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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you're looking for classic AOR then look no further than this album. The vocals and melodies on this cd are outstanding and whilst some of the tracks sound a little similar each is delivered precisely and are full of energy. There's not a bad track on the cd and for me the outstanding track is How To Stop which I think is quite simply one of the best AOR tracks I've ever heard and worthy of purchasing the cd just for this alone. If you like classic AOR with fantastic vocals and tight production then buy it, you won't be disappointed.
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Eclipse + Pride of Lions
25 Aug 2011
Now this is a match made in melodic rock heaven (which one can only assume looks a lot like the offices of Frontiers Records). Vocalist Toby Hitchcock (Pride of Lions) and Eric Martensson (Eclipse, WET) have teamed up to deliver Mercury's Down, the first solo album for Hitchcock. Given Martenssen's role in the project (he wrote, produced and played all of the instruments on Mercury's Down), they probably could have picked a "project name" rather than calling it a Hitchcock solo album, but whatever you call it, the results are very impressive.
If you're familiar with Hitchcock's work in Pride of Lions, you already know he has tremendous power and range, but given that band's (understandable) tendency to write Survivor-style AOR, we haven't really heard Hitchcock cut loose in a more rocking setting. Martensson takes care of that right away, giving the singer an album full of bombastic melodic rock songs that take full advantage of his vocal range. The songs on Mercury's Down are driving melodic rockers with great hooks, infectious melodies, classic AOR keys and of course soaring, dramatic vocals. You get a few slower songs here and there, but there are enough pure rockers to make up for it. It's not far removed from the kind of material Martensson writes for Eclipse and WET, but there are also similarities to recent albums from Khymera, Airrace and even Journey.
Mercury's Down is a fantastic melodic rock album all around. Fans of Hitchcock's previous work in Pride of Lions and Martensson's work in Eclipse and WET will no doubt love this one, and it ought to appeal to just about fan of high quality melodic rock, both modern and classic.
If you're familiar with Hitchcock's work in Pride of Lions, you already know he has tremendous power and range, but given that band's (understandable) tendency to write Survivor-style AOR, we haven't really heard Hitchcock cut loose in a more rocking setting. Martensson takes care of that right away, giving the singer an album full of bombastic melodic rock songs that take full advantage of his vocal range. The songs on Mercury's Down are driving melodic rockers with great hooks, infectious melodies, classic AOR keys and of course soaring, dramatic vocals. You get a few slower songs here and there, but there are enough pure rockers to make up for it. It's not far removed from the kind of material Martensson writes for Eclipse and WET, but there are also similarities to recent albums from Khymera, Airrace and even Journey.
Mercury's Down is a fantastic melodic rock album all around. Fans of Hitchcock's previous work in Pride of Lions and Martensson's work in Eclipse and WET will no doubt love this one, and it ought to appeal to just about fan of high quality melodic rock, both modern and classic.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
An Amazing Voice
27 Nov 2011
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Toby Hitchcock has a great voice. This CD does not have a week song on it. I particularly like the harder edge songs including, This is the Moment, Summernights in Cabo, Tear Down the Barricades, A Different Drum, and Mercury's Down.
Solo roar by the AOR/melodic rock lion
18 Sep 2011
Format:Audio CD
"Mercury's Down" is the debut album by melodic rock/AOR vocalist Toby Hitchcock. A household name amongst melodic rock circles, Hitchcock formed one of the most appraised partnerships in contemporary melodic music with "Pride of Lions" at the side of Jim Peterik, releasing a string of high quality AOR/melodic rock album.
On this effort, Toby teams up with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Erik Martensson ("Eclipse", "W.E.T.") who is the main creative force behind "Mercury's down", having co-written all songs and played most of the guitars on the album. Musically, it should come as no surprise that the album leans more towards the overblown melodic hard rock of "Eclipse" rather than the AOR approach of "Pride of Lions". You can expect up front guitars holding nothing back on riffs and solos and up-front rhythm section. Still there is also substantial keyboard presence on "Mercury's Down" reinforcing the AOR atmosphere on the songs.
Hitchcock's performance is also effectively differentiated from his previous works, performing lengthier vocal melodies while singing in a protestant way, perfectly mirrored on the choruses of "Mercury's down". Favorite tracks include the devastating opener "This is the moment", the confident "Strong Enough" and the super-harmonious "Let Go". Overall, "Mercury's down" is another high quality melodic hard rock album issued by "Frontiers records" which should very well satisfy fans of "Eclipse", "W.E.T" and "Pride of Lions".
On this effort, Toby teams up with Swedish multi-instrumentalist Erik Martensson ("Eclipse", "W.E.T.") who is the main creative force behind "Mercury's down", having co-written all songs and played most of the guitars on the album. Musically, it should come as no surprise that the album leans more towards the overblown melodic hard rock of "Eclipse" rather than the AOR approach of "Pride of Lions". You can expect up front guitars holding nothing back on riffs and solos and up-front rhythm section. Still there is also substantial keyboard presence on "Mercury's Down" reinforcing the AOR atmosphere on the songs.
Hitchcock's performance is also effectively differentiated from his previous works, performing lengthier vocal melodies while singing in a protestant way, perfectly mirrored on the choruses of "Mercury's down". Favorite tracks include the devastating opener "This is the moment", the confident "Strong Enough" and the super-harmonious "Let Go". Overall, "Mercury's down" is another high quality melodic hard rock album issued by "Frontiers records" which should very well satisfy fans of "Eclipse", "W.E.T" and "Pride of Lions".
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