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MANILA THRILLS – Tomorrow’s waiting

Release

Style

Manila Thrills is an hard rock act of the middle eighties. With this release the band brings their recorded material back to attention on CD. It was vocalist Michael Thomas Beck that re-mastered the songs in digital quality. This album also includes 4 previously unreleased bonus tracks. The music can be best described as melodic hard rock of the middle and late eighties in the style of krokus, Dokken, etc… That makes that you hear recognizable hard rock with elements you might have heard before and nothing really new but who bothers? I think everyone of us sometimes grabs an old favorite album to listen too. In that case the “Tomorrow's waiting” of Manila Thrills is a welcome change to hear some new songs with an old recognizable sound. From start on in “Gypsy blood” the band really rocks your heart out. Songs like “Tomorrow’s waiting” – “Inhibitions” – “Slippin’ thru the cracks of a Dream” – “you’re on your own” are all great up-tempo rockers and songs like “Just gotta go” has catchy choruses that sticks in your head. With “Rain” there’s also room for an acoustic spot. Rusty Churchman’s guitar work is typical for that era through the hole album, just like the rest of the rhythm section. John Ogle’s drums have been tightly played supported by a more basic bass work of Lars Owens. Michael Thomas Beck sings in the high regions without missing a note. Even in more calming songs like “The long wait” and “Hold on to tomorrow” his voice is great. There’s also enough room for harmony and backing vocal work in the songs. The new and previously unreleased tracks are in the same line s the old stuff. The song structure of the numbers isn’t that complex and you can hardly predict what is next to come but I enjoyed this album playing it over and over again.

 

Musicians

Tomorrow’s waiting – LP (1990)
Tomorrow’s waiting – digitally re-mastered (2005)

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