Council Of Thirteen - Love Has The Fire [CD]

The progressive symphonic cinematic rock band with 13 multi-instrumentalists and vocalists. Modeled after the best styles and production techniques employed by the Electric Light Orchestra (Jeff Lynne), Alan Parsons Project (Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson), The Buggles (Trevor Horn), Boston (Tom Scholz), and Foreigner (Mutt Lange) combined into a modern layered production style combining guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, occasional horns and a string section. Featuring original songs written and composed by band leader and keyboardist John W. Edwards, and a few classic covers of great 60s songs done in a new style and arrangement. This is the second vinyl offering from the band and is actually their sixth album "Love Has The Fire". The album features several YouTube/Spotify hits including "I Can't Make You Love Me", "Here Comes The Night" (a cover of the song by Van Morrison and Them), "Flames In The Dark", "Give Me Your Heart", "The Question" and "Where Starlight Lies". Twin guitars, a powerful bass, crisp drums, triple keyboards, a harpsichord, a cello, a viola and two violins are blended with 3 male vocalists and 4 female vocalists to provide a unique and versatile music experience for the listener. Cover songs include modernized versions of "Go Now" (The Moody Blues), "Look Through Any Window" (The Hollies) and "Sugar And Spice" (The Searchers). The songs range from synth-pop anthems to fully orchestrated edgy rock songs. Presented on colored vinyl and 180gram weight.