Avenue of Allies\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Polish multi-instrumentalist George (Jerzy) Grunwald once lived in the States, perfecting his music and making friends. His fancy for bands like THE EAGLES, TOTO and JOURNEY resulted in this \u201cold school\u201d AOR project. This album boasts musicians like; Bill Champlin, Joseph Williams, and Alex Ligertwood, and there is nothing run-of-the-mill about them. \u201cSo Much to Say\u201d was written over an extensive period of time, recorded in various studios in Denmark, Poland and Sweden, and produced and mixed by the well-known Dane Oli Poulsen (MICHAEL LEARNS TO ROCK etc.). This album has previously been released in a ten track version in various Asian territories only.<\/p>\n
The title track opens, and does so with a soft and contagious piano backline. It may be a tad swifter, but it is so much CHICAGO and TOTY at heart. The following \u201cSave My Love\u201d is Westcoast, with an arrangement to die for and a mother of a refrain. Twelve tracks later, I\u00b4m almost as impressed. If the album had had a few more of the tracks mentioned above, plus the duet \u201cTouch the Sun\u201d and themany fine-tuned voices of \u201cWhy Don\u00b4t You Stay\u201d I would have been even more generous in the grade department. But the project shows their human side and steers clear of the five-star review. I only really think that the drag comes along around \u201cMystery Girl\u201d. Too many slow paced, albeit silky smooth, tracks in a row gets on my nerves sort of. There is variation on the album, but not very much so when it comes to the pace. Still, this is a mighty fine effort in the Westcoast\/AOR tradition. I wasn\u00b4t sure this kind of ambitious projects happened anymore\u2026<\/p>\n
Track List
\nSo Much to Say
\nSave My Love
\nYou Know
\nHave I Lost My Girl
\nI\u00b4m Emotional
\nTouch the Sun
\nWith Every Breath
\nMystery Girl
\nA Love so Right
\nDon\u00b4t Give It Up
\nWhy Don\u00b4t You Stay
\nSave My Love (Instrumental Festuring Eric Marienthal)<\/p>\n
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