PALACE

 (SWEDEN)

ONE 4 THE ROAD

 (2022)
LABEL:

FRONTIERS RECORDS

GENRE:

A.O.R.
TAGS:
80's, Easy-Listening, Guitar-Hero, Old School
"Palace takes fans of catchy, traditional AOR back 40 years with this refreshing but unoriginal "One 4 The Road"."
LOLOCELTIC (13.10.2022)  
3/5
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Fourth release of Michael Palace, "One 4 The Road" takes up the business where its predecessor had left it. "Rock And Roll Radio" had succeeded in making people accept its very old school approach thanks to an unstoppable freshness and efficiency. The recipe is thus taken again for this new delivery of eleven titles which seem to arrive directly from the 80's. 

The choruses are catchy and the soli of the master of the place are systematically brilliant. The single 'Westbound', with its unstoppable riff, is the best example and would have undoubtedly offered a nice competition to Survivor or Journey during their greatness. The shadow of Jim Peterik's combo also hovers on 'Facing The Music', combining melody and efficiency, or on 'World Gone Mad' with its hyper speedy solo.

Contrary to many of his compatriots whose Scandinavian identity is blinding, Palace plunges deeply its roots on the other side of the Atlantic and seems more illuminated by the Californian sun than by the midnight one. The ballad 'The Driver' has a country feel to it, and its interpretation is reminiscent of some Nickelback tracks. More dark and energetic, the catchy 'Cancel The Flight' also reaffirms these US influences with talent and efficiency. It is necessary to wait for the mid-tempo 'Loneliest Night' to find a more Swedish touch with numerous keyboards creating a more atmospheric and dark atmosphere at the same time.

"One 4 The Road" will bring surely to the fans of the genre a nice dose of melodic energy both spontaneous and refreshing. The originality is not required and it would be easy to say that this opus comes 40 years too late. It is nevertheless a delicious moment which will delight all those who assume a more or less immoderate love for an AOR with bewitching and catchy melodies coming from another time. - Official website

TRACK LISTING:
 01. Fifteen Minutes - 3:43
02. Westbound - 4:12
03. Too Old For This - 4:10
04. Money Can Kill - 3:06
05. The Driver - 4:00
06. Time Crisis - 3:51
07. Facing The Music - 4:22
08. World Gone Mad - 4:04
09. Living The Life - 3:54
10. Cancel The Flight - 3:51
11. Loneliest Night - 4:22

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LOLOCELTIC
15/10/2022 		  0
Perplexité partagée à la lecture de ton commentaire. Mais peut-être n'as-tu jamais écouté The Night Flight Orchestra, ce qui te permettrait de te rendre compte que l'un peut très bien aller sans l'autre
TOWNSEND LE DEVIN
14/10/2022 		 
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Dire de cet album qu'il ramene 40 ans en arrière et qu'il manque d'originalité dans la même phrase (d'accroche de surcroît) me laisse assez perplexe
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