II

As Hughes said himself "This may sound pretentious but it`s the album Deep Purple would like to write but don`t currently seem able to".

You've got to hand it to Glenn Hughes, over the past few years, his work rate has been incredible. Not only a string of fine solo releases, but the ex-Trapeze/Deep Purple man has found time to collaborate with Joe Lynn Turner for two albums inbetween.HTP II sees the 50/50 split of the first album shift in Glenn's favour. Although style wise, it's the same (ie classy, melodic Hard Rock), the Hughes' presence is generally increased, together with a bigger share of the vocals. This, along with overall stronger songs, makes it superior to HTP I.That's not to detract from JLT's contribution. His voice is rougher than in his Rainbow days, but that's no bad thing, it's more gutsy as a result.Glenn 'The Voice Of Rock' Hughes is, as always, faultless. His vocals seem to improve as he gets older, with his trademark style of power and range.Some tracks here could easily have been on Glenn's recent 'Songs In The Key Of Rock' album. In fact his excellent guitarist, JJ Marsh, plays and co-writes on both HTP albums, and his role should not be underestimated.The bulk of HTP II is hard driving verses, skillfully connected to melodic, memorable choruses. Exceptions are the ballad 'Time And Time Again', and the emotional, near epic, 'Burning The Sky', both providing useful changes of pace.Be assured, in the hands of these two seasoned professionals, Rock is alive and well.

I guess that it was inevitable that because the first album was an instant classic which was followed by 2 classic solo albums that this 2nd one couldn't possibly keep up to such amazing standards. Nevertheless this is a great album with tracks like "Revelation", "Let's talk about it", "Keep on shining" and the incredible "Losing my head" with Steve Vai. Number 3 please!

2 great voices of rock on 1 record!

Un album davvero gustoso, che cercavo già da un po'. Per veri rocker

Les deux voix d'or du hard rock se sont à nouveau réunies pour nous offir ce beau cadeau de noel. Les organes vocaux de HUGUES et LYNN TURNER se complètent à merveille, tour à tour, chauds, veloutés puis rageurs et hurleurs tels des possédés. Possédés par la musique, bien sur ; ce que reflète bien cet album ou quelques guests se sont invités comme steve VAI, le mythique gratteux qui y va de son solo sur "LOSING MY HEAD" aux accents orientaux kashmiriens. Certaines compos sont, certes, un peu plus faibles, mais l'ensemble reste homogène heavy, et rien que pour ces deux voix uniques, le CD vaut le détour.

第一作にあったＤＰやレインボウ系の曲が少なくなり、コーラスを多用しています。それがＨＴＰのよさを引き出しています。ＧＬＥＮＮ　ＨＵＧＨＥＳ好みの楽曲が多いような気がしますが、ＪＪの音のこもったギターが泣かせます。ＧＬＥＮＮのアドバイスで（？）、痩せつつあるＪＬＴと来年の来日に期待しましょう。

Glenn Hughes + Joe Lynn Turner = EXCELLENCE!!!