VON GROOVE – The Seventh Day [remastered +3]

Here’s the requested Canadian melodic rockers VON GROOVE album “The Seventh Day”, in its remastered reissue including bonus tracks. Von Groove has been issuing high quality melodic rock albums since the early ’90s, and “The Seventh Day” is no exception.
The record shows just how nicely Von Groove’s sound has matured and progressed since their acclaimed debut, a smooth, intelligent MR / AOR effort that combines hooks, melodies, powerful vocals and just enough rocking energy to give it some punch.

You get a nice mix of rocking tracks in ‘Guns Over London’ ot ‘Oxygen’, and sweet ballads in the form of midtempo AOR ‘Lifeline’ and ‘Heaven Knows Your Name’.
‘Lily’ brings to mind early Bon Jovi, ‘The Best in Me’ is mid-paced with a bit of Firehouse on it, while ‘Angel City’ brings back some hair metal flavor to current sonics.

This remastered reissue of “The Seventh Day” is the one to have, as the bonus tracks are stupendous. It’s not clear if these were recorded during the album sessions, or are unreleased cuts from the first album. In any case, the 3 are terrific.

‘Live It Up’ is a killer melodic hard rocker full of energy and biting guitars, ‘Runaway Angel’ is pure melodic rock bliss, while the AOR gem ‘I Can’t Stop Loving You’ – my favorite – is easily among the best songs Von Groove has composed.

Von Groove is one of the best melodic (hard) rock / AOR acts out there, and “The Seventh Day” it’s another good – all are – album from their discography.
Highly Recommended

01 – Believe in the One
02 – Lily
03 – Oxygen
04 – Seventh Day
05 – Lifeline
06 – Guns Over London
07 – The Best in Me
08 – Heaven Knows Your Name
09 – Soul Surgery
10 – Angel City
BONUS TRACKS:
11 – I Can’t Stop Loving You
12 – Live It Up
13 – Runaway Angel

Michael Shotton – vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards
Mladen – guitars, vocals
Tom Lewis – bass

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www.amazon.co.uk/Seventh-Day-3-Von-Groove/dp/B0000517AW
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