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Artist: O'Ryan

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CD Title: Initiate

 

Category: AOR

Year: 1995

Label: Ava Aura (Japan)

Catalog Number: EBCW-5003

Personnel

Mervyn Spence lead vocals, guitars, bass programming
Jason Fillingham keyboards, programming
Martin Taylor guitar, classical guitar
Huwie Lucas guitar
Carl Brazil cymbals, hi-hats

Tracks

1.	No Retreat, No Surrender
2.	Still the Night
3.	A Whole Lot of Love
4.	Believe
5.	Emer May
6.	Did It All for Love
7.	Something Strong
8.	Shape It Up
9.	What About Love
10.	Phoenix Rising
11.	Don't Let It Slip Away
12.	It Must Be Love
13.	Stop

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Existing comments about this CD

From: Jez	Date: October 6, 2003 at 8:37
Very strong release. Superb vocals from Mervyn Spence (who went on to form the excellent Face Face) and a set of excellent material, some of which appeared on the debut 'Phenomena' cd. Well worth tracking down if the lighter side of AOR is your Thaannng!!.

From:	Date: December 13, 2004 at 12:56
i don't need to tell anything because Jez already told all about it ... the album is great!! very good!! i miss music like that today!! AOR RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZ!! marciotex@arrowfm.com

From: Marcio Tex	Date: December 13, 2004 at 12:58
i don't need to tell anything because Jez already told all about it ... the album is great!! very good!! i miss music like that today!! AOR RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZ!! marciotex@arrowfm.com

From: TYNO/BRAZIL	Date: December 22, 2004 at 4:58
Mervyn Spence has an incredible voice perfect for this style of AOR.Great album ,although hard to find.

From: 9 CHAMPIONS A 1

Date: May 7, 2005 at 4:35

No se muy bien el sentido o motivo por el que Mervyn sacó este disco pues mas de la mitad de los temas los podemos encontrar en los diferentes discos editados por Phenomena.Hombre si eres de los que no han escuchado jamás a Phenomena y te gusta el AOR pues este disco te sabrá a gloria pues vas a descubrir temas tremendos,si por el contrario ya los habias escuchado pues solo queda dar el veredicto de q versiones salen vencedoras,si estas de O'Ryan o las pomposas versiones de Phenomena.GRAN AOR.

From: Rafo Phoenix

Date: March 7, 2006 at 12:04

Naa!!! Phenomena son Phenomena ellos son la Leyenda, sobre este album es muy bueno claro si son temas de Phenomena la mayoria, pero hombre Glenn Hughes es Incomparable, de sus temas personales aca hay algunos buenos personalmente no debio sacar los de Phenomena es que ellos no son COMPARADOS NADIE TENDRA EL AURA Y LA MISTICA QUE TIENEN EN CADA UNO DE SUS TEMAS POR FAVOR!!! ABSTENGANSE LAS BANDAS QUE QUIERAN SACAR VERSIONES DE ELLOS QUEDARAN EN RIDICULO, PHENOMENA SON FENOMENOS SIN PALABRAS!!!

From: Rafo Phoenix	Date: March 7, 2006 at 12:10
JAJA escuchando NO RETREAT NO SURRENDER las comparaciones son obvias los 80 son los 80 una comparacion BRUTAL, EL AURA LA MISTICA EL SONIDO LA SALA DE GRABACION ES DECIR TODO LO HECHO EN LOS 80 SON DE OTRA GALAXIA, STILL THE NIGHT ni que decir, bueno despues de todo eso este es un muy buen album 8/10.

From: Rafo Phoenix	Date: March 7, 2006 at 12:16
LAS CASACAS(CHICAS ALA CINTURA) LOS JEANS APRETADOS, LAS ZAPATILLAS(LIVIANAS)(QUE AHORA AN VUELTO NUEVAMENTE), EL PEINADO, LAS RADIOS ESCUCHANDO EN LAS ESQUINAS FULL ROCK, LAS PELICULAS, PUTAMADRE LOS 80'S SON ICOMPARABLESS!!! DIOS MIO COMO QUISIERA TENER UNA MAQUINA DEL TIEMPO Y NO REGRESAR JAMAS DE LA DECADA QUE DEBIO QUEDAR SUSPENDIDA EN EL TIEMPO. UNAS LAGRIMAS CAEN DE MI ROSTRO...

From: kipvanpearcy	Date: April 9, 2006 at 9:38
Good AOR album. The singer has a very good voice, and the songs are pretty catchy.

From: Clayton77	Date: January 9, 2007 at 20:02
GREAT AOR album, a real masterpiece of the voice MERVYN SPENCE. He sounds like the re-incarnation of DAVID BYRON (Uriah Heep) and you`ve got to check the FACE FACE and PURPLE CROSS CD`s, too. (10/10)

From: BDrums1971	Date: June 20, 2010 at 13:32
Really great singer. Did you know that Still The Night is a cover of John Norum's song off of his solo album (forget which album right now). Both are great songs!

From: barker	Date: June 20, 2010 at 17:10
Mega AOR indeed but only available as a Japanese import - worth every penny though.Also check out the first Face Face album "Childhood Dreams".

From: rick kerch vzla	Date: March 14, 2012 at 21:56
Solid album by O'Ryan!!!...better than his debut one IMO..."Shape It Up" & "Stop" are the "rock tracks" of the album but the rest is a very nice blend of AOR songs such as "No Retreat,No Surrender","Still The Night","Believe" & "Something Strong"(catchy) that surely will draw a smile in your face...recommended...90/100

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