04. Keep This Love Alive
05. Sweet Surrender
06. Do You Wanna Know
07. Walk the Line
08. Broken
09. The Last Time
10. Someone to Love




Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/