Revolution Saints - Eagle Flight

[Stefan]

 

New single.

From Frontiers:

Revolution Saints, the band centered around vocalist/drummer Deen Castronovo, have returned with a new line-up and a new single, 'Eagle Flight'. Castronovo is joined by new companions, bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist Joel Hoekstra for Revolution Saints 2.0 and 'Eagle Flight' is their brand new musical statement announcing their arrival. 

 

Revolution Saints was initially put together by Serafino Perugino, President and Head of A&R for Frontiers Records, to showcase the stunning voice of Deen Castronovo (Journey, Bad English, Hardline). Castronovo has always been a well respected drummer, but fans who took note of his background vocals over his career and who attended Journey shows and saw him take lead vocals on 'Mother, Father' during the band's set, came to realize he also had an amazing voice. Revolution Saints was, and always has been, a vehicle to show the world Deen's incredible singing talents.

 

For the first three Revolution Saints albums, "Revolution Saints", "Light In The Dark", and "Rise", Deen was joined by bassist/vocalist Jack Blades (Night Ranger) and guitarist Doug Aldrich (The Dead Daisies, ex-Whitesnake, DIO). Produced by Alessandro Del Vecchio, those three albums brought back the classic melodic rock style that thrilled and delighted legions of fans in the ‘80s and ‘90s and still does today! Inspiring, uplifting vocals, soaring melodies, and hooks for days is what you get in spades across those three albums. 

 

While Revolution Saints MK I left an indelible mark on the melodic rock world, it was time for MK II to be born. Deen, having recently re-joined Journey, was feeling invigorated and inspired and ready to sing his ass off. Filling Blades and Aldrich's shoes would be no easy feat, but, mercifully, the exact right guys were found for the job. Joel Hoekstra is a current member of Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Iconic, as well as having his own solo project, Joel Hoekstra's 13 and is an absolutely stunning guitar player, able to play multiple styles. Jeff Pilson, currently a member of Foreigner, Black Swan, and The End Machine, is also known for his time in Dokken and his more recent production work. Two stellar musicians to compliment Deen's singing and drumming is exactly what was needed for Revolution Saints 2.0 and that's exactly what we've got here. 

 

Fans of Revolution Saints first three releases are going to find much to be delighted with here with the new, rejuvenated Rev Saints and their brand new single, 'Eagle Flight'! 

 

A new studio album will be released in the first half of 2023.

 

 Line-up: 

Deen Castronovo: lead vocals, drums 

Joel Hoekstra: guitars 

Jeff Pilson: bass

 

 

 

Edited November 29, 2022 by Stefan

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Looking forward to giving this a listen tonight. 

[Eric3]

3 hours ago, Stefan said:

Revolution Saints was initially put together by Serafino Perugino, President and Head of A&R for Frontiers Records, to showcase the stunning voice of Deen Castronovo ... Revolution Saints was, and always has been, a vehicle to show the world Deen's incredible singing talents.

Well, at least they're being honest now.

[AlphaMale]

meh

[Glen]

reeks of ADV 

[AlphaMale]

3 minutes ago, Glen said:

reeks of ADV 

That it does.....

[All Nights Reserved]

Great song. 

[AlphaMale]

17 minutes ago, All Nights Reserved said:

Great song. 

Really?? I'm hearing nothing but paint by numbers ADV tripe.... 

[Captain Howdy]

How many bands is Jeff Pilson in now?

[The Rocker]

Deen sounds good, the music sounds good, production sounds good, chorus is very meh and brings the song down.

[Doug]

I'm a Deen fan, so will be picking this one up in 2023. These three though, combined, like how many bands ["projects"] have they been in? .

[Tabe]

5 hours ago, Captain Howdy said:

How many bands is Jeff Pilson in now?

All of them. 

[Tabe]

I like the song. Bring on the album. 

[Geoff]

I dig that too. Cool song. Gotta say, though, it’s very uncomfortable to see a rock video without footage of the drummer. Not into it. But the song, I am. 

[CMGiordano]

I don't have as much disdain for Del Vecchio as some do, but I can't help but feel like this sounds very... generic in an ADV kind of way? It's not that it's a bad song by any means, it's just that I've only listened to it once, but it feels like I've heard it about 300 times because it sounds like so many other songs Del Vecchio has produced.

Secondly, since they've outright admitted that Revolution Saints was meant as a vehicle to showcase Castronovo, without Jack Blades and Doug Aldrich, I'm a little puzzled as to why they didn't just make a Deen Castronovo solo record instead. Surely at this point, anyone familiar with Frontiers, melodic rock music and especially Revolution Saints knows who he is.

[Glen]

 

ADV wrote most of the debut. but that was before he burned himself out writing another 4000 songs

of course the main problem is it isn't Revolution Saints.

If you still want to showcase DC pick some more band members and call it something else but don't pretend its Rev Saints anymore. 

[CMGiordano]

1 hour ago, Glen said:

of course the main problem is it isn't Revolution Saints.

If you still want to showcase DC pick some more band members and call it something else but don't pretend its Rev Saints anymore. 

Exactly.

Same goes for Sunstorm.

[AlphaMale]

Agree with you both

[All Nights Reserved]

22 hours ago, AlphaMale said:

Really?? I'm hearing nothing but paint by numbers ADV tripe.... 

Life's a bitch. 

[Thomas/Coastline]

Yes! Finally a big pair of wings on the front cover.

[Captain Holly]

The song is just ok. I will give the rest of the record a shot but the single sounds way too symphonic for me. I agree with the others, this is not Revolution Saints. It should have some other name or be a Deen solo release. I don't care for the engineering on this song either, it sounds muddy to me.

C.H.

[Eric3]

On 11/28/2022 at 3:37 PM, The Rocker said:

Deen sounds good, the music sounds good, production sounds good, chorus is very meh and brings the song down.

ADV produced albums usually have weak choruses.

[melodicrock]

Huge MEH from me.

THIS is the BEST song you could find to relaunch a brand?

[AlphaMale]

Another band ruined by frontiers.

[Stefan]

New song 'Need Each Other' coming later today.