{"id":48661,"date":"2015-03-14T06:23:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T11:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=48661"},"modified":"2015-03-14T06:23:26","modified_gmt":"2015-03-14T11:23:26","slug":"peterikscherer-risk-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2015\/peterikscherer-risk-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Peterik\/Scherer | Risk Everything<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"PeterikApart from his songwriting brilliance and being the driving force behind Survivor and The Ides Of March, Jim Peterik also developed what could be called a \u201cradar\u201d for the first-league Rock vocalists. From Dave Bickler and Jimi Jamison (both of Survivor) to Pride Of Lions\u2019 Toby Hitchcock, he always collaborated with relatively unknown at the time, but brilliant singers able to convey the beauty and charm of his melodies with their voices. His most recent collaboration of this kind is with Marc Scherer, an American singer-songwriter who returned to music at middle age, after years of successful career as a\u2026 jeweler. The first album released by the powerhouse duo is out in April 2015 via Frontiers Records, entitled Risk Everything<\/em>. And it\u2019s the one that is certainly worth the eponymous risk.<\/p>\n

From the first crystal clean guitar tones in \u201cRisk Everything\u201d to the autobiographical undertones of brilliant storytelling and ultra-melodic grandeur of \u201cIndependence Day,\u201d Peterik\/Scherer release is everything Melodic Hard Rock fan could have asked for. The music fittingly illustrates the stories told in Marc Scherer\u2019s clean-cut voice, all embroidered with flawless vocal harmonies. And even though the wall-of-sound effect is an ongoing tendency now among the contemporary AOR\/Melodic Rock acts, what this album brings with itself is a neat selectivity to the particular instrumental parts, the sound being cohesive but transparent. But what perhaps strikes here the most is the fact Jim Peterik still hasn\u2019t run out of ideas for melody lines that are catchy but tasteful and simply captivating \u2013 and Risk Everything makes you doubt he ever ends up doing so. <\/p>\n

Plenty of tracks on the album are kept at a mid-tempo groove, \u201880s infused keyboard sound upfront and juxtaposed with rich lead guitar work (\u201cChance Of A Lifetime,\u201d \u201cThe Dying Of The Light,\u201d \u201cCold Blooded,\u201d \u201cBrand New Heart\u201d). There\u2019s also a handful of charming, heart-tugging ballads (\u201cHow Long Is A Moment,, \u201cBroken Home\u201d) sandwiched in between. \u201cDesperate In Love\u201d is the one to combine both of those musical flavors, its first part ballad-esque only to morph smoothly into an AOR Melodic mid-tempo further on. There\u2019s a certain theatrical panache and some slightly progressive tints to \u201cThee Crescendo\u201d that brings to mind all those classic Styx albums, Paradise Theater most of all. Albeit somewhat tempered by tinkly keyboards, the distinct, thumping rhythm of \u201cMilestones\u201d vaguely reflects the power of the classic \u201cEye Of The Tiger.\u201d One brilliant song after another, there\u2019s hardly a highlight to be picked among the eleven songs on Risk Everything<\/em> \u2013 each of them equally convincing. <\/p>\n

Risk Everything<\/em> is yet another jewel in Jim Peterik\u2019s crown \u2013 an artist and songwriter that doesn\u2019t need more recognition or acclaim, but the one who still can surprise a listener with quite a few melodic aces up his sleeve. And simultaneously, an album that put the relatively little known Marc Scherer in the same league as the mentioned singers Peterik\u2019s previously collaborated with \u2013 Toby Hitchcock, Dave Bickler and the late, great Jimi Jamison. Apart from perfectly crafted melodies, it\u2019s Scherer\u2019s range and clear vocal tone that are the biggest assets to the eleven songs on the record. Therefore, let\u2019s only hope \u2013 on behalf of all Melodic Rock aficionados out there \u2013 it\u2019s only the first of many albums released under Peterik\/Scherer moniker. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

Genre: Melodic Hard Rock, AOR<\/p>\n

Band:
\nMarc Scherer \u2013 lead vocals
\nEd Breckenfeld \u2013 drums
\nNick Rich \u2013 drums
\nKlem Hayes \u2013 bass guitar
\nBob Lizik \u2013 bass guitar
\nBill Syniar \u2013 bass guitar
\nMike Aquino \u2013 guitars
\nJim Peterik \u2013 guitars, keyboards<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1.\tRisk Everything
\n2.\tChance Of A Lifetime
\n3.\tCold Blooded
\n4.\tDesperate In Love
\n5.\tThee Crescendo
\n6.\tThe Dying of The Light
\n7.\tHow Long Is A Moment
\n8.\tBrand New Heart
\n9.\tBroken Home
\n10.\tMilestones
\n11.\tYour Independence Day<\/p>\n

Label: Frontiers Records<\/p>\n

Website: http:\/\/jimpeterik.com\/<\/a> – https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marc.scherer.716?<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 9.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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