Walsh & Liverani come up big!
Ryan M. | Boynton Beach, Florida | 05/11/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Khymera is comprised of multi-instrumentalist Daniele Liverani, and Kansas frontman Steve Walsh. Utilizing unreleased songs by legendary melodic rock writers like Jim Peterik, David Foster and Neil Schon, Liverani and Walsh construct a very strong album. There is a good mix of hard rock tracks and ballads. The harder tracks, such as "Without Warning" and "Written In The Wind" have bombastic production and choruses that will hook you fast. Throughout the record, Steve Walsh puts forth his best studio performance in almost 15 years. No where is this more evident than on the gorgeous ballad, "Bless A Brand New Angel" on which Walsh hits unbelievably high notes with smoothness and ease. Another highlight is the mid-tempo gem, "Who's Gonna Love You Tonight," which was written by David Foster. Throughout the album Liverani creates a rich soundscape of swirling guitars and keyboards which provides the perfect backdrop for Walsh's stellar delivery. In the midst of these great tracks are a couple of weak ones such as "Shadows" and "Love Leads The Way". Both are certainly decent, but not up to the quality of the rest of the album. On the whole, this is a first-class melodic rock album that is sure to please fans of this genre. Liverani should be praised for his instrumental virtuosity and meticulous production but there is an even greater starin this project, and that is Steve Walsh. He shows a clarity and range on this album he hasn't put forth since the late 1980s. Five years ago people were ready to close his casket, but since then he has risen from the ashes and regained his title as one of the best singers around. Highly recommended."
Steve Walsh's "KYMERA"
kansasman | Shawnee Mission, KS United States | 04/23/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"BUY IT NOW! GET UP FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND GO BUY THE CD! YOU"LL BE GLAD YOU DID!
If you don't listen to this sonic masterpiece...you'll miss out on perhaps the single greatest prog/rock release this year! Steve Walsh sounds better than ever! Age has only given Steve more passion, charactor and depth to his already amazing vocals. The colaberation between Steve Walsh of Kansas and Empty Tremor's Daniele Liverani is brialiant! The cast of superstar writers is mind boggaling. Buy it and you will thank me!"
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1