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Artist: Fire |
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Following
the success of Fire’s first international release and second album
‘Thrill Me’ Avenue of Allies has released the bands debut album 'Ignite' to a wider world, as previously the album was only available in
the bands native Malta, including two bonus tracks. If you
were impressed like us by the bands 'Thrill Me' opus then you’ll know
what to expect from the band debut, good honest rock n' roll. As
things get underway with ‘Get Out Of My Way’ you can feel that same
great rock feel that 'Thrill Me' had, with K Calleja delivering a great
vocal and the twin guitars of Joe Vella (Pejxa) and Robert Longo giving
it plenty. This is what everyone from my era wants from their rock n' roll
these days, big licks and plenty of kicks. The
same no nonsense rock continues with ‘Make Believe’ featuring some great
guitar hooks that drive this one all the way to the bank. Although
this song is soon put into the shade with the hard rockin’ 'Fire Flyer’,
which is actually one of my
favourite tracks off the album. Chunky guitars and a head on back-beat
make this track fill this old heart with joy. This is what I was brought up on,
good guitar driven rock. That
old school Melodic Hard Rock continues with the slung down sleazy feel
of ‘Taste This (Rock n' Roll)’ before things get a little heavier
with ‘Manhunter’, again a track that is very much 80’s driven. The
genre is full of great power ballads and another to add to this
collection is ‘Goin’ Down’, a smouldering guitar drives this one
and also gives Calleja the chance to show he has the full package as vocalist as
he delivers a near faultless melody rich vocal on this one. The
tempo is picked up once again with the rockin’ ‘Behind Your Eyes’,
the tub thumping Kiss like ‘Away For Good’ and another
favourite of mine the bluesy ‘Home And Dry’. But if
you want good time rock n' roll then ‘Conspiracy Theory’ is the one
for you. Great boogie licks, think Helix / Y&T mixed with a little
Triumph around a Deep Purple Hammond organ, with a little choral
background. The
expanded portion of this re-release has two bonus tracks, first up is the
re-recorded cover of Brian Adams’s ‘Run to You’, which if you're
going to do a cover version (any cover version) then you're going to
want to make it your own
and not a karaoke version and that’s what Fire have done, they’ve
made it their own version and done the original proud by putting their
own spin on things. The
album is rounded off with the quite seasonal ‘Miss You This
Christmas’. This the most commercial track on the album which
I believe was
originally released as a single back in December 2007. We don’t get
enough seasonal outings in the Melodic Rock world so this is something
that I’m sure will help get the mistletoe and eggnog out this festive season. All in
all it's a good debut release that is now more widely available. If you haven’t
got this one but have 'Thrill Me' then get this one as well to add to your
collection. This isn’t anything new by any means but for all fans of
80’s Melodic and Hard Rock it’s a must. |
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| Tracklisting:
1. Get Out Of My Way |
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