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BANGALORE CHOIR Bangalore Choir is an American metal band formed in 1991 by David Reece, who had a short stint as the singer in Accept. Other band members are Curt Mitchell (guitar), John Kirk (guitar), Ian Mayo (bass), and Jackie Ramos (drums). Ian Mayo and Jackie Ramos were formerly of Hericane Alice |
Bangalore Choir-On Target (Giant/Warner
Bros.) 1992
1. "Angel In Black"
(3:28)
2. "Loaded Gun" (3:47)
3. "If the Good Die Young (We'll Live Forever)" (4:26)
4. Doin' the Dance" (4:09)
5. "Hold ON To You" (4:09)
6. "All or Nothing" (3:10)
7. "Slippin' Away" (4:08)
8. "She Can't Stop" (3:39)
9. "Freight Train Rollin'" (3:33)
10. "Just One Night" (3:47)
Bangalore Choir are hooky, melodic hard rock/heavy metal that is very much in the same style as Whitesnake's hair metal days. (or is it daze?) Vocalist David Reece, who also sang for Accept for a short time, has that David Coverdale sound down. Even some of the vocal melodies have that same appeal. As is par for the course with early 90s pop metal, this CD is loaded with big guitars, big hooks, big choruses, and big backing vocals, all of which makes it a big success. However, unlike similar band's like Magdallen that overpolished the production, Bangalore Choir manage to keep some of the rock 'n' roll grit mixed into their sound. Within days of owning this disc I had already played it through several times. It's a shame that band's like this were blown out of the water in the musically depressed mid-90's. One of the album's most infectious tracks is the album opener, which I have read was written by the band Autograph. Also, as one would expect from an album of this nature, there are plenty of sappy ballads. The skip button may be a necessity to some, but I happen to like these ballads. (Did I just hear someone scream "poser"?) Oh, and the cover for this disc could easily have graced a Spinal Tap CD. (corny!)
Related collections:
Accept | Sircle
of Silence | Hericane
Alice