Year : 1990
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United Kingdom , United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 95 mb
Bio:
Neil Norman (b. Neil J. Streitberger) is a British playwright and critic.A journalist on the New Musical Express in the early 1970s, Norman became a film critic for The Face[citation needed] and in the ensuing years a reviewer of film and theatre for various cinema magazines and national newspapers.He joined the Evening Standard in 1986 as a film critic and feature writer.[citation needed] He appeared regularly as a contributor to the Sky Arts series Discovering and The Directors.He is co-author of a book about the 1985 film Insignificance[citation needed] and the Robbie Coltrane biography Looking For Robbie.His plays have been performed in London, Toronto and New York.
Bobby Sexton - American blues/rock guitarist, pianist, singer, & songwriter.Sexton gave his first singing performance at the age of 5 and began studying and playing music at the age of 7.
Album:
Here’s the very good one-off studio project album from NEIL NORMAN & BOBBY SEXTON, 1990’s “Facing Destiny“. While not widely known by casual Melodic Rock / AOR listeners, the album is highly regarded among fans of the genre – a strong blend of melodic & hard rock characterized by catchy uptempo songs, stellar vocal performances by Sexton, and notable instrumentation.Bobby Sexton is a keyboard master having played on many albums as hired gun (also member of AORSters Icebreaker) and a skilled singer, while guitarist Neil Norman also worked as session man but he’s essentially songwriter and producer. In fact “Facing Destiny” was recorded in his own recording studio during ‘free time hours’, and the CD being released on his own label GNP Crescendo.“Facing Destiny” was released in 1990, but most of the songs written & taped in the second half of the Eighties. Hence, the style here is 1985-style radio-friendly Melodic Rock / AOR.What we specially like is the uptempo nature of the songs, the type of ‘action movie’ tune songs that keeps your blood pumping, numbers such as I Know, Holding On, Facing Destiny, Winner Takes All, Riding To The Future. For midtempo AOR check out I’ll Come Back For You and If He Loved You, while if you need some Hi-Tech press play on transporter.Musicianship and performances are excellent, and while production could have been crispier, the overall listening experience is great. Fans of the genre and the ’80s in general can’t go wrong here; think 1985’s Paul Sabu, Michael O’Brien, Jim Foster, etc.
Line-Up:
Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Bass – Bobby Sexton
Guitar, Vocals – Neil Norman
Guitar [2nd Harmony] – Brant Biles (tracks: 1, 3)
Synclavier, Synthesizer – Todd Yvega
Drums – Steve Klong, Tim Aller
+ backing Vocals – Robert Martin, Brant Biles, J. Palmer, Paul Warren
Tracklist:
01. Facing Destiny
02. Fantasy
03. Winner Takes All
04. If He Loved You
05. I Know
06. Sky
07. Holding On
08. Transporter
09. Riding To The Future
10. I’ll Come Back For You
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