Even with the band in 1991 Shadowking true exceptional players who had all already earned their spurs met:
About Lou Gramm (VOC) one must not lose many words safe. The man with the incomparable rock singer had written with FOREIGNER since the late '70s with numerous hits such as "Urgent", "Juke Box Hero", "Say You Will", "I Want To Know What Love Is" rock history. Gram had with his local band that released the album "Unusual Heat" with the singer Johnny Edwards, divided and now sought after solo trips "Long Hard Look" and "Ready Or Not" his luck in a new band structure.
Vivian Campbell (guitar) was after his brilliant collaboration with Ronnie James Dio on the DIO-slices "Holy Diver" and "The Last In Line" as one of the most talented Flitzefinger the scene. This was David Coverdale come to my attention, who had in his band WHITESNAKE always liked surrounded with guitar hero, as he was looking for a replacement for Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden. Campbell then allowed to measure in-band competition with the high-flyer John Sykes, which led to considerable friction losses and the Campbells era ended when the white snake before he could put his skills as a songwriter on an album to prove.
Bruce Turgon (bass) had made a name for himself as a songwriter (including for John Wetton) and worked for quite some time with Lou Gramm and also with FOREIGNER together. The quartet completed with Kevin Valentine on drums, who would later enter for Fred Coury at Cinderella.
The record label Atlantic to have been not built on the withdrawal by telegram from the band FOREIGNER, after all, it donated the singer for this promising project but with Keith Olsen a true Star producer who, with bands like Fleetwood Mac, Rick Springfield, Santana, The Babys had Sammy Hagar, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osborne, Scorpions and Heart worked and also in successful soundtracks like Footloose, Flashdance, Vision Quest, Top Gun, etc. participated.
Despite these not entirely unfavorable starting conditions was the album not a big commercial success and the collaboration of musicians granted no long duration. According to reports, there is no real cooperation between the musicians developed. Campbell later said in an interview that primarily Turgon during shooting proved to be very dominant and the recordings itself designed as the production of a solo album. Turgon his part, never concealed that he had been from the beginning to the recording of his song ideas in a band structure. He would have preferred to publish the disc alone under banner of his longtime companion grams
Nevertheless, it is in the album undoubtedly a classic melodic rock / AOR. Grams is still vocally in top form and Vivian Campbell pointed out that he is on the road safely and in quieter, more melodic climes. The album begins in "What Would It Take" with a no-frills rocker with a convincing choir in the chorus. The second number "Anytime, Anywhere" stands out due to the strong riff and driving rhythm. With "Once Upon a Time", it is then somewhat worn, though it by no means is a ballad. The guitar solo begins stormy and one wishes, Campbell would not so quickly take your foot off the gas. With "Do not Even Know I'm Alive" follows a Poprocker having Augrund of catchy choruses like Hitqualität. The other songs are by no means to be despised. Keith Olsen holds the rest ballad "Russia" at the end of the album for the strongest vocal performance in gram creation. Campbell shines here with almost classic-sounding accompaniment on acoustic guitar.
The album is an absolute must for fans and FOREIGNER should also lovers melodic Classic Rocks sure to please. Turgon later released solo albums, gram rose again temporarily at FOREIGNER until it became seriously ill, Kevin Valentine was drawn to CINDERELLA and Viv Campbell have for years found in the British Poprockern DEF LEPPARD be Altenteil.
