Pride of Lions - Pride of Lions (2003)

Country: USA
Year: 2003
Line-up: Toby Hitchcock (vocals), Jim Peterik (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Mike Aquino (guitars), Clem Hayes (bass), Ed Breckenfield (drums), Hilary Jones (drums), Christian Cullen (keyboards)

Track Listing:

1.   It's Criminal   4:55    2.   Gone   4:36    3.   Interrupted Melody   4:09    4.   Sound Of Home   4:30    5.   Prideland   6:16    6.   Unbreakable   5:04    7.   First Time Around The Sun   5:10   8.   Turn To Me   4:48    9.   Madness Of Love   6:19    10.   Love Is On The Rocks   4:27    11.   Last Safe Place   4:39    12.   Music And Me   5:20

Fletchanator's comment: Formed by ex-Survivor guitarist/keyboardist Jim Peterik, Pride of Lions released seven albums between 2003 and 2012, starting with this self-titled debut. With Peterik (who co-wrote most of Survivor's big hits, including Eye of the Tiger) the driving force behind the band, it's natural that this band ends up sounding like his old outfit. Young singer Toby Hitchcock sounds a lot like Bobby Kimball from Toto, and some of the songwriting borders on Chicago material, so this is definitely one for fans of polished, hook-laden 80s-style AOR.
 
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Sweet Savage - Archives [2003]

Country: USA

Year: 2003

Line-up: Joey C Jones (vocals), Chris Sheridan (guitar), Laine Sheridan (bass), Randy St John (drums)

TRACK LISTING

1. On the Rocks

2. Do Ya

3. Fox on the Run

4. Head over Heels

5. Breakaway

6. Summer Song

7. Desert Rose

8. Love You Hate You

9. Cut it Out

10. Deja Vu

11. Picture Yourself

12. Prisoner of Paradise

13. Crank It Up

Fletchanator's comment: Archives is the belated CD release of material produced between 1984 and 1989 by one of Hollywood hair metal's best bands you've probably never heard of. In the mid-80s, Sweet Savage were big on the Sunset Strip scene, particularly in Europe, but sadly they split in 89, just when it seemed they were on the verge of breaking out. The lead singer sounds like early Vince Neil and the sound is pure Hollywood glam. The first five songs are studio cuts, the rest are live bootlegs, but it's all good stuff and a must have for serious hair metal fans.

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Shannon - Shannon [2003]

Country: France
Year: 2003
Line up: Olivier del Valle (vocals), Patrice Louis (guitar), Nicolas Fixy (bass), Thierry Dagnicourt (keyboards), Benjamin Bergerolle (drums)

Track Listing
1. Heartbreaker
2. Love in Hollywood
3. Billion Dollars Rain
4. She's Liar
5. Young and Tough
6. Wild Wild Wild
7. Scared of War
8. Alone in the Dark
9. Reach for the Sky
10. Going Crazy 11. Father 12. Lovehunter 13. One in a Million

Fletchanator's comment: This album may have been released in 2003, but the sound is straight out of the late 80s and early 90s. They remind me of TNT, with a hint of Europe - fast tempo melodic hard rock.

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