MR

Since we aren't getting that Journey album we thought would be forthcoming, perhaps now is a good time to talk about other great music worth checking out. I think we all need something else to talk about & I could use some new music. I'll start.

I'm totally in love w/an album by one of our forum members here, Shawn Pelata, & his band Line of Fire. Shawn's voice is a real treasure. He has a great range, very pleasant tone & can really hold a note. I was recently playing this album when some musician friends dropped by & they were all totally into it. They're a hard crowd to please so that says a lot. My favorite tracks are: Morning Light, Can't You See, Faith In Fire, Paradise, & Remind Me. But I listen to the whole album over & over & like it more each time.

Some of the music is very Journeyesque (Paradise), I hear a little Mr. Big in there in Shawn's voice at times (Remind Me), some has a Boston-ish flavor (Morning Light). That's not surprising b/c the late great Brad Delp was a guest studio musician on the album. The whole album is available on iTunes & u can preview the tracks there. Just search for Line of Fire. In the review there, the band is hailed as a hybrid of Journey, Firehouse & Europe.

Their MySpace page also has some of the songs & a link to buy the album:

http://myspace.com/lof