{"id":1634,"date":"2011-09-20T09:45:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T23:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2011-09-24T09:59:40","modified_gmt":"2011-09-23T23:59:40","slug":"xorigin-state-of-the-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2011\/09\/xorigin-state-of-the-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Xorigin – State Of The Art"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In 25 words or less: All the songs are a winner and anyone with a love for AOR would be hard pressed to not enjoy this release from start to finish.<\/em><\/p>\n

In listening to this CD, whilst I didn\u2019t have any prior connection with Xorigin, I immediately felt an overwhelming sense of sympathy for the band.\u00a0 Why, you ask?\u00a0 Well in music there are always releases that are a victim of circumstances and maybe this will be one of them.\u00a0 With State Of The Art <\/em>being released on the 26th<\/sup> August, it was released on the same day when Work of Art and Toby Hitchcock both unleashed albums that are likely to top many album of the year lists. \u00a0But, for anyone with an interest in AOR, then State Of The Art <\/em>is definitely an album that you need to also pay some attention to.<\/p>\n

Musically, the band draw influence from the likes of Giant, Toto, Yes and Foreigner and to be honest, that is a rather apt reference point for the style delivered throughout the album. \u00a0Just as the likes of Houston, Work of Art and White Widdow deliver an unashamedly 80\u2019s influenced brand of AOR, so do Xorigin…not that you will be seeing me complain about that!<\/p>\n

First track Can\u2019t Keep Running <\/em>sees the band really rock out, but where they excel is on mid tempo tracks such as Crying For You, The One For Me <\/em>and Too Late <\/em>which feature some blissful vocal harmonies.\u00a0 In A Blink Of An Eye <\/em>is a ballad that comes right out of the Chicago\/Peter Cetera songbook, a truly magnificent song! \u00a0In fact all the songs are a winner and anyone with a love for AOR would be hard pressed to not enjoy this release from start to finish.<\/p>\n

Xorigin are yet another band who originate from Scandanavia, this time both Sweden and Norway.\u00a0 After more than a decade in the making, the duo of Johannes Stole (vocals) and Daniel Palmqvist (guitar), along with producer\/drummer Daniel Flores have released an album that is equally worthy of your attention in a year when we have been blessed with some truly memorable albums.<\/p>\n

Essential information<\/span><\/h2>\n

Release date:<\/strong> August 26, 2011<\/p>\n

For fans of:<\/strong> AOR<\/p>\n

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

Producer:<\/strong> Daniel Flores<\/p>\n

Track listing:
\n<\/strong>Can\u00b4t Keep Running
\nCrying For You
\nIn The Blink Of An Eye
\nToo Late
\nGina
\nThis Is It
\nThe One For Me
\nSaid And Done
\nMatters Of The Heart
\nWhat Love Is All About
\nMend My Heart<\/p>\n\n

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