┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Boulevard - IV Luminescence-(MRR065) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Oct-14-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Boulevard Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : IV Luminescence-(MRR065) Label : Melodic Rock ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ HereÆs a band I thought IÆd never hear new music ║ │ │║ from and I am very glad to be proved wrong. ║ │ │║ Boulevard are a Canadian band who released two ║ │ │║ albums û 1988's self-titled debut and 1990's ║ │ │║ æInto the StreetÆ û before disbanding in 1991. ║ │ │║ They did enjoy success in their native Canada ║ │ │║ and became a cult AOR/melodic rock band amongst ║ │ │║ the fans of the genre. Fast forward to 2014 and ║ │ │║ they reformed playing a well received set at ║ │ │║ that yearÆs Firefest and released a live DVD in ║ │ │║ 2015. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Now we have the bandÆs third studio album (the ║ │ │║ IV in the album title refers to the fact that ║ │ │║ the band count the live DVD as album number ║ │ │║ three). The bandÆs line-up includes mainstays ║ │ │║ David Forbes (vocals), Dave Corman (guitars), ║ │ │║ Andrew Johns (keyboards/vocals), Mark Holden ║ │ │║ (saxophone) and Randall Stoll (drums) plus ║ │ │║ relative newcomer Cory Curtis (bass), who lays ║ │ │║ down some funky bass lines listen out on æCome ║ │ │║ TogetherÆ for proof. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The two opening songs, æOut Of The BlueÆ and ║ │ │║ æLife Is A Beautiful ThingÆ, are fine examples ║ │ │║ of how classy melodic rock is made. Both feature ║ │ │║ glorious harmony vocals, lashings of keys, ║ │ │║ classy guitar solos, the melodic vocals of David ║ │ │║ Forbes and the bandÆs secret weapon, the sax ║ │ │║ playing of Mark Holden. The way his sax playing ║ │ │║ links in with the key and guitars is something ║ │ │║ special and his solos even replace a guitar solo ║ │ │║ at one stage. Both songs have positive, ║ │ │║ uplifting lyrics that raise the spirits no ║ │ │║ matter what your mood. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ æWhat IÆd GiveÆ is a soaring ballad, just about ║ │ │║ beating the gospel tinged ÆConfirmationÆ as the ║ │ │║ ballad of the album. David Forbes still has his ║ │ │║ vocal power and it is a real shame we have had ║ │ │║ to wait this long for a new Boulevard album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Oh and if you need some serious rocking, look no ║ │ │║ further than æSlipping AwayÆ, which features a ║ │ │║ guest spot from long time Bryan AdamsÆ guitarist ║ │ │║ Keith Scott. Shades of .38 Special on this one, ║ │ │║ perfect rock music for a summerÆs day. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Not one filler on the album, my only complaint ║ │ │║ is that eleven songs is not enough! However, ║ │ │║ give me quality over quantity any day with ║ │ │║ music. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One of this yearÆs, and indeed any year, melodic ║ │ │║ rock/AOR albums. If you loved the band back in ║ │ │║ the day this is a æmust haveÆ and for those who ║ │ │║ enjoy the music of Chicago and Toto you will lap ║ │ │║ this one up. ****1/2 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review by Jason Ritchie ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Out Of The Blue [03:55] │ │ 02 - Life Is A Beautiful Thing [04:11] │ │ 03 - Laugh Or Cry [04:46] │ │ 04 - What I┤d Give [05:15] │ │ 05 - Come Together [04:59] │ │ 06 - Runnin┤ Low [04:36] │ │ 07 - I Can Tell You Why [04:03] │ │ 08 - Confirmation [04:40] │ │ 09 - Slippin┤away [05:45] │ │ 10 - What Are You Waiting For [04:12] │ │ 11 - Don┤t Stop The Music [04:36] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [50:58 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘