HESS: Just Another Day CD promo. A.O.R Check audio (whole album, all songs)

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Label: Frontiers Records  FR CD 144
Format: CD, Album, Promo, carton sleeve
Country: Italy
Released: 2003
Genre: Rock
Samples: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/album/just-another-day/id440138356  or     https://www.allmusic.com/album/just-another-day-mw0000740062
Tracklist:
1 Look Right Through Me
2 Wasted Away
3 Everybody
4 Just Another Day
5 Two Ways
6 The Deep End
7 Undone
8 Why
9 Miles Away
10 Sentimental Blvd
Running Time: 48.10

Harry Hess: Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Drums
Guests:
Pete Lesperance: Guitar,
Darren Smith: Drums

Produced By: Harry Hess

Notes: First solo album from Harem Scarem singer. Promotional copy comes in carton sleeve.
Barcode: 8 024391 014424

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92%
Yes, he’s done it again. The catchiest songwriter in melodic rock has completed his debut solo album, which holds no surprises, in that it’s filled with only the finest hook friendly pop rock.
Most solo albums see the artist branch out on a different route than the band and Harem Scarem’s Harry Hess is no different. Except on Just Another Day, we revisit Harry’s love of simple modern pop/rock, which Rubber certainly touched on.
This is a little different from Rubber again, in that it’s a more laid back, moody, ballad-friendly environment than the uptempo feel good 3 minute fuzz-rock of Rubber.
Essentially, this album is 9 moody pop rock ballads and once classic Scarem track revisited.
Look Right Through Me is a great track to open with. A dual electric and acoustic driven track, the chorus is as instant as Harry’s raspy vocals are. The feel good, happy go lucky song would be just that, if it wasn’t for the anguish of the heartbreaking lyrics. A small note – I believe the songs cuts away about a minute too soon, as I can only just hear Eric Martin’s guest vocal as the song fades.
Wasted Away is a song not too distant from the general writing style from Weight Of The World. Another very catchy chorus feeds this melancholy uptempo track.
Everybody is pure pop rock brilliance. This is truly a great uptempo feel good track, with some intelligent lyrics, killer chorus and a multi-layered closing portion of the song that should have all Hess fans in raptures.
Just Another Day starts slow, with some modern production techniques, before turning into a dark and brooding chorus, which as usual is as catchy as hell. The song gets slightly heavier as it goes and is another that could easily have been transformed into a Harem Scarem track.
Two Ways is a pure pop song with some Beatlesque influences. It’s pretty laid back, but features a strong chorus, which saves the song. Still pretty likeable!
The Deep End is another very pop song and mainly acoustic driven. This maybe the album’s weakest track and even saying that is pretty catchy. This is Harry at his most pop – or at his furthest point from what harem Scarem is. Being that the last 2 songs slowed the album’s flow down, it was time for something upbeat and Undone delivers. Back to the moody electric guitar driven pop rock of the album opening numbers, this track features more Beatlesque retro vibes, but with a very simple feel good chorus.
Why is another guitar driven track and one fo the more uptempo tracks of the album. This vibe of the song matches that of If You from Weight Of The World and for that reason is also one of the album’s best tracks.
Miles Away continues the strong run of tracks towards the end of the album. Semi-acoustic and moody in nature, the chorus here is one of the very best Harry has written for the album and is instantly memorable. Sentimental BLVD. is of course, the track originally recorded for the classic Harem album Mood Swings, except it featured drummer Darren Smith on vocals. Here Harry gives us his own version of the hit, which if you ask me, sounds like the original version the band would have demoed from the album. This does not sound like the rest of the album, nor does it sound like it was recorded at the same time. So this seems like a gift for classic Harem Scarem fans, which will see it rated highly with listeners. While musically different, it makes the vibe of the album and closes out the album on a high note.
However, at only 38 minutes long, it is again over all too soon and one hopes that the next Harem album will run slightly longer than this and their last album. Additionally, it’s not as tightly produced as the Scarem albums and particularly the flawless Weight Of The World. This is a more laid back, looser approach to the song style and sound recording.

The Bottom Line
Several tracks from Just Another Day could sit comfortably on the last Harem Scarem album, had they been dealt with in a slightly different manner. That should see the majority of Harem fans able to purchase this and enjoy it thoroughly, although those already partial to Rubber and a softer singer/songwriter approach will digest it more comfortably.
If you favor the modern sound from Harem and like the mellower moments of Rubber, this album will rate more highly than for those who are still more keen on Mood Swings.
But when you strip it all back, this is still an album of very catchy, very likeable pop rock songs that only enhance the reputation of the writer even further.
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Harem Scarem vocalist’s 2003 solo album
Musicians featured on the album include, Eric Martin (ex-Mr. Big), Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem), Darren Smith (ex-Harem Scarem), Mike Turner (ex-Our Lady Peace), Justin Abedin, Mike Borkosky (Mullmuzzler, Lee Aaron, Alannah Myles), Creighton Doane (Harem Scarem, ex-Honeymoon Suite), & Ray Coburn (ex-Honeymoon Suite).
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favourites,
This CD is amazing! The sexy gritty voice of Harry Hess and the strong music behind it make this upbeat CD a regular in my car stereo.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ex Harem Scarem Singer!!!,
Here we find Harry Hess of Harem Scarem going solo. Although he uses Pete Lesperance (Harem Scarem’s guitarist)on the project. It is a little different from the Harem Scarem material but not much. It is full of top notch musicianship and very well written songs that will leave you singing them all day. I believe he was trying to make a top 40 CD but this is better than any junk on the radio today by a long shot. If you love Harem Scarem, don’t miss out on this CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars out of this world,
harry hess is so dreamy. this is the best CD ever!
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4.5 out of 5 stars Softer side of Harem Scarem!,
This is a beautifully crafted collection of melodic songs by the voice of Harem Scarem. All the songs on the album are extremely high in quality and full of great lyrics and melodies. Although it sounds a little softer than Harem Scarem’s music it still maintains the very high standard of production, performance, and intense melodies we have come to expect of Harem Scarem. I can’t believe it took me this long to get Harry Hess’s solo album but I am very pleased I did. If you like Harem Scarem’s music and especially their style of ballads then you will love this album. Check out Harry singing on Sentimental Boulevard as opposed to Darren Smith’s equally awesome version on the Harem Scarem album. Highly recommended and definitely worthy of purchase – 4.5 stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Man, this guy never runs out of great tunes,
Harry Hess is better known as the lead singer for Canada’s classic melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Scarem pretty much releases an album every year, and they are always outstanding, so how Hess found time for a solo record I’ll never know. Anyway, his melodic gift is in full force here, and the tunes are pretty similar to the Harem style with a bunch of random pop influences thrown in. A good buy for anyone familiar with Harem, as well as any melodic rock fans who don’t mind a little bit of pure pop mixed into their hard rock. Probably one of the top 5 pop rock tracks of the year with “”Look Right Through Me,”” also.

Best Tracks:

“”Look Right Through Me”” – A stunning modern pop rock tune with a cool slide guitar riff vaguely reminiscent of Badfinger (masters of sad/happy dynamics). Great lyrics too – the implied double meaning of the word “”clear”” as something easy to see and impossible to see. Love it!

“”Everybody”” – Harry takes a bit of the old Cheap Trick vibe and a bit of Jellyfish backing vocals and tosses them in his AOR stew. Fresh and fun.

“”Just Another Day”” – A nice tech-y pop song that would fit right in on Def Leppard’s latest, X. Good but different…

“”Why”” – The most rocking track here. Upbeat, catchy as hell and fun lyrics. A lot like “”If You…”” from Harem’s Weight of the World record.

“”Sentimental Blvd.”” – Originally a Harem classic tune sung by drummer Darren Smith, Harry’s take is awesome as well. I have the feeling that Lemmy could sing this song and it would still be catchy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Solid melodic a.o.r release……,
Harry Hess has a talent for writing good songs with hook laden choruses full of harmonies. He has a knack for writing radio worthy songs, without sticking to 3 chord arrangements….(sadly, you probably won’t hear this CD on the radio waves). The standout tracks on this CD are:

Wasted Away

Just Another Day

Why (this is one of the strongest songs on this CD, how this isn’t a massive hit, I’ll never know)

Miles Away

Sentimental BLVD

The other tracks are well done too, but don’t shine as these ones do.

Fans of Kip Winger would easily get into this CD, as well as Harem Scarem’s “”Higher”” and “”Weight Of The World””.

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