┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Signal - Loud & Clear + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.nov-06-2016 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2008 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Signal Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Loud & Clear Label : Krescendo ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If you have spent time with this album, and ║ │ │║ consider yourself being a friend of Melodic Rock ║ │ │║ music, then deliverance wasn't any nearer ║ │ │║ before. Never before. Loud & Clear can easilly ║ │ │║ be considered as the eternal jewel of the genre; ║ │ │║ in any way, who cares what any reviewer can cry ║ │ │║ out for. History has been a triumphant judge for ║ │ │║ the one and only release by SIGNAL. Really glad ║ │ │║ a re-release is now available on CD, twenty ║ │ │║ years after the original gem was crafted. ║ │ │║ Tons of reviews/presentations are available on ║ │ │║ both online (mainly) and printed (rare) Media ║ │ │║ regarding the deeds of Mark Free (known as ║ │ │║ Marcie Free the last years - sex change ║ │ │║ operation). Beyond and over any published ║ │ │║ timeline, I feel the urge to vote once again for ║ │ │║ this artist's shining neatness. Mark - apart ║ │ │║ from being a 'name' not receiving the ║ │ │║ recognition he no-doubt deserved (better that ║ │ │║ way, many can argueà) - presented a grand ║ │ │║ charisma of filling more than excellent the slot ║ │ │║ of the singer whenever required. Be it the ║ │ │║ mythical skinsman Carmine Appice-centered KING ║ │ │║ KOBRA in the mid-80s, the excessive UNRULY CHILD ║ │ │║ makings in the 90s or his/her monumental Long ║ │ │║ Way From Home (Mark, here) and ambitious ║ │ │║ Tormented (Marcie, there) albums, the sessions ║ │ │║ with SIGNAL, resulting in the one-and-only Loud ║ │ │║ & Clear CD/LP release in 1990 (yeap, a limited ║ │ │║ vinyl pressing took place in Europe, too, to ║ │ │║ feed the relative hunger of nostalgia fans), are ║ │ │║ the ones described as Mark's zenith in his whole ║ │ │║ career. ║ │ │║ A deal with the EMI lebel could not be less than ║ │ │║ a good sign of trust for Mark Free, the SIGNAL ║ │ │║ camp featured maximum players like Danny Jacob, ║ │ │║ Erik Scott and Jan Uvena, the production was a ║ │ │║ task to be delivered by non other than Kevin ║ │ │║ Elson (famous for his works with EUROPE, ║ │ │║ JOURNEY, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, Mr. BIG and NIGHT ║ │ │║ RANGER) and what was now on question/hold could ║ │ │║ be nothing else apart from the obvious; the ║ │ │║ music itself. Wellà ║ │ │║ Loud & Clear is an album Loud-ly declaring its ║ │ │║ melodic Clear-ness. There's tons of desired ║ │ │║ melodies in there, flirting with both AOR and ║ │ │║ Rock music, a real epitome for what the specific ║ │ │║ world started referring to as Melodic Rock the ║ │ │║ last years. Mark Free sings so fine you'll not ║ │ │║ escape his sweet temptations, the ║ │ │║ instrumentation is simply immense, with nicely ║ │ │║ put riffs interacting with some superb keys, the ║ │ │║ rhythm section marches in familiar and essential ║ │ │║ temposàall these destined to compile a grand set ║ │ │║ of tunes likeàthe whole album! Mark and Co. ║ │ │║ perfrom with envious consciousness for the ║ │ │║ songlist they've crafted, no wonder. ║ │ │║ Don't know if the original issue of Loud & Clear ║ │ │║ is now a rare item or if it's again re-released ║ │ │║ the previous years. With this 2009 reissue, ║ │ │║ though, all things SIGNAL accomplished in one ║ │ │║ and only album are again at your disposal. Fans ║ │ │║ of Steve Perry, FOREIGNER, SURVIVOR, BAD ║ │ │║ ENGLISH, FM and BOULEVARD already have this gem, ║ │ │║ I guess. Probably in the Top-3 'Melodic Rock ║ │ │║ CDs' list. Sensational voice, astounding melodic ║ │ │║ musicàwhat more? ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Lineup: ║ │ │║ Mark Free - Lead Vocals ║ │ │║ Danny Jacob - Guitar ║ │ │║ Erik Scott - Bass, Keyboards ║ │ │║ Jan Uvena - Drums, Percussion ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Arms Of A Stranger [04:44] │ │ 02 - Does It Feel Like Love [04:07] │ │ 03 - My Mistake [03:48] │ │ 04 - This Love, This Time [04:49] │ │ 05 - Wake Up You Little Fool [04:19] │ │ 06 - Liar [03:45] │ │ 07 - Could This Be Love [05:03] │ │ 08 - You Won't See Me Cry [04:14] │ │ 09 - Go [03:52] │ │ 10 - Run Into The Night [03:53] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [42:34 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘