Taking cognisance of the above, it shouldn’t really be a surprise that Australian musician Darren Phillips (East Temple Avenue) decided to copy the format with his Darren Phillips Project by recording a 5-track covers acoustic EP of some brilliant tracks from the 1980s called ‘Acoustic Heart’, due for release on 23rd November 2022.
Covering tracks by White Lion, Warrant, Poison, Bon Jovi and KISS, Phillips recruited a stellar cast of musicians to the project, with Rob Wylde (Midnite City) on vocals/acoustic guitar, Dennis Butabi Borg (Cruzh, East Temple Avenue) on bass and long-time collaborator and guitarist/synth-master Dan Skeed completing the line-up. With Phillips and Skeed in Australia, Butabi Borg in Sweden and Wylde in the UK, the EP was recorded separately; something that has become more common following the pandemic issues of the last few years. So… can this EP stand up to the classic acoustic rock music tried with various levels of success by many of their contemporaries?
1.Tell Me (White Lion Cover) 04:10
2.Heaven (Warrant Cover) 04:05
3.Fallen Angel (Poison Cover) 04:58
4.Born to Be My Baby (Bon Jovi Cover) 04:52
5.Tomorrow (KISS Cover) 03:23
6.Fahrenheit