Johnny Gioeli — Alessandro Del Vecchio
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AllMusic · 4.0 / 5 · · 2026-07-26 15:44:41
EveryDisc · 2.5 / 5 · · 2018-12-03 10:57:41
Simultaneously with the project with Castronovo, one of the best vocalists of modern melodic rock decided to release his first purely solo album. Although the lineup differs from Set the world only by a star drummer and guitarist. Bass and keyboards simply moved to the next studio, and possibly simply remained in the same one. In general, One voice is completely mediocre. By sound and delivery, the record is similar to the last Bon Jovi albums with Sambora. Music in the format of the most primitive stadium pop-rock tracks for MTV. Perhaps when you record such cheerful music, then vibes of happiness create a feeling of something incredible, but let us be honest, there are a million such songs. Not only that, iconic examples of even this style were written many years ago. Johnny, however, does not offer anything on the menu except for decent vocals and a couple of songs that are more expressive than the rest - the pleasant Running and the almost rocking Hit me once, hit ya twice. One voice turned out to be even weaker than the already banal Set the world. It is not entirely clear why Gioeli decided to burst out so violently this year (taking into account the release of another Pell album), but writing alone is beyond his power. And he remains one of the strongest vocalists in his genre, although judging by his work on the solo album, this is hardly estimable.
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