Heart Like Thunder

Description

Heart Like Thunder is the solo debut album by the American singer and songwriter Scott Wenzel of Whitecross fame, released by WAL (Word Associated Labels) in 1993, a division of Word Records & Music, manufactured and distributed by Word Records & Music. The album was produced and recorded by Caesar Kalinowski at The Sonic Temple in Elgin near Chicago, Illinois, owned and operated by Wonderland. Mixed by Tom Tatman at Catamount Studios in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Scott Wenzel is backed by a session band consisting of Mark Pence of Fighter fame on keyboards, Billy Heller of Fighter fame on guitar, Mark Robertson of This Train and A Ragamuffin Band fame on bass, and Doug Day on drums. Backing vocals provided by producer Caesar Kalinowski, Keoni, Leia Thomas, Ron Turner, and Rey Parra of Sacred Warrior fame.

Scott Wenzel, testing the waters as a solo artist whilst the future of US CCM metal outfit Whitecross is put on ice, breaks no new ground with ‘Heart Like Thunder’. Plodding along at a pedestrian pace, apart from a few punchy riffs from Billy Heller’s guitar, Scott seems to have plumped for a safe, ballad-based, melodic rock sound. Yet, in my opinion, Scott’s fiery voice just does not suit this type of material. Instead he sounds far more at home barking along to «One God, One Love» – the one full tilt rocker on this otherwise restrained recording. It’s not all bad news though. Scott’s heartfelt lyrics are, at times, refreshing in their simplicity, whilst «One God, One Love» and «You Gave Everything» (the final ballad, in which Scott’s voice suddenly mellows!) are decent tracks. Maybe Scott should take a leaf out of Glenn Kaiser‘s, or even our own Sammy Homer’s, book by adapting his musical direction rather than just softening it when entering the solo arena in order to offer something fresh and original. [Peter Bate, Cross Rhythms, April 1994]

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CD tracklist:

01. One God, One Love
02. Give Up Your Heart
03. Heart On Fire
04. His Eyes
05. He Laid Aside His Glory
06. Sarah
07. Heart Like Thunder
08. Are You Faithful
09. Find Our Way
10. You Gave Everything

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by WAL.

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