John Taglieri - Leap Of Faith

1. Leap Of Faith
2. Shangri-la
3. Reason To Believe
4. First Night
5. I Found You
6. The Two Sides Of Love
7. Can't You See
8. One More Tomorrow
9. High Road
10. Hold Me Close Tonight
11. Need To Hear
12. Here Without You

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Total Playing Time: 51:24 m:s

Review date: 12/07/2000

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John has been in a few local bands, played numerous gigs and worked on many recordings in his home area as either lead guitar player, vocalist/front man, drummer, percussionist, bassist, or keyboard player. This talented multi-instrumentalist has created "Leap Of Faith" virtually single-handed. John plays most of the instruments, sings & wrote the songs and even released the album through his own record label. However, during the time this was waiting to be reviewed, I've read that the album will be released by A2 Records in the UK.

Opening track, "Leap Of Faith" is an uptempo semi-acoustic rocker, similar in style to Bon Jovi. This is an excellent start to the album and certainly grabs your attention right from the beginning. The good start is consolidated by another semi-acoustic gem, "Shangri-La". "Reason To Believe" slows the pace slightly, but again works well. "First Night" is a heart-warming love story in the form of an acoustic guitar semi-ballad.

The pace gets picked up on "I Found You" and even further on "Two Sides Of Love" which has a more full on sound. "Can't You See" is a big AOR-style ballad that reminds me of Styx. This is followed by another ballad - this time a duet with wife, Michelle. After two successive ballads, "High Road" is a rockier number. "Hold Me Close Tonight" is another, most successful, rocker. For "Need To Hear" it is back to the more semi-acoustic approach seen earlier. "Here Without You" is a slow-paced album closer.

John is clearly comfortable with the type of music he is playing and this shines through on the album. The result of his labor is an album to be proud of.