‘Tommy Decarlo’ is none other than the singer and keyboardist of ‘Boston’ a melodic rock band from the 70s who didn’t release tons of albums but had a great reputation in the United States (see here). With his son guitarist and keyboard player, 'Brett Nelson' on bass and 'Dan Hitz' on drums, he offers us with 'Lightning Strikes Twice' a melodic rock album filled with accessible compositions at the first listening with a feeling of coming back to the 80s. with groups like 'Foreigner', 'Journey', 'Asia' and even 'Eagles' because some titles are westcoast typed as the first title of the album 'A Better Day' and its addictive chorus. Whether in energetic compositions like 'Rock'n'Soul', 'Stand Up' or 'Gotta Go', or AOR titles like 'You Are the Fire', 'Give Love a Try', 'There She Goes' or 'I Think I Fell in Love With You' or the 2 beautiful ballads 'Still in Love' and 'The One', we are seduced by these melodic lines which are tamed immediately.
In summary, the Americans of 'Decarlo' are releasing a very good melodic rock album which takes us back a few decades back and therefore, 'Lightning Strikes Twice' is to be recommended to all those who love the melodic rock of the 80s... | |
