WET (album)
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November 24, 2009 |
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| Label (s) | Frontiers Records | |||
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Title (number) |
13 |
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running time |
56:21 |
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Erik Martensson |
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WET is the title of the 2009 debut album by the Swedish - US supergroup of the same name .
background
Jeff Scott Soto , who became known as the singer of Yngwie Malmsteen's first commercially successful band, Rising Force, was after several solo projects in 2006 for Journey's Europe tour for their sick singer Steve Augeri and then got a permanent engagement in the band, the however, ended on June 12, 2007 with his release.
After the release of his solo album Beautiful Mess, Frontiers Records made him a proposal for a melodic rock project with the Swedish musicians Robert Säll (Work of Art) and Erik Martensson (Eclipse). Soto listened to their already written material and immediately agreed.
The songs Säll and Martensson wrote were first approved by Frontiers Records and checked for suitability before being sent to Soto, who wrote the lyrics and recorded the vocals.
The resulting album was released on November 24th, 2009 and received positive reviews from the trade press.
Track list
| Rise Up | |||
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| No. | title | Songwriter | length |
| 1. | Invincible | Magnus Henriksson / Erik Martensson / Jeff Scott Soto / Robert Säll | 3:50 |
| 2. | One love | Johan Becker / Martensson / Soto / Säll | 3:56 |
| 3. | Brothers In Arms | Henriksson / Martensson / Soto / Säll | 4:46 |
| 4th | Comes Down Like Rain | Martensson / Miqael Persson / Säll | 4:41 |
| 5. | Running From The Heartache | Martensson / Persson | 4:27 |
| 6th | I'll be there | Henriksson / Martensson / Soto | 4:44 |
| 7th | Damage Is Done | Becker / Martensson / Persson / Säll | 3:25 |
| 8th. | Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is | Martensson / Soto | 3:13 |
| 9. | One day at a time | B ecker / Martensson / Persson | 5:02 |
| 10. | Just go | Martensson / Persson / Säll | 4:25 |
| 11. | My everything | Martensson / Persson / Soto | 3:19 |
| 12. | If I fall | Martensson / Soto / Säll | 6:09 |
| 13. | Comes Down Like Rain (Acoustic Version) | Martensson / Soto / Säll | 4:31 |
| Overall length: | 51:50 | ||
reception
Alexander Kolbe said in Rocks that the musicians involved had "written a dozen songs for their debut that offered sugared AOR / Melodic Rock", in which "now and then Soto's group Talisman" can be heard. Listeners who found his last solo work Beautiful Mess "sounded too poppy and funky" should be able to "be happy with the ear-friendly hymns on this album".
Metal Hammer wrote that hardly a season goes by in which Jeff Scott Soto "does not go public with some new, reactivated or long-established act". At WET he teamed up with Robert Säll, guitarist from Work Of Art, and Erik Martensson from Eclipse. In this constellation "he indulges in deep melodic rock at the interface between Toto, Survivor and Giant." The album was "produced flawlessly", all songs shone with "fine hooks and clever arrangements," but everything sounds "a bit too much in the eighties." "
Rock Hard said all Melodic fans should "definitely have a listen!" Perhaps they should have come up with a slightly fancier name to get the attention that WET absolutely deserves. Behind the three letters there is an album that mixes “Whitesnake guitars and Journey melodies with a singer in top form”. If the last Jeff Scott Soto albums were too modern and “not gripping enough” for you, the “rocky-emotional opener” Invincible will be pricked up, rock with One Love , to see Running From The Heartache , the “brisk” I'll Be There , the “ballad-like” One Day At A Time , the “Smasher” Just Go and the “great mid-tempo track My Everything ”. And he will "at the end of the day allow himself the fun of playing If I Fall to a proven Journey fan in order to be able to enjoy the incredulous amazement at the supposedly new Steve Perry number".