Melodic rock super-vocalist Joe Lynn Turner (ex-Rainbow, Deep Purple) is back with Emotional Fire, the third in his amazing Sunstorm series of albums. The veteran singer is once again paired with bassist/producer Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69) for another pristine collection of high-class melodic rock songs.
Like the previous Sunstorm releases ( Sunstorm and House Of Dreams ), Emotional Fire features a mix of new and old songs. The older material includes songs Turner originally wrote (and sang backup on) for artists like Michael Bolton and Cher, and the new songs are written by modern melodic rock veterans like Tom and James Martin (Vega,Khymera), Soren Kronkvist (Issa) and Daniel Palmqvist (Xorigin).
It’s hard to say whether the older songs like “Gina” and “Emotional Fire” are stronger than the newer songs, but what’s never in doubt is Turner’s amazing vocal performance. He brings so much power, emotion and depth to these songs – be they ballad, rock anthem or pop rocker – that it’s easy to see why he’s considered a legend. Of course he’s aided by some first class musicians, songwriters and producers, which never hurts.
Emotional Fire is another dynamite melodic rock album, and one that will not disappoint fans of the previous Sunstorm albums. It’s the first must-have melodic rock album of 2012, and one th
01. Never Give Up
02. Emotional Fire
03. Lay Down Your Arms
04. You Wouldn’t Know Love
05. Wish You Were Here
06. Torn In Half
07. Gina
08. The Higher You Rise
09. Emily
10. Follow Your Heart
11. All I Am
Joe Lynn Turner (vocals)
Chris (Schmidtic) Schmidt (drums)
Dennis Ward (bass, guitar, backing vocals)
Uwe Reitenauer (guitar)
Justin Dakey (keyboards)
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