Year : 1982 (Rock Candy Remastered 2012)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb
Bio:
Aldo Nova (born Aldo Caporuscio on November 13, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and producer. Nova initially gained fame with his self-titled debut album Aldo Nova in 1982 and its accompanying single, "Fantasy," which climbed to Number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.Signing with Portrait Records, Nova released a self-produced album Aldo Nova in 1982 that had two singles: "Fantasy" and "Foolin' Yourself". His second album Subject...Aldo Nova from 1983 had two singles: "Monkey on Your Back" and "Always Be Mine". His third album Twitch from 1985 had two singles: "Rumours Of You" and "Tonite (Lift Me Up)". In addition, he produced some early Celine Dion albums. He co-wrote the hit song, "A New Day Has Come" for Dion and has been featured playing guitar, synthesizer, and percussion on her records. He also wrote her songs "Your Light" and "I Can't Fight The Feelin'". He co-wrote the Blue Öyster Cult song "Take Me Away" and helped write and produce parts of Chantal Condor's 1989 album Chantal. In 1990, Aldo Nova wrote the main guitar riff that would be used in the Jon Bon Jovi song "Blaze Of Glory". In 1991, to return the favour, Bon Jovi worked with Nova on his Jambco Records (Jon Bon Jovi's label) release Blood On The Bricks. It had three singles: "Blood On The Bricks", "Medicine Man", and "Someday".As a songwriter, Nova's recent hits include Clay Aiken's "This Is The Night" (co-written with Chris Braide and Gary Burr), which in the US was a number one hit and the best selling single of 2003
Album:
The self-titled debut by Montreal-born ALDO NOVA was a blueprint for the radio friendly AOR / Melodic Rock style that would become tremendously popular throughout the ’80s defining the style & sound for the genre, but also for the hair metal movement to take the world by storm in years to come.As requested in maximum audio quality, this ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ version released by Rock Candy Records sounds slightly different than the only other remaster available (Japan, 2004). We prefer this one, more punchy and better in its dynamic range.As extra, we added a very rare alternate version of the song ‘Foolin’ Yourself’.By 1980 Nova landed the part of George Harrison in the stage musical Beatlemania. During his three year stint in this production he honed his skills as a recording studio engineer outside Montreal. Two years after Aldo secured a publishing deal and then a recording contract with Portrait Records through CBS Records.Self-produced and with Nova playing almost every instrument, “Aldo Nova” contained some material from his earlier demo sessions and it instantly became a best seller, going on to eventually attain a double platinum certificate.The disc garnered two hit singles – the classic “Fantasy” and “Foolin’ Yourself” which pushed album sales over a million copies worldwide, ranked among Billboard’s Top-10 just 10 weeks after its release (and remaining there for 12 weeks more), and achieving both U.S. double-Platinum and Canadian double-Platinum status.Moreover, it set a trend of its own as the first multi-instrumentalist rock album, and was one of the first records to be offered in a limited edition on compact disc.The video for “Fantasy” was not only among the first videos to be featured on the MTV music channel, but also one of the first rock videos that pioneered the use of special effects.Crammed with ten infectious tracks rich in melody, catchy choruses, smooth guitar riffs and sparkling keyboards, “Aldo Nova” it is a work of major importance for melodic rock as a genre and one that is still revered to this very day.With such moving and hugely melodic tracks as the aforementioned superb “Fantasy” and its unforgettable start with helicopter sounds and searing guitar riffs, the catchy “Foolin’ Yourself”, the uptempo rockers “Hot Love” and “Heart To Heart”, or the super melodic power ballads “Ball & Chain” and “You’re My Love”, it’s no wonder that Aldo’s brand of immaculate AOR attracted instant success.There is nothing as exciting as an album appearing out of nowhere and blowing away the cobwebs. Aldo Nova’s debut album is one such creation; a record that defined a sound & style to come that it has rightfully been compared to the groundbreaking achievements of classic albums by rival masters of melodic hard rock, including Boston, REO Speedwagon and Loverboy.To name one, this recording had a strong influence on Bon Jovi (whose cousin Tony Bongiovi engineered the album) and he practically copies “Aldo Nova” format on his first two releases. Guess what; Mr. Nova plays some guitar on Bon Jovi’s hit ‘Runaway’ and many other tracks (uncredited).In short, “Aldo Nova” is essential into any self-respecting Melodic Rock / AOR collection.
Line Up:
Aldo Nova - vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizers
Dennis Chartrand - acoustic piano
Michel Pelo, Roberto Biagioni - bass guitar
Michael LaChapelle, Terry Martel - drums, percussion
Daniel Barbe, Dwight Druck - backing vocals
Tracklist:
01. Fantasy
02. Hot Love
03. It’s Too Late
04. Ball And Chain
05. Heart To Heart
06. Foolin’ Yourself
07. Under The Gun
08. You’re My Love
09. Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
10. See The Light
11. Foolin' Yourself (Previously Unissued Alternate Version) (Bonus Track)
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