Asphalt Ballet

Asphalt Ballet | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1991)
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00008EQ99
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,554 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable blues based melodic rock, July 31, 2005

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J. Talsma (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asphalt Ballet (Audio CD)

First CD of a really, in my opinion, outstanding band, no fillers but only great songs, nice vocals, plenty of guitars. I never heard of this band before and bought a cassette by coincidence but now I own 3 CD's of the group of which this one is the most likeable. It is a pity they didn't make it. They recorded a live EP and changed the singer and with it the typical musical style of the first album. Without doubt a gem.
I love every song of it, to me it is a classical rock album.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bluesy, Southern hard rock, July 12, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asphalt Ballet (Audio CD)

One of the later bands to emerge from the Hollywood rock scene was Asphalt Ballet. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1992, just as the hair metal party was coming to a close. The band had a melodic hard rock sound with a slightly bluesy, slightly Southern edge, sort of like Skid Row meets Junkyard. A lot of that style came from vocalist Gary Jeffries and his southern fried vocals.

This is a totally rockin' album with plenty of swagger. If you're a fan of bands like Junkyard, Tangier, Royal Court of China, and Jetboy, you'll want to check this album out. It's nothing you haven't heard before, but it's still a solid, enjoyable rock & roll album.

Unfortunately the future wasn't too bright for Asphalt Ballet. They tried to adapt to the grunge sound with their 1993 follow-up album Pigs, but it didn't seem to please the fans or the band, whose members soon went their separate ways.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, April 11, 2010

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N San Diego - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asphalt Ballet (Audio CD)

A favorite disk. One of the few CD's that I like EVERY song. Too bad MP3's aren't available so more people could try them out and enjoy.