STAR CRYSTAL – Follow Me (2016)

First thing that impress from melodic hard rockers STAR CRYSTAL press release is their exotically named front-woman Susanna Radimovskaya sexy photos in an outrageously flamboyant tuxedo outfit. But wait, that’s not the only exotic thing here, as this band comes from Ukraine and on their debut album “Follow Me” the deliver ten pretty strong ’80s melodic hard rock / AORish songs.

Yes indeed, seems the Eighties have arrived to Ukraine as well, and Star Crystal are determined to make it big on the Sunset Strip. The band’s aim is to recreate the female fronted glam hard rock of the ’80s, when Vixen, Heart or Saraya dominated the genre’s scene.

And they don’t do a bad job at all: Susanna Radimovskaya has a suitably fulsome set of pipes (and the looks), and there’s kicking chunky riffs, nice keyboard fills, big hooks and vibrant guitar breaks.
Production and mix could be a lot better, but who cares when you can rawk to tunes like ‘Follow Me’, ‘Hey You’ and ‘USA’. Or enjoy melodic numbers like ‘I Go Home’ or the pretty AOR of ‘Forgotten Love’.

Despite the indie production minor flaws (at times over bright), the material and individual performances from Star Crystal promise a great deal, and it’s nice to hear this sort of music delivered with such verve by a young band.
Throw a little money at the production and it’s easy to imagine Star Crystal opening for some of the old stagers and giving them more than a run for their money.
Quite Recommended.

01 – Don’t Give Up
02 – Follow Me
03 – Forgotten Love
04 – Hey You
05 – I Go Home
06 – John
07 – Love Song
08 – Miracle
09 – U.S.A
10 – Destiny

BUY IT !
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