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Avalon, Avalon, Avalon. What can I say….. I love that word. Ever since I was hooked on to King Arthur when I was a little boy. Thing is, I have been a fan of Avalon for both the wrong reasons and right reasons. I have this little huge admiration towards this particular female singer in this group. She’s really pretty to me. And when she sings…..sigh….I become weak. I think this is some sort of voice crush. Sad thing is that she left Avalon. And ever since then its not been the same for me. I still bought two other albums that came out after she and another guy left but I must say I didn’t get the wow feeling out of those.

This is Cherie Adams. Isn’t she pretty? So sad she left. So So sad

So when I saw this album on the rack….I was like….should I really spend the money on something I may not like? Well I turned to the back to read first before I decided. First thing you should look for is the producer. This usually determines how good the album will be. What kind of style it would be. What kind of sound it will have. Most of the time this works. Not all the time though. So start looking out for producers. You will hear what I mean.

Then I saw the song list. I was like man! These are my favorite songs. I mean I have been listening for years and there are songs that become your favorites. This album contained so many songs I love. So I decided to buy it praying that they didn’t ruin my favorite songs. Hahaha. It’s already done how to change that fact….hahaha pray also no use.

First song….ok ok la. They didn’t do too much to change it. It has the same feel as the original for those of you who heard it before. But of course with better quality. As I went on, hearing these old time favorites sparked something in me I cannot describe. As I heard the album as a whole I must say I like this album so much more than the past two ones. One reason being the vocals seem to be giving me the old Avalon feel again which I loved. I’m glad for that. I must say nothing particularly stood out as impressive to me. But I liked the album very much. Still somehow the song ‘El-shaddai’ still gives me a kick every time.

They brought a guest artist Russ Taff in to do an old song and that was so nice. So if you want to hear some of the old favorites but don’t appreciate the old sound. I think this album did those songs justice. It is also very pleasurable to hear the Avalon sound again. I’ve heard this album through 5 times now. I haven’t got bored with it so that must be a good sign. Though I must say I have fallen asleep on the train while listening to it too. It is either I’m too tired or it is too soothing hahaha.

So what do I think of this album? Get it. It is one of the better album’s I’ve heard among the new ones. Also I want listeners to hear these marvelously written songs with tremendous meaning. These songs itself make the album well worth it.

Rating : 8/10

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