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SHORTINO/ NORTHRUP
"AFTER LIFE"
AOR
SHORTINO/ NORTHRUP
"AFTER LIFE"
Автор: Lord Iffy Boatrace
Оценка: 6
Един от онези албуми, направени от полуизвестни хора, в чиято биография присъстват само имена на известни музиканти. Какво имам предвид ли? JK Northrup, например, който е китарист от средна класа, има плодотворни или не толкова контакти в миналото с Frankie Banаlli (QUIET RIOT), певеца Johnny Edwards (MONTROSE, FOREIGNER, ROYAL JELLY). Положението при Paul Shortino е почти идентично. Той е прекрасен вокалист, който се е подвизавал в банди като QUIET RIOT и ROUGH CUTT но гласът му определено може да бъде сбъркан с някой от останалите 100 000 подобни чисти и мелодични тембъра. Това веднага се променя към по-положително впечатление, когато плейрът стигне до парче номер 4, Crazy Mind. Гост вокалист е същият този Johnny Edwards. Не може да му се отрече, че внася невероятно настроение в този иначе не особено раздвижен A.O.R. диск. Няма нищо лошо в мелодичния рок, разбира се, просто на моменти Afterlife дотяга с клишетата си, които сме чували вече неведнъж през годините от групи като HOUSE OF LORDS, GREAT WHITE или KING KOBRA. Сравнен с някои от титаните в стила от средата и края на 80-те години, албумът издиша откъм оригинално творчество, но пък иначе показва музикантски умения от наистина добра класа. Изводите? Едно е сигурно. Имаш ли афинитет към този жанр, тичай към близкия добре зареден музикален магазин, защото подобни албуми са малко или много рядкост тези дни.
SHORTINO/ NORTHRUP
"AFTER LIFE" - 2004
Label:
MTM/ SPV
Track List:
1. Here I am
2. Afterlife
3. Like A Stone
4. Crazy Mind
5. Feel Again
6. Crossfire
7. Slave
8. Gypsy Soul
9. Mark My Words
10. As I Fall
11. Prisoner
Line-up:
Paul Shortino - lead vocals
JK Northrup - guitars, bass, synth, backing vox and percussion
B.E. Haggard - Drums
Nir Averbuch (XYZ) - keyboards, synth and hammond
Discography: