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Demented Honour
Sora
Demented Honour
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock
 
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Throughout his musical career, EROL SORA has participated in countless studio sessions and has worked with numerous great musicians, including former members of QUIET RIOT and SURVIVOR while living in LA. Most recently, Er...  more »

     
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All Artists: Sora
Title: Demented Honour
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mtm Music & Publish
Release Date: 2/27/2006
Album Type: Import
Genres: International Music, Pop, Rock
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 4001617644225

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Throughout his musical career, EROL SORA has participated in countless studio sessions and has worked with numerous great musicians, including former members of QUIET RIOT and SURVIVOR while living in LA. Most recently, Erol has been playing guitar with former URIAH HEEP / LUCIFER'S FRIEND singer John Lawton. To this date he has recorded 4 CD's and 2 dvds with Mr. Lawton ("Sting In the Tale", "Shakin' The Tale At The Magicians Birthday Party", "Steppin' It Up", "One More Night") and has travelled throughout England, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Italy, Lithuania, Norway and Slovenia playing shows with the John Lawton Band. However, by the end of 2004, the band decided to take a break from live activities. As a result Erol decided to put together his own band and record "Demented Honour", the solo album that's been building up inside him over the years. The album was recorded in Vancouver where Erol enlisted an array of the city's top musicians, consisting of drummer Lance Chalmers (ex-TROOPER), bassist Kevin Dahl, and keyboardists Gregory Macdonald (Big John Bates, ex-PEPPERSANDS) and Louise Porter (THE RUMOURS). Erol eagerly took on the challenge of writing all the material and performing all vocal duties himself. As Erol says, "I love singing and writing as much as playing guitar so this truly has been a labour of love having the creative freedom to do a proper solo album. I wanted this CD to be based around the songs first and foremost, yet also appeal to fans of guitar oriented hard rock." Most listeners will agree that "Demented Honour" features Erol's finest guitar playing to date and are sure to be impressed with his natural vocal abilities. Erol wanted "Demented Honour" to have the sound of "a classic album of in your face hard rock, with occasional blues, pop, and AOR elements". Everyone involved in the project could not be happier with the results. Erol adds "I think fans of Bad Company, Deep Purple, KISS and Thin Lizzy will really dig it, and I can't wait to play these songs live." Mtm. 2006
 

CD Reviews

Impressive solo debut
Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 03/31/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)

"The 2006 release Demented Honour is the debut solo album from singer/guitarist Erol Sora, who had previously worked with Uriah Heep's John Lawton. With Demented Honour, Sora delivers a solid helping of melodic rock songs, similar in nature (and quality) to bands like Lost Weekend and Crown of Thorns. It's a fairly straightforward melodic rock album with some bluesier elements. This is Sora's first outing as a vocalist, and he gives a surprisingly good performance.



Demented Honor may not make anyone's top 10 lists, but it is still a very solid album, and one that few AOR fans will regret buying (though perhaps not at Amazon's high import price). If you're the kind of person who often buys albums on the Frontiers, AOR Heaven, or MTM labels (and you probably are if you're checking out this album listing), chances are you'll like what you hear on Demented Honor.

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