BARNABAS SKY
- Theofani Georgitsi
- Jan 27, 2025
- 2 min read
Title: Inspirations
Artist/Band: BARNABAS SKY
Country: Germany
Release date: 19/11/2021
Company: Pride & Joy Music
Style: Melodic Hard’N’Heavy, Hard Rock
The new all-star hard & heavy project BARNABAS SKY comes from the mind of guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Markus Pfeffer (Lazarus Dream, Winterland, ex-Scarlett) from Kaiserslautern, Germany. The debut album full of catchy hooklines, edgy-groovy rocking guitar riffs and filigree guitar solos is titled "Inspirations" for a certain reason: Pfeffer was able to hire singers from internationally known bands for it, which had influenced him significantly during his musical beginnings: Jesse Damon (SILENT RAGE), Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER/LIONSHEART), Danny Martinez Jr. (GUILD OF AGES), Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI/AXEL RUDI PELL), Zak Stevens (SAVATAGE) and Danny Vaughn (TYKETTO) do the lead vocals on the album. As a tribute, Pfeffer has adapted the title tune of the seventies TV series "Timm Thaler" in a "GARY MOORE way" and provided it with deliberate sonic and stylistic reminiscences of Moore's classic "The Loner". Musical guests on the album are keyboardist Thomas Nitschke and pianist Michael Weickenmeyer, drummer/percussionist Thomas Rieder and bassist Bernd Schreiber. I choose tracks: “Legends Rise” (ft. Danny Vaughn), “Yesterday's Gone” (ft. Rob Rock), “Till The End Of Time” (ft. Jesse Damon & Paul Sabu), “Say Farewell To Darker Days” (ft. Danny Vaughn), “Breathe Again” (ft. Danny Martinez Jr.), “The Alkonost” (ft. Zak Stevens), “Youngblood” (ft. Jesse Damon & Paul Sabu), “Never Enough” (ft. Steve Grimmett) and Till The End Of Time (piano version, ft. Jesse Damon & Paul Sabu). The names of the contributors speak for themselves - there can hardly be more arguments to lend BARNABAS SKY's debut album an attentive ear.
Songwriting: 9
Musicianship: 9
Production: 8
Album cover: 8
Total rating: 8,5
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Reviewed by: Theofani Georgitsi
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