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Two essential melodic rock albums in one deluxe reissue set
14 Oct 2011
Format:Audio CD
Steelhouse Lane was a melodic rock group put together by songwriter/guitarist Mike Slamer (City Boy, Streets) alongside up and coming vocalist Keith Slack. The band had a sound inspired by Journey, Survivor and Night Ranger, and although they only stuck around long enough to release two albums, they definitely made their mark on the melodic rock scene.
Steelhouse Lane's sound takes the best elements of the classic AOR sound (think Journey, Kansas, Foreigner, Asia and of course Streets) and adds the heavier elements of early 90's acts (like Giant, Damn Yankees and Bad English). The result is a powerful, hook-heavy, hard hitting melodic rock sound that instantly takes you back to arena rock's glory days. Whether it's creating melodic hooks or powerful solos, Mike Slamer just blazes away on these albums. And as good as Slamer's guitar work is; Keith Slack's vocals are just as impressive. I don't know where this guy has been hiding (or where he went from here), but his Steve Walsh-meets-Lou Gramm voice is absolutely perfect for this kind of music.
If you're any kind of melodic rock fan, both Steelhouse Lane releases are absolute must-have albums. Fortunately you can get both albums in Escape's handy 2010 reissue set. The albums have allegedly been remastered, but if so it's not the kind of knockout remastering I'm used to hearing from labels like Rock Candy. Still, the expanded liner notes and the bonus cover of Streets' "If Love Should Go" are nice, and the set is presented well in a double-digipack. If you already own the originals though, it might not be worthwhile to replace them with this set.
Steelhouse Lane's sound takes the best elements of the classic AOR sound (think Journey, Kansas, Foreigner, Asia and of course Streets) and adds the heavier elements of early 90's acts (like Giant, Damn Yankees and Bad English). The result is a powerful, hook-heavy, hard hitting melodic rock sound that instantly takes you back to arena rock's glory days. Whether it's creating melodic hooks or powerful solos, Mike Slamer just blazes away on these albums. And as good as Slamer's guitar work is; Keith Slack's vocals are just as impressive. I don't know where this guy has been hiding (or where he went from here), but his Steve Walsh-meets-Lou Gramm voice is absolutely perfect for this kind of music.
If you're any kind of melodic rock fan, both Steelhouse Lane releases are absolute must-have albums. Fortunately you can get both albums in Escape's handy 2010 reissue set. The albums have allegedly been remastered, but if so it's not the kind of knockout remastering I'm used to hearing from labels like Rock Candy. Still, the expanded liner notes and the bonus cover of Streets' "If Love Should Go" are nice, and the set is presented well in a double-digipack. If you already own the originals though, it might not be worthwhile to replace them with this set.
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