Silent Witness - Silent Witness

Tracks:

Can't Keep From Falling
Living In A Lie
Pouring Rain
I'll Wait
Tell Me
Take Me Back
Don't Let A Good Thing Slip Away
Get Right Back
Wrapped Around Your Finger
Make This Night Last Forever

Total Playing Time: 41:32

Producer: David Prater
Label: Escape Music Ltd
Year: 1997

I don't know anything about these guys apart from the fact that the singer, Robert Mason, sang on the first Lynch Mob album and to be perfectly honest that doesn't help me very much.

Do you hanker after the days when Bon Jovi were Slippery When Wet and Van Halen were Jump-ing around the charts? Yes? Well then rejoice, because Silent Witness are a melodic hard rock band with a commercial flavour that will take you back to the 80s when Bon Jovi, Van Halen and co were ruling the rock roost. Somehow Silent Witness manage to breathe some life and energy into a tired musical genre, where it's all to easy dismiss new bands as mere copyists.

Can't Keep From Falling sees the band setting out their wares from the off. An infectious chunk of melodic heavy AOR with a big, harmonies laden, chorus.

The rest of the album continues in a similar fashion with a couple of power ballads thrown in. Not all the tracks match the quality of the opening cut, but the standard is generally maintained throughout. This makes picking out highlights difficult.

Take Me Back is also worthy of a mention. Walk into a room just as Take Me Back is starting and you'd swear Van Halen were playing. Sadly, it's been a while since VH sounded this good.

Half way through and it's time for a power ballad (Tell Me). With these types of band I find that the ballads are usually cheesy and I'm surprised to find this keeping my interest throughout.

If you like your AOR to rock or your hard rock to have a commercial flavour, then check out this album.

Rating: 8