House of Lords (album)
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1988 |
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1988 |
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| Label (s) | Simmons Records | |||
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Title (number) |
10 |
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44:28 |
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Andy Johns, Gregg Giuffria , Gene Simmons |
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Oceanway Studios, O'Henry Studios (Los Angeles) |
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House of Lords is the debut album by the American melodic rock band House of Lords .
Emergence
The group House of Lords emerged from the band Giuffria when they signed a record deal with Simmons Records in 1988 after two released albums . Company owner Gene Simmons suggested House of Lords as the band name, at the same time he replaced the original singer of the band, David Glen Eisley, with James Christian. Simmons liked the demos Gregg Giuffria had sent him for his band's third album, but he didn't like the singer's voice. Bassist Chuck Wright then suggested James Christian, with whom he had played in the group LA Rocks.
The self-titled debut album was produced by Andy Johns (including Cinderella ) and Gregg Giuffria, Simmons was executive producer . For the backing vocals, the ex- Yngwie Malmsteen singer Jeff Scott Soto was hired.
Compared to Giuffria's first two albums, the sound had become heavier, the keyboards faded into the background. Critics praised the album, and it peaked at number 78 on the Billboard 200 . I Wanna be Loved was released as a single (music) | single , which reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Later, the Stan Bush- written Love Don't Lie was released as a single, but had no notable success.
Track list
- 6:21 am - Pleasure Palace Giuffria, Isley
- 3:22 - I Wanna Be Loved Johnstad, Meyer
- 5:19 - Edge of Your Life Alstadt, Cordola, Wright
- 4:03 - Lookin 'for Strange Christian, Cordola, Giuffria, Wright
- 4:19 - Love Don't Lie Bush
- 3:30 - Slip of the Tongue Giuffria, Isley, Nielsen
- 4:17 - Hearts of the World Cordola, Giuffria, Wright
- 4:36 - Under Blue Skies Giuffria, Isley, Warman
- 4:04 - Call My Name Christian, Cordola, Giuffria, Wright
- 4:38 - Jealous Heart Giuffria, Isley, Roberts
reception
Metal Hammer wrote in 1988 that this was a record that was "one of the better new releases". Gene Simmons can be “praised for the first release on his own label.” The reader should be “a mixture of the clear melodies of Journey, the power of Def Leppard, the arrogance of Loverboy and the feeling of Whitesnake as well as an indefinable one own quality ", then he would have an" approximate idea what House Of Lords is all about. Two “outstanding songs of this long groove” are “without a doubt” Slip of the Tongue and Love Don't Lie . The "only minus point" is "the somewhat rough production, which even the excellent voice of James Christian could not completely cover". This record gives hope "for more good records from Simmons."
The Musikexpress stated that glam rock veteran Gene Simmons presented “a heavy rock five-piece in a class of its own”. “The busy and unsuccessful Gregg Guiffria, Lanny Cordola, Ken Mary and Chuck Wright were all seasoned experts who were previously in left their handwriting on various combos ”. But with this line-up they “opened up completely new perspectives for the first time:” Real songs are trumps, not “the compromise between aimless hardness and commercial ambitions that is so common in this genre.” The House Of Lords are “commercial and hard at the same time, always Mindful of catchy melodies with round hooks. Above all, singer James Christian with his Graham Bonnet-suspicious voice and guitarist Lanny Cordola "would repeatedly tear" gaps in the tightly staggered defense of pumping rhythm section and heavy keyboards ". House Of Lords would keep what "bands like Ratt, Poison and, more recently, Europe have been promising for a long time."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gene Simmons Takes a Spin as a Record Mogul, LA Times , July 12, 1988.
- ^ Discography David Glen Eisley on his website
- ↑ Metal Hammer, Issue 12/1988, page 64
- ↑ Musikexpress, issue 12/1988, page 100