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Shining Line - 'Self Titled' (Avenue Of Allies) Print E-mail
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Written by David Prince   
Saturday, 15 May 2010 05:00

shininglineHot on the heels of Liberty N' Justice's 'Light It Up' comes Shining Line's self-titled who's who of AOR. All star projects have become a good tradition in the melodic rock, AOR and hard rock scene and Shining Line will continue this marvelous tradition with their amazing debut album.


The basic recordings for all cuts were handled by experienced Italian rock musicians so you will hear producer Alessandro Del Vecchio on keyboards and background vocals, as well as Marco 'Dandy' D'Andrea (Planethard) and Mario Percudani (Hungryheart) on guitars and of course Pierpaolo and Amos on drums and bass respectively.


The individual vocalists were chosen carefully in respect to the mood and sound of each track, giving the album substantial variety and making it a listening pleasure throughout its 75 minutes of prime rock entertainment. 'Shining Line' is a real treat filled with precious AOR and melodic rock gems like 'Amy' (Lead Vocals: Harry Hess), 'Highway Of Love' (LV: Erik Martensson), 'Strong Enough' (LV: Robbie LaBlanc), 'Can't Stop The Rock' (LV: Mikael Erlandsson), 'Unbreakable Wire' (LV: Brunorock, Jack Meille, Graziano De Murtas, Alessandro Del Vecchio), 'Homeless' Lullaby' (LV: Ulrich Carlsson & Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz) and 'The Infinity In Us' (LV: Michael Voss). Added to that are tempting ballads by the likes of 'Heat Of The Light' (LV: Robin Beck), 'The Meaning Of My Lonely Words' (LV: Michael Shotton), 'Follow The Stars' (LV: Phil Vincent) and 'Still In Your Heart' (LV: Sue Willets & Bob Harris).


The album is rounded out by the short instrumental 'Heaven's Path' and the final three-part rock epic 'Under Silent Walls' (LV: Michael Bormann). The year 2010 will bestow the AOR and melodic rock fans with a whole array of very promising and eagerly awaited comeback albums and more top class releases and this Shining Line debut will certainly be among this year's most remarkable and striking highlights.

 

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