Even though I am not an obsessed AOR fan I get very curious when a young Swedish band gets honored AOR band of the year by Classic Rock magazine. Houston is a two man project by Freddie Allen and Hampus Hank Erix. The young lads are helped out by veteran guitarist Tommy Denander and various seasoned Swedish musicians. Earlier in 2010 the self titled album was released in Sweden but coincidental with the Classic Rock Magazine praise the album gets a European/UK release by Spinefarm Records.
With the critical acclaim I had high hopes and Houston only partly lives up to the expectations. The album open very strongly with
Pride and album highlight
Truth Slips. The songs are catchy but the albums looses pace at the end. Houston's debut offers several catchy tunes to please the incarnated AOR fans. Survivor fans will probably love
One Chance while
Give me Back my Heart, She's a Mystery and
Misery will excite most AOR fans.
Houston sounds like vintage AOR. It is hard to dislike the band because this is 80's AOR made in 2010.
Read full review by Brian Style: AOR
Rating: 6/10Posted by
Michael - Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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