Description
Category: Hard Rock
Year: 1995
Label: Vienna Records
Catalog Number: Misha 001
10 songs
Trk Song
1 Strangers
2 Ready or Not
3 Put a Little Faith in Me
4 Valhalla
5 Reaper
6 Don’t Let It Go
7 Can’t Hold Me
8 Evolution
9 Here I Am
10 Heaven Only Knows
5.0 out of 5 stars Discover the Undiscovered, M
This album is a real treasure for those who like crafty guitar playing along with super melodic songs that feature two of the best hard rock vocalists in business. Both Tony Martin (ex Black Sabbath) and Ian Parry (Elegy) make guest appearances here and Misha Calvin is the guy who steals the show with his incredible talent that can be immediately heard with the strong opener “Strangers”.
Smart use of keyboards provides a spark and acoustic guitars with a silky smooth voice of Tony Martin complements the song.
Next comes “Ready or Not”, which is a little faster and more straight forward. The listener is definitely bought by now as the song reveals the huge chorus and a pompous guitar solo.
Things slow down with a third track that is the ballad “Put a Little Faith in Me” that showcases the abilities of Tony Martin. A Great tune indeed.
“Valhalla” is a short instrumental that grows into another monster track sung by Martin. “Reaper” starts off with a killer guitar riff that carries the tune in a best Hard Rock tradition and it makes you wonder why you have never heard this one before.
The rest of the songs on the album are not as flashy, yet still carry the atmosphere of the earlier tracks. “Don’t let Go” and Can’t hold Me” (both sung by Ian Parry) are typical AOR tunes that sound nice. Another instrumental “Evolution” is simply beautiful. Combination of acoustic guitar and backing keyboards develop jaw-dropping melody that stays in your head for hours.
“Here I am” sees the last Tony Martins performance here leaving for keyboards to take control over the song, which is also nice. And finally, another ballad and this is where Ian Parry shows that he can sing. Another huge chorus make this song so unforgettable and leaves a listener wanting for more.
Overall, this is more than just a solid album; this is a true classic. There is not too many albums I can recall that offer this much for a melodic hard rock fan, even though this one is probably the most unknown one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Misha – Killer CD,
this is an anonymous guitar player but i think everyone should know him ! he is an excellent player – he can shred but he can play slow and he reaches your heart… Stranges , Reaper , Valhalla are AWESOME. but every song is great in this album – 5 stars from
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing CD – unknown player,
Misha Calvin is a yuguslavian guitar player , unknown , but when i heard this cd i was amazed !
The cd has good lyrics wrapped with great guitar stuff , very catchy , easy to hear , great rhythm section and also some fast and furious guitar solos.
My favortie tracks are the rock ballad “put a little faith in me” , Instrumentals “Valhalla” and “Evolution” , and of course the intro song “strangers”.
The singers Ian Parry and Tony Martin are doind great job here.
I am sure you will enjoy this CD !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!,
This is one fantastic melodic rock cd. Not only are the songs incredibly melodic and loaded with good, memorable hooks, but the musicianship is outstanding, too. This guitarist, Misha Calvin, plays as good as Yngwie or Impelletteri, yet he is almost completely unknown! Also, you have the ultra- powerful, superhuman ranged vocals of ex-Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin featuring on most of these songs. The other vocalist is no slouch, either. An excellent, excellent cd- rock solid from start to finish. If you like melodic metal/hard rock and AOR, your in for a very good time here- it really dosen’t get much better than this!
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singer Tony Martin
with Black Sabbath
Studio Albums:
The Eternal Idol (1987)
Headless Cross (1989)
TYR (1990)
Cross Purposes (1994)
Forbidden (1995)
Live Albums:
Cross Purposes Live (1995)
Compilations:
The Sabbath Stones (1996)
with Aldo Giuntini
The Giuntini Project II (1999)
The Giuntini Project III (2006)
with Dario Mollo
The Cage (1999)
The Cage 2 (2002)
with Empire
Trading Souls (2002)
Raven Ride (2005)
with Forcefield
Forcefield II: The Talisman (1988)
with Phenomena
Psycho Fantasy (2006)
Blind Faith (2010)
with Rondinelli
Our Cross, Our Sins (2002).
with Star One
Victims of the Modern Age (2010, on “Closer to the Stars”)
Compilations
Voices of Rock: High & Mighty (2009, “Into The Light”)
Solo:
Back Where I Belong (1992)
Scream (2005)
Who Put the Devil in Santa (single) (2009)
The Book Of Shadows (TBA)
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