Alliance - Road To Heaven (2008)
Alliance - Road To Heaven (2008)
rock | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Escape ESM168 | 490Mb
rock | EAC Rip | Flac + Cue + Log | covers
Escape ESM168 | 490Mb
We all know how busy Robert Berry (Hush, GTR, 3, solo, Ambrosia, producer), Gary Pihl (Sammy Hagar, Boston), David Lauser (Sammy Hagar) and Alan Fitzgerald (Montrose, Gamma, Night Ranger) are, so it doesn’t come as a real surprise that we had to wait nine years for a follow-up to the wonderful “Missing Piece” album.
The songwriting for this third album already started in 2000, but things were put on ice when the guys didn’t succeed in writing songs that were good enough. Things gained momentum again some three years ago, when Gary Pihl and Robert Berry started to exchange ideas for new songs by means of MP-3 files that they sent to each other through e-mail. What came out of these writing sessions sounded a lot fresher than the material that was written immediately after the release of “Missing Piece” and so the light turned to green for the writing and recording of a third Alliance album.
The guys couldn’t have chosen a better title for their third studio album as the 13 songs on offer easily bring the listener on the road to (AOR) heaven. Since I got my review copy, I have enjoyed the heavenly voice of Robert Berry as well as the sparkling keyboards of Fitz and the fantastic axework of Gary Pihl over and over again. Honestly, I don’t think we’ll get to hear better pure AOR albums than this impressive one this year. Pick any track you want and I’m sure you’ll like it. Among my favourites for the moment are opener “Road To Heaven”, the ballad “Make A Stand”, the drivin’ rocker “Comin’ Home”, “Nothin’ Else I Can Do” (highlight # 1) and “Remember Those Days” (highlight # 2, which was originally written for Ambrosia).
If you call yourself an AOR addict, this album might provide you with the perfect dose to keep you satisfied for quite a while. Essential.
Tracks:
1. Road To Heaven
2. I Can Breathe
3. Make A Stand
4. Anything Goes
5. Like Me Like That
6. Broken Glass
7. We Don’t Talk
8. Comin’ Home
9. Nothin’ Else I Can Do
10. Walkin’ Away
11. Remember Those Days
12. Not Done Til It’s Done
13. Much More Innocent
Personnel:
- Robert Berry: Vocals, Bass
- Gary Phil: Guitars
- David Lauser: Drums
- Alan Fitzgerald: Keyboards
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Alliance / Road To Heaven
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