Year : 2014
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 149 mb
Info:
Nigel Bailey is a musician from Bradford, West Yorkshire in the UK. From a very early age Nigel had a love of music , probably due to the fact that both his parents were also musical, his Mum, Ann, had a hit record in the 1960’s with the band Three Good Reasons. His father was a guitarist and vocalist who played in various bands. A musical family, his younger Brother Andy is a keyboard player and vocalist who has also fronted various bands.Nigel was hooked from the first time he picked up a guitar at the age of 12. By 14 he was fronting a rock covers band that had been formed at school. He played the local pub and club scene with various bands and his range, power and emotive vocals kept him in high demand in the scene.For many years Nigel played the local gig scene but tirelessly worked in the background penning his own songs. After receiving a trial copy of some PC recording software, he set about mastering the art of home recording in his conservatory and dining room! With his collection of guitars and his unmistakable voice he had started to track the songs that would ultimately become Long Way Down.Then one of Nigels demo tracks was aired on the Steve Price Rock Show on ARFM this encouraged Nigel to upload a couple of songs to YouTube. This led to the songs being found by Paul Nichols who subsequently played them on his Live And Loud show, they were also featured on a US Hard Rock show.In December 2011 Nigel sent the demos to Serafino Perugino, President of Frontiers Records, who loved what he heard and a deal was struck for Nigel to record Long Way Down. Nigel was paired with producer extraordinaire Alessandro Del Vecchio (Hardline, Fergie Frederiksen, LRS etc) and production started with top studio musicians Mario Percudani ( Hungryheart, Lionville) on guitar and Alessandro Mori, (who has toured with Glenn Hughes, Bernie Marsden, Issa Oversveen) on drums.Nigel recorded the guitars and bass at Coil Tap Studio’s in the UK before travelling to Ivory Tears Studio in Milan to record the vocals for the album. After 4 days the vocals were complete and Long Way Down was in the can.In October 2012 Nigel was introduced to Vinny Burns (Dare, Ten, Ultravox, Asia) by Serafino with the intention of writing together, however, as soon as they started composing they both realised that the music they were creating needed a full blown band. Greg Morgan (Dare, Ten) was recruited on drums and the guys all met for the first time at Firefest in Nottingham. Three Lions was born! Writing continued and the instruments were again recorded in the UK. Greg laid down the drum tracks at Radeon Studios in Manchester, Vinny recorded his guitar parts at his studio in Leicestershire, The Viper Room whilst Nigel again recorded at Coil Tap. The first choice for production duties was Alessandro and Nigel again headed to Italy to record the vocals. Vinny and Greg joined him a few days later and the guys shot the video clip for the first single “Trouble In A Red Dress” on location in Milan.Nigel continues to write songs for various artists whilst working on new Three Lions and Bailey songs and is looking forward to more live performances with Three Lions and Bailey and also the launch of his solo album Long Way Down in December 2014 on Frontiers Records
Album:
The unsung hero who played a part in the self-titled debut album by Three Lions steps out from behind the curtain with an album bearing his surname. Frontman Nigel Bailey has accumulated a strong eleven track collection, and seems fully aware of how far he could fall (look at the album title) as he showcases his abilities as lead and backing vocalist, guitarist and also bassist.He is aided on this humble quest to rock us all by Mario Percudani on electric, acoustic and slide guitars plus drummer Alessandro Mori. United they conjure up a first class performance with some accessible old skool style melodic rock which also straddles some classic rockin' qualities.With the track 'In The Name Of The King' he taps his epic side incorporating some tasty guitar, whilst on 'Dirty Little Secret' he brings out his knack of hooks with an infectious chorus. If you see a song title called 'Bad Reputation' Thin Lizzy spring to mind or maybe some bad-ass grooves are expected. Well apart from a touch of cheesy brass effects hidden in the mix, it most certainly cranks it up.Elsewhere the canvas changes as 'Somewhere In Oslo' brings out a laid-back strum once it settles down; suitable for an enthusiastic sway plus 'Spend The Night' places the spotlight firmly on his tender side. Declaring love in such a romantic fashion is going to win him some female attention one would suspect. 'Love Falls Down' sounds restrained despite some punchy guitar chords during the chorus and helps the album find some different textures.'Long Way Down' is mostly about keeping the tempo upbeat but never losing sight of melody. Check out the title track complete with a frenzied groove captured in the opening riff; album-closer 'Dirty Angel' driving in the fast-lane of life feeling the wind in its hair, and album-opener 'Feed The Flames' which takes the hand of some chunky guitar riffs and chews them up like they're made of delicious chocolate.Overall, 'Long Way Down' is enjoyable and yet concise in what it claims to be. No frivolity or elaborate trimmings are within earshot as it delivers one track after the next with a focussed precision and each track feels solid enough to satisfy. This could be detrimental if you're looking for an example of solid melodic rock with some innovation or quirk.It may be easier to assume or suspect that Nigel Bailey will only gain momentum from this release as people begin to take notice of his evident talents. I hope this isn't the best we're going to get from him so early on, and that he can build on what he's set up so nicely. If you're looking for enjoyable and to a certain extent what is safe, then look no further than 'Long Way Down' which sets out his stall with gusto.
Line-Up:
Nigel Bailey (Three Lions) - Vocals, Bass, Guitars
Mario Percudani (Hungryheart, Lionville, Issa, Mitch Malloy, Shining Line) - Electric, Acoustic, Slide Guitars
Alessandro Del Vecchio (AOR, Hardline, Fergie Frederiksen, LRS, Revolution Road, Paris, Eden's Curse) - Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Alessandro Mori (Glenn Hughes, Bernie Marsden, Issa Oversveen, Midnite Sun, Issa) - Drums
Produced, mixed & mastered by Alessandro Del Vecchio
Tracklist:
01. Feed The Flames (5:25)
02. In The Name Of The King (6:16)
03. Dirty Little Secret (4:37)
04. Bad Reputation (4:55)
05. Stay (4:54)
06. Somewhere In Oslo (5:18)
07. Long Way Down (4:48)
08. Spend The Night (4:37)
09. Love Falls Down (4:27)
10. Ticket To Yesterday (4:31)
11. Dirty Angel (4:29)
12. Spend The Night (Acoustic Version) (Only Japan Bonus Track) (4:04)
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