JOSHUA Surrender 1985 LP FOREIGNER Journey SURVIVOR RARE
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JOSHUA
Surrender
1985
FM Records 1985
WKFM LP 64
Covers are in excellent condition
Vinyl is in excellent playing condition
`Joshua' is the melodic hard rock band led by American guitarist Joshua Perahia and `Surrender' is their second album originally release in 1985. A good part of Hard rock/AOR journalists and enthusiast consider `Surrender' to be amongst the greatest albums the genre has ever produced-if not the greatest. There are a number of reasons for that claim and I have to say I very much share the same view.
First the song-writing throughout `Surrender' is outstanding to the point where is does not get any better. The whole album is built on melody and decimating AOR choruses: `Surrender love' is the ultimate melodic rock protest, `Your love is gone' carries more drama than the listener could handle while `heart full of soul' is so introspective and personal that convinces the listener upon first play. And there is of course `Hold On' a frenetic hard rocker that brings down any wall.
What separates `Surrender' from other highly acclaimed diamonds of the genre is that the album does not simply stand on stellar song-writing; it is complemented by equally unique performances. Joshua Perahia is probably the most melodic shredder ever- demonstrating speed, consistency and depth to match the respective skills of Chris Impellitteri and Zeno Roth. He shreds at full speed from the first track to the final making the overall result even more climactic.
Equally indispensable is the contribution of lead singer Jeff Fenholt who puts on a monumental performance that leaves no room for doubt, his technical ability and expressiveness is easily comparable to the skills of Rob Rock and Michael Flexig.
Overall the guitarist and singer elevate an already amazing album to impossible artistic heights. The more you play `Surrender' the more you will come to appreciate its uniqueness. For any fan of AOR, melodic rock and melodic hard rock, `Surrender' is the ultimate buy.
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