Tim Feehan - Full Contact
This yet another example of an artist releasing a new album and me buying previous work instead of the new material. Tim Feehan has been on my list of people worth investigation for quite a while, but up to now he had never made in onto my 'must buy' list. A feature in the latest AOR Classics magazine inspired me to finally check the guy out.
The first thing which hit me when listening to the album was how like Richard Marx, with possibly a bit of Rick Springfield thrown in, it sounds. It has the commercial rock feel to it which the aforementioned artists used to great effect in the 80s.
The album has that instant vibe to it. The first time you hear one the songs you're already singing along to the chorus half way through the song. It's the sort of music I would love to hear on the radio (Not much chance of that given the state of radio in NI). The songs all follow classic AOR formulas. I'm not sure that it will stand the test of time with me. I get the feeling that repeated listens will render me immune to it's charms. I hope not.
The only criticism that I have is that the song 'Stand' is ruined by quirky vocals , which you might expect on a naff dance orientated track, popping up occasionally. It's a real shame because the song is strong enough to stand (no pun intended) on it's own without the gimmicks.
Nothing ground breaking on here, but you would be hard pushed to name a better album featuring this type of music.
Rating: 7
