┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Heaven & Earth - Dig + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-24-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... heavenandearthband.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Heaven & Earth Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Dig Label : Quarto Valley ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ItÆs been a minute since the last Heaven & Earth ║ │ │║ release. The band has been piloted by Stuart ║ │ │║ Smith since the æ90s. And since 1998, Heaven & ║ │ │║ Earth has released two full-length albums; ║ │ │║ Stuart SmithÆs Heaven & Earth 1998 and Windows ║ │ │║ to the World 2001, one EP A Taste of Heaven 2006 ║ │ │║ and the DVD Making of Heaven & Earth 2007. Smith ║ │ │║ then joined Steve PriestÆs Sweet in 2009 and ║ │ │║ headed out on the road and appeared on SweetÆs ║ │ │║ Live! In America that same year. Sticking it out ║ │ │║ with Sweet until it became apparent the band was ║ │ │║ not going to record and release new music, Smith ║ │ │║ tendered his resignation in 2012. With his focus ║ │ │║ back on Heaven & Earth, Smith set out to recruit ║ │ │║ band members and write music. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ His new writing partner turns out to be former ║ │ │║ Sweet vocalist Joe Retta, who, like Smith, was ║ │ │║ dissatisfied with no foreseen opportunity to ║ │ │║ release new music with Sweet. The rest of the ║ │ │║ band is rounded out by bassist Chuck Wright ║ │ │║ (Quiet Riot), SmithÆs longtime friend and music ║ │ │║ partner drummer Richie Onori and keyboardist ║ │ │║ Arlan Schierbaum. With all the pieces to the ║ │ │║ puzzle now glued together, the band began ║ │ │║ writing and recording new music and now unveils ║ │ │║ to the world the new Heaven & Earth album titled ║ │ │║ Dig. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Dig musically fits into the classic rock genre, ║ │ │║ while maintaining a modern edge due to todayÆs ║ │ │║ production standards. Over the years, Smith has ║ │ │║ built friendships with rockÆs most notable and ║ │ │║ respected musicians. So, it is no surprise that ║ │ │║ special guests on Dig include Howard Leese ║ │ │║ (Heart, Paul Rodgers), David Paich (Toto) and ║ │ │║ Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi). The digipack release ║ │ │║ of Dig features a 12-track CD and a DVD that is ║ │ │║ the EPK for the albumÆs release. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Fans of Stuart SmithÆs Heaven & Earth wonÆt be ║ │ │║ disappointed with the new album. SmithÆs ║ │ │║ tasteful chops and creative rhythms find their ║ │ │║ rightful place alongside RettaÆs vocals. Retta ║ │ │║ has an interesting voice. He sounds a little ║ │ │║ like Paul Rodgers (Bad Company, Queen), and yet ║ │ │║ you can hear a little bit of KansasÆ Steve ║ │ │║ Walsh. No, he is not a clone, but his voice ║ │ │║ definitely will appeal to classic rock fans. Dig ║ │ │║ truly is a ôbandö album. The mix, with guitars ║ │ │║ audible, focuses on presenting all instruments ║ │ │║ on an equal level and provides the framework for ║ │ │║ Retta to lay down his vocals. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ By now, we all know the part that rock legend ║ │ │║ Ritchie Blackmore played in SmithÆs life, from ║ │ │║ friend to mentor. Heaven & Earth lives upon the ║ │ │║ back of keyboardist Arlan Schierbaum, whose ║ │ │║ heavy organ melodies instantly will recall Jon ║ │ │║ Lord of Deep Purple. While this is not a copycat ║ │ │║ Deep Purple band, the keys also lend themselves ║ │ │║ to the classic sounds of æ70s rock. The music on ║ │ │║ Dig is bold, deliberate and powerful. Plenty of ║ │ │║ choice cuts make up the CD. From melodic rockers ║ │ │║ like ôNo Money, No Love,ö the opener ║ │ │║ ôVictorious,ö to power balladÆs ôI DonÆt Know ║ │ │║ What Love Isö and ôA Day Like Today,ö plenty of ║ │ │║ quality rock ænÆ roll songs are waiting to be ║ │ │║ discovered. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Smith fans will be glad to have new original ║ │ │║ music in their hands. The latest incarnation of ║ │ │║ Heaven & Earth goes beyond expectations. Dig is ║ │ │║ a strong addition to Heaven & EarthÆs catalog of ║ │ │║ music. And for those who havenÆt heard the ║ │ │║ bandÆs previous albums, they really must. A ║ │ │║ Taste of Heaven featured Paul Shortino on ║ │ │║ vocals; Windows to the World featured Kelly ║ │ │║ Keeling on vocals, and the debut featured Glenn ║ │ │║ Hughes, Kelly Hansen and Joe Lynn Turner on ║ │ │║ vocals. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Band: ║ │ │║ Stuart Smith (g) ║ │ │║ Joe Retta (v) ║ │ │║ Chuck Wright (b) ║ │ │║ Richie Onori (d) ║ │ │║ Arlan Schierbaum (k) ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Victorious [06:15] │ │ 02 - No Money, No Love [04:01] │ │ 03 - I Don┤t Know What Love Is [05:52] │ │ 04 - Man & Machine [04:07] │ │ 05 - House Of Blues [06:13] │ │ 06 - Back In Anger [04:56] │ │ 07 - Waiting For The End Of The World [04:56] │ │ 08 - Sexual Insanity [05:37] │ │ 09 - Rock & Roll Does [03:53] │ │ 10 - A Day Like Today [04:19] │ │ 11 - Good Times [03:48] │ │ 12 - Live As One [04:27] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [58:24 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘