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Elly Roberts reviews
Angel Records
- May 2007
- Rating: 8/10
Having come a long way in a short time, Wire Daises Treana Morris (vox/guitar), Alden Evans (guitars), Ol Beach (keys) andSteve Jackson (drums) have already opened for Deep Purple, Seal and popmeisterRobbie Williams.
Formed in Cornwall in 2002, Treana was spotted by Queen sticksman Roger Taylor,as she sang at his local pub in the West Country. After signing for onlinedigital record label Transistor Project, they ended up recording debut albumJust Another Day in 2003. The band then signed a worldwide publishingdeal with EMI Music Publishing.
On the evidence of this album, it could prove a sound investment, thoughtheyre way off, at the moment, of becoming massively popular.Songwriting, will eventually, be key to their success, and theres plenty ofmeat on the bone here. Central to their work is the beautiful voice ofTreana Morris, who, occasionally, matches chanteuse Amy Lee of Americanoutfit Evanescence.
Theres a balanced blend of rock and power ballads and dreamy ballads. Morrisdoes all well, but excels on the softer tones of Let Me Love You, NeverMeant To Hurt You and the power stuff – a la Evanescence Silver Top.
Best of the rockers is Tongue Tied, the pop-rock leanings of RocketGirl (great beats, hooks and harmonies).
Lost My Way is quite stunning as a floating ballad (Amy Lee-like vocalssurface here). Move Over has the greatest chance of being an attractiveradio friendly single, and probably will be, to thrust the band onto theairwaves clever, sophisticated pop-ballad.
Rock-wise, Time Will Tell is not a good album move, though would dowell in concert, but Roll Over, again, would grace most radioplaylists as a pop-rocker. In complete contrast, Leaving Soon isyet another stunning ballad, with Morris doing some fine vocal gymnastics,and a fitting close to a mostly very impressive album.
The sneaky hidden track is gorgeous too.
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The full list of tracks included are :
1. Wake Up
2. Tongue Tied
3. Rocket Girl
4. Silver Top
5. Lost My Way
6. Move Over
7. Time Will Tell
8. Let Me Love You
9. Never Meant To Hurt You
10. Roll Over
11. Leaving So Soon
12. Come Home Safely (Hidden Track)
Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.