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AllMusic · 4.0 / 5 · · 2026-07-26 11:31:29
MiskamNiretet · 4.0 / 5 · · 2024-08-10 20:59:46
EveryDisc · 4.0 / 5 · · 2018-06-08 06:45:43
Alien - are bright representatives of the Swedish melodic-rock scene, raised on American AOR of the 80s. This style is especially revered in Scandinavia. The band has been releasing studio albums since the 1988-th, and the first two indeed enjoyed popularity, but the band quickly lost success. And then two comebacks happened, precisely in the 2005-nd and in the 2014-rd. And both times the discs were highly appreciated by critics and listeners alike. The main driving force of Alien, guitarist Tony Borg, always remained in the collective, but all the successes are connected with the magnificent voice of Jim Jidhed. And Dark eyes - is no exception. Jim's high soulful vocals lay ideally onto Borg's melodicism - as soon as this union broke apart, the band turned into a European average. The opening Dark eyes –is an inspired euro-AOR; Oh Sarah – is a wonderful flight of the 80s (and in addition another mandatory song with a female name in the title Sherylee); Fallen eagle – is a potential hit of the discotheques of the past; An amazing feeling of American melodies of the 80s in Lethal woman; Wild one – is hard-rock-n-roll, suiting the name; Don't fight it – is melodicism of the highest spheres; Riding with the wind builds up drama; Are you ready is simple and honest in its riff; Well and the lyrics from the melodic dictionary in Fire only confirm the overall concept. Penetrating sonorous guitar solos by Tony Borg go as one more most important quality of this, in my view, best album of the band and one of the best in Europe in this style. All your idols of the 80s from Survivor to Foreigner immediately remind of themselves and just ask to return to your playlist. This is high school AOR and almost a red diploma.
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