(Progressive Rock/Progressive Metal) Hubi Meisel - Cut [MCD] - 2002, MP3, 320 kbps

It was silent around ex-DREAMSCAPE vocalist Hubi Meisel for quite a long time. After leaving the german progmetal hope SCENES Hubi decided to deal with a dream... and this dream was to record an album with own interpretation of hits of the 80's. After some legal discussions a few songs had to be removed from the album, but seven songs remained.

Those of you familiar with Hubi's voice from his time at the sympathic german progmetalheads DREAMSCAPE know what to expect from this voice: emotional, melodic vocals which can get quite loud and metallian if they want to. What can I say about this album... Hubi has stripped the soft and undynamic pop flair off the songs and replaced the pop flair with his emotional metal vocals and melodic metal. The great and dynamic guitar playing of Marcel Coenen even adds some progressive touch. No matter if you listen to the melodic cover of Cutting Crew's "Just Died In Your Arms Tonight", the angry and screaming cover of "Send Me An Angel", the powerful "Relax", the everlasting A-Ha hymn "The Sun Always Shines On TV" or "Red Sector A"...

Hubi has created a honest, self-confident and unique cover album which features the charming memories of these great pop-tracks, enriched with the unique flavour of Hubi's interpretation. I'll enjoy listening to this album until the day when music dies!

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Hubi Meisel - all vocals
Marcel Coenen - guitars
Franz Pfeffer - keyboards
N-Dee - bass
Frank Brunier - drums