Guardian rocks their way back into the music scene with their follow-up to Fire and Love and third full album-Miracle Mile. This "Kaleidoscopic Cavalcade of Sight and Sound," as it is referred to on the album jacket, contains a collection of possibly the most direct, in your face, get Satan outta here, rock-n-roll ever presented to the Christian music market.
One who is familiar with Pakaderm Records would not immediately associate Miracle Mile with the customary polished sound that Pakaderm artists usually carry. Guardian (Palacios, Rowe, Bach, and Ney) combined with the production expertise of John and Dino Elefante have compiled an album that is down in the dirt and grungy. Note, I did not say that this album is grunge, but it is a more rough and coarse sounding rock-totally different from anything Guardian or anyone else has previously released.
I said earlier that the album is referred to as a "kaleidoscopic cavalcade," well, it only takes one look at some of the song titles to see that they aren't kidding around-"Dr. Jones & The Kings of Rhythm," "Shoeshine Johnny," "The Captain," "Mr. Do Wrong," "Sister Wisdom," and "Curiosity Killed the Cat." You are probably thinking that some of these titles sound somewhat strange. Well, instead of wondering what they could possibly be about, why not grab the album and find out? You might be thrown off guard at first, but I guarantee that you will be pleased.
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Heaven's Metal #40Reviewed by Doug Van PeltWhen David Bach told me a long time ago that the new Guardian album would not be a Fire and Love Part Two, I was disappointed. "How could they improve on such a great sound and style?" Well, these transplanted Californians (now Nashville residents) are takin' on the world with a little more class, a little more diversity and a little more volume. Much cudos go to the forefathers of R&B on this…Similar sounding releases
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