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Date: 2012-03-03 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Hard Rock ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Frontiers Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ Six years in the making ôUndeniableö is the █ █ culmination of hard work, blood, sweat and tears. █ █ Rewind to 2002: the Melodic Rock community is █ █ taken by storm by the debut album of a new band █ █ named Mecca. Formed by vocalist Joe Vana, he █ █ enlisted, among others, the services of former █ █ Toto members David Hungate (bass) and Fergie █ █ Frederiksen on vocals and close friend and former █ █ Survivor founding member Jim Peterik, who █ █ contributed masterfully to the songwriting and █ █ production of the album. █ █ █ █ ôMeccaö created a sonic treasure bringing the █ █ energy to drive diamond hard rockers and the █ █ finesse to create lush power ballads, all with the █ █ texture that, until now, only super-groups such as █ █ Journey, Toto or Foreigner could provide. Amazing █ █ press responses blessed the albumÆs release and █ █ Joe Vana soon started putting together plans for a █ █ follow up album. █ █ █ █ Songwriting started in 2005 between Vana and █ █ Swedish guitarist Christian Wolff. In 2007 things █ █ really took a ground breaking turn with the █ █ songwriting masterpieces that Vana wrote with █ █ Swedish Producer/Song Writer/Guitarist Tommy █ █ Denander. According to Vana ôThe writing synergy █ █ between Tommy and I has been amazing, we think so █ █ much alike in terms of melody and space but sounds █ █ very different melodically than what we both have █ █ done separately, so it truly is a union of █ █ ideas...ö. The musical direction soon showed that █ █ new heights in Melodic Rock music could be █ █ reached. █ █ █ █ Several problems created bumps in the road, █ █ including the death of Vana's longtime friend and █ █ co-producer / engineer Bryan Mitchell which made █ █ the completion of the recording process extremely █ █ slow. Vana continued charging forward, enlisting █ █ the talents of session masters such as Pat █ █ Mastellotto (King Crimson, Mr Mister), Tony Levin █ █ (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson), along with Denander █ █ and Wolff. His core band was also created around █ █ Rick Vitek on drums, Brian Moritz on keyboards, █ █ Wally Hustin on bass, Eric Ragno on keyboards, █ █ Mark Alano on guitar and JoeÆs ace in the █ █ hole....his son Joey on guitars and backing █ █ vocals. █ █ █ █ Fast forward to 2011. Mecca II ôUndeniableö is █ █ finally completed and delivered. The results are █ █ breathtaking. An album which perfectly melts the █ █ outstanding High-Tech AOR approach of Mr. MisterÆs █ █ ôWelcome to the Real Worldö to the commercial █ █ sheer brilliance of TotoÆs ôThe Seventh Oneö. Oh █ █ and... the good news is that Mecca III is █ █ underway! █ █ █ █ If Mecca I was born to unveil the treasures of the █ █ Melodic Rock genre to the unsuspecting public, █ █ then Mecca II ôUndeniableö sets in stone the █ █ gospel of this music with stunning arrangements █ █ and unbelievable melodies. Mecca is now here to █ █ stay....get converted to their music!!! █ █ █ █ MECCA █ █ Joe Vana: Vocals █ █ Joey Vana: Guitars █ █ Brian Moritz: Keyboards █ █ Paul Pisciotto: Synthesizers █ █ Wally Hustin: Bass █ █ Rick Vitek: Drums █ █ Mark Alano: Guitars █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Perfect World 4:01 ░ ░ 2. Closing Time 3:51 ░ ░ 3. Ten Lifetimes 5:13 ░ ░ 4. Life's too Short 4:04 ░ ░ 5. I Know 4:17 ░ ░ 6. Did It for Love 6:03 ░ ░ 7. From the Start 5:11 ░ ░ 8. Deceptive Decadence 6:10 ░ ░ 9. W2W 3:13 ░ ░ 10. Undeniable 4:16 ░ ░ 11. 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