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Johannes Stole and Daniel Palmqvist met at Music Institute in L.A. and this is their first album as XorigiN. Back in L.A. they had a band called Orange Crush, then went back to their home countries and worked on several projects. Now they are back together with the aim to play modern sounding AOR / arena rock.
They kick off with Can't Keep Running, a keyboard-laden rock tune with harmony vocals. Reminds me a bit of bands like Foreigner, Survivor, Journey and even Giant, but with a modern touch - and a slight pop appeal. Crying For You it a balladesque track which is more pop-based... but also shows some similarities to Stage Dolls and other Scandinavian melodic rock bands. Daniel Palmqvist's guitar adds some Westcoast sounds to it. A bit too polished for me, but well... At Too Late you'll soon sing along, a song which I can easily imagine to be played at classic rock radio... A heavy rocker with keyboards is Gina, in the late 80's this would have been on played at MTV next to Steelheart, Mitch Malloy, Trouble Tribe and Valentine - among others! So, if you enjoyed that sound, you will enjoy XorigiN, perhaps not from start to finish, but a good part of it.
Fans of Survivor, Foreigner and AOR / Westcoast rock sounds should check out State Of The Art. I recommend to listen to Gina, Too Late, This Is It and Said And Done.
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