On the Rise [Import]

On the Rise | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 26, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Frontiers Italy
• ASIN: B000087LPD
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,103 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beat of Your Heart

2. Lift You Up

3. The World of Change

4. Memories Forever

5. Pride

6. Leaps and Bounds

7. Running in the Night

8. Keep Our Love Alive

9. Stay Away

10. Sadness Hits Like a Stone

11. Two Young Hearts

12. Could Have Been the Last Time

13. Stranded

14. The Moment

Editorial Reviews

MELODICROCK.COM - Australia, 98% out of 100%

"All packed with some amazing harmonies, and some of the best melodic choruses I have heard in a long time".

Product Description

2003 debut album for Norwegian melodic rock trio. Sparing & immediately hummable melodies, brilliant & catchy choruses, in your face guitars & musicianship par excellence. All the elements of a great song come together magically in these tracks & all of a sudden a new melodic rock sensation is born! 14 tracks. Frontiers.

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ..superb Nelson-style AOR, September 10, 2003

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N. Page (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Rise (Audio CD)

Wow! this one bursts out of the speakers like a full blown AOR bomb, detonated by the Norwegian duo of Terje Eide and Bennech Lyngboe. A 14-track debut CD, no less than 12 songs here are of such high quality they are surely already in the running for "Song of the year". Whether it's the opener "Beat of your heart" or second track "Lift you up" every song is ear candy. Let me tell you right away that I have already found my own personal "song of the year" entitled "Running in the night"; a mix of razor sharp guitars propelling the vocals via the bridge along a groove that explodes in the firework display of the chorus. This is an exceptional track of GIANT-like proportions in all senses of the word - sensational! To dwell on the high spots of this release would be an almost pointless exercise, since all the tracks captivate equally, built as they are around a common theme; huge refrains, cool keyboard parts and infectious meaty guitar riffs. And even though On the Rise have come up with an album chock full of catchy melodies, the songs are stirring and thrilling. I should just mention the last song. "The moment" is a stunning ballad, sung with so much emotion that it literally tears at the heartstrings. If the album has one small shortcoming then it lies in the production but this won't stop On the Rise from landing the honours close to the top in the "Best album of 2003" category ! An album that is pure aural pleasure for every Giant and Nelson fan or indeed anyone even remotely into melodic rock - a must !

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds just like Toto!, January 22, 2008

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Michael (Australia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: On the Rise (Audio CD)

I really love this album. These guys have all the characteristics of Toto - right from the outstanding production techniques through to the great guitar sounds and the sweet layered backing vocals. The songs are really well-written and the album is as close to flawless as you can get without listening to a Toto record! It's a shame this band is no longer together because I would have loved to hear more from them. If you want to hear great melodic rock then give this a spin!

3.0 out of 5 stars Classic, November 3, 2006

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L. Shamblin Smith "Avas mama" (Elkview, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On the Rise (Audio CD)

"On the Rise" reminds me of some classic rock we're used to here in the States. Terje is really sweet as well.