Following a lengthy hiatus, the band’s reunion with a new line-up and the recording of the 3rd album “They Never Come Back”, ALLISON prove that they are still a steam train of a band!
Whereas the band’s releases back in the 90’s were often tending to follow the short-term trend trying to serve the mainstream with trivial rock ballads, the songwriting on the latest album is pretty much straight forward without making any compromises.
The songs on “They Never Come Back” got a bit harder, compared to earlier releases, but still leave room for influences of, e.g., blues or country (as in “Crank It Up”, “Edge Of Golden Days” or “Blackbird”).
ALLISON are recollecting their roots of guitar-driven rock ‘n’ roll spiced up with rare keyboards/Hammond and are still focussing on strong melodies and uniqueness.
Since the entire album was written and produced “first come, first served” by the band itself, there was only a minimum pre-production.
According to the band’s experience chances are that overdoing this process is quite often resulting in killing the song’s original spirit.
“They Never Come Back” was recorded by Tommy Vetterli (Eluveitie, Cellar Darling, Kreator) and Claudio Cueni (Beware Of Darkness, The Temptations, Boyz II Men) at New Sound Studios, Switzerland. The latter was also responsible for the mixing and mastering at Candyhouse East Studio.
FACTS
• The 3rd album of the Swiss hard rock band ALLISON – available as CD Digipak, limited edition vinyl LP as well as in digital formats.
• Recorded by Tommy Vetterli and Claudio Cueni at New Sound Studio.
• Produced by Allison at New Sound Studio.
• Mixed and mastered by Claudio Cueni at Candyhouse East Studio.
• Cover artwork by Pierce Baltino.
Tracklist:
01 – The River
02 – Edge Of Golden Days
03 – Crank It Up
04 – Hang Tough
05 – Beautiful World
06 – Blackbird
07 – Merry-Go-Round
08 – Rock High
09 – Can You Hear Me
10. – Open Water
Line-Up:
– Janet La Rose – Vocals
– Jonny Stutz – Guitars
– Robi Würgler – Guitars
– Pierce Baltino – Bass
– Sean Evans – Drums
- by Mike Weibel
- by Pierce Baltino