Palace - One 4 The Road

[Stefan]

 

From facebook:

In a little blue folder, on a couple of hard-drives, in Sweden and in Italy; a new Palace album is waiting to see the day of light.

 

Edited May 25, 2022 by Stefan

[J.S.M]

In Italy because of Frontiers, right? That doesn't mean ADV is involved, yet, right? I don't need another great artist ADVed.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

6 hours ago, Stefan said:

a new Palace album is waiting to see the day of light.

I believe the phrase is "light of day."

[KarpetRydOFunk]

1 hour ago, J.S.M said:

In Italy because of Frontiers, right? That doesn't mean ADV is involved, yet, right? I don't need another great artist ADVed.

It would be a shame, wouldn't it. Especially as this is basically a one-man project.

[Tabe]

22 hours ago, J.S.M said:

In Italy because of Frontiers, right? That doesn't mean ADV is involved, yet, right? I don't need another great artist ADVed.

Given that they worked together on the Find Me album, I would almost guarantee ADV is involved with this one.

[Tabe]

I'm cautiously optimistic.  First album was great, last two albums have been less-good.

[AlphaMale]

6 minutes ago, Tabe said:

Given that they worked together on the Find Me album, I would almost guarantee ADV is involved with this one.

Is that prick gonna fuck up this band too? Done ruined First Signal.

[Stefan]

So here's a game for you. From FB:

I was going to post the track list for the new Palace album, but...the image got corrupted and some letters have gone missing! Do you think you can guess any of the titles?

II'll give it a try.

1. Fifteen Minutes

2. Westbound

3. Too OId For This

4. Missy Can Kill  

5. The Driver

6. Time Crisis

7. Facing The Music

8. World Gone Mad

9. Living The Life

10. Cecil The Fatest  

11. Longiest Night 

 

[AlphaMale]

2 hours ago, Stefan said:

So here's a game for you. From FB:

I was going to post the track list for the new Palace album, but...the image got corrupted and some letters have gone missing! Do you think you can guess any of the titles?

II'll give it a try.

1. Fifteen Minutes

2. Westbound

3. Too OId For This

4. Missy Can Kill  

5. The Driver

6. Time Crisis

7. Facing The Music

8. World Gone Mad

9. Living The Life

10. Cecil The Fatest  

11. Longiest Night 

 

Longiest??? 

[Stefan]

New song 'Westbound'.

 

Edited May 24, 2022 by Stefan

[Ponen]

Wow... Love that!! This guy is a force to be reckoned with in our type of genre. 

[lettard]

Thats not bad...long way removed from Master Of The Universe stuff but he's quite good at this feelgood 80's summer type stuff 

[Tabe]

That is A LOT better than his other recent output.  Not a classic by any means but good.  I'll take it.

[J.S.M]

Cool song but the production makes it sound like he's lisping here and there.

Listened to the Itunes samples and some songs are sounding pretty modern (which is not my cup of tea) but especially the first half sounded great. 

[zacharyamelie]

This guy has absolutely taken it to another level of awesome with his last album and this track. 

[Captain Holly]

It's a great song, just seems like the recording is over-saturated/recorded too loud. I had to drop almost every band in my equalizer to clean it up to where I could actually hear it. Looking forward to the rest of the record and hoping no ADV is in it.

C.H.

[Stefan]

 

From Frontiers:

Palace, the brainchild of Lithuanian born Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Michael Palace, returns with a fourth album, "One 4 The Road". Once again, Michael Palace handles all the instrumentation, songwriting, and production for the effort, which showcases his love for the imagery and sounds of the glorious ‘80s. "One 4 The Road" is an unabashedly massive AOR/Melodic Rock album, as has come to be expected from this gifted Swede's output under the Palace moniker. Palace's sound can best be described as a carefully curated blend of all the greatest arena rock, AOR, and hard rock from the 80’s delivered in a tight-knit package. Unforgettable choruses, virtuosic guitars, clever lyricism, and a true passion for the retro aesthetic...Palace tickles the nostalgia nerve, while maintaining a firm foothold in the now.

Michael Palace first began collaborating with Frontiers as a songwriter and guitarist for First Signal, which of course features legendary Harem Scarem vocalist Harry Hess, Cry of Dawn featuring Goran Edman, Kryptonite featuring The Poodles vocalist Jakob Samuel, and Pride Of Lions vocalist Toby Hitchcock. Those successful (and musically delightful) collaborations led to a deal with Frontiers where Michael could deliver songs in his own vision without other musicians in mind under the name Palace. "One 4 The Road" is the fourth release by Michael's solo vehicle, which he has been releasing albums by bi-annually since 2016. 

Michael Palace is best known for his namesake project, where he is responsible for every part of the production. Michael does it, not out of necessity, but rather a deep love for the entire craft, and frequently collaborates with a vast number of artists and musicians around the world. Michael Palace has honed his skills as a musician, songwriter, and studio whiz with several different acts over the years, including, but not limited to KENT HILLI (Perfect Plan), FANS OF THE DARK, THE MURDER OF MY SWEET, HOUSTON, FIND ME (featuring Robbie LaBlanc), FIRST SIGNAL (featuring Harry Hess), and more. 

Fans of Palace’s previous three releases, “Master Of The Universe”, “Binary Music”, and "Rock and Roll Radio", will have no shortage of joy upon hearing the band’s latest entry into Michael Palace’s impressive and growing catalog. 

Tracklisting:

1. Fifteen Minutes
2. Westbound
3. Too Old For This
4. Money Can Kill
5. The Driver
6. Time Crisis
7. Facing The Music
8. World Gone Mad
9. Living The Life
10. Cancel The Flight
11. Loneliest Night

Line-Up:

Michael Palace – All Instruments, Songwriting, & Production

Edited June 19, 2022 by Stefan

[Stefan]

New lyric video for 'Fifteen Minutes'.

 

 

[lettard]

Sounds good...a real Baywatch 80's soundtrack vibe to that   

Edited June 20, 2022 by lettard

[Mr.AOR]

Love It... That's 2 for 2 looking forward to the album 

[Eric3]

Did he work with Magic Dance on his last two albums, by chance? The production sounds extremely similar.

[Tabe]

Not loving the new song. It's alright. It does kinda sound like Magic Dance, just nowhere near as good. 

[PeterS]

Just dropped and after two spins there seems a lot to like. 

[J.S.M]

The first half is great but I can't connect with the second half, yet.

Too modern sounding songs on the second half and the drums in loneliest night are way too loud and harsh for me.

[Mr.AOR]

There's only one word to describe this album AWESOME!!!

Was listening to this poolside today as I'm 3 days into a two week holiday. Then the track "cancel the flight" came on and I thought that's how I'm gonna feel on my last day.