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THE BRIAN MAES BAND ‘COLLATERAL DAMAGE’ (BRIOLA RECORDS/USA IMPORT)
Now here we have an amazing singer/songwriter from the Boston area, who was kind enough to sent me his latest CD ‘Collateral damage’, which he released under the THE BRIAN MAES BAND moniker. Brian himself is blessed with an amazing voice that reminds me of BENNY MARDONES, CHRIS THOMPSON and JIMMY BARNES, so a little raw here and there, but with an amazing Soul kinda vibrato. Musically we are heading back to the late 1970s/early 1980s American AOR sound of acts like MICHAEL STANLEY BAND, BENNY MARDONES, JOHN PARR, ROBERT TEPPER, HENRY PAUL BAND, STREEK, CHRIS MANCINI and especially the JACK STREET BAND and NEIL RUSH BAND (‘See you soon’). Besides Brian, we can also hear a female singer, who happens to be an excellent singer too. Her name is MARYBETH MAES and she is sounding like a picture-perfect female AOR singer (just listen to the superb pure Classic AOR Rocker “God fearin woman” that reminds one of PAT BENATAR meets QUARTERFLASH)....
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