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Richard Marx had just at the beginning of his career with the eponymous debut and the successor 'Repeat Offender' incredible success in the US and also in Europe, especially in Germany there. Some number-1-Hits, several top ten hits and multiple platinum awards adorned the Karriererstart the American. Marx bribed the mid / late 80s with his extremely chart suitable rock-pop. To understand it as Melodic Rock Act, although he acted in the overall picture a bit too shallow, but one or the other song was also found in AOR lovers circles his followers. This may also be because Marx at this time live with significantly more rough edges came over as the radio-friendly Studio Publications.

Catchy pop rockers like 'Nothin You Can Do About It', 'Should've Known Better', 'Do not Mean Nothing', 'Too Late To Say Goodbye' and 'Satisfied' remained just as quickly in the ear as his exquisite ballads 'Endless Summer Nights', 'Right Here Waiting', 'Angelia', 'Hold On To The Nights', 'Now And Forever' and also some unusual arranged songs as 'Hazard'. The big chart successes liked each other, however, after the first three albums no longer set, after he cracked in 2005 with the song 'Ready To Fly' for RTL Ski Jumping transfer again the German charts.

Marx is not mere singer and multi-instrumentalist, but also an accomplished songwriter who wrote songs for such diverse acts like NSYNC, Ringo Starr or VIXEN.

The publication 'Stories To Tell' is as an acoustic CD with 11 of his track, including some of the biggest hits enriched with 7 other songs from Marx spring that had been previously interpetiert only by other artists have been designed. The acoustic part reveals the musical talent of the master, whose songs work fine even with the economical instrumentation. If you have already heard enough of the conventional versions, can rediscover the songs here in a relaxed way. Personally, I would however, have preferred if he had omitted one way or another unknown number and instead its more rock hits "Do not Mean Nothing ',' Too Late To Say Goodbye ',' Satisfied 'and' Nothin You Can Do About It ' had dressed in an acoustic garb.

The 7 other numbers

This I Promise You (originally by N'SYNC recorded)
To Where You Are (originally performed by Josh Groban recorded)
Had Enough ((originally performed by LIFEHOUSE recorded)
On The Inside (original Daughtry and recorded with Chad Kroeger (Nickelback) written)
Never Take Me Dancing (originally performed by Travis Tritt recorded)
Everybody
The Best Of Me (originally performed by Cliff Richards recorded)

are for the collector then a real gem. However, one would have an interpretation of his hit 'Edge Of A Broken Heart', which he wrote for the troops VIXEN desired also here. Anyone familiar with the video-lap recording his Rockpalast appearance 1992 in Cologne Live Music Hall, know that Marx had this number quite in his repertoire.

So all in all a interressante thing, but the added value of the Exclusive Edition Stories to Tell [2CD + DVD] this disc is so great that there is only enough for 3 stars here.