{"id":9472,"date":"2012-06-07T17:56:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T07:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=9472"},"modified":"2012-06-07T18:06:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T08:06:29","slug":"richard-marx-inside-my-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/06\/richard-marx-inside-my-head\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Marx – Inside My Head"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cFrom seriously the most dependable artist in my entire collection, I applaud Richard Marx for yet another exceptional release.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Whilst this observation hasn\u2019t been\u00a0completely lost on me over the years, sitting down to write this review, I was reminded that when it comes to albums I\u2019ve owned, Marx\u2019s bazillion selling Repeat Offender <\/em>album would sit somewhere amongst the first 10 I owned.\u00a0 You see, Richard and I go way, way back and he\u2019s someone I haven\u2019t lost contact with over the years, whether it be owning every one of his ten plus CD releases or seeing him perform live when he toured Australia back in 2006 with Rick Price, or even seeing him last year at Royal Albert Hall in London.\u00a0 Ok, so I\u2019m not big noting myself here, I\u2019m just proving a point that whilst for many, the name Richard Marx may have been long forgotten, but for those that have stayed true like myself, there\u2019s been 20 years worth of amazing music delivered by one of the greatest ever singers and songwriters, at least most definitely of my time.<\/p>\n

So here in 2012, we have a new album in the form of Inside My Head <\/em>released on Italian record label Frontiers Records.\u00a0 With a bunch of these songs already familiar to me from his 2008 releases Emotional Remains <\/em>and Sundown, <\/em>for the majority, this will be an entirely new Richard Marx from what they were probably familiar.\u00a0 You see, the Richard Marx of today writes edgy modern rock songs, bursting with energy, melody, searing guitars and topped off with that unmistakable voice that I could happily listen to days on end.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh I forgot to mention songwriting too didn\u2019t I, oh yeah, Marx sure knows how to write a song, that is stating the obvious, I mean who can argue with over 30 million album sales and 13 number 1 singles?\u00a0 But the Richard Marx of today is an artist content with writing and recording the music that obviously gives him greatest satisfaction, whether it be recording those songs himself, or being used by others, for which there has been a countless and diverse range of artists over recent years.<\/p>\n

Ok, onto the new album.\u00a0 The Jason Wade (Lifehouse) and Chris Daughtry (Daughtry) penned Had Enough <\/em>kicks off proceedings and slowly builds with a melody that will be stuck in your head for days.\u00a0 If it sounds instantly familiar and you are a Lifehouse fan, you would know if from their last album, Smoke & Mirrors.\u00a0 <\/em>The single Wouldn\u2019t Let Me Love You <\/em>is as great an introduction to Richard Marx in 2012, as any song on this album, wait till the 2nd<\/sup> chorus for the song to really kick in, then once it\u2019s time for the guitar solo, buckle up, as the song really blasts off.\u00a0 Ballads are what Marx is most commonly known for and this album has a couple, Like Heaven <\/em>and the piano led Through My Veins.\u00a0 <\/em>The latter has been a song I\u2019ve been familiar from Marx\u2019s Emotional Remains <\/em>release and is undoubtedly one of my favourite ever Richard Marx songs, a song that was written about his father, where the lyrics really take the fore.\u00a0 Speaking of favourite songs the scorching final track Part Of Me <\/em>also originally from Emotional Remains <\/em>sees Marx at his musically heaviest.\u00a0 Incidentally, this was a song that was recorded by the Harry Hess (Harem Scarem) fronted First Signal <\/em>a few years ago.\u00a0 From melodic rock, harder edged modern rock, emotive ballads through to funkier, bluesier, groovier type numbers such as Scars <\/em>and Come Running, <\/em>this is one exceptional release.\u00a0 Hell, there\u2019s even an absolute monsterous slab of POWER POP with All Over Me, <\/em>is there no style of song that this guy can\u2019t deliver?<\/p>\n

This release also comes with a bonus disc, featuring the re-recordings of twelve of his \u201cgreatest hits\u201d in many cases instilling those much loved classics with the energy and grittier edge with which Marx now performs these tracks live. \u00a0There is no better example of this than Should\u2019ve Known Better, which<\/em> now packs far more punch, followed closely by the revamped guitar riff that is now all over Satisfied<\/em>. \u00a0But rest assured, all the recognisable and familiar elements of these classic songs are still there, with Marx\u2019s vocals still so amazingly good.<\/p>\n

From seriously the most dependable artist in my entire collection, I applaud Richard Marx for yet another exceptional release and may he continue to be a \u201crepeat offender\u201d and grace my ears with much more music in the years to come. \u00a0As for returning to Australian shores for some performances, if you are reading this Richard, we are here \u201cright here waiting\u201d and what better place for a \u201cpaid vacation\u201d than sunny Australia.\u00a0 Ok, review ended before I go one too far \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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

For fans of:<\/strong> Richard Marx and exceptional music<\/p>\n

Release date: \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a01st June 2012<\/p>\n

Label: <\/strong>Frontiers Records\/Riot! Entertainment (Australia)<\/p>\n

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

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