Sahara [Extra tracks, Import]

House of Lords | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B000WC8DBY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,448 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

One of the best american Hard FM bands! Slipcase CD with 11 titles, a bonus track and a 4 page booklet with pictures. Album of the year 1990! Axe Killer. 2007.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Follow-Up to an Impressive Debut, May 23, 2006

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Kathryn Jordan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sahara (Audio CD)

While most follow-up releases to a debut are not good, or are just average, SAHARA shines as a better follow-up to an impressive debut from House of Lords. This album contains several tracks -- "Chains of Love", "Can't Find My Way Home", and "Remeber My Name" -- that help give SAHARA.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better The Second Time Around, October 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Sahara (Audio CD)

SAHARA is an even better follow-up to an impressive debut from House Of Lords. This album contains five great cuts- "Shoot", "Chains Of Love", "Can't Find My Way Home", "Remember My Name", and "American Babylon." The others are just average, but those five are enough to give SAHARA a 5-star rating.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "House of Lords" integrate the `eastern' element into their sound, October 4, 2011

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Nikiforos V. Skoumas (Athens Greece, Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sahara (Audio CD)

"Sahara" is the second studio album by American melodic hard rock super-group "House of Lords" originally released in 1990. This second full-length effort found the "Lords" under a slightly different line-up than the original, featuring lead singer James Christian, keyboardist Craig Giuffria, bassist Chuck Wright, drummer Ken Mary along with new entry guitarist Michael Guy. The album also features guitar contributions by such heroes of the genre as Chris Impellitteri, Doug Aldrich and Rick Nielsen.

While fitting perfectly within the pomp hard rock genre, "Sahara" was substantially differentiated from its predecessor in terms of musical style. The song-writing would rely much more on riffs and tempos rather than melodies; at the same time integrating eastern-scale harmonies to the structures. The eastern-vibe is mainly traceable on Greg's keyboard arrangements, being an element that would partly characterize the group's later releases.

James Christian once again proves himself the ideal singer/front-man for the group, perfectly adapting to the demands of the compositions though the end result is far less catchy than the material found on their debut album. In addition this effort features a surprising consistency in tempos, for the biggest part being either standard or slow pace; clearly a far cry from the rhythmic variety found on later "Lords" releases. While far from the greatest moment in the "House of Lords" catalogue, "Sahara" offers a fair amount of memorable songs namely "Can't find my way home", "It ain't love" plus the classic/minor hit ballad "Remember my name" possibly the album's strongest moment.