EDDIE MONEY – Brand New Day (2020)

“Brand New Day” is the posthumous recordings from the late rocker and Long Island Hall of Famer EDDIE MONEY. Originally scheduled to be released last year, it was postponed when Money became ill. He died on Sept. 13, 2019. Money was 70 years old.
“This is the best record I’ve made since ‘No Control’ (1982),” Money said. “It’s got that late-Seventies and roll feel to it.”
And indeed the veteran rocker captured here some of the magic from his early days. Very good upbeat rockers, and really well recorded / produced.

Eddie’s daughter Jesse, 31, sang background on “Shame on Me”, and his son Dez, also musician, wrote “California Dream”. “I used to sing background for him all the time and I didn’t think much of it,” Jesse Money said. “Now that he’s gone it means a lot more to me.”

Originally planned to be an 11-track album, “Brand New Day” is being released as a 5-track EP. Eddie’s wife, Laurie Money, said. “The rest of the recordings are little more vintage. There’s a big difference so they needed to be separated.”
So a second EP is scheduled to be released at a later date.

As extra, we have here the first Eddie Money broadcast from 1977, when he was a rising star presenting his celebrated first self-titled album. The sound quality is excellent.
On “Brand New Day” Money shows that he still has that recognizable growl and swing while lyrically showing his introspective side. He sings about joy, thankfulness and redemption while holding firm to his melodic rock roots with that signature sound and NYC swagger.
Highly Recommended

01 – Brand New Day
02 – California Dream
03 – The Way That We Roll
04 – I Love New York
05 – Shame on Me
0dayrox Extra:
06 – Baby Hold On (Live 1977)
07 – Jealousys (Live 1977)
08 – Call On Me (Live 1977)
09 – Don’t Worry (Live 1977)
10 – Got To Get Another Girl (Live 1977)
11 – Two Tickets To Paradise (Live 1977)
12 – So Good To Be In Love Again (Live 1977)
13 – Gamblin’ Man (Live 1977)
14 – Save A Little Room In Your Heart For Me (Live 1977)

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