Friday, September 1, 2017

"Starlight" by Gotthard

Swiss hard rock band Gotthard has been cranking out #1 albums in their home country for years but has yet to break onto the US charts (fat chance of something sensible like that happening). Nevertheless, their catalogue of a dozen albums is worth mining for both the rockers and the ballads. They've also done a fair share of cover tunes over the years.

In 2010, the band lost their lead singer Steve Lee in a tragic motorcycle accident. They rebounded with the addition of Nic Maeder the following year. "Starlight" is an infectious rocker built for arena, but works just as well cranked up while cruising along the shore. The song starts their excellent 2012 record, "Firebirth," the first to feature Maeder on vocals.


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