Year : 2019
Style : Hard Rock , Blues Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front + Video
Size : 221 mb
Bio:
Lonerider is a new band featuring some experienced names that sees FM vocalist team-up again with guitarist Steve Morris (they both recorded together under the Heartland name) and Bad Company drummer Simon Kirke (who played with Steve and his brother Chris’s first band Wildlife back in the early 80’s). Thunder and Tyketto bassist Chris Childs and Brian J Anthony (acoustic guitars, mandolin, percussion) complete the line-up.Every once in a while a new recording comes along with a line-up that makes your spine tingle, and here it is: "Attitude" by Lonerider. Not only does this quintet feature Steve Overland (FM, Solo, Shadowman), Steve Morris (Heartland, Shadowman) and Chris Childs (Thunder), but also legendary drummer Simon Kirke of Free and Bad Company fame. With Brain J. Anthony finishing the line-up, we have a real force to be reckoned with. What are we to expect from this group of musicians? If you like Bad Company, then this is going to be a treat for you. We have the feel of that classic Bad Company that we know and love, yet the songs are modern, fresh and vibrant. Simon has a drumming style that is unmistakeable and this shines through on all of the tracks (and an extra four on the LP version). There is a buzz surrounding the release already and the feedback is looking very promising indeed, this has surely got to be a stand-out release for 2019.
Album:
The blues rocker ‘Last Train’ features some wonderful slide guitar playing from Steve Morris, whilst the reflective ‘Yesterday’s Heroes’ is a classic FM flavoured tune. I am not sure lyrically if this is Steve Overland singing about his own brother Chris, who was with him in Wildlife and the early days of FM, before leaving the rock ‘n’ roll limelight.The second half of the album has a distinct Bad Company feel, none more so than ‘Rock N Roll Dreamer’ which sounds like an update of Bad Company’s classic ‘Shooting Star’. ‘Rhythm Of Life’ is another Bad Company themed rocker, with Steve Overland on fine form. Of course having Simon Kirke’s rock steady beat underpinning the songs adds to the Bad Company style sound.Lonerider have made an album full of blues rock/hard rock delights, which not surprisingly draws heavily on the sounds of FM and Bad Company. They can’t help but sound like these bands, especially given Steve Overland’s distinctive vocals, however they channel their own sound at times, for example on ‘Hard Habit To Break’.Here’s hoping we get another album from Lonerider and that they get a chance to play live, as a set of their songs plus some choice FM and Bad Company classics would go down a treat.
Line-Up:
Steve Overland (vocals , guitar)
Steve Morris (guitar , keyboard)
Chris Childs (bass)
Simon Kirke (drums)
Brian J. Anthony (ag, ma, p)
Tracklist:
01. My Imagination
02. Lonerider
03. Hard Heart To Break
04. Fast Train
05. Wanted Man
06. Yesterday Heroes
07. Angel Without Wings
08. Rock 'N Roll Dreamer
09. One In A Million
10. Gimme Your Love
11. Rhythm Of Life
12. Heart & Soul
13. Have A Little Faith (Bonus Track)
+ Video "Yesterday Heroes" (Official Video)
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