Year : 1998 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 105 mb
Bio:
Savannah captures the essence of 80s rock.This band sounds like Journey in their heyday.Tight vocals and guitars combined with strong storytelling lyrics makes Savannah a musical blast from the past. Strong vocal harmony throughout the recording (all band members contribute voice as well as instruments) along with killer arrangements makes for a great musical time.Savannah is Earl Lord, lead vocals, Dario DiPietrantionio, guitar/vocals, Mark Dolodziej, bass/vocals, Marty Olga, keyboards, vocals and Tony Silva, drums/vocals.3 albums in discography this band: Savannah (1998) , Salem's Lot (1999) and Forever's Come and Gone (2000).
Album:
Savannah's first great melodic album.This is another good AOR release that has never really gotten a lot of attention.US AOR/melodic hard rock with nice keyboards and big hooks.The lead singer reminds to me a mix of Steve Perry and Ted Poley. A mix of an heavier version of Journey, London Drive, early Danger Danger, Tyketto and Tour De Force. The second half of the album is better, with songs like "Spend A Little Time," "Never Let It Go" and the strutting "Back In Line," but then here comes another marshmallowy ballad (the third, although it's hard to count because many of the rockers sound like they want to be ballads too).They try (and fail) to go out rockin' all tuff and bloozy on "Hardline"; they just sound too fussy and restrained to pull it off.I´ve this cd in my collection since 1998 in japan import.This album reminds me Artica cause the singer have the same voice than the Artica s singer.this album reminds me so norway "Arrival" and sometimes lost weekend.We can divide in three this album.One tracks 1.2.3.6.7.8 are exceptional.It s a top class varied hard FM.Fantastic AOR (1) fantastic ballad (2),fantastic hard rock (6.7.8.3).the second part (track 4 and 5) is classic AOR, great but nothing extraordinary.The last part , the end of the record (track 9.10.11.) is very weak.Track 9 is a pop (limit variety ballad),track 10 a very very poor rock n roll song.And the "Ice on the Cake" is the japan bonus track n°11 a long long (more than six minutes).In short nevertheless I recommand this CD because the great is superior to the bad.These guys are trying to keep 80's AOR alive.
Line Up:
Earle Lord - lead and backing vocals
Dario Dipietrantonio - guitars, backing vocals
Marc Kolodziej - bass
Tony Silva - drums, backing vocals
Marty Olga - keyboards, backing vocals
+ guests:
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Patrice Gerrior (tracks: 10)
Production:
Recorded At – Metropolis Studios, Middleton, MA
Recorded At – Purple Asthma Studios, Boston, MA
Mixed At – Metropolis Studios, Middleton, MA
Mastered At – Metropolis Studios, Middleton, MA
Design, Layout – The Graphic Solution
Engineer – Scott Pizzo (tracks: 11)
Executive-Producer – Bob Penney (tracks: 11)
Liner Notes – 北井康仁*
Liner Notes [対訳] – 染谷和美*
Management – America Boca Artists Management, Zero Option Rock Pro
Producer – Jim Lightman
Producer, Written-By – Savannah
Tracklist:
01. Down Every Road 5:01
02. Left Out in the Rain 4:35
03. Premonition 4:35
04. Never Too Late 4:32
05. Two Young Hearts 4:28
06. Spend a Little Time 4:27
07. Never Let It Go 3:48
08. Back in Line 3:44
09. Useless Alibis 3:56
10. Hardline 3:42
11. Two Young Hearts (Soul Version) 6:05 (Japan Bonus Track)
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