Year : 2019
Style : Hard Rock , Glam Rock , Pomp Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 155 mb
Bio:
Angel is an American glam and hard rock band from Washington, D.C., United States, formed in the mid-1970s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones. They were signed to Casablanca Records, and had the image of dressing in white.Angel was discovered by Kiss bass player Gene Simmons performing at a nightclub and was eventually signed to the same label as Kiss, Casablanca.Angel's image of dressing in all white was a deliberate contrast to Kiss, which wore black. Angel sported an androgynous image and elaborate stage sets. They were slammed by rock critics, and Frank Zappa ridiculed the all-male band’s female appearance in the song “Punky’s Whips”.Angel never achieved mass commercial success but acquired a following as a cult band.Their first album was the self-titled Angel and consisted of guitarist Punky Meadows, bassist Mickie Jones, vocalist Frank DiMino, keyboardist Gregg Giuffria, and drummer Barry Brandt.This lineup would hold for the following two albums, Helluva Band and On Earth as It Is in Heaven, after which Jones would be replaced by Felix Robinson.They made an appearance in the film Foxes and Frank DiMino sang “Seduce Me Tonight” on the Flashdance soundtrack.DiMino and Meadows departed the band in 1981, and the remaining members brought in vocalist Fergie Frederiksen (later of Toto) and guitarist Ricky Phillips (later of The Babys, then Bad English, then Styx), but this lineup dissolved shortly thereafter.The former members of Angel went on to other things following the release of their live album. Lead vocalist Frank DiMino joined UFO guitarist Paul Raymond in the Paul Raymond Project in which he sang lead vocals. Bassist Felix Robinson played on the debut album of the band White Lion, Fight to Survive. Angel’s keyboardist Gregg Giuffria had modest success as the leader of the band Giuffria during the 1980s as well as with the band House of Lords, who - sans Giuffria - reunited in 2002 and released a new album, The Power and the Myth on Frontiers Records. In 2006, Giuffria appeared as a guest keyboardist on House of Lords' LP World Upside Down, and they released Come to My Kingdom in 2008 without Giuffria.In the late 1990s, Angel reformed with a new line-up. Keyboardist Gordon G.G. Gebert joined the band in 1999 but left in 2002. Currently, the band members are Frank DiMino, vocals; Barry Brandt, drums; Randy Gregg, bass; Steve Blaze, guitars; and Michael T. Ross, keyboards.[4] The band’s 1999 release In the Beginning also features guest appearances by original guitarist Punky Meadows, as well as Robinson. In 2000 came the release of Angel: The Collection, making it the most extensive Angel greatest hits compilation, including 16 songs.In 2006, Angel released two singles albums which has singles released through the band’s career (1975-1981), and even though it has most singles released at that time it does not include “Better Days” which was taken off the White Hot album and replaced with “The Winter Song”. This song remains unreleased on CD or cassette format. It is however available as a 7" single but is very hard to find. Angel is now working on a new album, which so far has no name, but has three songs written for it. They are: “Worship the Sun”, “Hold On to Your Dreams”, and the third untitled song.Bassist and founding member Mickie Jones died in San Dimas, California on September 5, 2009, after a long battle with liver cancer. Jones performed on four Angel albums (Angel, Helluva Band, On Earth as It Is in Heaven and An Anthology). He toured extensively with the band in the United States for several years. Before Angel, he played in the rock group BUX, which included guitarist Punky Meadows (Angel) and singer Ralph Morman (Joe Perry Project, and Savoy Brown). BUX released one album on Capitol Records, We Come to Play in 1976. Both Jones and Meadows were asked to join the New York Dolls but declined. After leaving Angel, he formed the Los Angeles band EMPIRE and was the lead singer. Empire included drummer Steve Riley (L.A. Guns). Over the years, he became interested in film production and would later work in the film industry.Singer Frank DiMino now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and plays in classic rock tribute bands. Recently, he appeared on the Sin City Sinners Christmas album, singing lead vocals on the holiday classic "Winter Wonderland". Meadows issued his first-ever solo album in 2016, Fallen Angel.
Album:
Glam metal / Pomp sensations ANGEL, one time label mates of KISS, adorn themselves in white and proudly present this heavenly new album 2019: “Risen”, out next October 4th. Founding members Punky Meadows and Frank DiMino roll back the clock to the glory days of melodic hard rock with 16 brand new compositions and one fantastic re-working of the band’s classic song “Tower”.Four and a half decades after their glorious beginning and two scores years since their last studio platter saw the light of day, the American glam heroes mustered the strength to lay down a new album and a bunch of lovely new songs.Still, the sextet do so not on the fresh recordings of “Angel Theme” and “Tower” which bookend the album, referencing their eponymous debut; instead, they dedicate “1975” to the same time frame and let this little prog-tinged epic drift down memory lane, stating that “the spirit’s still alive” while their honeyed harmonies seem to show disinterest in keeping of the flame.“Slow Down” is a killer arms-flaunting belter whose start-stop flow borrows lyrics from a certain Larry Williams classic, “Shot Of Your Love” is truly irresistible, then the histrionic, arena-sized bravado of “(Punky’s Couch Blues) Locked, Cocked, Ready To Rock” rocks like Hell (or ‘angelic’ Heaven?), while the assault of “Our Revolution” is a showcase for DiMino’s vocals – which are intact.“Don’t Want You To Go” is one of my favorites, where the guys bring back that magic when they were the pinnacle of pompy AOR.Focused, in fine form, and musically delivering what the fans want, “Risen” marks one of ‘the comback of the year’: Angel, the kings of glammy pomp AOR / melodic hard rock.
Line-Up:
Frank DiMino – Vocals
Punky Meadows – Guitars
Danny Farrow – Guitars
Steve Ojane – Bass
Billy Orrico – Drums
Charlie Calv – Keyboards
Tracklist:
01. Angel Theme (Prelude)
02. Under the Gun
03. Shot of Your Love
04. Slow Down
05. Over My Head
06. 1975
07. We Were the Wild
08. I.O.U.
09. (Punky’s Couch Blues) Locked, Cocked and Ready to Rock
10. Turn Around
11. Desire
12. Our Revolution
13. Tell Me Why
14. Don’t Want You to Go
15. Stand Up
16. My Sanctuary
17. Tower (Re-Recorded)
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