Stefan Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 This is really great stuff! Believe me."Melodic Hard Rockers VADUZ took their name from the capital city of the principality of Liechtenstein, Europe. A strange choice for a band whose members were all born and raised in Iowa, US, but apparently they liked the name after seeing it in a travel brochure.Vaduz born in the late eighties, they recorded and distributed independently their music then disbanded in 1993, but returned three years ago with some line-up changes and the fruit is "Better Days", the band's fresh CD.After the first track "Workin' Band" you realise that Vaduz know how to write good catchy songs and all their members are accomplished musicians.This is a fantastic melodic rocker akin mid '80s Night Ranger with hot riffs, superb rhythm and a killer chorus. Brian Wade's vocal timbre reminds you Jon Bon Jovi here at his young age.Next, "I Saw The Light Again" is another winner. Complete with cowbwell, these guys takes you back to the Hair Metal glory days. Autograph comes to mind, and this isn't an excessive comparison, believe me. Terrific tune.Title track "Better Days" is more midtempo paced but then explodes with an effective chorus, while follower "Thy Kingdom Come" is a superb piano-ballad with Nelson hints, very well crafted for sure.Uptempo returns with the foot-tappin' bluesy rocker ala Great White "Hey Yeah", "Enemy" is more modern (Extreme here and there), whilst "Faces In The Storm" is another ballad, this time acoustically based."Lowdown Blues" as title says, is a strong whiskey-soaked blues rocker (Tesla-ish) feauring an impressive sustained guitar, vintage keyboards and moody vocals.For the end we have one of these 'monster power ballads' akin Warrant, very electric in the highly harmonized chorus and crystal during the verses."Better Days" by Vaduz is one of the surprises of the year without a doubt.If you like pure, elaborated late US '80s Melodic (Hard) Rock in the style of the aforementioned bands, you can't miss this little gem. My only complaint here is the short tracklist. Seriously, all these tracks are glorious.Not only the songwriting is truly faithful to that age/genre, the musicianship and the crystal clear production (excellent for an indie) have the "80s magic touch" so difficult to obtain these days."Tracks:01. Workin’ Band02. I Saw the Light Again03. Better Days04. Thy Kingdom Come05. Hey Yeah06. Enemy07. Faces in the Storm08. Lowdown Blues09. On My Wayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-gTvXoQjRUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd8AHOqiw_8http://www.reverbnation.com/Vaduz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yeah it is good, I've listened to a few tracks on you tube. Well worth investigating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yeah it is good, I've listened to a few tracks on you tube. Well worth investigating. And here's more: http://www.reverbnation.com/Vaduz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Stupid name for an American band - sounds like some typically plodding Euro metal name. Anyway, songs sound great and I'll check this one out asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodicrockoz Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 looks like these guys are from the same area as Dreams, wonder how many other bands like these are there to discover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Live about an hour an half from these guys. Never heard of them. Great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Nice one....now for ther hard part, finding the cd at a reasonable cost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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