Angel Air\/Border<\/p>\n
NOTORIOUS made headlines straight away. Robin George (DAVID BYRON, PHIL LYNOTT etc.) joined forces with Sean Harris (ex. DIAMOND HEAD). Two song writers met and of cause Robin handled production duties. Rock is the right word, and the single \u201cThe S\u00b4Walk\u201d even echoes of DURAN DURAN. One thing that there is plentiful of here is musical ability. Robin modernized his sound a bit here, and Sean steered clear of heavy metal, as well as his previous band\u00b4s increasingly progressive sound. The sophisticated \u201cArianne\u201d is augmented by Sean\u00b4s sensitive vocal style. This is the original mix of the album, the one that even their manager opted for, but. Alas, not the one the suits of the record company released. They get down to a cozy ballad with some pepper added in \u201cYou Need More\u201d, which is one of my favorite moments. Old rockers tend to favor funk, and NOTORIOUS do a DEEP PURPLE in \u201cDo Like a Man\u201d and \u201cTouch\u201d. The strength of the album is soft rock songs with strong refrains, and it is all very typical of its day and age. I am impressed by the genuine craftsmanship of tracks like \u201cIt\u00b4s Energy\u201d and \u201cThe Game\u00b4s Up\u201d. If I hadn\u00b4t heard this way back I would never have guessed it was Sean Harris on vocals, not with the sweet soft velvety voice, as in \u201cBelieve in You\u201d. There are too funky and soft moments here too, e.g. \u201cEyes of the World\u201d. That track was awarded the fast forward button, but that is it on this album. If \u201cThe S\u00b4Walk\u201d was aimed at the charts I bet \u201cSoul on Fire\u201d, complete with brass and all, was even more so. In the early nineties I was strictly against this, but now almost 20 years later this is (mainly) highly enjoyable melodic rock. If there hadn\u00b4t been so many if\u00b4s I believe the \u201cGood Times\u201d would have rolled and NOTORIOUS would have reached heights far beyond what they actually achieved. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nRadio Silence
\nThe S\u00b4Walk
\nArianne
\nYou Need More
\nBetter the Devil You Know
\nDo Like a Man
\nLosing You
\nIt\u00b4s Energy
\nThe Game\u00b4s Up
\nEyes of the World
\nI Believe in You
\nTouch
\nSolu on Fire
\nLove Fades
\nGood Times<\/p>\n
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