{"id":13626,"date":"2012-11-14T11:13:26","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T00:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=13626"},"modified":"2012-11-14T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T03:22:21","slug":"jimi-jamison-never-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/11\/jimi-jamison-never-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimi Jamison – Never Too Late"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: “You too may find this to be Jimi\u2019s finest moment in what has been a pretty remarkable career to begin with.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Whether it be from his time fronting Survivor across three album releases in the mid to late 80\u2019s\u00a0 or releasing a bunch of solo albums in more recent years, one of which contained one of my all time favourite ever songs in I\u2019m Always Here (Baywatch Theme),<\/em> Jimi Jamison has been one of my all time favourite melodic rock solo performers.\u00a0 When I got wind that producer and songwriter extraordinaire Erik Martensson (Eclipse, W.E.T, Toby Hitchcock) was going to be involved in this release, I was positively salivating.\u00a0 Having given this album more than a decent amount of spins, I have to say it\u2019s without question my favourite ever Jimi Jamison solo release, appreciating the crunchier style brought in by Martensson, than the pure AOR style of Jim Peterik on previous Jamison solo material.\u00a0 Every listen keeps offering up something new and there\u2019s not a single track that I don\u2019t love.<\/p>\n

Right from the opening track Everybody\u2019s Got A Broken Heart, <\/em>every single song is brimming with an infectious energy and anticipation, with each song having it\u2019s own anthemic quality, there\u2019s no better example than The Great Unknown.\u00a0 Never Too Late <\/em>is a track that just screams Jamison era Survivor, simply pure melodic rock perfection.\u00a0 Jamison sure knows all about delivering a stunning vocal performance on a ballad and on this album there\u2019s three of them – I Can\u2019t Turn Back, Heaven Call Your Name <\/em>and The Air That I Breathe <\/em>with the latter being one of the albums standout tracks, if I was forced to nominate a couple.<\/p>\n

When the chorus of Not Tonight <\/em>hits, it will surely bring a smile to anyone\u2019s face who lets it into their ears and there\u2019s plenty of whoaaah whoooaaahhs to sing along with.\u00a0 If blissful melodic rock and wrenching ballads weren\u2019t enough, the album has some heavier moments where Jamison hits full blown rock mode with blazing guitars and driving rhythms such as the bristling urgency of Street Survivor <\/em>and the roaring Bullet In The Gun. <\/em>\u00a0The quality remains right to the closing track Walk On (Wildest Dreams) <\/em>with it\u2019s hard hitting verses contrasting brilliantly with one of the albums most melodic choruses.<\/p>\n

Simply put, this album has to be an absolute must listen for anyone with a true love of melodic rock and Jimi Jamison.\u00a0 If you share the same opinion as me, you too may find this to be Jimi\u2019s finest moment in what has been a pretty remarkable career to begin with.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> Melodic rock, Jimi Jamison, Survivor<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 02 November 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Frontiers Records<\/p>\n

Produced by:<\/strong> Erik Martensson<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.jimijamison.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Track listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Everybody’s Got A Broken Heart<\/li>\n
  2. The Great Unknown<\/li>\n
  3. Never Too Late<\/li>\n
  4. I Can’t Turn Back<\/li>\n
  5. Street Survivor<\/li>\n
  6. The Air I Breathe<\/li>\n
  7. Not Tonight<\/li>\n
  8. Calling The Game<\/li>\n
  9. Bullet In The Gun<\/li>\n
  10. Heaven Call Your Name<\/li>\n
  11. Walk On (Wildest Dreams)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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