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Track Listing
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· Roller Coaster Ride (1)
· Devil Woman
· Misdemeanor (2)
· Dance Into The Music
· Here Comes That Feeling Again (3)
· She Goes...
· Waterfall
· Nothern Light
· Room No. 17
· Because Of You
· Remember Where You Heard It First
(*) Best Tracks
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Buy it if you like:
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Cassanova
Demon Drive - Burn Rubber
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DEMON DRIVE
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Four Play
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Escape Music ESM-085
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· Produced By: Demon Drive
· Running Time: 44.54 · Genre: Melodic Rock
· Release Date: March 10 · Released: EU
· LabelLink: Escape Music · ArtistLink: Barfly Music
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Let's be honest, Demon Drive's last album was pretty ordinary. The band took the updated sound and modern rock approach, which wasn't well accepted by established fans of the band and certainly won them no new fans.
But credit to the guys, they said they would take the feedback from that release on board and Four Play is the result.
Thankfully the band have returned to their melodic roots, with the sound on this album more in tune with the first couple of releases of this German melodic outfit.
I'm pleased to say that this album also provides a solid production quality, with a punchy guitar sound and well balanced mix.
Rollecoaster Ride is a good opener, an uptempo melodic rocker with a good hook that sounds strangely close to Bob Segar's Hollywood Nights. Just an observation.
Just like the band's last album, a cover is included here. This time it's Cliff Richard's Devil Woman. This rocked up version is a bit of fun, but to be honest, it doesn't do the album any favors and placed as track 2 interrupts the flow of the original tracks. Better off if they had closed the album with this.
Misdemeanor is much better - a good strong hook and some impressive lead vocals.
The band's cover of Here Comes That Feeling Again is cool. The song was originally performed by Casanova, the band that featured members of Demon Drive. Another good uptempo melodic rocker.
Waterfall is another track with a strong hook and Northern Light sees the band strip it right back and slow it down for a welcome change of pace.
Remember Where You Heard It First closes out the album in good fashion. It's a feel good, uptempo pop rocker with a strong hook and chorus.
Singer Michael Voss has an unusual tone and a distinct accent in his delivery. You'll either love or hate it, but his voice does suit the material.
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The Bottom Line
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There are a couple of fillers within the album, but overall this is a welcome return to the band's intended sound and sees and end to the experimentation that was present on their last album. In going backwards, this is a major step forward and will restore fans faith in the band. A strong production and some good chorus hooks make this a solid European melodic rock album.
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Line Up
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· Michael Voss: Vocals
· Thorsten Koehne: Guitar
· Frank Kraus: Drums
· Jochen Mayer: Bass
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