Alliance - Destination Known (2007)

Two albums of high-class AOR/FM Rock music - 1997's Alliance plus 1999's Missing Piece - and some good recognition for already known musicians. In this deluxe fold-out digipack 2-CD set, Escape releases these two albums as a set, added by a good doze of bonus tracks. Alliance is a 'must' for any AOR fan, featuring killer tunes (especially True Meaning Of Love, Rosie's Cantina and Best Of Me) while Missing Piece stands just one level below by trying to be more 'mature' in a somehow sophisticated way. A notable album, though, by all means (featuring Do it For Free, written by Sammy Hagar). As regards the musicians' performance plus the production (especially in Missing Piece), limited change would it be to expect something mediocre form such an outfit.
Bonus 'goodies' sum it up to eight previously unreleased (or Japan-only released) tracks, really suitable to your AOR needs (including the Stevie Wonder cover of Tell Me Something Good and My My My from the Japanese version of Alliance). All in all, Destination Known is the great deal if you're missing ALLIANCE's so far discography, while the Escape label has promised to bring out a brand new ALLIANCE album at some time in 2007. Escape bears a unique charisma in excellent re-releases (both content and layout) and this ALLIANCE combo surely adds up to the (band's and) label's credit.

Track listing
Disc 1
1. True Meaning of Love 4:22
2. Sleepless Nights 3:29
3. Second Chance 3:57
4. Turn Around 4:11
5. Rosie's Cantina 4:11
6. So All Alone 4:35
7. Best of Me 4:57
8. (The World Is) Changin' 4:18
9. Endless Nights 4:04
10. You've Changed 4:55
11. Hurts So Bad 3:52
12. Find a Way 3:48
13. My My My bonus track 3:41
14. This Is the World 3:59
15. Tell Me Something Good 3:36
16. Love Win 5:19

Disc 2
17 I'd Give Anything 4:01
18. Missing Piece 5:21
19. Building Wisdom from the Wounds 3:53
20. Call of the Wild 3:38
21. I Gotta Know 4:20
22. Young Blood 3:36
23. It's a Long Way to Go 3:56
24. Without You 3:06
25. It's My Life 4:42
26. Don't Turn Away 4:29
27. Gotta Find That Woman 3:20
28. Do It for Free 4:16
29. Change 5:10
30. Tonight 3:13
31. Cross That Line 3:25
32. The Gift 4:26

Musicians
Robert Berry - Vocals
Gary Pihl - Guitars
David Lauser - Drums
Alan Fitz Fitzgerald - Keyboards


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