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Never heard of the band Mecca before? Same with me, but you will know the musicians who are involved, perhaps not every single name, but the bands they played in!
If you like the music of Toto, Survivor, Foreigner, then you'll like Mecca! The album opener Velocitized is sung be Joe Vana who is also the founder of this super group. But he's charring vocal duties with former Toto / Leroux frontman Fergie Frederiksen. But back to the opening track Velocitized, a rock song which soon will make you swing and sing along.
Other tracks are a little moody, love songs... But tunes like Can't Stop Love have a message, in this case to believe in love and to fight for love. That track is outstanding, not just because on this song both singer took part! The high quality of the songs is not just based on the talent and experience of the musicians involved, they got a helping hand from Jim Peterik who also took part in production the album. Jim Peterik is known for his work with Survivor, 38 Special and Sammy Hagar! His partner in crime during the production was Larry Millas who worked with Billy Idol and Bruce Hornsby! Another highlight is You Still Shock Me a rock tune sung by Fergie Frederiksen and which reminds me of the powerful ballads from Foreigner.... The title track Mecca reminds me partly of Sting which isn't bad! Sting is one of the best artists these days, so.... But there are more rocking parts, kinda Sting meets Toto meets Foreigner.
Anyway, I won't do more name dropping, coz I can highly recommend this album to all fans of the above named bands!
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