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Courageous

still a fan | los angeles | 03/12/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Not sure why others must compare to the Alias record when Freddy has been solo since 1994. Compare it to Dreamer's Road if you MUST compare. Many of the songs stayed in my head. Running Home is one for sure, and his lament on Crash the Mirror with the smokin guitar. Very unexpected! Freddy sounds great to me. Perhaps he doesn't use his 5+ octaves here, but Alias was 1991 and Sheriff further back. Most of all I appreciated he had the courage to write several songs about difficult issues--he branched out from his usual love songs. Artists have to do that or they are not an artist. And he doesn't just sing he writes the lyrics and music too. Freddy, I liked the something different."

It's nowhere near the appeal that Alias had, but the album i

George Dionne | Cape Cod, MA | 01/23/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Former Alias vocalist Freddy Curci returns with an all-new backing band. You may remember Alias from their late 80s super-mega-hit ballad "More Than Words Can Say." Curci and company try to stay true to the rock formula of the 80s with the lyrics and arraignments on this album, but the band deliver with a more contemporary and modern sound. The result is really a by-the-numbers melodic rock affair, with a few songs that you'll carry with you for a bit. It's nowhere near the appeal that Alias had, but the album is no slouch either."