Avenue of Allies\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Back in 1989 things were getting interesting in AOR. Bruce Gaitsch was involved with Alan Kovac, RICHARD MARX\u00b4s then manager. A support slot for a forthcoming tour was in the cards. Due to inactivity in NIGHT RANGER Kelly Keagy was available for drums and vocal duties. George Hawkins Jr. joined on basss (KENNY LOGGINS, JOHN FOGERTY, and Tommy Funderburk (AIRPLAY, BOSTON) had been involved in RICHARD MARX\u00b4s activities and was offered the vocalist spot. Bruce himself took care of the guitar of cause. For some reason the album gathered dust for ten years before seeing a Japan only release ten years later. But Avenue of Allies is now making it available in Europe, for the first time. <\/p>\n
We\u00b4re not talking second or third rate musicians here, nor are we into power metal or heavier. KING OF HEARTS is pure AOR by some of the most interesting names in the business, now as well as then. We\u00b4re talking really soft summer time music here, but also some of the most beautiful musicianship you have ever heard. Things might get rockier or more bluesy in tracks like \u201cEveryday\u201d or \u201cUnder the Gun\u201d, but the average track is not material to get slightly broken pacemakers going. Instead KING OF HEARTS focus on the process of everyday life, of mending relations or stormy love. In my notes I have a lot of \u201cinspired\u201d or \u201cdeep lyrics\u201d jotted down. This school of writing is right up the alleys of RICHARD MARX, TOM WAITE, or TOTO. It is so hard to believe this album was once shelved for so many years. This is high class excellence, and I wouldn\u00b4t want to do without these eleven tracks on a hot summer\u00b4s day in a convertible cruising by the sea\u2026<\/p>\n
Track List
\nWorking Man
\nIn So Many Words
\nDon\u00b4t Call My Name
\nSmack Dab (In the Middle of Love)
\nRemember When
\nHold on to Love
\nUnder the Gun
\nLovin\u00b4 Arms
\nWas It Good for You
\nEveryday
\nKing of Hearts<\/p>\n
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