Pride Of Lions - Dream Higher

[Stefan]

 

'Dream Higher' out June 16 through Frontiers.

Everybody's excited?! 

[Doggy]

[Stefan]

 

 

New song 'Blind To Reason'.

Press release:

Pride of Lions, the revered melodic rock band featuring legendary songwriter and The Ides Of March member Jim Peterik together with powerhouse vocalist Toby Hitchcock, are back with their seventh studio album, “Dream Higher” on June 16, 2023. Once again, Peterik shows why he is a world class songwriter and musician on this new batch of stunning melodic rockers. And his partner in crime in Pride Of Lions, the talented Toby Hitchcock is in as fine a vocal form as he has ever been, belting out these songs with the authority and finesse that only he can. 

Jim Peterik has never lost his verve for melodic rock, a style of music he inarguably helped forge. Pride Of Lions showcases everything that you should love about the genre: powerful vocals, thanks to Toby Hitchcock, and unforgettable melodies. 

Since the start of Pride of Lions, Jim Peterik wanted to take listeners back to the glory of his best, most successful songs. His name is rightfully in the pantheon of great songwriters in melodic rock due to his love for melody and driving rock. His phenomenal rise to the top was borne on the back of amazing songs he co-wrote like “Eye Of The Tiger” from the film “Rocky III” ( an indelible classic), “The Search Is Over”, “High On You”, and “I Can’t Hold Back”. Further hits from films followed like “Burning Heart” from “Rocky IV” and Jim co-wrote the theme song of the seminal animation classic “Heavy Metal” with Sammy Hagar. A long lasting and fruitful relationship started in 1980 between Jim and the southern-rock group .38 Special, where he co-wrote their platinum hits “Hold On Loosely”, “Caught Up In You”, “Wild-Eyed Southern Boys”, “Fantasy Girl”, and “Rockin’ Into The Night”. Jim has also written with the beloved Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Tracklisting:
1.    Blind To Reason
2.    Dream Higher
3.    My Destiny
4.    Find Somebody To Love
5.    Another Life
6.    Renegade Heart
7.    Driving And Dreaming
8.    Through It All
9.    Everything To Live For
10.    Generational

Line-up:
Jim Peterik- Lead and background vocals. Keyboards and guitar
Toby Hitchcock - Lead and background vocals
Ed Breckenfeld - Drums and percussion
Mike Aquino - Lead and power guitar
Bob Lizik - Bass.
Christian Cullen - Keyboards and orchestration

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2023 by Stefan

[Glen]

terrible 

[Eric3]

Well, it's definitely a Jim Peterik song.

It doesn't do much for me, though.

[Thomas/Coastline]

Video girl makes me arous...I mean happy. ; )

[Tabe]

The song is incredibly generic and bland. 

[Stefan]

New lyric video for 'Dream Higher'.

 

 

[Eric3]

You know, I'd much rather have a Peterik/Scherer follow-up than this. I don't know how different the songwriting would be but this formula of Hitchcock signing operatically over plodding soft rock instrumentation has gotten very old very quickly, IMO.

[Jez]

I really liked the first 3 POL albums, as did many people at the time,  but every subsequent one has got worse and worse, with this one being the most bland, predictable and boring of the lot. Admittedly, my tastes have moved on over the years since the first 3, but I still like and really good sugary sweet AOR album from time to time. Unfortunately this one isn't it i'm afraid.  

[melodicrock]

On 5/10/2023 at 2:29 AM, Eric3 said:

You know, I'd much rather have a Peterik/Scherer follow-up than this. I don't know how different the songwriting would be but this formula of Hitchcock signing operatically over plodding soft rock instrumentation has gotten very old very quickly, IMO.

Me and Marc Scherer would too