Lion Music<\/p>\n
The second album of guitarist Rolf Munkes super project featured a lot of big names. Released originally in 2003, two years after the debut, the project stuck with their take on classic melodic hard rock. Guitar scholar Munkes was joined by Don Airey (DEEP PURPLE, ex. RAINBOW), Tony Martin of BLACK SABBATH fame, and the well-travelled bass man Neil Murray. Drummer Gerald Kloos (WINTERLONG) and guest drummer Anders Johansson made up the ranks. Mixing was dome by Stefan Kaufman of ACCEPT, sp this ought to blow us all away. <\/p>\n
This album is a solid enough effort, but it lacks in truly outstanding tracks. Opener \u201cOne in a Million\u201d, the power ballad \u201cDid You Ever Love Me\u201d, the bluesy and groovy \u201cComin\u00b4 Home\u201d and the very genione closer \u201cBack in the Light\u201d are about it. The only semi-mediocre tracks are \u201cPay Back Time\u201d, plagued by a somewhat lame refrain, and the DIO-esque and rather run-of-the-mill effort \u201cWhenever You Go\u201d. The rest are so solid yet a tad too\u2026neat and less bloodthirsty straightforward killers\u2026as I actually expected. Not that any fan of the eighties magic will be downright disappointed\u2026but the calculated magic\u2026is not here too often. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nOne in a Million
\nPay Back Time
\nTeenage Deadhead
\nBig World, Little Man
\nYou
\nPerfect Singularity
\nWhenever You Go
\nDid You Ever Love Me
\nComin\u00b4 Home
\nBack in the Light<\/p>\n