Category: FERREIRA

Properly titled “Baby 7“, this is the seventh solo album by New York based melodic rocker Marco Ferreira and his project FERREIRA. Marco is a master of many instruments as he plays almost everything heard on the album and does lead vocals – his brother Alex takes on drum duties, while Gus Monsanto (Adagio, Revolution Renaissance) provide some guest vocals.
“Baby 7” shows Marco Ferreira’s considerable talents as songwriter and performer. Over the course of the album you can really hear Marco’s influences, particularly Mr. Big and Extreme, but it steers clear of becoming derivative. The result is a tight, and well-conceived record that belongs in the collection of any fan of genre.
After the intro ‘It’s Alive!’, the melodic ‘Sand Castles’ is classic Ferreira with warm vocals, great bass line and snappy riffs. ‘Can’t Find The Words’ is pure AOR through and through and features more memorable melodies and understated guitars with a clean but passionate vocal laid over the top, and it bears the hallmarks of a very commercial number…

FERREIRA is the solo project by vocalist / guitarist Marco Ferreira, known for his work as member of very good melodic rockers Goodbye Thrill, Venturia, and others. This 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic with NY in quarantine lockdown for almost 4 months, Marco found the time for finishing “Come And Get It“, his sixth album under the FERREIRA moniker, melodic rock songs influenced by the likes of Harem Scarem, Ratt, Journey, Eric Martin, etc…

* Apart from his participation on bands such as Goodbye Thrill or Venturia, singer, songwriter and musician Marc Ferreira has been fronted his on band FERREIRA for many years, and now are releasing their fifth studio album via Melodic Rock Records. There has to be a story somewhere why on the album art there’s the number “5” but the album...