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[three_fourth]REVIEW BY VILLE KRANNILA \/ 2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another new \u201dsupergroup\u201d formed by great vocalist Doogie White (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen etc.) and bassist\/keyboardist Steen Mogensen from Royal Hunt who also handles the songwriting. RH leader Andre Andersen guests on the album and does all the keyboard solos.<\/p>\n

After being introduced to this band by fellow Steel Millworker Kassu, I bought their second album \u201dHuman Stain\u201d – a brilliant record with no bad songs in sight. The next obvious move was to get their first effort as well, called \u201dArrival.\u201d Here’s some thoughts after giving it a few spins:<\/p>\n

Well, this album is quite different from \u201dHuman Stain\u201d in many ways. While \u201dHuman Stain\u201d had a more traditional, heavy guitar sound, this one is very keyboard-dominated and progressive. But this doesn’t have to be a bad thing. Mogensen and Andersen are both very skillful players and their playing is all over on tracks like \u201dStraight To The Bone,\u201d which also has a superb White performance on vocals. While most of the songs are mid-tempo and ballad-like, there are few heavier moments as well with \u201dTop Of The World\u201d and \u201dFooled.\u201d The former especially stands out.<\/p>\n

All players do nice work, nothing too flashy or pretentious. Doogie sings with power and soul, lyrics are thoughtful and quite interesting without giving too much away.<\/p>\n

Occasionally there’s a reminder of 1980’s commercial rock with nods to Doogie’s old band Rainbow, in fact their \u201dStreet Of Dreams\u201d could be used as a reference point how many of the songs on this album sound. Thus the album takes some time to get used to. After first listen i didn’t think much about it, but now i ‘ve definetely grown to like it. The same melodies which made \u201dHuman Stain\u201d such a great record are also present at \u201dArrival\u201d – they are just more subdued.<\/p>\n

Not to be completely satisfied, some songs i feel could have benefit greatly from a heavier arrangement. \u201dJungle\u201d being a good example of this and the latter half of the album does have one or two weaker tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201dArrival\u201d definetely requires extensive listening, but this is perfect music for concentration and quiet listening with headphones on and lights turned low .<\/p>\n

And i must say \u201dArrival\u201d is one of those records where the dreamlike cover matches the nature of the music perfectly! Overall i think Cornerstone would achieve greater things with their next record but \u201dArrival\u201d is not a bad place to start either.<\/p>\n

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01.Arrival
\n02.Walked On The Water
\n03.Jungle
\n04.Straight To The Bone
\n05.Top Of The World
\n06.Reload
\n07.Gift Of Flesh
\n08.Grain Of Sand
\n09.Fooled
\n10.I’m Alive<\/p>\n

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