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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-17-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Emergency Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Boys Will Be Boys Label : AOR Heaven ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Not to be confused with the Dutch band of the ║ │
│║ same name and same musical persuasion. Nope.. ║ │
│║ These boys hail from Switerzland, though lead ║ │
│║ singer Jose Antonio Manzano found fame earlier ║ │
│║ in his homeland Spain, singing with the likes of ║ │
│║ Banzai and Zero. Both outfits garnering a heap ║ │
│║ of fans through that part of the world. ║ │
│║ Manzano's vocals are superb on this 1993 ║ │
│║ release, coming off like a cross between David ║ │
│║ Coverdale era Whitesnake, Johnny Gioeli ║ │
│║ (Hardline) and Black Sabbath's Tony Martin. ║ │
│║ Though the band come from Switzerland, they ║ │
│║ should not be lumped into the same categories as ║ │
│║ Krokus, China or Gotthard. Each of those bands ║ │
│║ have their own identity, as do Emergency, who ║ │
│║ tend to display a lot more variation in their ║ │
│║ musical approach. There is a heap of powerful ║ │
│║ guitar flurries on this album courtesy of one ║ │
│║ Pierre Borden. In fact it probably has more ║ │
│║ guitar than keyboards which would please a ║ │
│║ majority of people. However, when required, the ║ │
│║ ivories provide the color in a sparing way, not ║ │
│║ a dense overload as most European bands tend to ║ │
│║ do. The production is top-notch, as can be ║ │
│║ expected from the Swiss, particularly from one ║ │
│║ Rene J. Zingg (who?). Overall, the band come ║ │
│║ across like a heavier version of Treat meeting ║ │
│║ Dutch favorites 1st Avenue. ║ │
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│║ The Songs ║ │
│║ Lets rip into then shall we? The title track ║ │
│║ gets us underway, and though the mid-paced ║ │
│║ anthem takes a while to warm up, it gets there ║ │
│║ in the end. However I feel the band should've ║ │
│║ started with another tune. 'Movin' probably is ║ │
│║ the closest to their Swiss counterparts. Think ║ │
│║ an aggressive mix of Hardline, Gotthard and Bam ║ │
│║ Bam Boys and this is what you'll get. 'Don't ║ │
│║ Look Back' (no not the Boston classic) features ║ │
│║ some jagged guitars, OTT keyboards and some ║ │
│║ fantastic vocals from Manzano. The sole ballad ║ │
│║ on the album 'Nights Are So Long' is an ║ │
│║ exquisite piano based effort, and a band with ║ │
│║ this much class pulls it off with ease. We are ║ │
│║ back to racy melodic hard rock with the terrific ║ │
│║ 'Give It Up', complete with wicked riffy guitars ║ │
│║ and pulsing bass-lines. It is this style that ║ │
│║ Emergency do so well at. Even on 'Tell Me', ║ │
│║ you'd swear you were listening to a Scandi ║ │
│║ outfit! Just when you were getting over that ║ │
│║ effort, the last four tracks are enough to blow ║ │
│║ you away for good, so good are they. 'Talkin' ║ │
│║ Bout Love' is similar to 'Give It Up'.. Racy, ║ │
│║ and so melodic and powerful. Then the big ║ │
│║ keyboards get all the attention on 'Never Stop ║ │
│║ Lovin' You', particularly on the choruses, which ║ │
│║ are harmony rich. 'Love Shot' comes at you with ║ │
│║ superb riffing, sassy attitude, and Scandi- ║ │
│║ approved keyboard parps. Yeah this is good! Not ║ │
│║ to be outdone, the closer 'Walk In My Shadow' ║ │
│║ exits the building with flames shooting out the ║ │
│║ door, such is the musical heat generated by this ║ │
│║ lot. ║ │
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│║ In Summary ║ │
│║ It is a pity that that this album found a ║ │
│║ release during the lean years of grunge. 1993 ║ │
│║ was not a great year to be releasing music of ║ │
│║ this quality. However, the album has just been ║ │
│║ given a 2005 shot-in-the-arm through AOR Heaven, ║ │
│║ with 1000 copies now available as a remixed and ║ │
│║ remastered affair. For serious AOR rockers this ║ │
│║ is as they say in the trade.. 'a keeper'. Damn ║ │
│║ good. And keep that name ready as freddy steady ║ │
│║ in the back of your mind.. And that is Jose ║ │
│║ Antonio Manzano.. A certain vocal talent if ever ║ │
│║ I've heard. ║ │
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│║ Jose Antonio Manzano - vocals ║ │
│║ Pierre Borden - guitars ║ │
│║ Thommy Patrick - keyboards, backing vocals ║ │
│║ Ronny O'Riot - drums ║ │
│║ Andy C. Vale - bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Boys Will Be Boys [03:24] │
│ 02 - Movin' [03:37] │
│ 03 - Don't Look Back [05:15] │
│ 04 - Nights Are So Long [04:07] │
│ 05 - Give It Up [03:20] │
│ 06 - Blackeyed Jeanny [03:08] │
│ 07 - Tell Me [04:10] │
│ 08 - Talkin' Bout Love [03:36] │
│ 09 - Never Stop Lovin You [04:03] │
│ 10 - Love Shot [03:48] │
│ 11 - Walk In My Shadow [03:28] │
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│ Total Length : [41:56 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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