More Info: www.brunorock.com
Verdict (Rating): Catchy & well executed melodic hard rock/pop (85%)
Brunorock is a solo project by ex Dark Sky and Nightpride singer Bruno Kraler. His previous solo album "X-Over" was reviewed at Mood Swings. His new album, "Interaction", had been released on MTM and is boosted by help from guests such as Fredrik Bergh (Street Talk) & Rachel Bolan (Skid Row).
Whilst an impressive guest line-up is not always guarantee of success, in this case, they seem to have help Bruno step up a level. This is an improvement on "X-Over".
There is more of straight ahead melodic hard rock sound to "Interaction" compared to "X-Over" which had distinct pop overtones. Having said all that, I'd pick Rick Springfield, who also mixed rock and pop, as a pretty good reference point.
The album is crammed full of catchy melodic hard rock tunes. The standard is good and consistent across the album. This makes picking out individual tracks for comment difficult, perhaps highlighting that the album needs a couple of really killer tracks to move it from the good to the great category. However, I'll pick out "Pray For Rain" which has got an "early Duran Duran do AOR" feel, the rockin' "Take The Trophy" and the catchy "Hard Working Day" as the pick of the bunch.
It the sort of album that I enjoy listening to when I want something catchy and not too demanding to listen to.
