Radioactive - Yeah
Sweden's own Tommy Denander is synonymous with Radioactive. This is mainly Tommy's project featuring some top-notch singers like Fergie Frederiksen, Steve Overland from FM and fellow countrymen Matti Alfonzetti plus Mikael Erlandsson. The Rhythm section is skilled consisting of Marcel Jacob (Talisman) and Tony Franklin on bass. Pat Thern bangs the drums.

Tommy Denander is a great guitar player. He always plays melodic focusing on the song itself. He also plays keyboards, which are used cleverly on the record. The tracks are not smothered in keyboard - the keyboard rather adds another layer to the massive sound.

My main objective against the album is that, the listener cannot be kept attentive throughout the record. The album seems to fade out half-ways.

Favorites include the splashing melodic Lies Feed on Lies with some amazing vocals from Steve Overland. The song has a special emotion and edge to it that makes it a standout track. The ensemble between keyboard and a crunchy guitar on Demon is excellent. Demon features Fergie Frederiksen's characteristic vocals, which are stunning and perfect for this style.

Other memorable tracks are Geir Ronning's full vocals on Don't Give up Love. His deep David Coverdale vocals add dept to the mid tempo rocker. After listening to Mikael Erlandsson's solo album I was a bit surprised, when I heard him Rock big time on I Should have know better. His wide vocal range suits all styles like Pop, AOR and on this record he has been chosen for the up-tempo tracks like Fire Within.

Another pleasant vocal surprise is Kimmo Blom from Urban Tale. He provides vocals to Not That Innocent, which has one of the best choruses and guitar solos on the whole record.

In general this is a solid melodic Hard Rock record. The best tracks are the first 5 and after that I have trouble staying focused. Dull songs like Souls on Fire and Until I Change Your Heart sound too regular and furthermore I have never been a fan of drum programming, which Tommy makes use of on some tracks like Over You.

The use of multiple singers varies the record. The fixing point is Tommy Denander's great playing, which is all over the album. Sometimes you have to listen carefully to catch all the finer points in his playing, because of the bombastic sound.

Written by Michael
Sunday, May 11, 2003
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Tracklisting
01 - Yeah
02 · Demon
03 · Don't Give Up
04 · Lies Feed On Lies
05 · I Should Have Known Better
06 · Over You
07 · Fire Within
08 · Not That Innocent
09 · Make It Mine
10 · Souls On Fire
11 · 7 am
12 · Until I Change Your Heart


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