Stefan Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 From Escape Music:An American band and based in California, TALON was born from the ashes of VOXEN – a band that achieved international success with their release “Sacrifice”, which included a track that was used in the major motion picture “Outbreak” starring Dustin Hoffman.Soon after, a new vision was brought forward with the recruitment of Michael O’Mara (Joshua Perahia, EFX) and demos were soon recorded some songs which culminated in the release of their self-titled debut. Upon release, the CD was wildly praised and was on countless top-10 lists for the year. Soon followed major live shows, including The Gods Festival in the U.K. Talon also had the privilege of being Stan Bush’s backing band at The Gods Festival and the subsequent DVD release. After a break of working on individual projects, Talon recorded new demos and ultimately recorded their next release “Fallen Angels”. With a closer vibe to an AOR feel, New York native Chandler Mogel was brought on board. Chandler Mogel went on to front the Greece outfit Outloud and Talon then used the vocal talents of Shawn Pelata (Line of Fire) and keyboardsman Eric Ragno (China Blue, Takara, etc.). This was simply entitled “III” and was released on Escape Music. It proved to be a great album which strengthened the bands reputation and the addition of Jeff Scott Soto on guest vocals helped them gain a strong following. This brings us to 2015 and the band have gone back to their roots and Michael O’Mara is back behind the mike stand. This is great news, and to add to the excitement they had the great pleasure to have contributions from some amazing friends and guitarists involved in the release. First off, top session guitarist extraordinaire Tim Pierce (Bonjovi, Ozzy, Santana, Elton John, etc.) provides Lead Guitar on 2 tracks and Pete Fry (FarCry, Rockarma) provides Lead Guitar on another track! With amazing tracks such as the emotional “Tonight”, the in-your-face “Evil”, the dirty groove of “Holly Would”, and the energetic fun of “Spun” – and many other outstanding tracks, this release is bound to show up on a lot of 10 Bests Lists for 2015! Its just going to be like the good old days! Talon recently played at MelodicRockFest4, previewing several of the new tracks and now with several shows being set up for 2015 to promote the upcoming release, look for Talon to play near you in 2015!!!!Talon have come strong with their fourth release, this is going to be a monster! Talon is: Michael O’Mara: Lead and Backing Vocals / Kory Voxen: Rhythm and Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar / Jim Kee: Lead and Rhythm Guitar / Phil Keller: Bass Guitar / John Parker: Drums. Special Guest Musicians: Tim Pierce: Lead and Harmony Guitars on “Spun” and “Tonight” / Pete Fry: Lead Guitar on “Love Is Like A Drug To Me” Produced by Ty Sims / Co-Produced by John Parker, Michael O’Mara & Kory Voxen Release date: 20th March 2015Catalogue No: ESM273Tracklist:01. Spun02. Sin City Sister03. Holly Would04. Set Me Free05. Tonight06. It’s A Fine Line Between Love And Lust07. Evil08. I Don’t Wanna Cry09. Love Is Like A Drug To Me10. Raise ‘Em High11. Hole In My Head12. There Ain’t Nothin’ In The World Like A Rockin’ BandListen to 'Spun' here: http://www.breath-fresher.com/2015/01/23/talon-fourplay/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geoff Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 These guys are still going, hey? I see our (ex?) very own Pete Fry plays on one of the songs on this one! That song is very average, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Very cool tune! I'll be picking this one up for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Song isn't that bad. Might check this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrain Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Sadly, that song is poor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocker Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Sadly, that song is poor Disagree, nothing new but still a decent fun rocker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC_AOR Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Lame lyrics. The song is ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrain Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sadly, that song is poor Disagree, nothing new but still a decent fun rocker. A decent rocker brother, but not fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocker Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Sadly, that song is poor Disagree, nothing new but still a decent fun rocker. A decent rocker brother, but not fun Whatever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Planet Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I like it and I will pick it up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Heard the full album today - not bad at all, to be honest. No world beater, but it's a good solid disc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightrain Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 A 70% ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Pretty much, yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaMale Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 I rated it 75% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyharmonies Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Giving this one a re-listen today. It won't win any awards, but it's a good solid album overall with some decent moments, e.g., "Set Me Free", "I Don't Wanna Cry". Mix bugs me a bit though. Sounds thin in places it shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinsane Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Missed this and I'm glad I did. Not a good song, but the video is nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Backed. That song above is awful. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kourosofsteel3 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 A strong 69% here. I cherry-picked 4 tracks for future listenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Toss Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 This album is one of the better albums I've heard this year. I give it a 74% rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 This album is one of the better albums I've heard this year. I give it a 74% rating. I gave it 74% too... and it's 42nd on my list so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Toss Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 This album is one of the better albums I've heard this year. I give it a 74% rating. I gave it 74% too... and it's 42nd on my list so far! My best mark so far is 79.5%.The Care Of Night album. A great album for me is 85% plus. Nothing close to great this year, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 This album is one of the better albums I've heard this year. I give it a 74% rating. I gave it 74% too... and it's 42nd on my list so far! My best mark so far is 79.5%.The Care Of Night album. A great album for me is 85% plus. Nothing close to great this year, so far. Nice, someone with harsher ratings than me. I like it. I agree that 85% plus is a truly great album, but for me a small handful have reached this accomplishment this year; Degreed - Dead But Not Forgotten Care Of Night - Connected Issa - Crossfire Destine - Forevermore Room Experience - Room Experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kourosofsteel3 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 This album is one of the better albums I've heard this year. I give it a 74% rating. I gave it 74% too... and it's 42nd on my list so far! My best mark so far is 79.5%.The Care Of Night album. A great album for me is 85% plus. Nothing close to great this year, so far. Did you steal my list, buddy? Samey here (actually 78,75%). I need,though ,to allow some time to see if the opener and closer raise their status to 10/10 tracks. Actually as soon as I finish my 1989/1990 ratings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rocker Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 This album is one of the better albums I've heard this year. I give it a 74% rating. I gave it 74% too... and it's 42nd on my list so far! My best mark so far is 79.5%.The Care Of Night album. A great album for me is 85% plus. Nothing close to great this year, so far. Did you steal my list, buddy? Samey here (actually 78,75%). I need,though ,to allow some time to see if the opener and closer raise their status to 10/10 tracks. Actually as soon as I finish my 1989/1990 ratings! Eclipse is at the top of my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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