Comments:
Sabu is the guru of pomp, and this Heartbreak is simply irresistible
to all fans of the genre. It has all the right ingredients with roaring
guitars, sizzling solos, megalithic choirs, pompous keyboards and
ear mingling vocals. Every song on this disc is a hit in pump!
There is just to much said about this debut from the mighty Paul Sabu!
This record is one that has to be featured in the collection of every
fan of melodic rock and pomp.
The
sheer power and thick layers of guitars in combination with the swirling
keys and thundering bass and drum form a dense hard rocking sound
that set new standards in the eighties. Terms like arena rock and
pomp sprouted, but it is the Sabu sound that marked releases like
Alexa's debut, the Only Child releases, Sabu, Kourosh and the Kidd
Glove records. They all bared the distinguishing mark of the man's
geniality.
Whether
you rock on the full frontal pomp rockers "Angeline", "Heartbreak"
and "Tuff Stuff", stamping and thundering neckbreakers such
as "Shake, Rattle, Roll" or "Hot Flash", the keyboard
driven passionate "Call of the Wild", "Still Alive"
and "Just for the moment", or the more intimate semi ballad
"Breakin' Out"; this record has it all. "Breakin' Out"
for instance that unloads so much power in its refrain, it can hardly
be called a ballad at all. The slow moving and intimate setting is
contrasting like day and night with the theme, but still feels passionate
and intimate. The guitar solo from Paul is amazing!
"New
Girl in Town" again goes full speed down the highway ending the
original tracklist of this landmark!
The offered demo tracks down grade the overall quality of this classic
slightly. Though it is a treat for every fan to hear tracks which
where shelved for many years, the quality differs too much production-wise.
Drum computers will nerve you to the fullest. The tracks itself blend
in with the original songs, with "Cassie" being a semi-ballad
(again), and "Street Angel" a hard raving rocker. "Shake
it Out" is an un-Sabu-ish track with a sunshine feel in the likes
of Huey Lewis and The News and Katrina & The Waves.
MTM
Classix re-issue another gem which even in the past re-issue by Long
Island sold out instantly. This new edition offers the best of quality
from one of the best singer/songwriters and producers in the scene
and is an asset of rock. A gem cherished by many and now accessible
to all! GRAB YOUR COPY!
www.mtm-music.com
www.pausabu.com
HRH
Rating: 9.8/10
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