ALLIANCE - stub review added 1st January 2009
Album Review: The Road To Heaven (2008)
For fans of: hard rock... and Bad English
Alliance consists of some hugely accomplished musicians from bands like Boston and Nightranger. Their sound is very obviously influenced by groups like Bad English. Instead of merely plagiarizing they've taken the West Coast sound and brought it bang up to date.
Songs like 'Like Me Like That' and 'Broken Glass' are awesome. There's a wonderful freshness to the sound, and a warmth beautifully summed up by the sunset on the album cover. Robert Berry's vocals are smooth and soothing, and the production is exceptional.
The Road To Heaven is a great album full of memorable standalone tracks. It loses a few marks for lack of originality, but remains an essential purchase.
Check out... 'We Don't Talk'. Shouldn't songs like this be getting radio airplay?
Track List:
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
Label: Escape Music
Artist's websites: MySpace
