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Vandenberg's MoonKings - New Acoustic Album Coming, Song Online


Dutch hard rockers Vandenberg's MoonKings return with their new record, Rugged And Unplugged, which will be released on November 23rd via Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group. Rugged And Unplugged is a stripped back acoustic album which features songs from across Adrian Vandenberg's career. From his first band Teaser as a 20-year-old, he has always used an acoustic guitar in his recordings, which along with the electric guitar creates the light and shade dynamic that is the cornerstone to all of his records. Check out "Burning Heart" below.

"For me, the sign of whether a song is good or not, is whether it still stands up when it's completely stripped down to the bare essence of it," says Vandenberg. He continues: "What I find with acoustic versions of songs you already know is that they can touch you in a different way than the full band and even orchestral versions. You don't get 'impressed' by big guitars, drums and even orchestras. As a performer, you can't hide behind all that, so what's left is the emotional content of the performance and the actual song."

This project created the opportunity to strip down the big orchestral arrangements on songs such as "What Doesn't Kill You" and "Breathing" to just Vandenberg on acoustic guitar and the voice of Jan Hoving. Adrian's 1983 hit "Burning Heart" gets a reworking.

"My favorite singers ever since my teens have always been guys like Paul Rodgers and David Coverdale," Vandenberg says. "Since I wrote this song in 1981, I've always pictured it sung by a singer with such a tone of voice and vocal abilities. Jan is absolutely such a singer as you can hear." "One Step Behind" has a graceful warmth and "Walk Away" feels both intimate and anthemic.

Tracks:

01. What Doesn't Kill You
02. Sailing Ships
03. Out Of Reach
04. One Step Behind
05. Burning Heart
06. Walk Away
07. Breathing
08. Sundown




Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Vandenberg's MoonKings
Posted: 22.09.2018 by Bad English



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