Relesed by: Self
Release Date: Out Now!!!
Genre: Melodic/Prog Rock
Links: https://www.facebook.com/lazarusheights
Tracklist:
01. Papillion
02. Fall For You
03. Murder Blue
04. Dry Martini
05. Drive
06. Waterfall
07. Next
08. The Joker
09. The Living Room
10. The Pleasure
11. Fantasie Militaire
12. Lazarus Heights
Papillon is the debut album of the French/English band LAZARUS HEIGHTS. They are formed around singer/songwriter/guitarist DICK GRISDALE, drummer JEFF GAUTIER, keyboardplayer PAUL MOURADIAN and bassist SIMON PEARSON.
The band is playing melodic rock, yet with a tiny modern progressive rock edge in the arrangements. Their first album has a massive big sound and the band’s lead singer Dick has a good strong voice, which can be heard right from the start during the midtempo symphonic driven titletrack that sounds a bit like a mix between MAGNUM, ASIA, ARENA and PALLAS, so with a clear British way of doing prog/sympho melodic rock. After this wonderful start, we are pleased with 11 more melodic rocking songs that due to Dick’s unique baritone voice (a la DAVID BOWIE, NICK CAVE, JAMES MORRISON…) gives the band an own identity. Other highlights are the uptempo melodic rockers Fall For You, Dry Martini, Vaterfall and The Joker, while also the beautiful ballad Dive needs to be mentioned.
Quite a surprising debut album of this band called LAZARUS HEIGHTS.
Written by: Gabor Kleinbloesem
Ratings: Gabor 8/10
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