ROMEO'S DAUGHTER — Rapture (review)

ROMEO'S DAUGHTER — Rapture album cover Album · 2012 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
After almost 20 years, ROMEO'S DAUGHTER return to the scene caught many fans off guard as both albums by them were praised as great underrated AOR records. 'Rapture' will surely please the long time fans as the sound reference is totally like the old time, a slight updated sound is inevitable to keep up with the era, but the classic hooks and familiar voice of Leigh Matty will turn your head and think 'is it 1988' again ?

'Trippin' Out' may start with a patchy verse, but you know the chorus is right on track. 'Bittersweet' and 'Cannot Be The One' are instant faves. I spotted a bumpy road on 'Keep Walking', but the next tremendous slow ballad, 'Lightning' and the energetic track, 'Alive' are giving me a hint that this album will be a big success.

Turns out my intuition are right. 'Fly Away' is a huge contender to 'Lightning', 'Make My Dreams Come True' and 'Precious Thing' are two beautiful gems, 'Talking Love' is definitely the best track here, what a flawless tune! The last track, 'Will Be', is a splendid acoustical piece, and the chorus is just mindblowing.

The production is pretty good and I know some of AOR fans might think this is too light, at some point, I swear I can sense THE CORRS writing style here, but if you ask me, this album has the quality needed to match the first two albums. Great job and very enjoyable album!
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