REFUGEE – Burning From The Inside Out (1987) HQ
As requested, here’s one of the finest AOR / Melodic Rock albums released in the ’80s from the Canadian factory: REFUGEE‘s ”Burning From The Inside Out”, a piece of work with ‘that special’ sound plenty of awesome melodies, smooth vocals and tinkling keys.
Refugee immediately makes clear their intentions with the band’s acclaimed opening track “Survival in the Western World”. Excellent craftsmanship combined with skilled writing abilities and a fine tuned feeling for emotion, melody and drama, lasting throughout the entire album. Pompous and keyboard driven magic!
We’re talking 1987 here, as if it just passed by. “The Beauty of Pain” and the remarkable pomp rocker “Love Survives” take us further down memory lane. “Lay me Down” is the unmistakable power ballad. Warm and honest, almost timidly piano work and soaring vocal work, slowly building up towards the mighty chorus (goosebumps)…
