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| Rock from USA, full-length discography of four albums released between 1996 and 2008.
Alliance is an American Rock band formed in 1991 by Robert Berry, Alan Fitzgerald, David Lauser, and Gary Pihl. As of mid-2012, they have released five albums.
We all know how busy Robert Berry (Hush, GTR, 3, solo, Ambrosia, producer), Gary Pihl (Sammy Hagar, Boston), David Lauser (Sammy Hagar) and Alan Fitzgerald (Montrose, Gamma, Night Ranger) are, so it doesn’t come as a real surprise that we had to wait nine years for a follow-up to the wonderful “Missing Piece” album. The songwriting for this third album already started in 2000, but things were put on ice when the guys didn’t succeed in writing songs that were good enough.
Things gained momentum again some three years ago, when Gary Pihl and Robert Berry started to exchange ideas for new songs by means of MP-3 files that they sent to each other through e-mail. What came out of these writing sessions sounded a lot fresher than the material that was written immediately after the release of “Missing Piece” and so the light turned to green for the writing and recording of a third Alliance album. The guys couldn’t have chosen a better title for their third studio album as the 13 songs on offer easily bring the listener on the road to (AOR) heaven. Since I got my review copy, I have enjoyed the heavenly voice of Robert Berry as well as the sparkling keyboards of Fitz and the fantastic axework of Gary Pihl over and over again.
Honestly, I don’t think we’ll get to hear better pure AOR albums than this impressive one this year. Pick any track you want and I’m sure you’ll like it. Among my favourites for the moment are opener “Road To Heaven”, the ballad “Make A Stand”, the drivin’ rocker “Comin’ Home”, “Nothin’ Else I Can Do” (highlight # 1) and “Remember Those Days” (highlight # 2, which was originally written for Ambrosia). If you call yourself an AOR addict, this album might provide you with the perfect dose to keep you satisfied for quite a while. Essential!
Alliance At MySpace
1996 Bond Of Union
1997 Alliance
1999 Missing Piece
2008 Road To Heaven
Alliance consists of some hugely accomplished musicians from bands like Boston and Nightranger. Their sound is very obviously influenced by groups like Bad English. Instead of merely plagiarizing they've taken the West Coast sound and brought it bang up to date. Songs like 'Like Me Like That' and 'Broken Glass' are awesome. There's a wonderful freshness to the sound, and a warmth beautifully summed up by the sunset on the album cover. Robert Berry's vocals are smooth and soothing, and the production is exceptional. The Road To Heaven is a great album full of memorable standalone tracks. It loses a few marks for lack of originality, but remains an essential purchase.
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