Category: Melodic Rock | AOR

The spirit of the great Eighties, captured in the modern studio; that is the essence of Danish melodic rock group BOYS FROM HEAVEN. The band, captivated by the FM radio sound of the late Seventies and early Eighties – with stadium rockers like TOTO and JOURNEY – write, record and perform epic and grandiose rock music featuring the likes of lush vocal harmonies, wide piano, and synth hooks, fiery guitar solos and an oh-so-smooth alto saxophone.

But the boys’ inspiration is not just confined to the era of reverb and Ray-Bans. Traces of the classic rock sound, are also present in the septet’s upcoming album “The Great Discovery“.

Tracklist:
01. The Ascent
02. Green Fields
03. Sunshine Soul
04. Burning Like A Flame
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This Japanese Edition includes an exclusive bonus track, the very good AOR midtempo ‘Don’t Walk Away’.
For the album, Rob worked alongside some the best songwriters and performers in the AOR genre such as Torben Enevoldsen (FATE) on guitars, Fredrik Bergh (SEVEN, STREET TALK) on keyboards, Stu Reid (FINAL FRONTIER) on drums, and legendary Tony Franklin (BLUE MURDER, THE FIRM) on the Monster Bass.

Opener ‘Answer of Life’ starts with an atmospheric intro, then bursts into a very Journey-like song. Right from the off there is no doubting the quality of this guy’s voice with his crooning and the soaring heights he reaches. ‘Don’t Give Up’ follows very much in the same vein in terms of sound but takes the pace up a notch or two with Ro