Face It Live 97'
John Norum
- Style
- (Hard) Rock'N'Roll
- Label
- Mascot Records
- Year
- 2001
- Reviewed by
- Chris
Killing songs: The "Guitar Solo" track
A bit better than World Away album (although some songs from it are
in the live too). But again, I can enjoy a melody, a riff or a solo, but almost
never an entire song, or it's a cover. So that probably explain my total lack
of attraction for Norum. I mean, my favorite (that's too much of a word) songs
are cover songs.
The guy plays very good guitar, but I'm not fund of his vocals nor the song
writing. Most of the time it tends to put me too sleep or even give me headaches.
Again this is a reprint of the original 97 live.
The guitar solo is pretty impressive and very nice to listen to. Which puts
my mind in a state of chaos, because with such talent, a guy like him could
do much better than this if you ask me. It's not the worst band around (certainly
not !!!) but its millions of miles away from what I call good bands too. But
that's a matter of taste I guess. Let's just say that Norum's music has nothing
or not much in common with Europe (his former band) and that's a pity,
because if you ask me I miss good old Europe songs.
For Rock'N'Roll or Norum's die-hard fans only... I guess.