The road to the future usually leads through
the past and Joshua albums Surrender
and Intense Defense have driven my
boyhood in the 80's ... especially Surrender,
which I consider as one of the best ever
hard rock album of the 80's (thanks Paolo).
This band, who has disappear like magic
(in this case ... black magic), is back
with a new record.
Unfortunately, this new album has no relationship
with the old ones. The lineup is not the
same (expect Joshua of course) and the music
is also different compare to Surrender
and Intense Defense. In one word,
Joshua sounds today like Dare,
playing more ballads than hard rock songs.
What a shame for the old fans ! On the other
hand, this Something To Say is good
enough to bring new fans.
First and second track, Remembering
You & Something To Say, are typical
ballads. The arrangement are wonderful and
so is the production : crystal clear and
as usual with Joshua records, the
professional touch from these Americans
is again evident on Something To Say.
Well if you like AOR, with arrangement reminding
you Journey, Dare or Styx
and if you have nothing against ballads,
this one is for you.
The Joshua I knew (Surrender,
Intense Defense) is dead and gone. It
is difficult for me to accept it, but that's
life. At the end, this reminds me the story
of King Kobra and Mark Free. These
bands rules in the 80's and I grew up in
the 80's ... but we are not anymore in the
80's. When I remember that this band (Joshua)
was not able to play as opening act, because
the headliners were afraid of them ...
Joshua is dead, long live Joshua Perahia.