RATING: Rr
Label: Escape Music
Review By: Alan Holloway
Rob
Moratti (Saga) is yet another or 'rock's legendary voices'. Seriously,
there's a lot of em about and they aren't scared of letting you know
about it. Another of them is Steve Perry, who recorded many songs
with a little band called Journey, and is widely considered to be one
of the absolute best melodic rock singers in history. Boy, it would
be a brave man to take on his songs, right?
Enter
Rob, who is the man brave enough to give is a Journey tribute album
because, well, because like loads of other people he bloody loves
Journey. So take twelve of the absolute best Journey tracks (all of
which are on one Greatest Hits or another) and re-record them by
putting your own spin on them, giving them new life and energy. Hang
on, though, Rob hasn't done that at all, he's just re-recorded them
with inferior music and inferior vocals.
Look,
there's nothing intrinsically wrong with Rob's vocals, as he hits the
notes when he has to (although there is definitely a hint of
electronic help in places – maybe it's just the production, but it
sounds weird). But, ultimately, what's the point of this album? It's
a vanity project that will appeal to Rob Moretti fans only, and even
then they know damned well they're better off with the originals. The
richness and passion of the originals is filtered out, leaving a
tribute act that would be good if you saw it in a pub. I am amazed
Escape have got themselves involved with this, because it's the
musical equivalent of a photocopy of the Mona Lisa.
Terrific review, Alan, and very funny too. Sums up exactly how I feel about this waste of plastic.
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