Year : 2024 (Limited Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Female Vocals
Country : Spain
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 111 mb
Bio:
Gabrielle de Val started to get involved in the rock scene when she created the band Yin-Yang (1987), which would later be called D'Val, together with several musicians who suggested to her to take part in the 'Villa de Madrid' contest, the most relevant of the Spanish music scene for decades. To the band's surprise, they ranked second in the final, achieving great media coverage, as well as financial aid that they invested in upgrading their equipment and the recording of a vinyl single, which would be distributed nationally.Gabrielle composed, wrote lyrics, sang, did interviews...and that's how she turned music into her life. The band recorded several demos that today are part of the treasure trove for the nostalgic Spanish rock lovers. After that, the band remained inactive for almost 20 years! Until in 2010 Alfonso Samos, David Erick, Alex Morell and Gabrielle reappeared - to everyone's surprise - under the name of The Val and recorded, at last, their debut album "Back". And as Gabrielle says: “Good things sometimes come to those who wait...a long wait!” But the world had changed and borders had disappeared for music thanks to social networks and the countless possibilities they offered to go one step further; and that's how an album that had been conceived to close a stage of the past became the key to open a new and fascinating future. The album was widely distributed and supported by important media such as Classic Rock and Fireworks, which made possible the recording of a second album, "Heading For The Surface" (2015) and a third one, "King Ocelot" (2020), all of them with extraordinary reviews from the specialized media. With The Val, Gabrielle gave major concerts, participated in festivals, toured England and had the opportunity to sing live alongside big names in international rock such as David Saylor and Robert Tepper (Rockingham Fest, 2015) as well as with Spanish artists, such as Rafa Martín, José Carlos Molina and Miguel Oñate.
Album:
In early 2023, we were introduced to Spanish vocalist Gabrielle De Val debut solo album, Kiss In A Dragon Night, a fine album featuring a bevy of guest vocalists and musician from the AOR genre. Apparently there were several songs created that did not make it on to that recording. "The original idea behind the Tiger album was to be a collection of songs left off the original Gabrielle De Val debut 'Kiss In a Dragon Night,, along with different versions of songs that appeared on there."Then things took a turn ... all the singers (Steve Overland, Marc Boals, et al) and the label had such fun putting that album together that ever more songs were recorded, with many of the vocalists doing lead vocals themselves. All the singers that appear on this album also appeared on Kiss In a Dragon Night, hence the "Dragonlords" group name.Musically, I would describe the songs within Tiger to be sharper melodic hard rock, perhaps even melodic metal rock, yet still within an AOR envelope. For instance, Think Like A Man and I'm Chains, both written by Steve Overland and Tommy Denander, but also the ABBA cover Tiger which has a wall of sharp riffs with the vocal harmony. Mike Devine gives voice to the Chesney Hawkes's hit, The One And Only, which add more rock energy to the otherwise original pop song. Magnum's Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping is covered by Last In Line's Andrew Freeman. The song seems more up beat and brighter than the original. A completely new song, Bowmore, specially written for Robin McAuley turns upon a more AOR, and anthemic, melodic rock groove.Essentially, if you liked everything about De Val's Kiss In A Dragon Night, you will definitely enjoy it's sequel Tiger, with some tunes approaching melodic metal rock. Easily recommended. (De Val's second solo album, Cry Wolf will drop in early 2025.)
Line-Up:
Gabrielle De Val - vocals -see also: The Val
Steve Morris - guitar
Fredrik Folkare - guitar , bass
Chris Childs - bass
Nick Foley , Tommy Denander - keyboards
Johan Kullberg, Josh Devine - drums
+ guests:
Mick Devine - vocals
Robin McAuley - vocals
Andrew Freeman - vocals
Steve Overland - vocals
Mark Boals - vocals
Production:
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Copyright © – Escape Music Ltd.
Producer – Khalil Turk
Tracklist:
01. Think Like A Man
02. Tiger
03. The One And Only - Lead Vocals – Mick Devine
04. Bowmore - Lead Vocals – Robin McAuley
05. Midnight (You Won’t Be Sleeping) - Lead Vocals – Andrew Freeman
06. I'm In Chains
07. Pay For The Lonely Nights - Lead Vocals – Steve Overland
08. Little Piece Of Heaven
09. When Midnight Comes - Lead Vocals – Mark Boals
10. Up To Where You Are
11. We Live, We Learn - Lead Vocals – Robin McAuley
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