Not satisfied with having one volume celebrating his 30 years involved in music, Escape head honcho Khalil Turk thought why not make it two. Again, it’s a who’s who of the rock community guesting on a collection of original songs and like its predecessor, it kicks big time. I’m assuming this was recorded in bits and pieces all over the world and big props to Frederick Folkare who not only wrote the majority of the songs here but did a great job mixing the album.
So many great songs and performances on the album but the stands outs are No One Knows Your Name with Ralp Scheepers on vocals showing he is not just a screamer rockin’ the album into gear, my personal favourite Crazy with Mr. Jeff Scott Soto on vocals and some kick ass guitar from Mr. Folkare. This one rips along at a great pace. James LaBrie delivers a good performance on Hold Your Future, not too far out of his wheelhouse. It’s great to see a Dan Reed song with Future, adding some groove and swing to proceedings.
These albums are fun to listen to but must be a nightmare to put together. Very enjoyable listen.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
