Worth a listen.
Wishing Well is a Finnish Hard Rock band who have now released their debut album entitled 'Chasing Rainbows'. To be clear though, the musicians sound like seasoned pros so this is no start-up band in that respect. Singer Peter James Goodman has a pedigree in the business as no mean Classic Rock singer and he brings a powerful voice to the mix. The songs are a blend of Classic Rock and Power Metal with a bit of Blues thrown in – Goodman's vocals are almost spoken at times and give a Prog feel to proceedings, but he opens up to full scream as well.
Popping up on track three is Graham Bonnet on probably the jauntiest and most upbeat song on the album. Entitled 'Hippie Heart Gypsy Soul', although a good song, doesn't really fit well with the rest of the album and would probably best be placed as a bonus track. However, the song creates an impact with such a name on board and as Goodman has a Deep Purple/Rainbow covers heritage, I guess it makes sense to make the song integral to the album.
The instrumentation on the album is excellent with the various brands of Classic Rock displayed and the guys are definitely masters of their craft. Worth a listen.
Rob McKenzie
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