TURKISH DELIGHT is an all-star project releasing its debut album “Volume One” (yes, there’s other in the making) featuring the songwriting talents of Steve Overland (FM), Chris Ousey (Heartland), Steve Morris (Heartland), Mick Devine (Seven), Steve Newman (Newman/Compass) and Tommy Denander (Radioactive), all delivering top class melodic rock / AOR material. This CD version includes an extra, bonus track.
The aforementioned musicians also sing / play on the album, complemented by the whos’ who from the scene, just to name a few; Ronnie Platt (Kansas), Billy Greer (Streets/Kansas), Billy Sheehan (Talas/David Lee Roth/Mr Big), Gary Pihl (Sammy Hagar/Boston/Alliance), Jeff Pilson (Dokken), Jeff Scott Soto, Chris Childs (Thunder), Mike Slamer (City Boy/ Streets/Seventh Keys/Steelhouse Lane) Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake/Joel Hoekstra’s 13), Robin Beck, Robin Mc Auley (Grand Prix/MSG), James Christian (House Of Lords) and the impressive list continues…
”Turkish Delight” consists of 14 songs crafted and recorded over the last two years or so. You may view a list of songwriters below. The register of musical talent is astonishing and prolific.
Bear with me for a few comments about the songs. First, every song displays the enormous skills of the participants: songwriting and musicianship is at a premium. In other words, every song is terrific.
Here’s a short roll call. For straight ahead AOR rockers, you’ll find Bad Enough, Live Again, or Take It Away. Jeff Scott Soto kills onf the rocker Harder They Fall. With the appropriately titled Hangman’s Blues you’ll hear some subtle blues groove provided by Lee Small, Joel Hoekstra, and Tommy Denander.
Something more akin to Westcoast AOR comes with Believe and perhaps Belly Of The Beast, which also passes for a ballad. Things tone done down with slow groove of Bad To Good driven by Steve Overland’s soulful voice, yet made spirited by a Denander frisky solo.
A fantastic release, can’t wait for Volume 2.
Tracklist:
1. Intro (1:47)
2. Live Again (4:44)
3 Crazy Days (3:26)
4. Bad Enough (04:45)
5. Never Will Forget (3:43)
6. Harder They Fall (3:53)
7. Get Out Of Here (3:59)
8. Believe (05:27)
9. Hangman Blues (3:21)
10. State Of Mind (4:42)
11. Belly Of The Beast (5:25)
12. Holy Water (5:15)
13. Sweet Serenity (3:36)
14. Take It Away (03:31)
15. Bad To Good (4:26)
Turkish Delight – Volume One – 2022, FLAC+MP3, CD Version w/ Scans +1 bonus
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