Craig Brooks - Desolation Freeway (CD)

The American CRAIG BROOKS (v/g/keys, AMERICAN TEARS, TOUCH) with his first solo effort. Together with TOUCH band buddy and keyboarder Mark Mangold, who closely collaborated with Brooks, and Josh Devine (d, LEVARA, TURKISH DELIGHT) and Doug Howard (b, TOUCH), he put together ten versatile and impressive tracks. The timeless melodic rock and hard rock hybrid with clear seventies roots convinces by strong songwriting and a very  sophisticated production like tracks like the titletrack or the rocking "Takes One To Know Me" clearly show. Mix und master by Jimmy Westerlund (ONE DESIRE). (MS)