Anand "Joy 4 Ever" Review

Artist: Anand

Title: Joy 4 Ever

Produced by: Anand & Marc Ter Braak

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Tracks:

1. A Dirty Mind Is A.... [5:28]

2. Blind Date [5:50]

3. Intimate Dance [5;27]

4. Meet Mr. Long [4:57]

5. Get Laid [5;14]

6. Disillusioned [6:56]

7. Get Out [4:51]

8. Next [4:42]

9. Onatopp [4:29]

10. The One [4:31]

11. ............Joy 4 Ever [4:09]

The Review:

Norway’s Lion Music is famous for putting out endless amounts of metal whether it be vocal or instrumental, power or prog, melodic or death. One of their newest releases is Joy 4 Ever by Anand—guitarist Anand Mahangoe.Anand’s phrasing and soloing—which owe quite a bit to Joe Satriani but he tends to prefer melody over chops, which is a welcome sign.

Chock full of tastefully produced guitar based music, Anand also allows for the other instruments to shine as well, again a refreshing sign. I for one, do not typically listen to this sub genre, but Joy 4 Ever is one of the best things to come out of Lion Music and the metal world.

~Ron for ProgNaut.com [, 2003]

To get to the artist's website, please click on the CD cover.

Band Members:

Mike Terrana - Drums

Nick de Vos - Bass

Rob Fabusrich - Keyboards (except track 5)

Derek Sherinian - Keyboards (track 5)

Anand Malangoe - Guitars