Twitch

Aldo Nova | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000263Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,257 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tonight (Lift Me Up)

2. Rumours of You

3. Surrender Your Heart

4. If Looks Could Kill

5. Heartless

6. Long Hot Summer

7. Fallen Angel

8. Stay

9. Lay Your Love on Me

10. Twitch

Editorial Reviews

CD reissue of the 1985 album from the Canadian guitarist. Aldo Nova was a rock singer-guitarist who had a few charting albums in the early 1980s. They have been out of print for years and fans have been clamoring for them. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SHOOTING STAR..., April 15, 2000

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Kevin Dobbs "dragonboots" (Perth Western Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twitch (Audio CD)

Many people may say that Aldo's first release was his best...but in my opinion this is the definitive Nova! The songs are all stronger here and so are the vocals...Why this album was not a smash sales wise is beyond me, and must go down in history as one of lifes great mysteries (together with lack of chart success for Angel). Every song is perfectly crafted AOR, with stella musicianship (a trade mark of this great artist). Listen to the magestic glory of "Surrender Your Heart", "Fallen Angel" and "Stay" and you'll know what I mean! "Lay Your Love On Me" is worthy of a mention purely for striking similarities to the great masked marauders Kiss with "Heaven's On Fire." My recommendation would be that if you can buy any Aldo Nova CD start here and then get the rest...cause at the end of the day all releases by this great man will satisfy! Where are you Aldo? I keep looking towards the skies!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nova's greatest work to date, April 7, 2003

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M. B. Link "wildfirelink" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twitch (Audio CD)

Twitch (1985). Aldo Nova's third studio album.

Back in 1982, a Canadian rock musician who goes by the name Aldo Nova, showed up on the music scene with a single popular hit 'Fantasy'. This anthem was hailed by many to be a classic radio rock staple and the future showed commercial promise for the lone hard rocker. Unfortunately, this was not to be. The debut album (1982) failed to really launch Nova's career, and so he disappeared into obscurity in the eyes of the world. However, under the radar, Nova continued to make music with his semi-prog album, Subject(1983). He did receive some help by a better known rock artist and best friend Jon Bon Jovi in many areas of album production. After two fairly hard rock albums, he decided to hire several session musicians and their third outing would take on more of a lighter approach.

Twitch(1985) took two years for Nova to make, but the longer time in the studio paid off with perhaps his strongest set of songs he's ever made. Instead of the faster, pompous hard rock jaunts found on previous albums, Twitch concentrates on a pop/rock melodic delivery both vocally and instrumentally, through the use of guitar, keyboards, and guest female vocals in various songs.

'Tonight (Lift Me Up)' and 'Rumours Of You' both offer the perfect touching, mellow-paced introduction to the ambient mood of Twitch. Following it is the excellent ballad 'Surrender Your Heart'. From here, Twitch brings back the edgier element of earlier albums with the rockers 'If Looks Could Kill' and 'Heartless'. It calms down again with the optimistic track 'Long Hot Summer'. 'Fallen Angel' is my personal favorite track because it combines the faster harder pace of Nova's earlier work with an ethereal melodic soundscape, making it one of the best songs of his career. 'Stay' is another good ballad that follows. The only track I thought seemed like filler was 'Lay Your Love On Me' because it lacked the emotional impact of other songs. Topping off the album is the instrumental title track which, although a bit generic, has some good guitar riffs towards the end.

Twitch, even though never heard by the general public mass majority, is a phenomenal collection of punchy rockers and beautiful ballads that could please most anybody. Given the chance, these songs could have contended with the likes of Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and Hysteria era Def Leppard. 5 stars for solid musicianship, production, and musical execution by Nova and the various session-artists. If you like 80s melodic pop/hard rock and come in with an open mind, you will not be disappointed. This masterpiece has been hiding in the shadows for far too long. It's about time that someone gave it a spin. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as '80s AOR gets!, January 16, 2011

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

Originally released in 1985, Twitch was the third album from Canadian singer/guitarist/keyboardist Aldo Nova. Nova is best known for his self-titled 1982 debut (and the hit single "Fantasy"), but the overlooked Twitch may just be his best work overall.

It says something that Nova, who was often brought in to help produce and write songs for other artists, was forced to accept outside help (including background vocals by Fiona Flanagan and Michael Bolton) with this album. Reluctant or not, Nova still turned in a terrific performance, and the result is one of the best examples of glossy melodic rock the mid `80s had to offer. The melodies are catchy, the synths are none too subtle, the guitar solos are perfect for `80s action movie training sequences, and even the bright cover reinforces the Miami Vice soundtrack vibe Twitch has going on. There's no "Fantasy" here, which meant the album didn't make much of a splash on the charts, but nearly every song on Twitch (aside from the throwaway instrumental title track that closes the album) could have been a radio or MTV hit.

I'm obviously a fan of this album, and can't see anyone who's still crazy about `80s era AOR and melodic rock not absolutely loving Twitch. Yes, it's soulless, plastic corporate rock, but it's soulless, plastic corporate rock perfection.

Edition Notes: Wounded Bird reissued Twitch in 2009. Like all Wounded Bird reissues, it has not been remastered, has no bonus material, and has minimal liner notes. It does, however, put this great album back into circulation, which is long overdue.