Red Dawn – Never Say Surrender (1993) Japan Edition, MP3+FLAC
As requested, here’s one of the essential, must have albums in AOR / Melodic Hard Rock history: we are talking about “Never Say Surrender“, by RED DAWN, the awesome band put together by keyboardist, composer and producer David Rosenthal.
Long time our of print and with Rosenthal owning the master tapes, he has remastered / released by himself “Never Say Surrender” for all fans of the genre rejoice.
David’s multi-faceted career has taken him to studios and stages across the globe with many of the most prominent artists in the world.Besides his long tenure as keyboardist and musical director for Billy Joel, he has also worked with Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Robert Palmer, Whitesnake, Steve Vai, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Cyndi Lauper, Yngwie Malmsteen, and dozens more. But he has also arranged (uncredited) lots of famous melodic hard rock albums as well.
Rosenthal critically acclaimed work with Red Dawn was released around 1993 / 94 only in Japan, but in fact recorded during the late ’80s / early ’90s.
Now Rosenthal has made it available again under his own label, professionally silver pressed in the USA complete with booklet / lyrics.
This album is the perfect balance between elements taken from the AOR rocking side, Pomp, Melodic Hard Rock and commercial-era Rainbow mixed together into a masterpiece.
Yes, “Never Say Surrender” is a 5* Masterpiece for the genre.
All songs are brute diamonds, highly melodic, filled with killer keyboard stabs, powerful melodic guitar riffs, a bombastic rhythm section and a distinct lead singer owner of a potent, broken voice.
“Never Say Surrender” is perfect, and a MANDATORY album in your collection.
01 - Flyin' High
02 - I'll Be There
03 - Liar
04 - Dangerous Child
05 - Promises
06 - I Can't Get Over You
07 - Christine
08 - Take These Chains
09 - She's On Fire
10 - Never Say Surrender
Author: Red Dawn; Album: Never Say Surrender; Size: 1440 mb; Genre: Rock; Format: flac, wma, mp3 archive; Label: InsideOut - TOCP-7689 Type: CD, Album Country: Japan Date of released: 17 Mar 1993 Category: Rock Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Glam
Red Dawn Related artists: Album name: Never Say Surrender: Country: Japan: Date: 1993: Genre: Hard Rock: Play time: 00:50:20: Format / Bitrate: FLAC Stereo 1027 Kbps / 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps: Media: CD: Size: 372.50 Mb: Price: $2.95
Red Dawn - Never Say Surrender (1993) [Japan 1st Press, Promo] EAC Rip | FLAC: Image+Cue+Log | 388 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 125 Mb | Time: 50:20 Genre: Melodic Hard Rock | Label: Toshiba-EMI Ltd. | Cat.: TOCP-7689 RED DAWN is the kind of band that comes along only once in a great while. Originally released in 1993, "Never Say ...
[/xfgiven_snipet