Year : 2021
Style : Melodic Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 169 mb
Bio:
Dan was born in Germany. He got his first guitar at the age of 11 and at 15 he played and sang in his school’s band.After graduating from high school, he studied linguistics (English and Slavic) at the Potsdam Pedagogical University and then worked as a teacher of English and Russian. In the early seventies he began to write his first own songs and became a professional musician in 1981.After leaving the GDR during a tour of West Germany in 1985, he settled in West Berlin. As the frontman of the hard rock band „KARO“, he toured Europe together with MEAT LOAF.After moving to Munich, the record contract with Marlboro Music brought him to Vancouver, where he worked with the musicians of the legendary group LOVERBOY and MANNY CHARLTON, guitarist and producer of NAZARETH. The album „CANADA“ was released in 1992.A year later he won the European Song Contest in Istanbul with his song „Canadian Dream“.After that Dan went to Los Angeles, where he stayed for a few months. There he met some of the best musicians in America to play on his album „2000!“. Even the famous songwriter DESMOND CHILD, responsible for songs for bands like Bon Jovi and Aerosmith and many more, took the time to write a song together with Dan (Close Your Eyes And Say Goodbye).In 1996, McDonald’s chose Dan’s song „Heart of America“ for their advertising campaign during the Atlanta Olympics. The song is still on the playlist of many radio stations. Another album „NEWS“ and a „Best of DAN LUCAS“ album were released afterwards.In 2018/19, he won the first season of „The Voice Senior.“ This was followed by some performances as a guest at „Rock Meets Classic“ in spring 2019. In November 2019, the single „Don’t Stop Believin'“ – a cover version of the song by the band Journey – was released by Universal Records Germany.Currently, Dan is in the studio preparing his new album that will be released in October 2021 on „Pride & Joy Music“.
Album:
To be released October 22, today we have the new album from German melodic rocker DAN LUCAS, titled ”The Long Road”.DAN LUCAS first came to fame in the German Democratic Republic during the early ’80s as the front man of different successful groups. After his escape from the GDR, he moved to West Berlin where he soon became the singer of classic German Hard Rock group KARO who released the album “Heavy Birthday” in 1988.Then Lucas moved to Munich and put out his wonderful solo debut “Canada” including songs recorded with musicians from LOVERBOY and Manny Charlton (NAZARETH) participating, a great AOR album for sure.Now, after exactly 25 years since his last solo album, DAN LUCAS is back with a precious set of new songs with his classic trademark sound, mature AOR tunes with some points in common with the likes of RICHARD MARX, MARK SPIRO, BRETT WALKER, DESMOND CHILD, etc.Numerous guests including Robin Beck, Lisa Dalbello, John Pierce, Kane Roberts, Michael Landau & Reb Beach appeared Lucas’ second solo album. This record was recorded in Burbank, California and includes the track “Close Your Eyes And Say Goodbye” which Dan wrote together with Desmond Child.In 1996, the singer changed to the Arcade label which put out the album “News” in the same year.Since then Dan Lucas continued active in the music business performing live, writing & arranging for others, etc.In 2018/2019, Dan Lucas won the casting show “Voice Of Germany Senior” which brought him massive attention both from fans and media alike. In the following time, he joined the Rock Meets Classic 2019 tour and released a studio cover version of JOURNEY’s smash hit “Don’t Stop Believin’” via Universal Music Germany.We added this single here as “ extra bonus”, it really worth the listen!“The Long Road” born with the necessity for Lucas to express his feelings during the Covid-19 lockdown – when no live performances were possible – and he found time to write over a twenty-five new songs. This lead to the first Dan Lucas studio album in over two decades.“The Long Road” includes midpaced melodic rockers, some mellow / some rocking, and a bonus track taken from the musical “Jack The Ripper” of which Lucas was part, a surprisingly hard rocking number showcasing how a versatile performer Dan Lucas is.
Line-Up:
Dan Lucas – Vocals, Guitars - Dan Lucas alias Lutz Salzwedel - vocals in band KARO !!
Andrew Lauer – Bass
Daniel Krüger – Keyboards
Sebastian Berg – Drums
Frank Nimsgern, Frank Schimann – Guitar Solos
Tom Leonhardt – Guitar
Noah Fischer – guest Vocals
Tracklist:
01. 1985
02. The Long Road
03. Memories
04. Forget You
05. Somebody Loves You
06. What’s Left
07. I Can’t Believe It
08. A Place In My Heart
09. Sunshine
10. In The Save Harbor1
11. You Reap What You Sow (Bonus Track)
12. Don't Stop Believin' (Extra Bonus Track)
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