01. Say You Love Me
02. I’ll Be There
03. All Because of You
04. Dying
05. In Your Arms
06. Why
07. 1995
08. Memories Live Again
09. Let You Go
10. I’d Just Like To Say
11. Could’ve Been Beautiful
12. Only Forever
13. Making Me Feel

Personnel:
Jase Old - lead and backing vocals
Steve Martret - guitars, backing vocals
Aaron Suter - keyboards, backing vocals
Mozz Walters - bass, backing vocals
Bill Georgio - drums, backing vocals

Australia has produced lately excellent Melodic Hard Rock acts, but the land of Oz never was precisely the mecca for the genre. One of the bands keeping the flame alive during the nineties around the Melbourne circuit was SAFIRE, whom released a very nice self-titled EP in 1995 that have acquired quite reputation amongst collectors. Now, after a 18 year break, all Safire original members have finally reunited to record a new album entitled "All Because Of You".

Safire's Melodic Rock sound is strongly infused by AOR elements, especially keyboard stabs and elaborated harmony vocals; all members contribute backings for good measure. Stylistically, the quintet recalls eighties European bands of the genre, particularly from UK. I hear similarities with Change of Heart, Shy, Steve Overland, first Dare and obviously comparisons with pioneer Aussie bands could be made, being Roxus and Juno Roxas the first coming to mind.

Solid melodies crafted by melodic guitars garnish rockers like "Say You Love Me", "In Your Arms", the extremely catchy "Memories Live Again" and the soaring "Crying". All really good and performed with good pulse. The sound turns more sharp close to Melodic Hard on the punchy, Shy-like "Let You Go" and the groovy "Only Forever".

As said, Safire plays AOR too, and the ballads are impregnated with classy melodies: the beautiful acoustically filled "Why" and the American sounding, piano-driven "Could've Been Beautiful" For the end Safire has reserved one of the highlights of the CD; "Making Me Feel", perhaps the track which best represents their sound: AOR overtones at the beginning and then explodes into a catchy Melodic Rock song with a winner chorus. --- 0dayrockz.blogspot.com

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1. Now You've Gone 3:35
2. Love Conquers All 4:30
3. After the Rain 4:39
4. In Your Eyes 4:34
5. Set You Free 4:10
6. White at Night 4:53

Steve Martret - guitars, backing vocals
Jason Old - lead vocals
Aaron Suter - keyboards, backing vocals
Bill Georgio - drums

Australia never was a prolific land for AOR bands, but some good outfits come out from the land of Oz. Safire is one of 'em, they play an infectious melodic hard rock / AOR music. This 6 track only CD keep you interested from start to finnish, with catchy songs. Great production for an indie release, now out of print and very hard to find original. Give this a listen, you will love it. ---hardrockaorheaven.blogspot.com

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