DANNY VAUGHN: Traveller

Cover	Release	Style
	2007-02-21	melodic rock / aor
	Label
	Frontiers
	Website
	Danny Vaughn
	Contact
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	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	55:00	FR CD 322
	Review by / Translated by	Rating
	Edwin	9/10
nederlands	Review
If you’re a melodic rock fan and you haven’t heard of Danny Vaughn, something must have gone seriously wrong. Arguably one of the best rock voices today, the ex-WAYSTED, TYKETTO and VAUGHN singer has assembled a band of British musicians around him to record the first album under his full name. And what an album it is… TYKETTO’s Don’t Come Easy is always referred to as Vaughn’s best album, but, frankly, I think this new one is much better. OK, so there might not be a second ‘Forever Young’ on this album, but on the whole, it is a very even album without any fillers. It’s a bit on the mellow side – but then if you like that sort of thing, this album will amaze you. The album features some very strong melodic rockers in ‘Miracle Days’, ‘Badlands Rain’ (brilliant!) and ‘The Warrior’s Way’ (extra super brilliant!). Other gems are the AOR tracks ‘Restless Blood’, ‘Lifted’ (reminds me of the work of Mark Mangold), and the title song, plus the acoustic driven ‘The Measure Of Man’ and the long ‘Death Of A Tiger’ – an epic which is definitely something different for Mr Vaughn. An album with thrilling songs, excellent musicianship, a fine production and that magical voice of Danny Vaughn… what more could you hope for?
Musicians
Danny Vaughn: lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, mandolin, keyboard noodlings Tony Marshall: lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals on 4 Pat Heath: lead and rhythm guitars Steve McCenna: bass guitar Lee Morris: drums and percussion
Tracklist
Miracle Days Badlands Rain Traveller Restless Blood That’s What She says The Touch Of Your Hand Lifted The Warrior’s Way The Measure Of A Man Think Of Me In The Fall Death Of The Tiger Better By far
Discography
Save Your Prayers (1986 – WAYSTED) Don’t Come Easy (1990 – TYKETTO) Strength In Numbers (1994 – TYKETTO) Take Out & Served Up Live (1996 – TYKETTO) Blues For Daze (1997 – FLESH + BLOOD) Soldiers And Sailors On Riverside (2000 – VAUGHN) Fearless (2001 – VAUGHN) From The Inside (2004 - FROM THE INSIDE) Traveller (2007 – DANNY VAUGHN)


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