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Last Autumn's Dream - Saturn Skyline

Published March 23 2007


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=Staff's pick

For The Young And The Wild*
After Tomorrow's Gone
Pages*
Rock 'n Roll Is Saving My Soul
I Know A Lot About Love
Critical*
Supersonic
Frozen Heart
American Girl
Domino
Still On The Run


Genre Melodic Rock
Mikael Erlandsson
Vocals
Tracks 11
Andy Malecek
Guitar
Runningtime 48 Min.
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Guitar
Label Escape Music
Marcel Jacob
Bass
Release 21 Feb. 2007
Jamie Borger
Drums
Country Sweden/Germany
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Keyboard
Similar artists Talisman, Treat, The Poodles

Are you a sucker for cheesy sing-a-long choruses that stick in your head at first listen? Well, look no further, Last Autumn's Dream has arrived for your pleasure. This is actually the third album from these melodic rocksters. On the debut album Ian Haugland, Mic Michaeli and John Levén from Europe (the band, that is…) participated. When the reunion of Europe was a fact they however left the band but the replacements wasn't rookies so to speak. Andy Malecek (Fair Warning), Mikael Erlandsson, Marcel Jacob (Talisman) och Jamie Borger (Talisman, Treat) is nothing but a bunch of well respected musicians with a lot of experience in these matters. The main song writer Micke Erlandsson has contributed with songs in the Swedish qualification for the Europan Song Contest, a fact that also can be heard on Saturn Skyline considering the focus on strong and addictive choruses.

The cheese-factor on Saturn Skyline is extremely high and the whole album is an act of balance but in the end the guys manage to make me smile rather than throw up, even if a tiny nauseous feeling can be sensed on a couple of songs. Things would most definitely be better with a little more edge and heaviness but I must say that I am quite impressed over the number of great choruses the album is in possession of. The album is quite even but there is one track that sticks out more than the others since the up tempo rocker Pages is absolutely brilliant. More songs like that next time and the number of chalices will without a doubt increase. If you're only into Metal in different shapes: stay away! If you are a fan of melodic rock with catchy melodies: buy!

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Summary



6,5 chalices of 10 - Hawk


Related links:

www.myspace.com/lastautumnsdream