{"id":21233,"date":"2012-07-28T05:05:17","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T10:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=21233"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:13:05","slug":"kiko-loureiro-sounds-of-innocence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/kiko-loureiro-sounds-of-innocence\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiko Loureiro | Sounds of Innocence<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alissa Ordabai<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Apart from having to do with how the industry works, there is perhaps an additional reason why Kiko Loureiro likes to release his solo albums in the summer. Their sprawling, transparent melodies, dancing grooves, and easy-going vibe make these instrumental guitar gems perfect soundtracks for summer drives and walks, or simply for mellow afternoons spent outside doing little else apart from looking at the clear sky and watching the clouds. <\/p>\n

More light-hearted than Loureiro\u2019s previous solo release Fullblast<\/em>, the new album picks up where its predecessor left off. Latin grooves, non-obsessive thrash riffs, syncopated staccato beats, and floating, sweet melodies transport you into the instantly recognizable Loureiro universe \u2013 bright, playful but with just enough amount of reflection to stay memorable. <\/p>\n

Loureiro\u2019s chops are \u2013 as always \u2013 impeccable, such as on standout \u201cEl Guajiro\u201d where he mixes Brazilian rhythms with funk and metal, but less ostentatious than on the previous release. The luminous melodic sparklers which made Fullblast such an enthralling album are also giving way to more modest melodic ideas. Still, the through-composed tracks with their constantly developing themes make sure the album stays interesting despite of Loureiro\u2019s methods now being so familiar. <\/p>\n

Accessible, but at the same time elegantly sophisticated, this is a fitting \u2013 albeit not a hugely intriguing \u2013 addition to the Angra guitarist\u2019s solo catalog. <\/p>\n

Genre: Instrumental Guitar, Hard Rock<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1. Awakening Prelude
\n2. Gray Stone Gateway
\n3. Conflicted
\n4. Reflective
\n5. El Guajiro
\n6. Ray of Life
\n7. The Hymn
\n8. M\u00e3e D\u2019\u00c1gua
\n9. Twisted Horizon
\n10. A Perfect Rhyme<\/p>\n

Label: JVC \/ Victor Entertainment <\/p>\n

Online: http:\/\/kikoloureiro.com.br\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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