#The band urban tale full#

The production of the album seems to be very good, a classic AOR sound updated to meet the demands of 2001. There's a bit of Toto here and a little bit of Tall Stories there. The songs are more or less in the Journey-vein too, although there are other influences to be heard as well.

Urban Tale has been called 'The Finnish Journey', and granted, vocalist Kimmo Blom is a deadringer for Steve Perry. Now the final product has been licensed to Frontiers/Now & Then, and it's here for all of us to hear. Swedish production company Roastinghouse signed the band and locked them into their studio. Goosebumps warning for sure, let´s hope that the rest of the songs will be this fantastic! For now check out this song a couple more at: and their site at: URBAN TALE : 'Urban Tale' 8įellow Finns Urban Tale shook the AOR community last year with their awesome 'One Day' single and aroused quite a bit of interest. 'One day (I´ll make you mine)' is a superb ballad that I´ve been playing over & over again. This band pretty much got it all, a great vocalist (Steve Perry style) a flashy guitarist, the fluffy AOR Keyboards and most important the ability to write good songs.

This is their first independent single but I´ve heard they have already signed a contract with a label (more news will follow) they will soon enter the studio and a full-length CD should be waiting around the corner. They actually got together a couple of years ago for a Tribute to JOURNEY and you might have guessed by now that Urban Tale KIMMO BLOM (Vocals), ERKKA KORHONEN (Guitars), TUOMO KOVALAINEN (Bass), TIMO PUDAS (Keyboards) & KARI VÄLIMÄKI (Drums) do sound like Journey. Nothing remotely new or groundbreaking in the AOR scene maybe but who cares as long as it´s this good. but these guys sure got a chance to bring home the title and the champion belt. not that many too name actually (Wild Force, Annica.?) I´m not saying that URBAN TALE (gotta love that name) is the best band. Quick! Somebody name the best AOR band or artist ever from Finland! Yeah. URBAN TALE: 'One day (I´ll make you mine)' /Single/

Currently they have 'One Day', another ballad called 'Still Strong' and a pop rocker 'Passion Takes Over' available there, all very good! Where you can listen to three of their songs. I am very much looking forward to hearing more 'Urban Tales',Īnd meanwhile, I suggest that you all visit the Urban Tale page at mp3.com , What's more, I didn't noticeĪ trace of finnish accent! The backing vocals were good too. Singer Kimmo Blom has a great voice, a bit like Steve Perry,Īnd I can imagine him doing a fantastic job covering Journey tunes,Īs the band has done on a few occassions.

#The band urban tale full#

Is full of capable musicians, but the biggest surprise were the vocals. 'One Day' is an awesome ballad in the Journey vein, yet After all, Urban Tale are the first Finnish AOR band This is only a single with one track, but I feel this band deserves Axl 25 years ago may not have cared, but it’s a huge step in the right direction that as he prepares for the biggest career move of his entire life, he’s bound and determined to start anew and finally leave behind his bad boy reputation behind.Reviews of Urban Tale published in Visit the site for more on Urban Tale, interviews and gig reviews! Wow – we’ve heard everything when it comes to insane rockstar urban legends but not only is this one particularly disturbing, it’s unfortunate that Axl was painted as being cruel to animals. They said I ran over my dogs and then I ate them. “England was one of the greatest places for that, because the media here would write anything to try to promote you. Explaining that the band’s bad boy reputation was equal parts youth and an image “hoisted upon them by an overeager media,” Axl revealed that news outlets like MTV would ask Guns N’ Roses – and especially Axl – to destroy their set and just generally misbehave as much as humanly possible, and somehow in the middle of this the rumor that Axl did unthinkable things to his pets was born, sticking to him for several years. For the record, it’s not true, nor has it ever been true.