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Still Loving You

Christopher L. Behr | Starkville, Mississippi United States | 06/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album came out in late 1991, at an unfortunate time. I say unfortunate because this was at the same time Nirvana hit it big, signalling the end of melodic hard rock and ushering in the era of so-called "alternative rock." My question is this: if it all sounds the same, how is it an alternative? Anyway, HERE is your alternative.

This band was formed by ex-Journey keyboardist and Santana co-founder Gregg Rolie about ten years after he split Journey and features Steve Smith (drums) and Ross Valory (bass), also from that band. Added to the mix were vocalist Kevin Chalfant and guitarist Josh Ramos, and the results were spectacular: "I've Got A Lot To Learn About Love" and "Show Me The Way" were Top 10 singles. Unfortunately, the song chosen as the third single was "Still Loving You", which is a really good song but not Top 40 material; personally, I would have chosen "You're Gonna Miss Me" (the best song on the album) or "Call Me" as the next single, but hindsight is always 20/20.The song failed to chart.In any event, the band toured with Bryan Adams and then dissipated until reuniting with new drummer Ron Wikso for the release of their second (and apparently last) album in 1996, titled "Eye of the Storm." That album is spectacular and highly recommended, but has unfortunately been unavailable for several years as a new release. I am extremely pleased to see THIS album available again, though, and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes Journey, Foreigner or Spooky Tooth."