Union (Union-Album)
Occupation
- Vocals, guitar: John Corabi
- Vocals, guitar: Bruce Kulick
- Bass Guitar: Jamie Hunting
- Drums: Brent Fitz
Union is the title of his 1999 debut album of the same name American hard rock band.
Genesis
John Corabi, former lead singer of The Scream had to get the services in 1992 and after two auditions to replace Vince Neil as a singer with Mötley Crüe. Under pressure from the record company but was discharged on 13 September 1997. Bruce Kulick, who was the lead guitarist with Kiss since 1984, had also been dismissed in the wake of reunification made in 1996 of the founding members of Kiss after the completion of the album Carnival of Souls, both were therefore in similar situations.
They knew each other and wrote some songs together. When they saw that it worked well, they recorded his first demos. They were supported by Curt Cuomo, who had also previously worked with Kiss on the album Carnival of Souls. They chose to recording an album and completed with drummer Brent Fitz (now in the band by Slash ) and bassist Jamie Hunting the group. The band received a recording contract with Mayhem Records.
In the USA, Old Man Wise was published in January 1998 as a promo single for the radio, as officially available single was released the song in March 1998. The album was released in May 1998 in two output formats, namely as a CD and as a record. One sung by Bruce Kulick bonus track has been added, entitled For You For the Japanese market, as well as the Japanese version of the album had a different cover.
During the year 1998, the publication rights were awarded to Spitfire Records. This company put the album on new and published it on 20 July 1999 again. The new edition contains a bonus track, a cover version of the Beatles' Oh Darling.
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Reception
Rock Hard forgave his review in six out of ten possible points and wrote about the album, "Kiss - devotees who dread the cold even at Carnival Of Souls" could get, would " However, a fortiori give the ball at Union. " " The disc alternative " rock it " what it takes " hold. The structures were " located generally in the nineties -year run of the mill rock, " and Corabi sing " with appropriate phrasing. " Nevertheless, were " some of his melodies not as flat turned out as expected. " There is " even a few small hits. " Pain Behind Your Eyes is " eg as a piece that you no longer get after the first hearing of the skull. " On the other hand, had " also various Stinker crept ", and Corabi was " now time not Paul Stanley, who would save vocally also one or two mediocre track. " " Bottom line " would cost the Union " 'ne note in the " good parts ". "
"Indeed," lie Unions " focus on strong but melodic alternative rock, the more in common with Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden and Stone Temple Pilots" have " as Kiss or Motley Crue ", Allmusic.com wrote. Love (I Do not Need it Anymore ) may " still allude to smooth corporate rock of the 1980s, but Heavy D. .. ' Tangerine ' (the ' neither with the Led Zeppelin classic, yet with the 1940 big-band hit " should be ), " confused by jazz musicians Jimmy Dorsey Old Man Wise and most of the other gems on this CD "were" the things one by one of the alternative outfits from Seattle 1990 " get, " not unlike. " Corabi Kulick and sounded, as " they would enjoy this unexpected direction, " and the result was " one of the strongest rock releases of the year 1998. "