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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-05-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.jornlande.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Jorn Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Heavy Rock Radio Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ It seems legendary front man and self-proclaimed ║ │
│║ ôVoice of Rockö Jorn Lande is at the point in ║ │
│║ his lengthy career where he gives zero fucks and ║ │
│║ does just as he pleases. As much as it pains me ║ │
│║ to reference yuletide rom-com Love Actually, ║ │
│║ Jorn is like a heavy metal version of the ║ │
│║ character Billy Mack, played so righteously by ║ │
│║ Bill Nighy. HeÆs old, jaded and out for a buck, ║ │
│║ a bit of fun and maybe the odd shag. And thatÆs ║ │
│║ where JornÆs ridiculous new vehicle Heavy Rock ║ │
│║ Radio comes in. As a 57 minute collection of ║ │
│║ cover tunes from disparate acts like Black ║ │
│║ Sabbath, Kate Bush, Journey and Queen, it ║ │
│║ simultaneously proves Jorn does whatever he ║ │
│║ wants and that Frontiers Records will releases ║ │
│║ just about anything these days. But on the way ║ │
│║ to bashing this as a cynical drive-by cash grab, ║ │
│║ it grew on me despite my better (bitter) ║ │
│║ judgment. No good will come from this and AMG ║ │
│║ Himself will be livid, but here it goes. ║ │
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│║ If youÆve enjoyed JornÆs oversinging on any of ║ │
│║ his solo albums, projects or countless guest ║ │
│║ hamfests, youÆll find yourself rockinÆ with ║ │
│║ Dokken here too. He sounds great as always and ║ │
│║ his whiskey drenched rasp and commitment to ║ │
│║ excess are firmly planted in the cheek alongside ║ │
│║ the tongue. The song choices themselves vary ║ │
│║ from logical (Dioæs ôRainbow in the Darkö) to ║ │
│║ bewildering (John Farnhamæs ôYouÆre the Voiceö) ║ │
│║ and on to the ludicrous (Fridaæs ôI Know ThereÆs ║ │
│║ Something Going Onö). For myself, the fun factor ║ │
│║ is certainly skewed toward hearing NorwayÆs ║ │
│║ foremost Pipes ov Iron tackle non-metal tunes ║ │
│║ like ôDonÆt Stop Believingö in a drunken and ║ │
│║ lusty karaoke style. Yes itÆs pure Scandinavian ║ │
│║ cheese on a moldy cracker, but IÆll be damned if ║ │
│║ it doesnÆt make me chuckle and grin every time I ║ │
│║ hear it. ║ │
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│║ The same goes for unlikely subjects like The ║ │
│║ Eaglesæ near sacrosanct slice of Americana ║ │
│║ ôHotel California,Æ which Jorn bellows and ║ │
│║ bullies his way through with such belligerent ║ │
│║ bellicosity, youÆll suspect he could and would ║ │
│║ leave the titular hotel upon finding they ║ │
│║ havenÆt carried his favorite vintage since 1969. ║ │
│║ As he roars new-found power into ancient lines ║ │
│║ like ôstab it with their steely knives but they ║ │
│║ just canÆt kill the beastö you just know Glenn ║ │
│║ Frey is rolling in his grave somewhere. ║ │
│║ Naturally he does a fine job on ôRainbow in the ║ │
│║ Darkö since itÆs a natural fit for his Dio- ║ │
│║ inspired rasp, and he shines on Sabbathæs ôDie ║ │
│║ Youngö for the same reasons, as he does on Deep ║ │
│║ Purpleæs ôStormbringer.ö He even blows the dust ║ │
│║ off long forgotten (except by South Park) Paul ║ │
│║ Stanley rocker ôLive to Winö with impressive ║ │
│║ results. ║ │
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│║ Are there less than stellar cuts? Not really. ║ │
│║ Kate Bushæs ôRunning Up the Hillö is jacked up ║ │
│║ to the point of being unrecognizable and it ║ │
│║ works shockingly well, and the anthemic richness ║ │
│║ of ôYouÆre the Voiceö will surprise you though ║ │
│║ it sounds exactly like something off the St. ║ │
│║ ElmoÆs Fire soundtrack. Hell, even the super ║ │
│║ cheese 80s hit ôI Know ThereÆs Something Going ║ │
│║ Onö by ABBA ex-pat Frida will amuse, entertain ║ │
│║ and titillate. The sole low point is Foreigneræs ║ │
│║ ôRev on the Red Lineö but thatÆs due to the fact ║ │
│║ I never found the song all that interesting to ║ │
│║ begin with rather than what Jorn does with/to ║ │
│║ it. ║ │
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│║ I have quibbles here and there with musical ║ │
│║ choices, like wishing they dialed up the ║ │
│║ heaviness factor for ôDonÆt Stop Believing,ö but ║ │
│║ this is a quirky novelty album and ego project ║ │
│║ and it defies strict, somber scrutiny. All I ║ │
│║ know is itÆs a fun, lighthearted slab of hard ║ │
│║ rocking good times sure to get mucho airtime ║ │
│║ this summer. IÆve had my beefs with JornÆs ║ │
│║ releases over the years (Dracula comes to mind ║ │
│║ like a .44 slug), and his last good solo album ║ │
│║ of original material was 2012s Bring Heavy Rock ║ │
│║ to the Land, but cover Jorn is still better than ║ │
│║ no Jorn at all, so here we are with a hard rock ║ │
│║ karaoke show. Next time letÆs try a heavy Bossa ║ │
│║ Nova thing or maybe the best of Louis Armstrong. ║ │
│║ I feel it my fingers, I feel it in my toesà. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - i know there`s something going on [04:58] │
│ 02 - running up that hill [05:05] │
│ 03 - rev on the red line [03:56] │
│ 04 - you`re the voice [05:03] │
│ 05 - live to win [03:54] │
│ 06 - don`t stop believing [04:42] │
│ 07 - killer queen [03:28] │
│ 08 - hotel california [06:31] │
│ 09 - rainbow in the dark [05:00] │
│ 10 - the final frontier [05:52] │
│ 11 - stormbringer [03:56] │
│ 12 - die young [05:11] │
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│ Total Length : [57:36 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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