ROBERT FLEISCHMAN – THE SKY Majestic [2025 Remaster], MP3+FLAC

Known for his journey through the music industry with iconic moments in bands like Journey and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion, ROBERT FLEISCHMAN has a strong solo career as well. Now FLEISCHMAN is reissuing his catalog with a 2025 Remaster.

While his solo discography is a bit uneven, perhaps Robert’s finest moment was with THE SKY, the project / band he formed in 2010 (including Vinnie Vincent Invasion bandmate Andre LaBelle). The second album from that band is now being re-released under the ROBERT FLEISCHMAN moniker, titled “THE SKY Majestic [2025 Remaster]“, with a new track order.
While The Sky’s first CD was oriented to a classic rock pattern with upfront guitars, “Majestic” encapsulates the musical rocking energy of The Sky but with an extended dynamic that adds a number of new layers to the sound.
“Majestic” is simply fabulous. Melodic and vital in the sense of harmonies, there’s an hypnotic atmosphere over the entire album even though you’ll find a serious undertone in its lyrics. Production is crisp and not so static like on the first album, simply because the melodies rule on this one.

Now placed as opener, “Pill” is The Sky at their most vibrant; a rocking song with a modern approach yet at the same time very classy. Then things get a little bluesy on the slow-burning and groovy “One Day”, with Ryan Lake throwing some tasty lead guitar shapes across the song.
The spacey and, it has to be said – majestic indeed – “Breath Away” has soaring melodious style, a song that would also make a powerful closing track as it’s the kind of pulsating compositions with that special ‘aura’.
The ’90s Enuff ‘Z Nuff sounding verses and heavy chorus of “I Need It” mesh extremely well, this is melodic rock dressed in hard rock clothing, while “Take Away” expands on the ‘Z Nuff vibe even more in what you can call a Fab Four influence as well. The latter comes complete with orchestration, a bridge straight out of the Beatles songbook and a lovely little solo from lead guitarist Brady Cole that could be a homage to George Harrison.

Robert Fleischman’s voice is in great shape on this album. So many singers struggle hard to keep their voices in shape when they’re getting old but Robert sounds like a young in its twenties, with the experience of a veteran. He’s singing in a higher pitch on “Majestic” compared to The Sky’s first album from 2011, and we really appreciate the man’s tuneful pipes.

“Majestic” has its strongest songs contained within the first half of the track sequencing but in truth there are highlights throughout the thirteen songs in the album.
For example “Little By Little” has a ‘sure I’ve heard it before’ quality about it but that’s down to a simple but ridiculously effective melody – and a three word chorus hook you’ll be singing or humming for the rest of the day.
The straight melodic rocker “One More Chance” (again recalling Enuff ‘Z Nuff) surrounded by keyboards, and “Poison Little Fingers” pick up the pace and allow the band to rock out; the up-tempo pairing are tempered and separated by the AOR-ish, acoustic-led “So I’ll Wait”, a song which carries an ambience like no other song on the album.
Fleischman also takes the listener back to the sound of his first solo record in songs like “In My Head” and “Walls”, while the vibes of “Don’t Know What I’d Do” could’ve been an unreleased song by America.

Each member of The Sky plays their part on “Majestic” – Brady Cole and Ryan Lake are already sounding like the perfect six-string partnership, supported by drummer Andre LaBelle (ex- Vinnie Vincent Invasion as well) and bassist Steve Barber in a solid rhythm section.
On the debut LaBelle and Barber drove the majority of the songs along but on “Majestic” they lay the rhythmic foundations upon which the musical tracks are laid – they underpin the bigger sound and extended dynamic that includes orchestration and keyboard additions from Robert Fleischman.
But it’s the frontman’s natural instrument that is the focal point – make that vocal point – of “Majestic”. When Robert Fleischman first came to prominence in 1977 as Journey’s first front man (preceding Steve Perry) he loudly and clearly demonstrated he had the ‘screamer’ notes and range.

However, Fleischman has more depth these days and his vocal intelligence and melodic phrasing, crafted over the decades, are a far counter-tenor cry from Journey and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Simply put, Robert Fleischman singing is more diverse here than at any other time in his career.
Case in vocal point is final song “Sincerely Me”. This simply arranged ballad highlights Robert Fleischman’s sense of melody and what a song needs; it all makes for a poignant finish and one of Fleischman’s strongest, yet understated, performances.

“Majestic” is a wonderful album from start to finish. It’s lovely arranged and performed where each song breathes with its own sonic subtlety. Fleischman and the guys have crafted a delightful collection of songs built for comfort, plenty of adorable melodies and class. “Majestic” is an album that intentionally plays the slow-is-more card and goes for its colored musical nuances.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

01 – Pill (Remastered) [2025]
02 – One Day (Remastered) [2025]
03 – I Need It (Remastered) [2025]
04 – Breath Away (Remastered) [2025]
05 – In My Head (Remastered) [2025]
06 – Little by Little (Remastered) [2025]
07 – One More Chance (Remastered) [2025]
08 – So I’ll Wait (Remastered) [2025]
09 – Poison Little Fingers (Remastered) [2025]
10 – Sincerely Me (Remastered) [2025]
11 – Walls (Remastered) [2025]
12 – Don’t Know What I’ll Do (Remastered) [2025]
13 – Take Away (Remastered) [2025]

Robert Fleischman (lead vocals)
Ryan Lake (guitar)
Brady Cole (guitar)
Steve Barber (bass)
Andre LaBelle (drums)

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