{"id":56509,"date":"2017-12-31T09:46:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T14:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=56509"},"modified":"2017-12-31T09:46:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T14:46:19","slug":"midnite-city-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2017\/midnite-city-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnite City | Midnite City"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n— Sr. Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"You should never judge a book by its cover, they say, and judging the artist\u2019s current ventures from the perspective of his past output may be equally misleading. However, sometimes you take a look at an artist\u2019s resume and somehow you can\u2019t help guessing what to expect from his newest project. This is exactly the case with the man behind Midnite City \u2013 the current Tigertailz frontman Rob Wylde, whose previous experience is related to names such as Vega and Steevi Jaimz. Having joined forces with Pete Newdeck (Newman, Eden’s Curse, Blood Red Saints), Wylde completed the line-up with less familiar names of Miles Meakin, Shawn Charvette and Josh ‘Tabbie’ Williams to record an album which, for the lack of a better comparison, sounds exactly as a cross between the best albums recorded by his previous bands.<\/p>\n

Apart from this uneasy feeling of predictability, and perhaps also little variety to the album\u2019s content, there\u2019s hardly a fault to Midnite City. Hailed to be a \u201ctimeless\u201d mixture of Hair Metal and Melodic Rock it is so indeed, the opening track \u201cWe All Belong\u201d ticking all the right boxes as far as this kind of classification is concerned. The whole song structure is based around a simple, but powerful verse guitar riff against the keyboard-driven background. Having added several bridges and hooks to that, as well as the obligatorily flashy guitar solo, Midnite City basically re-appropriate the same scheme Bon Jovi had with their \u201cYou Give Love A Bad Name\u201d over thirty years ago. Hardly original, but still enjoyable. <\/p>\n

Further, into the album, the band is unsurprisingly consequent in their stylistic choices. It\u2019s simply \u201880s all over their (and our) time machine as tracks such as \u201cSummer Of Our Lives,\u201d \u201cI Just Can\u2019t Take It\u201d or \u201cOne Step Away\u201d approach, their tinkly keyboards, shredding guitar solos and big, infectious choruses reminiscent of acts such as Danger Danger, Blue Tears or Dalton. There\u2019s also a couple of more modern sounding songs on the album, including \u201cLast Beat Of My Heart\u201d which could\u2019ve been a lost Reckless Love single. \u201cEverything You Meant To Me\u201d may remind you that early \u201890s phase when your favorite band dropped their electric gear in favor of the unplugged craze, while there is something undoubtedly Leppard-esque about \u201cNothing\u2019s Like Losing You.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some say that an artist needs to experiment in order to grow, and as far as this aspect is concerned, the new release by Rob Wylde and his gang may be considered somewhat of a disappointment. It\u2019s every inch a predictable album, but this fact is not due to the lack of musical ideas. Rather than that, it\u2019s a deliberate and consequent choice to dive back into the world of hairspray hysteria, wistful power balladry, and the omnipresent keyboards \u2013 and do it with style. If you\u2019ve ever been \u2013 or still are, more or less explicitly \u2013 into \u201880s Hair Metal, be sure not to miss it and let the wave of nostalgia hit you right away. <\/p>\n

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

Band:
\nRob Wylde – Lead Vocals & Guitar
\nPete Newdeck – Drums & Backing Vocals
\nMiles Meakin – Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals
\nShawn Charvette – Keyboards & Backing Vocals
\nJosh ‘Tabbie’ Williams – Bass & Backing Vocals<\/p>\n

Tracklist:
\n1. We Belong
\n2. Ghost Of My Old Friends
\n3. Summer Of Our Lives
\n4. Nothing\u2019s Like Losing You
\n5. Last Beat Of My Heart
\n6. Everything You Meant To Me
\n7. Can\u2019t Wait For The Nights
\n8. One Step Away
\n9. I Just Can\u2019t Take It
\n10. Things She Said
\n11. Think About You<\/p>\n

Label: AOR Heaven<\/p>\n

Website: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/midnitecityuk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.5 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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