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Band
Seven Hard Years
Title
No Place In Heaven
Type
LP/EP
Company
Lynchburg
YOR
2014
Style
Hard Rock
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6/23/2014 11:52:13 AM - Review by: Eric Compton
Former Shy member Alan Kelly assembled Seven Hard Years from a core group of veteran AOR performers. This debut is polished ultra clean with tons of melody and well placed riffs. Pelata (Line of Fire) possesses an emotive voice that compliments the catchy nature of the writing. The keyboards and slow-motion power ballads recalls everything from Journey to Whitesnake while emphasizing the obligatory stadium hooks. 'You Lie' is the album highlight as it is the most metallic of the bunch.
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No Place In Heaven
2014
Lynchburg
Eric Compton6/23/2014
3.5

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