They really rock, are super catchy and even though they aren’t dripping with originality, Matijevic’s vocals elevate them above the styles that they are imitating. Unfortunately the music surrounding these vocals is derivative in every aspect.Īlthough the music is rhythmically and melodically pleasing, at this point this type of glam metal by the numbers was far past cliche and there are even blatant Led Zeppelin blues rip-offs as heard in “Sheila.” The power ballad “She’s Gone (Lady)” was a huge hit in Japan and is a very pleasant AOR / power metal track indeed but like everything else on this album, it just reeks of playing it safe and pandering to the teenage panty throwing audience who loves their rock stars who wear more makeup then they.Īlthough i have hardly been a fan of this band, i did pick this album up a long time ago and held onto it simply because i really love the first four tracks. ![]() ![]() Matijevic has the voice of a trained opera singer and even makes Geoff Tate seem inferior with his vocal acrobatics. The first four tracks are excellent which includes their best known single “I’ll Never Let you Go” which is one of the absolute most stunning successes in glam metal ballads that i’ve ever heard. The band began under the moniker Red Alert but after finding out that the name was taken settled on STEELHEART. STEELHEART may have been latecomers to the glam metal scene but they really made an impression with their eponymous debut album solely because of the stunning multi-octave vocals of Michael Matijevic, who after immigrating from Croatia to Connecticut found his place in the musical world.
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