Released by: Independent
Release date: Out Now
Genre: Rock
Links: Facebook , midoriandezraboy.com
Lineup:
Midori Longo- Vocals
Tiger Yakimoto – Strings/Vocals
Dave Briggs- Drums/ Vocals
Sean Zilla – Bass
Track Listing:
01. So What
02. Burned
03. Wound Up
04. Born Lucky
05. Love Avalanche
06. Over the Edge
07. Not Waiting Here
08. Mile High
09. On and On
10. Killing Me
11. Light the Fire
Out of the Bay-Area in San Francisco come Midori and Ezra Boy. A band with a strong 1980’s US Hair Metal influence. This band is formed around lead singer Midori Longo, drummer Dave Briggs, guitarist Sean Zilla and bassist/guitarist Tiger Yakimoto. Midori is an incredible singer; with both an attitude and classic hard rock looks and a killer rock voice. She sings in the classic female fronted hard-rock-style and combined with the music, sometimes memories of “If Only”, “Laos”, “Saraya”, “Private Life”, “Vixen” and such come to mind while listening to their 2nd CD. The opening track; “So What” is a fantastic AOR/Melodic Rock anthem. It features a part of Loverboy’s “Working for the Weekend”. 11 songs are included and besides that catchy opener, other highlights are the mid-tempo groovy melodic rocker “Love Avalanche”, the up-tempo “On and On” (also a bit Halestorm meets Paramore), the up-tempo The Donnas’ hard rocking “Killing me” and closing track “Light the Fire”, that rocks as hard and groovy as Blues Pills. Do not miss this great melodic hard rock album that features excellent vocals and blistering guitar work. A definite must for fans of previously mentioned bands, but it also touches the modern way of female fronted hard/heavy rock. Rock the way it needs to sound like!
Written by: Gabor Kleinbloesem
Ratings: Gabor 8/10
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