BRAZEN ABBOT – 20 Years Of Brazen Abbot (2015) *HQ*
In a commercially dark decade for classic hard rock, Bulgarian-born musician Nikolo Kotzev brought a breathe of fresh air for the genre creating in 1995 the international outfit BRAZEN ABBOT. For the first album Kotzev (guitars, songwriting) recruited stars for the genre; Swedes Mic Michaeli (Europe) on keyboards, drummer Ian Haugland (Europe) and bassist Svante Henryson (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, Glory), with the lead vocals handled by Glenn Hughes, Goran Edman and Thomas Vikström.
The likes of Joe Lynn Turner, Jørn Lande, Tony Harnell and more talented musicians graced the following BRAZEN ABBOT albums.
The ”20 Years Of Brazen Abbot” celebrates two decades of the band’s existence, containing 15 studio tracks compiled from the five studio albums released to date: Live And Learn – 1995, Eye Of The Storm – 1996, Bad Religion – 1997, Guilty As Sin – 2003, and My Resurrection – 2007.
There isn’t a single filler here, all really good classic, traditional hard rock with melody and the aforementioned impressive vocalists.
The compilation is a balanced blend of rockers and ballads, offering many of the most memorable songs created by the band throughout the years and will certainly be a delight for all fans of the genre.
Brazen Abbot has produced some superb hard rock / melodic metal along the way. It’s great to hear Hughes, Edman, Lande, performing with fire, especially Joe Lynn Turner on heavier music he was accustomed to, demonstrating how good he is singing edgy heavy rock.
”20 Years Of Brazen Abbot” is out of print, with copies being sold for over $200.
Highly Recommended
01 – Eye of the Storm (Joe Lynn Turner)
02 – Mr. Earthman (Jørn Lande)
03 – Miracle (Glenn Hughes)
04 – Bad Madman (Goran Edman)
05 – Nightmares (Thomas Vikström)
06 – I’ll Be There for You (Goran Edman)
07 – Line of Fire (Joe Lynn Turner)
08 – A Whole Lotta Woman (Jørn Lande)
09 – Love Is on Our Side (Joe Lynn Turner)
10 – When November Reigns (Thomas Vikström)
11 – Wings of a Dream (Joe Lynn Turner)
12 – Restless in Seattle (Goran Edman)
13 – Godforsaken (Tony Harnell)
14 – The Whole World Is Crazy (Joe Lynn Turner)
15 – Live and Learn (Glenn Hughes)
Nikolo Kotzev – guitars, violin, production, mixing
Göran Edman – vocals
Glenn Hughes – vocals
Joe Lynn Turner – vocals
Tony Harnell – vocals
Jørn Lande – vocals
Thomas Vikström – vocals
Wayne Banks – bass
Mattias Knutas – drums
Mic Michaeli – keyboards
Lars Pollack – keyboards
Svante Henryson – bass
John Levén – bass
Ian Haugland – drums
Thomas Broman – drums
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