MITCH MALLOY - II

 

Here we go with the latest release by this North Dakota singer after eleven years... and the first thing to say is that this is the continuation of his debut album. This is a Rock album full of energy and full of great musicians as Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem), Bruno Ravel (Danger Danger), Phil Collen (Def Leppard), Brett Walker...
It's been almost twenty years since MALLOY's debut and is inevitable that his voice has changed, now he sound a little bit raspy and though he still keeps a wide range now he sings a couple of tones lower but the personality and melody of his voice is kept.
The album opens with I'm The One, a rockin' cut with backing vocals by Brett Walker that keeps all the feeling of Anything At All. Great opener with catchy chorus and good vibe to play while driving with your windows down and the buttom volumen at 10. Falling To Pieces will catch you from the first listening, is a fast and funny rockin' track that will make you move your feet from the beggining to the end of the song. In this cut MALLOY sings in a higher tone proving his voice is in perfect shape and ready to ROCK!!!. I'll Love You Still will decieve you starting with a piano that soon will turn into a blast of electric guitars becoming another rocking cut though this time chorus is not as catchy as the previous two track, anyway another good cut. Carry On is the first ballad in this album with MALLOY proving he's one of those singers able to shine in harder and smooth tunes. Chorus is backed by some warm hammond and beautiful backing vocals. Love Song is co-writen with Keith Scott (Bryan Adams) and in fact the starting will remind you of It's Only Love while On And On break the line with a different rythm and introducing some keys with special atention to the break after the guitar solo...amazing break and final part for this song.
The rest of the album keeps the same rockin' vibe with the exception of Take It All, a precious melancholic ballad full of passion and magnificent chorus with some elegant piano and backing hammond and As Long As I'm With You and All My Friends, two mid-tempos with some country vibe in the songwriting of the second one and with a final solo of almost two minutes after the break

In Summary, a fantastic returning of one of the most brilliant voices of Rock. If you enjoyed the debut album by MICH MALLOY this one is for you.

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Best Tracks (in order of preference):

Falling To Pieces
I'm The One
Take It All
On And On

This album is worth of 4.5 out of 5 ROCKS!!!