7TH HEAVEN - U.S.A.-U.K.
© 2008 NTD Records • 18 tracks • Release date: August 2008
ROCK REPORT REVIEW (BELGIUM)

Since their start in 1985 (yes, that long ago), Illinois band 7th Heaven has grown to one of the biggest indie bands of the world.
Not that they sell albums by the truckload, but mainly because they have made a name for themselves as a very active live band.
Playing approximately 200 shows per year is indeed a number that would make many bands jealous.
Seven CDs have been released so far, but as far as I know only two of them contain original material:
the double “Silver” album (2003) and this brand-new “U.S.A.-U.K.” album, probably called this way because
they’ve invited vocalist Keith Semple from Northern Ireland to their line-up.
Semple is well-known in the UK as winner of Pop Stars and is a great singer, perfectly fit to perform the material of 7th Heaven,
that can easily be described as a poppier version of Def Leppard.
No less than 18 tracks with a total playing time of 73:07 minutes pass in review and although that might seem a bit too much,
I can say that the songs didn’t annoy me one single second.
Radio-friendly tunes with a lot of hit potential is the best way to describe what these guys have delivered and as such,
it’s almost unbelievable to see that they didn’t grow into a mega act by now. If you don’t believe what I say:
go visit their website, where you can listen to samples of all of their songs. An absolute must for all the fans of Leppard and beyond! (CL)

Rock Report - Chris Lambert
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