VOICES OF ROCK II – High & Mighty (feat. Tony Mills, Joe Lynn Turner, Tony Martin)
As requested here’s the second VOICES OF ROCK installment, titled “II : High & Mighty“. German producers Chris Lausmann (Bonfire, Jaded Heart) and Michael Voss (Mad Max, Michael Schenker) did it again. On this album, you won’t find any compromises – no-one will jump onto a trendy train here.
Again with the excellent Angel G. Schleifer (ex Bonfire) and Tommy Denander providing the lead guitars, the cast of vocalists is impressive again: Rob Rock (Driver, Impellitteri)m Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow), Mitch Malloy, David Reece (Bangalore Choir), Bert Heerink (ex-Vandenberg), Torben Schmidt (Ex-Skagarack), Paul Sabu, Tony Martin (ex-Black Sabbath), Paul Shortino (ex-Quiet Riot / Rough Cutt) and the late Tony Mills (TNT, Shy).
VOICES OF ROCK II delivers a shimmering production —plenty of heavy bass grooves, big drums, tight guitars, crisp synth work and clean, clear vocals across the board.
You get classic, enjoyable arrangements, particularly on tracks like “Shame on You,” “Lay you Down to Rest” with Mitch Malloy, and “Tonight” by the incomparable Joe Lynn Turner.
As a song, “Into the Night” is not the strongest of the bunch, but vocalist Tony Martin sounds as great now as he did decades ago, and gives you a reason to listen to this track over and over.
Each song has its own charm – Paul Shortino makes the anthem ‘Rock Me’ pretty unique with his raspy voice – all are very well arranged and produced, rocking tunes featuring the finest vocalists from the melodic hard scene.
Highly Recommended
01 – Into The Night (Tony Martin)
02 – Shame On You (Bert Heerink)
03 – Tonight (Joe Lynn Turner)
04 – Rock Me (Paul Shortino)
05 – Remember Me (Rob Rock)
06 – Lay You Down To Rest (Mitch Malloy)
07 – In The Heart Of The Young (Tony Mills)
08 – Dirty Games (David Reece)
09 – Down The Drain (Paul Sabu)
10 – Only 4 Ever (Torben Schmidt)
Michael Voss (MAD MAX, Michael Schenker) – lead guitars, vocals
Chris Lausmann (ex BONFIRE) – guitars, keyboards, bass
Bertram Engel – drums
Angel G. Schleifer (ex BONFIRE) – lead guitars
Tommy Denander (RADIOACTIVE) – lead guitars
BUY IT
www.arcticrock.net/en/rock-pop-prog/5548-voices-of-rock-high-mighty.html
