The Lost Melodic Jewels Vol.5 SCROOGE – South Side Songs (2023) *HQ*

Today we have here “South Side Songs” from Swedish Melodic Rockers SCROOGE, the volume 5 of the appreciated “Lost Melodic Jewels” series, including all the material recorded in the 1986-1993 band spanning-career – a limited 500 copies release. There’s 11 beautiful and professionally recorded songs, all carefully remastered from the original-tapes.
The southern Swedish town of Lund saw three teenagers develop a passion for classic Hard Rock with melody that would escalate as the ’80s progressed. Fully forming in the Autumn of ’85, SCROOGE immediately acquired a hunger for North American AOR, with bands like Journey and Toto firmly in their sights.

Formed by singer “Bax” Fehling and drummer Jaime Salazar, the two joined Malmo based band Bad Habit, running both bands in tandem for a while, recording a few very well received demos.
As it came to be, Bad Habit secured a record deal with CBS and SCROOGE had to languish in that band’s shadow, still having the same class and potential. One thing for certain; SCROOGE certainly had the songs at their disposal, as their music can be described as a mix of Europe, Treat and – not surprisingly – Bad Habit.
High quality ’80s Scandi melodic hard rock indeed.

01 – The Fire
02 – Somebody’s Calling
03 – My Town
04 – Blue Skies And Pain
05 – Santiago
06 – End Of The Road
07 – Pieces Of A Dream
08 – My Friend
09 – Crying’s Much To Late
10 – Right Or Wrong
11 – Dance Dance Dance [Bonus Track]

Bax Fehling – Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Cozy – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Orjan Wallen – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Sven Cirnski – Lead Guitar on Track 5
Magnus Edsberger – Lead Guitar on Tracks 6,7 & 9
Jens Lundahl – Bass
Peter Nyrell – Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Jaime Salazar – Drums, Backing Vocals

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