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Former Kick
members Chris Jones, Mikey J. and Nick Workman are back and under a new
moniker ‘WildKard’, which sees the trio eventually bring to light their
'The Zero Hour Project' album under the new title 'Megalomania'.
Joining the trio
on this remixed version of the album are guest musicians Jimbo Makelainen
on drums, Jaakko Niitemaa on lead guitar and Jonne Valtonen, Steve Newman
and Olli Cunningham on keyboards, which was recorded and remixed by Timo
Haanpaa.
The album itself
is pure Melodic Hard Rock of the highest quality and although the songs
are now more than 10 years old, they sound new and fresh and worthy of any
of the Kick albums. Those of you who already have said albums will
find some tracks familiar as some were used by Kick as Japanese B-sides.
The album gets
underway with ‘Falling Down’ and instantly your transported to a more
familiar place where Melodic Rock ruled the airwaves and was readily
available to the masses. This excellent opener paves the way for the rest
of the album with its massive keyboards, stunning guitar work and
Workman’s brilliant vocals.
Things continue
with the same vigour on ‘All I Have’, another keyboard infused track and a
huge piece of old school British Melodic Hard Rock but with a more up to
date edge courtesy of Haanpaa’s mixing talent.
The tempo slows
down a touch with ‘End Of The World’, a more guitar orientated track.
The tempo soon picks up again with ‘7 Days’ which brings the keyboards
back to the forefront of the whole WildKard sound. What Melodic Rock
album wouldn’t be complete without a ballad and this album is no different
as the excellent ‘Whispers In The Dark’ is next. A track on which
Workman makes his presents felt with his finest vocal performance on the
album featured on this track.
The mellower
tones continue with ‘Wake Me Up When It's Over’, the brilliant ‘Something
Strange’, and the equally superb ‘When Everything Has Changed’, all
excellent examples of pure Melodic Rock at its finest.
Things get a
little more rockier with the guitar and keyboard rich ‘Letting Go’ before
the album closes with ‘Right Here By My Side’. Both of which round
off an album that stands up there with many of the best new releases over
the past couple of years. Not bad for an album that was originally
intended for release back in the early nineties! |
