Melodic Rock, AOR, Hard Rock, Prog, Classic Rock news
Rock Candy specialists have ‘Remastered & Reloaded‘ TOTO‘s most celebrated ’80s albums few weeks ago. Let’s start with the catchy “Isolation“.For this album, Lukather & Co. made the drastic decision to fire vocalist Bobby Kimball, replaced by the awesome Fergie Frederiksen (previously of pomp purists Trillion and Le Roux). “Isolation” begins with ‘Carmen’, an excellent opener, catchy and engaging thanks...
* Legendary Toto, Angel and Le Roux vocalist singer/songwriter FERGIE FREDERIKSEN is releasing a new album “Any Given Moment” next week on Frontiers Records. One of the most respected musicians in Melodic Rock history, Frederiksen keeps faithful and proud to his pedigree, and once you get your ears wrapped around this new recording you’ll understand that he’s the real deal....
* LE ROUX was one of the most diverse rock bands in America.Starting as a blues unit they morph into a more classic rock band, them Pomp AOR, and finally with the last album, Melodic Rock / AOR wonders.We’re talking about “So Fired Up”, one of the best recordings of all time in the genre. Le Roux is still active...
* I’m not surprised that “Happiness Is The Road” is among the best AOR / Melodic Rock releases this year. Yes, somehow I started this review backwards. Occurs that Dennis ‘Fergie’ Frederiksen is – and always will be – one of the best singers in the genre, and I hope with “Happiness Is The Road” he finally gets the acknowledgement...
