┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Bad Habit - Above And Beyond + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.nov-29-2009 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.badhabitvip.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Bad Habit Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Above And Beyond Label : Aor Heaven ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I feel stronger than the sun comes from the ║ │ │║ title track of Swedish AOR rockers Bad Habit ║ │ │║ latest album and that exact line pretty much ║ │ │║ sums up what this disc is all about. Above and ║ │ │║ Beyond truly shines with a brilliant bright ║ │ │║ light, 13 songs blasting at you with full ║ │ │║ melodic force, leaving you in a state of ║ │ │║ absolute bliss. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I Don't Want You hits you straight on, just ║ │ │║ under three minutes of amazing, catchy rock with ║ │ │║ attitude and edge. The distinct choirs roaming ║ │ │║ in the background is such a fantastic treat. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Vocalist Bax Fehling delivers a world-class ║ │ │║ performance in each and every song, take the ║ │ │║ enhanced chorus line around 2:13 in the sweeping ║ │ │║ Don't Want To Say Goodbye, it takes pure class ║ │ │║ carrying that one through. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Let Me Be The One is one of the softest tracks ║ │ │║ on the album, rich in warmth and soul, each ║ │ │║ instrument used effectively to create an ║ │ │║ extremely smooth flow, captivating and lucid. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Sometimes you can tell by the opening of a song ║ │ │║ if its going to be any good, the gorgeous breeze ║ │ │║ of lush tenderness kicking off A Lot To Learn is ║ │ │║ an example of a song you instantly know is going ║ │ │║ to be something special. The unique guitar leads ║ │ │║ and harmonious glow of the whole thing is just ║ │ │║ spellbinding. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Apart from two songs Hal Marabel is the man ║ │ │║ behind the song writing and I most honestly say ║ │ │║ that I'm truly impressed with the diversity and ║ │ │║ overall quality of the material. ║ │ │║ The title track is a powerful and groovy rocker ║ │ │║ with a thick bass foundation, spiced with ║ │ │║ elaborate guitar inputs and a life conforming ║ │ │║ chorus. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ When looking for adjectives for this release ║ │ │║ words as effusive, positive, catchy and ║ │ │║ heartfelt comes to mind, all which could apply ║ │ │║ to My Confession. The genius keyboard is all ║ │ │║ over the place, the solid drumming sets a steady ║ │ │║ course and with such a vivid refrain you simply ║ │ │║ can't go wrong. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Let Me Tell You is one of my favourite tracks, ║ │ │║ the sensitive but absolute brilliant lyrics is ║ │ │║ easily relatable and again Bax's enlightening ║ │ │║ vocals is the icing on the sweet pastry. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The ingenious used of acoustic guitars is one of ║ │ │║ the albums biggest strengths; it really adds ║ │ │║ depth and soul with Never Gonna Give You Up as a ║ │ │║ stunning example. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Closing the album in just the right way, I Need ║ │ │║ Someone lights up with majestic grace, the ║ │ │║ phenomenal chorus and supporting background ║ │ │║ choirs melt together in fascinating style. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I clearly dig the up beat, ultra catchy tunes ║ │ │║ the best but the moodier, more serious ║ │ │║ compositions are needed to give the album the ║ │ │║ right balance. ║ │ │║ Just A Heartbeat Away is more complex in nature ║ │ │║ than it appears to be at first glance. Keyboard ║ │ │║ and piano bounces off each other in a smooth ║ │ │║ fashion and the mid-tempo beat reflect a sombre ║ │ │║ state of mind. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I Believe plays with harder guitar riffs and ║ │ │║ moody progressive key arrangements, interesting ║ │ │║ but the chorus is a bit too simple. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Surrender has a deep, hurtful and hard pounding ║ │ │║ heart, nicely symbolised by a steady bass beat, ║ │ │║ nothing special but a good song. ║ │ │║ A bit of the same thing goes for Calling Your ║ │ │║ Name, a laid back, atmospheric composition with ║ │ │║ a splendid guitar solo, but it becomes a bit too ║ │ │║ stretched out in the end. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The production is crystal clear and very ║ │ │║ professional if a bit too polished for my ║ │ │║ personal taste. The well-put together lyrics ║ │ │║ reflect on the different shades of life and in ║ │ │║ particular love, mostly from a positive angle ║ │ │║ but you'll find some deeper and quite stirring ║ │ │║ stuff here as well. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This album is a triumph for Hal Marabel and Bad ║ │ │║ Habit. An impressive display of brilliant AOR. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - I Don't Want You [02:50] │ │ 02 - Just A Heartbeat Away [03:17] │ │ 03 - I Don't Want To Say Goodbye [03:10] │ │ 04 - Let Me Be The One [03:18] │ │ 05 - A Lot To Learn [03:55] │ │ 06 - I Believe [04:10] │ │ 07 - Above And Beyond [03:58] │ │ 08 - My Confession [03:21] │ │ 09 - Let Me Tell You [03:27] │ │ 10 - Surrender [04:16] │ │ 11 - Calling Your Name [04:29] │ │ 12 - Never Gonna Give You Up [03:24] │ │ 13 - I Need Someone [02:31] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [46:06 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘