JONAH KOSLEN & THE HEROES – Aces [Extended] (2016)

A much sought after vinyl LP-only for years, “Aces” by JONAH KOSLEN & THE HEROES was finally made digitally available assembled by Johan Koslen himself. And he did it with a huge bonus; the unreleased material from the band. Koslen put on sale the whole thing some years ago, but due to collector’s demand, it was re-released last year under the title “Aces Extended” with refreshed artwork. (this is was requested in one comment, place yours!)

Jonah Koslen was part of the original Michael Stanley Band and later formed another interesting group named Breathless releasing two strong albums which unfortunately went unnoticed. The band broke-up in 1981 and Koslen decided to create his own group, and take the total control song-wise / musically.
Koslen created The Heroes, featuring very good musicians including future Michael Stanley Band guitarist Danny Powers, and keyboardist Dennis Lewin who later would create cult AOR act Beau Coup.

Koslen & The Heroes taped a bunch of songs for a debut release in 1982. But around the time ain’t was easy to get a record contract in the overcrowded US scene, and the recorded songs were shelved.
The tapes were known as the ‘Orange album’, traded with fervor by collectors since then. These are the bonuses added to this reissue (tracks 10 to 19).

But then the opportunity knocks the door in 1983 for Jonah Koslen & The Heroes, and they made a deal with small indie label Ransom. New tracks were recorded, and the result was “Aces”.
There was a slightly line-up change in the band but what remained intact was Koslen’s penchant for instant, short melodic songs with the poppy, light AOR / FM Radio oriented sound so typical from the first half of the ’80s in America.

“Aces Extended” is a really pleasant compilation plenty of ditty melodic tunes quite unknown by the Melodic Rock fans out there. There’s nothing revolutionary here, just fun, feel-good melodic tunes in the typical first half of the ’80s fashion to enjoy this Spring that already embraced us.

01 – Say I’m The One
02 – Wanted
03 – Try Baby Try
04 – Aces
05 – Sun Down
06 – Do It All Again
07 – Lost Without Her Love
08 – Worthy Of Your Love
09 – No Way To Know
10 – Hunting The Dragon
11 – Dreaming My Life Away
12 – Face The Morning
13 – Radio Heart
14 – Here Comes The Hurt
15 – Here In My Baby’s Arms
16 – Working The Night Shift
17 – Love You For Who You Are
18 – Love Made The Difference
19 – Dr. Rock

Jonah Koslen – lead vocals, guitar
Danny Powers – guitar, vocals
Dennis Lewin – keyboards, vocals
Bill March, Eddie Pecchio – bass, backing vocals
Don Krueger – drums, vocals
Jennifer Lee – additional vocals

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