TARA’S SECRET – Vertigo [remastered 2018]

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UK band TARA’S SECRET existed from 2003-2010, releasing in between two delicious Melodic Rock / AOR albums impossible to find nowadays (I’ve seen a copy at eBay for over $200). So now they decided to remaster 2018 both CD and make it available again for all fans of the genre.
Vertigo” was their second and final album, still ’80s inspired yet more Melodic Rock / guitar driven oriented.

After three years touring and composing new material, TARA’S SECRET second album “Vertigo” showcased a more mature band. Everything about the group improved, from lyrics to the singing to the playing.
Stylistically, this time around we get a guitar driven Melodic Hard Rock album with massive Classic Rock tendencies. On the first album the band proved to be able to deliver big choruses and hook’s galore and they deliver abundantly again.

“Vertigo” is definitely rocking, but without sacrificing killer melodies and still managing to retain their AOR tendencies to create songs with power and catchiness. This time they use keyboards and harmonies in a more subtle way than in the past, and it works tremendously well, without distracting from the biting sound of the music.
The album opens with the R n’ R fable ‘Rock N Roll Beauty Queen’, a fun and punchy number ready for the arenas, followed by ‘She’s My Baby’, a rocker with american influences in the vein of BLACK N’ BLUE.

“Natural High (Rain of Love)” is one of my favorites, very BON JOVI circa 7800 Fahrenheit blending stabbing guitars, synths, soaring vocals with ‘that kind’ of sound production.
Sue Willets of DANTE FOX duets with singer John Trowbridge on the heartfelt ballad “Last To Know”. It’s a real coup for the band to get someone as talented as Sue to guest on their album. It takes what would have been a decent ballad and turns into a far more powerful and instant song with some ROBIN BECK feeling.

‘Promises’ gets back to rock – and pretty hard – capturing a sound that is reminiscent of LOUD N’ CLEAR or the first AUTOGRAPH. The title track ‘Vertigo’ reminds me of the HUGHES / THRALL album, yet more updated in sound. Great tune.
Piano and vocal are the basic elements on ‘One More Chance’ (where Trowbridge sounds alot like JON BON JOVI). But Tara’s Secret rocks in this album, and ‘My Reward’ kills with a big riff and choruses reminiscent of the first STRYPER.

More stadium ready rock comes with ‘Shake What Your Mama Gave Ya’ featuring Adrian Marx (Plain Jane) in a duet, turning the song pretty anthemic similar to QUIET RIOT / HELIX.
‘Homeland’ brings some balance with clean guitars and a true melodic rock pace. It’s Johnny’s tribute to his homeland of Australia. It’s obviously a song with personal meaning for the vocalist and his performance on this song is one of his strongest. Think JON BON JOVI solo, and even THE OUTFIELD.

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For the end, the guys deliver a couple of scorchers listed as bonus tracks. ‘GTBR’ (Got To Be Right) announces itself with some rough n’ ready guitar work, yet the vocals are quite melodic. A song with a DANNY VAUGHN feel.
The other is another favorite of mine, the racing melodic hard rocker ‘Wildest Dreams’, a song built to be performed live and where a shade of Y&T appears. Rocks!

Tara’s Secret second effort is easily among the best indie Melodic Hard Rock albums released in UK during 2009. It has everything to rock your with killer groove laden riffs and infectiously catchy melodies and choruses.
It’s unmistakably an ’80s era album, and musically you can see that Tara’s Secret are wide and varied in terms of their song choices and reference points.
Here the production was much, much better than the debut, and this 2018 remastering bring the songs bright and punchy.
HIGHLY Recommended

You’ve seen it first here, at 0dayrox

01 – Rock ‘n’ Roll Beauty Queen
02 – She’s My Baby
03 – Natural High (Rain of Love)
04 – The Last to Know (feat. Sue Willetts)
05 – Promises
06 – Vertigo
07 – One More Chance
08 – My Reward
09 – Shake What Your Mamma Gave Ya! (feat. Adrian Marx)
10 – Homeland
11 – GTBR (bonus track)
12 – Wildest Dreams (bonus track)

John Trowbridge – lead vocals
Richard Beardsley – guitars, vocals
Craig Chapman – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dave Deaville – bass, vocals
John Thomas – drums, vocals
Sue Willetts (Dante Fox) – guest vocals
Adrian Marx (Plain Jane) – guest vocals

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