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░ ██ ██ Artist: Rob Moratti ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Tribute to Journey █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2016-01-17 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Symphonic Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Escape ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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░█ █░ ▀
█ Canadian singer Rob Moratti enters 2015 with a █
█ tribute to AOR finest rock bands Journey; this is █
█ not MorattiÆs first homage to the band. █
█ And once again MorattiÆs has encapsulated the █
█ songs essence and added his own superb vocals to █
█ the mix to bring out the best in these classicÆs, █
█ if this was audition tape for a spot to be the █
█ bands new frontman, then this would surely do put █
█ him in the forefront for the job. █
█ As his takes on the some of the bands finest track █
█ are really stunning interpretations, from the █
█ opener æSeparate WaysÆ right down to the closer █
█ æMother FatherÆ, MorattiÆs fantastic vocals just █
█ enhance the songs, aided by the Torben Evevoldsen, █
█ Graham Fillier, Piero Greco and Stu Reid, this is █
█ a great nod of respect to the band. █
█ YouÆve got to love MorattiÆs spin on the likes █
█ æSeparate WaysÆ, æAny Way You Want ItÆ, the █
█ stunning æAsk The LonelyÆ and my personal █
█ favourite æWhoÆs CryinÆ Now'. █
█ This is a must buy for all Journey and Moratti █
█ fans and lovers of high quality Melodic Rock and █
█ AOR. If your heart is still yearning for the 80Æs █
█ to return, then this is the album for you, and █
█ with the album limited to 1000 numbered copies, █
█ you better get yours damn quickly. Those heady █
█ days when this style of music ruled the airways █
█ might have gone but it will never be forgotten, as █
█ long as we all æDonÆt Stop BelievinÆ. █
█ █
█ --- █
█ █
█ ROB MORATTI is a Hard Rock / AOR singer from █
█ Toronto, Canada, USA. I remember very well his █
█ first solo album "Victoryö which was released in █
█ 2011 and for me was totally brilliant! Rob is one █
█ of Rock's legendary voices - former of FINAL █
█ FRONTIER, ex-SAGA. "Tribute To Journeyö is a brand █
█ new second studio release featuring RobÆs take on █
█ his favourite JOURNEY songs. Album will be █
█ released on 20th March 2015 and it will be Limited █
█ Edition of 1000 copies only and all numbered. █
█ I especially like ôAsk The Lonelyö with piano in █
█ FOREIGNER style, energetic sounds and perfect █
█ working bass, great guitar solo and catchy █
█ refrain. Also ôAnyway You Want Itö is made ina █
█ very nice way with big doses of energy, amazing █
█ rhythmic section and unbelieveable catchiness. █
█ Track ôMother Fatherö is perfectly recorded with █
█ gentle guitars opening it and beautiful singing. █
█ Then heavier riffs add true flavour with very █
█ melodic refrain and incredible guitar soloing. █
█ Wonderful voice of singer Rob Moratti is so gentle █
█ and deep. like balm on the listener's soul. Catchy █
█ refrain make it so memorable. Amazing is also █
█ ôDon't Stop BelievinÆö with melody, atmospheric █
█ piano & the wonderful voice of Rob. It sounds like █
█ Rock mixed with gentle AOR. I love also ôSeparate █
█ Waysö with great AOR keys & heavier riffs with █
█ pulsating rhythmic section. Perfect singing █
█ refrain with pouring out melody. Amazing refrain █
█ and this choir û oh total heaven! Nice solo and █
█ keys too! █
█ Piano & impressive voice of Rob is in "Faithfully" █
█ û balladic atmosphere with excellent, layered █
█ vocal timbres! The same is with the gorgeous █
█ "WhoÆs CryinÆ Now" with incredibly playing & █
█ gentle singing together with powerful backing █
█ vocals, excellent piano & clear bass. Energetic █
█ and fantastic atmosphere with AOR echoes are in █
█ "Be Good To Yourself", great riffs with catchy █
█ refrain are in "Stone In Love", ballad "Why CanÆt █
█ This Night Go On Forever" with gentle AOR piano █
█ and impressive singing and fine working bass, █
█ rockin riffs in Bluesy climate where there are a █
█ few DEEP PURPLE influences with perfect choirs and █
█ fabulous melodies in "LovinÆ TouchinÆ SqueezinÆ". █
█ This brilliant CD is full of killer sounds. █
█ "Tribute To Journey" is for lovers Melodic Rock █
█ and AOR, also for everyone who loves spirit of the █
█ 80's and especially for JOURNEY fans. Rob Moratti █
█ has released another excellent album, full of █
█ melody and energy and he showed how beautiful he █
█ could still be singing and records hits of █
█ JOURNEY. Finally in my opinion this album is total █
█ perfect. I couldn't stop to listen these beautiful █
█ songs because they are so catchy. Fans of JOURNEY █
█ and fans of ROB MORATTI's voice will be in seventh █
█ heaven during listening of this wonderful album! █
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░ 1. Separate Ways 5:26 ░
░ 2. Only the Young 4:02 ░
░ 3. Don't Stop Believin' 4:03 ░
░ 4. Faithfully 4:28 ░
░ 5. Ask the Lonely 3:55 ░
░ 6. Who\s Cryin' now 4:44 ░
░ 7. Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' 3:55 ░
░ 8. Stone in Love 4:00 ░
░ 9. Anyway You Want It 3:28 ░
░ 10. Why Can't This Night Go on Forever 3:26 ░
░ 11. Be Good to Yourself 3:57 ░
░ 12. Mother Father 5:31 ░
░ 50:55 ░
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