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Jeff Scott Soto - Essential Ballads

Reviewed by: Tommy Hash
Genre: AOR/Melodic Rock
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 71:04
Release Date: May 25, 2006
Label:
Frontiers
Band Members: Jeff Scott Soto Vocals/Bass/Guitars/Keyboards Howie Simon-Guitars
  Goran Elmquist-Guitar & Keyboards George Bernhardt -Guitar/Bass
  Gary Schutt- Bass Alex Papa - Drums
 
Track Listing: 1.)-If This Is The End 8.)-4U
  2.)- As I Do 2 U 9.)- Still Be Loving You
  3.)- Holding On 10.)-Till The End Of Time
  4.)-Send Her My Love 11.)-Sacred Eyes
  5.)- Lonely Shade Of Blue 12.)-By Your Side
  6.)-This Ain’t The Love 13.)-Beginnig 2 End
  7.)-Don’t Wanna Say Goodbye 14.)-Trough It All
    15.)-Last Mistake
    16.)-Another Try
The Review

Get ready to hop in the back seat with your loved one, because here is a collection of material that will "enhance the moment." No, I'm not talking about a record from Luther Vandross or Barry White; this is the other side of that window fogging ear candy. Legendary vocalist Jeff Scott Soto (Malmsteen, Takara, Talisman, etc.) has unleashed a collection of balladry that represents some of the most recent material he has done within his inkage with Frontiers Records. And all kidding aside, a career spanning ballad collection would take up a box set.***

But nevertheless, this collection represents everything from heavy power balladry to pop emotion, containing love songs and eased back rockers. So without being a redundant anthology, there are acoustic numbers such as "As I Do 2 U" and "Sacred Eyes," lighter fodder with "If This is the End" and "Don't Wanna Say Goodbye," as well as more sophisticated pop ditties like "Last Mistake" and "Lonely Shade of Blue" where there is a lot different styles that represent Soto's songwriting ability and vocal styling; there is even a laid back cover of Journey's "Send Her My Love." Three bonus tracks of unreleased material are also on Essential Ballads, which pertain to the musical style of what else, ballads.***

In the end, this proves that the power ballad never did die, and that ballads don't have to be syrupy and cheesy to be appealing. With all of the so called "emotional" commercial schlock that conveys one-hit wonders these days, JSS proves that when it comes to writing with feeling, rocking out is where it's at, even if you slow things down a bit.

 

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