Sunstorm — Alessandro Del Vecchio
Producers: Alessandro Del Vecchio
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AllMusic · 3.5 / 5 · · 2026-07-26 11:45:06
MiskamNiretet · 2.5 / 5 · · 2024-08-09 19:20:53
EveryDisc · 2.5 / 5 · · 2018-06-14 06:49:36
The tireless former frontman of Rainbow and Deep Purple, Joe Lynn Turner, replenishes the "DP family" treasury with enviable regularity with his opuses as part of the Sunstorm project. This is already their fifth album. Even before recording the previous disc, Turner got rid of absolutely the entire lineup of the collective, which was a distillation of Pink Cream 69, thereby usurping the group for his own interests. That's where all the flavor was lost. I am not saying that the project was interesting before this, but it was extremely high-quality in the chosen commercial style. Now Sunstorm is just mass-market goods, running on Turner's name and the standard production of Alessandro Del Vecchio. A soft sound, the same Survivor melodics that filled the last two albums, and monotony elevated to a background level. The road to Hell, On the edge, My eyes on you, State of the heart - simple and pleasant. Of the category "let it be," but not even Joe saves the album. He isn't trying, like everyone else in the group. It seems the project has become just a job, where the main goal is to complete another Japanese tour. Knowing Joe Lynn's solo albums, I would write more myself in his place instead of constantly trusting third-party authors. But based on the above, why bother, if there isn't much inspiration, and the audience will swallow it anyway. It's time to end this project. Boooring!
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