Avenue of Allies\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
As one of the Westcoast stalwarts, David Roberts decided to show more of himself after a 26 year long hiatus. He has after all written and recorded a load of songs, many of whom was picked up by famous acts like STARSHIP, BAD ENGLISH, JIMMY BARNES etc. This albumn fesutes musicians like Randy Goodrum (writing credits for TOTO, STEVE PERRY and CHICAGO), John Albani (ex WRABBIT, ex LEE AARON) and Stan Meissner (solo, plus writing for ALIAS and TRIUMPH). 25 years output has a touch of songs that could have made it, but are also fabulous without major spotlight glory. There is material that was written with BAD ENGLISH, CELINE DION, TOTO, and his own kids in mind. I believe nothing has been spared, neither scrutinization, nor studio time. Ok, convince me!<\/p>\n
Out of the fifteen tracks on offer, I feel strongly about five. The almost BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN-like (in his soft moments) \u201cRun Back\u201d, The anthemic light rock of \u201cForbidden Fruit\u201d, the arch-Westcoast in \u201cNothing Matters Tonight\u201d, the sing-along friendly \u201cOne Soul\u201d and the sheer magic of the unforgettable \u201cI Still Believe\u201d. As always with this kind of music you also get the somewhat blurry and pointless ultra soft but forgettable like \u201cI Love You so Much It Hurts\u201d and the over-sugared \u201cUntil Your Heart\u00b4s Content\u201d, about his infants looking for safety and comfort. Betwixt the gems and lows there are a number of more than average strong refrains with a lot of production work behind them. I believe that the genre buffs will have a field day since this is a re-release with two exclusive bonus tracks. Those who are into heartache, love and very elaborate arrangements will have a field day, you can take that to the bank!<\/p>\n
Track List
\nRun Back
\nMisunderstood
\nGone But Not Forgotten
\nUntil Your Heart\u00b4s Content
\nRun Away with Me
\nForbidden Fruit
\nNothing Matters Tonight
\nI Love You so Much It Hurts
\nHigher Power
\nOne Soul
\nNo Ordinary Girl
\nCry Me a River Tonight
\nI Still Believe<\/p>\n
Bonus Tracks
\nLove Waits for No-one
\nThe Sun Will Rise Again<\/p>\n
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