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Tracks: Unknown World, Valleys of Heaven, Perfect Dream & Silver Son
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Verdict (& Rating): AOR with Pomp & Prog twists (85%)
Swedish outfit, Fatal Attraction, released their first album, "End of Regulation Time", back in 1996. This EP serves as an appetizer for their second album, "Simplicity Rules". The band describe their debut album as experimental & playful, whilst on this new album they are heavier & tighter.
The EP kicks off with "Unknown World" which sounds like a mixture of Toto and Buggles. If you remember that Trevor was in Yes, then that might not seem like such a strange combination. The keyboard sound on the ballad that follows, "Valleys of Heaven", conjoured up thoughts of Styx for me. "Perfect Dream" is slice of uptempo of Westcoast with vaguely progressive feel to the vocal arrangements - Toto meets Yes. Leaving the best until last, "Silver Son" is the catchiest track. The slightly jangly start reminds of Jude Cole before the song develops into a mid-tempo AOR track with a suitably big chorus.
The band are difficult to pigeonhole, with their music sitting somewhere in the middle of AOR, Pomp & Prog Rock, albeit with AOR being the central element. They are following path to that taken by Yes (during part of their career at least), Thread, Storming Heaven and ACT.
On the basis of what we hear on this EP, the album should be well worth further investigation.
