miércoles, 26 de diciembre de 2007

NATION – TAKE OFF (1990)

This CD was pressed in 1990 on a small Indie label, expect perfect Melodicrock from Switzerland in the vein of Karo;Roko,Vice, if you like these you will love this. Great swiss keyboard driven Hard/AOR with a good production for an indie band.

Band members: Roger Picano Keyboards, D.C. Ricci Lead Vocals, Ron Gut Guitars, Andy Kay Bass, Adi McPool Drums, Steve Gander Guitars.

Tracklisting: 1. Lonely Is The Hunter 2. Heartbeat 3. Love Is History 4. Forever 5. Tonight 6. Never Too Late

domingo, 9 de diciembre de 2007

ALESTE - ALESTE (Il Gioco) (1993, PolyGram Chile)

Here is one of the rarest Latin Aor CDs ever. These guys are from Chile and they recorded a great melodic rock/aor album back in 1993. ALESTE broke all records in his homeland when his first album achieved gold category and received the coveted award for APES Revelation of the Year (Best New Group) after only three months since its release. The band reached new heights when invited to act during the "Festival of Viña del Mar" in Chile and the video for the first single "Hay un limite" reached third place on MTV Latino in 1994. With this first single, ALESTE gets recognition and figuration in other Latin American countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. Using his popularity and success in radio cards, ALESTE decided to publish the song "Tiempo Blanco" mentioned that the issue of suicide, and encourages young people to remain alive. But it was the third single of ALESTE "Nadie como yo" which earned Rodrigo Espinoza a great remarks as solo artist and helped him win the "Radio Aurora Award" for his contribution to music.


The Band: Rodrigo Espinoza, vocals. Alfredo Alonso, guitars. Ricardo Bianco, bass. Lito Zerené, drums. Juan Pablo Nieto, keyboards.
Tracklisting: 1.- Rastros 2.- Tiempo Blaco 3.- Como La Primera Vez 4.- Nadie Como Yo 5.- Prisionera 6.- Cruzando El Mar 7.- Nunca Lo Conseguiras 8.- Hay Un Limite 9.- La Balsa 10.- Solos 11.- Palabras De Amor 12.- Nieve Artificial 13.- Limite (Unpluged)

domingo, 2 de diciembre de 2007

VERA CRUZ – HOT GAMES (1989, Aurophon)

The band plays breathtaking melodic AOR rock. For fans of KARO, FATE and ROKO. Great vocals, excellent keys, perfect guitars and monster hooks. This ultra rare album was released in 1989 on Aurophon, a very small label and only a handful of these were pressed on CD back in 1989. Most elite collectors do not even know this CD exists.

The band: Andy Layer Vocals, Guitars. Till Janouschek, Keyboards. Armin Wagner, Bass. Tobi Janouschek, Guitars. Dieter Trabert, Drums.

Tracklisting: 1.- One Way or Another 2.-Don't Smash The Mirror 3.-Hot Game 4.-Lonely Times 5.-Slave of Your Heart 6.-Burn Me 7.-Head Over Heels 8.-Another Year 9.-Weenah 10. Another Beat of the Heart 11.-Frontiers.