Chosen by this blog among the best 2017 releases, here’s the requested full Japanese Edition of DA VINCI‘s comeback album “Ambition Rocks“, released in Asia a year after, including a bonus track. This release has become a collectors piece as the Japanese label broke up and the CD never will be re-printed again.

Genre: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Country of origin: Japan (22 CDs), U.S.A. (2 CDs), Italy (3 CDs)
Year of publication: 1982-2021
Country of performer (group): U.S.A.

After Danish melodic hard rockers Push disbanded in the mid-2000s frontman MARTIE PETERS formed his own MARTIE PETERS GROUP releasing a bunch of very good albums.

Today we’re featuring in exclusive their brand new album “Children of the Strip“, as its tile implies, Martie’s tribute to the legendary Sunset Strip – according to himself; “a scene that has inspired me and my music BIG time”. Take a look at the album cover, a crowded L.A. boulevard… these were great times.

Of course, “Children of the Strip” songwriting is inspired by the 1987 sound, but in the case of MARTIE PETERS GROUP not the sleazy Strip side but the pure melodic hard rock akin White Lion, Tesla, Great White, etc. Yeah, Peters has a high ranging vocal similar to Mike Tramp which perfectly fits this finely crafted and produced new album.
You have it all here: catchy choruses, crunching guitars, melodies & harmonies galore – the type of songs that would have been on the radio back in the day, and many that once you have finished hearing you want to hit repeat straight away. And the lyrics referencing the Sunset Strip era are fun too!
Highly Recommended

01 – Pocket Thief
02 – Children of the Strip
03 – Fair Crack of the Whip
04 – Spirit of Rock and Roll
05 – Race Against Time
06 – Karma Is a Bitch
07 – Leggy Laura
08 – Rascals
09 – Thundering Silence

Martie Peters – vocals, keys
Konstantin Raidovski – guitar
Gabor Domjan – bass
Jamie Parks – drums, vocals

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