Album review: BROTHER FIRETRIBE – Diamond In The Firepit

Spinefarm Records [Released 03.06.14]

Album number three from the excellent Brother Firetribe and they have kept us waiting as their last album was released back in 2008.

Vocalist Pekka Ansio Heino certainly has an amazing set of pipes on him and he fair belts it out on ‘For Better Or For Worse’, an immense anthem that will blow your curtains of their railings! You can see why this song was chosen as the lead single from the album. ‘Desperately’ is a synth drenched ballad, whilst ‘Love’s Not Enough’ is a glorious AOR romp and perfect as another single.

The synths/keys are high up in the mix, although guitarist Erno ‘Emppu’ Vuorinen won’t lie down without a fight and plays so impressive solos and riffs. ‘Hanging By A Thread’ is a good example with his Survivor approved guitar segueing into the keys. The song does remind me of one of those classic mid tempo Survivor tunes from the Jimi Jamison era. One other instant highlight is ‘Tired Of Dreaming’ a perfect mix of pomp keys, guitars and harmony vocals galore.

The band carry on their tradition of covering classic 80′s movie songs and this time we have ‘Winner Takes It All’, originally done by Sammy Hagar on ‘Over The Top’. It’s a good version but they will have to go a long way to beat their take on Cheap Trick’s ‘Mighty Wings’!

It’s a damn fine album, not quite reaching the heights of their first two albums but still streets ahead of most other bands who try to recapture those 80′s rock days and add a modern sheen. If you have their earlier albums you will snap this one up and enjoy it and if you’ve not sampled the delights of this band get a shift on you don’t know what you’re missing. Hopefully they won’t leave it so long next time between albums.

****

Review by Jason Ritchie

Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions, streamed via Facebook.

Next session: Sunday 19 January

Check out videos here: https://www.facebook.com/getreadytorockradio

David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast on 1 December 2024.

UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). This show was first broadcast 3 December 2024.

How to Listen Live?

Click the programming image at the top of the page (top right of page if using desktop)

Listen via Windows Media Player. Click or tap here and “open file”
Listen via other media player (eg. VLC) Click or tap here and “open file”

Get Ready to ROCK! Radio is also in iTunes under Internet Radio/Classic Rock
Listen in via the Tunein app and search for “Get Ready to ROCK!” and save as favourite.

More information and links at our radio website where you can listen again to shows via the presenter pages: getreadytorockradio.com

Power Plays w/c 9 December 2024

In this sequence we play ‘The Best of 2024′ GRTR! reviewer selections

Featured Albums w/c 9 December 2024

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2024 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003-2024 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2024 (Singer Songwriter)