Is this really a Giant album, or an Alessandro Del Vecchio solo album? Del Vecchio has a hand in all but one of the tracks. For those who don’t know who he is, he is Frontiers’ in house guy who they try to shoe in on everything. The only connection with the original band is drummer David Huff, and bassist Mike Brignardello who have zero hand in writing any of the material. So are Frontiers just using a well known name in Giant? Anyway, let’s listen to the tunes.
Let Our Love Win is a pretty good hard rockin’ opener, with a nice vocal from Kent Hill and John Roth on guitar riffing it up. Never Die Young is a really good song, and props to Kent Hill for another superb vocal. Don’t Say A Word is AOR by numbers, not a bad song just very generic. My Breath Away opens with a really nice riff and melody before ballad city takes over. Highway Of Love has a really great opening, and the hook and melody are really good. It’s Not Over is another ballad and it’s heavy on the syrup. The Price Of Love is ballad heavy at the intro, and the power switch is found at some point to add a bit of oomph. Standing Tall adds some much needed balls to proceedings, with a nice riff and funky groove. Anna Lee is the only non-Vecchio track, and it’s yet another ballad. Don’t Wanna Lose You is another ballad; heavy track with a slight interjection of riffage. I Walk Alone close out the album with yes, you guessed it, another power ballad. So it’s a well played album, sounds great, with too much reliance on ballads for me but, the overriding question is, is it a Giant album?
7.5/10 from The Grooveman.
