Metropolis - The Power Of The Night | ||
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Album Cover: ![[Image]](../../cd_images/metropolis.jpg) |
Label: Major MTM Music Producer: San Meissner Year: 1999 Total Playing Time: 49:00 m:s Review date: 26 October 1999 |
| Web site: www.pi.se/mtm , www.total.net/~wychwood
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| Rating: 9 | ||
| Verdict: Catchy AOR in a classic AOR style.
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| Metropolis is a project started by Stan Meissner and Peter Fredette 12 years ago in 1987. Stan Meissner is known for his solo albums ('Dangerous Games', 'Windows To Light' and 'Undertow') and for contributing songs to albums by Eddie Money, Lee Aaron, Eric Clapton, Alias and Triumph. Peter Fredette has been a member of Kim Mitchell's band since 1984 as vocalist and bassist. He has also toured with Lawrence Gowan and Pat Travers.
The collaboration project started when Stan asked Peter to record vocals for a demo version of "Wild And Blue" way back in 1987. The guys worked on the songs over the next several years, but never quite got around to completing the project. In 1999 enter MTM who knew about the recordings and persuaded the guys to go back into the studio to finish the album. This album consists of re-recording's of the older songs and some new songs written specifically to complete the album. Style wise this is classic AOR. The album is a combination of mid-tempo rockers with infectious hooks and lush ballads. Think of all those classic albums by artists like Jeff Paris, Aviator, Survivor etc, well Metropolis's music is very much in that vein. The song that started if off all those years ago, "Wild And Blue", is uptempo and catchy. No problems getting inside the artist's head trying to figure out what the artist is trying to convey. Just great uptempo melodic rock. "The Darkest Side Of The Night" is a slower tune with a Kim Mitchell meets Mark Spiro feel. "Never Look Back" is a nice balance of keyboards and guitars, plus a big chorus and big hooks. The stabbing keyboards on "Walk Through The Fire" remind me of Balance. The programmed drum track on the ballad "Restless Moon" and the keyboard sound used combine to make this a Westcoast style tune. "A Million Miles Away" and "Best Is Good Enough" are the two songs that I'd written down average beside when making notes before writing the review. "Whatever" is a good mid-tempo Mark Spiro style track. It's Spiro meets Balance on the keyboard ballad "Love And Desire". Picking a top track is difficult, but "Running After A Dream" is my nomination - a melodic mid-tempo rocker with a big memorable chorus. The title track is another ballad which is ok, but a little clichéd sounding. I'm a sucker for this style of classic AOR. Big hooks, big chorus's and I'm hooked!!! | ||
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