Storm at Sunup
Gino Vannelli
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Storm at Sunup | Gino Vannelli | 6:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Me Now | Gino Vannelli | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Mama Coco | Gino Vannelli | 3:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Father and Son | Gino Vannelli | 3:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Where Am I Going | Gino Vannelli | 7:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Keep on Walking | Gino Vannelli | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Love Is a Night | Gino Vannelli | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gettin' High | Gino Vannelli | 3:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 8 Songs |
Album Review
In the mid-'70s, Vannelli automatically got to the forefront of R&B due to his soulful vocals and the melodic musical arrangements. The only problem with work of Vannelli is that it often veered from the ridiculous to the sublime with absolutely no middle ground. On the bright side, whenever his lyrics hit the right note they were matched by his near-operatic vocals. 1975's Storm at Sunup, his third A&M effort, offers a lot of instances on the yin and yang. The atmospheric "Love Me Now" perfectly captures Vannelli as one of the more wishy-washy and self-absorbed singers as he croons "take me as I am/the storm in your life." The album's best song, "Keep on Walking" beautifully captures a sense of bleak romanticism as Vannelli turns in a mesmerizing vocal. The ARP heavy sound that typified his early work shows up on "Love Is a Night," and it has some tricky chord changes as he recounts his conquests. The clumsy lyrics of "Mama Coco" and "Gettin' High" are so bad they are nearly embarrassments. While those songs are odd, the best of Storm at Sunup certainly captures Vannelli's classic mid-'70s sound.
Customer Reviews
An album was way ahead of it's time
I am not sure who writes the reviews for some of these album/cd's but it sure makes you wonder if they listen more then one time. This album is way ahead of it's time. It has many great musicians who were just starting out in music and went on to be legends (Jay Graydon to name one). The use of synthesizers and arrangements were some of the first on this album and copied for years later. There are many great songs on this album and if you listened to this way back in 1975 or today you would know that Gino Vannelli and his brothers were hugely talented and bigger things were to come. To state as in the review that some of the songs are terrible makes me only realize that the reviewer is clueless...
Time Travel Music
I bought this when it first came out...I was fourteen and it helped open up my music world. It was ahead of it's time and Graham Lear's drumming is awesome (like his performance on Santana's "Moonflower"). I'm still listening after 32 years and "Where Am I Going" is one of my all time "mood-music" favorites.
A must have for Vannelli fans
There are some great musical moments on this collection. Gino begins experimenting with longer instrumental breaks in "Where Am I Going" and the title cut. Jay Graydon's guitar work in "Mama Coco" is worth the download, despite the somewhat cheesy lyrics. "Father and Son" is a great tribute and wonderfully composed using jazz harmonies inside a pop song formula.
Biography
Born: June 16, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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I Just Wanna Stop | Brother to Brother | 3:38 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- $7.92
- Genres: Rock, Music, Pop, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock, Pop/Rock, R&B/Soul, Quiet Storm
- Released: 1975
- ℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
