SCOTT FREE – Right Before Your Eyes (2023)
Who is SCOTT FREE? Who is this guy that looks coming from the time machine? A couple days ago surfaced on Bandcamp his album “Right Before Your Eyes“, with this brief description: “This is the debut album from Scott Free and encapsulates all the influences that have moulded him to become an A.O.R. force to be reckoned with. The future looks bright!”
There isn’t a contact page, nor Facebook, Instagram, etc, no info about SCOTT FREE nowhere. Well, one thing is for sure; this album is pure ’80s AOR!
The songs on “Right Before Your Eyes” seem like written in 1984, and sonically there’s a smooth sweet voice, the keyboards splashes all over, the clean guitars, the synth bass, and the drum machine. Yeah, remember the budget Eighties recordings with ‘that machine’ – robotic, yet with a certain charm. Take The Bryan Hughes Group 1990’s ‘Break The Rules’ as reference.
Even more, “Right Before Your Eyes” sounds like a pro-tools product; the guitars, bass and keys/synths feels like presets used to create a song. And while for many people all that suppose ”prefabricated”… the songs are great!
This is a home-made album, no doubt about it, but “Right Before Your Eyes” is a delicious slice of ’80s-type indie AOR’, the kind of self-managed recordings made decades ago.
We don’t know anything about SCOTT FREE, nor even if that’s a real person or name, but whoever you are dude, thanks for these lovely melodic retro AOR tunes.
Highly Recommended
01 – Fool In Love
02 – Over You
03 – Darkness Of The Night
04 – Right Before Your Eyes
05 – Save Your Tears
06 – Count On My Love
07 – Can’t Just Let It Go
08 – Everytime I Close My Eyes
09 – Reckless
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scottfree4.bandcamp.com/album/right-before-your-eyes
Hi, I contacted you yesterday to find out if you would consider giving my brand new album ‘Breaking Loose’ a review. This is my last shot as the last thing I’d want to do is bug you guys, but I’ve followed 0dayrox for, I think, about 15 years, and I generally agree with all you say, especially when it comes to my own personal faves like Survivor, Giant, Michael Bolton, etc., so when I put out ‘Right Before Your Eyes’ I was shocked and blown away when you unexpectedly reviewed it, and very favourably at that! So much so, I have it framed in my studio. If you don’t review my new album, I understand, but I just wanted you guys at 0dayrox to know what a fan I am of yours, no matter what. All the best to you, Scott
Hi Scott. A honor to be part of your daily music digest… didn’t noticed about your new album. Coming up soon!