KENT HILLI
- Theofani Georgitsi
- Jan 27, 2025
- 2 min read
Title: The Rumble
Artist/Band: KENT HILLI
Country: Sweden
Release date: 18/06/2021
Company: Frontiers Music
Style: Melodic Rock, AOR
Music can be considered as a logical explanation of emotions. It is a symbolic form, the importance of which it can be felt, but it cannot be defined as it is only implied and not shaped by rules. Vocalist Kent Hilli’s debut solo album “The Rumble” is the culmination of the musical path that the Swedish singer started journeying down since he debuted with Swedish melodic rock upstarts PERFECT PLAN and concerns the communication and expression of the feelings of this great artist. Kent’s career in music started later in life than your average musician, at the beginning of '00s after he decided to quit his career as a football player. To craft the album, Kent joined forces with Mike Palace, who has produced the album. This musical partnership has turned out to be a “match made in heaven”. A diverse album with both rockers and ballads, "The Rumble" is going to be a true delight for melodic rock fans. It is also a very “relationship oriented” album, with lyrics that are coming from a place of personal experience. The album resounds with the inspiration and influences from Kent's idols like GIANT, FOREIGNER, SURVIVOR, WHITESNAKE and EUROPE, to name a few. The legendary voices of Lou Gramm, Jimi Jamison, Dann Huff, David Coverdale, Joe Lynn Turner, and Joey Tempest are Kent's true inspirations and have influenced his vocal style. But anyone following along knows that Kent is very much his own singer and one of the finest to emerge in the melodic rock scene in quite some time. No chosen track because this whole album is a kind of best of! Needless to say, if you love any of the classic bands mentioned above and certainly if you are a fan of Kent's work in PERFECT PLAN, then this diamond is for you!
Songwriting: 10
Musicianship: 10
Production: 10
Album cover: 9
Total rating: 9,75
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Reviewed by: Theofani Georgitsi
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