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That
couldn’t change with SunStorm although I was really curious to see how
the band and Joe would present those “old” songs in 2006. I wasn’t
wrong at all and Joe made it once again. “SunStorm” is a superb album
that will please even the most demanding rock fan! New and old rock fans
will have the same pleasure while listening to this excellent work. Joe is
singing as if he was 25 years old and the band, Uwe Reitenauer (guitars),
Chris Schmidt (drums), Dennis Ward (bass, backing vocals, additional
guitars & keyboards), Jochen Weyer (keyboards), is simply fantastic.
Dennis has made once again a hell of a job ‘cause the arrangements and
the production of the album are awesome. I should also mention the help of
Jim Peterik who has given some great songs to the band. Moreover the two
covers (“Heart Over Mind” and “Fistful of Heat”) of Van
Stephenson’s songs are excellent and I believe that this is the best
tribute that Joe and his gang could do for the great artist Van. Don’t
have much to say here. I even do not want to suggest you to listen to
several songs… the entire album is so damn good that you will play it
again and again. There is no point in reading these lines anymore… go
out and get this masterpiece!
by Thanos Aggelakis 9/10 |
This
album is a big surprise that came out of nowhere! No one believed that
some demo songs that were written years ago could make such an impact
today. But that’s the beauty of our beloved music… isn’t it? When
you think that everything is so predictable, comes a release like SunStorm
and tears all the walls down! Joe is a famous artist (singer/songwriter)
that has offered us, through the years, great anthems and many touching
moments. I really respect him and like him a lot and I know that his name
is a guarantee when it comes to good melodic qualitative music.