{"id":15881,"date":"2013-08-23T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=15881"},"modified":"2013-12-29T12:59:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T12:59:15","slug":"album-review-fergie-frederiksen-any-given-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-fergie-frederiksen-any-given-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"FERGIE FREDERIKSEN – Any Given Moment (2013) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

FERGIE FREDERIKSEN
Any Given Moment<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFrontiers (2013)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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For those of you who do not know of Fergie Frederiksen, well, you should be ashamed, because this mercurial frontman has been paving his way through the annals of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll history with such revered bands as Toto, Survivor and LeRoux. Without a doubt, Frederiksen has one of the purest voices in rock, and that\u2019s something that cannot be argued when you hear his latest outing, the 11-track Any Given Moment<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I was impressed with Frederiksen\u2019s last offering, 2011\u2019s Happiness Is The Road<\/em>, but with Any Given Moment<\/em> he\u2019s upped the pace and raced off into the distance, leaving all competition in his path.<\/p>\n

This is such an energetic and uplifting record that begins life with the vibrant \u2018Last Battle Of My War\u2019, which rides in on a cavorting bass and sterling guitar before those driving keys interject and Frederiksen\u2019s soaring vocals reach the sky. There is something so crystal clear about Fergie Frederiksen\u2019s voice, the sort of sound that rings through the ears and leaves a lasting memory as around him those sprightly guitars and bouncing drums add to his potion, which reaches its peak with that melodic and transmittable chorus.<\/p>\n

\u2018Let Go\u2019 is a more reflective number featuring a pensive drum plod which quickens with Frederiksen\u2019s soulful whine. But where the album really takes off as a rock experience is with the smokin\u2019 hot \u2018Price For Loving You\u2019 and the hooky sunshine glow of \u2018Time Will Change\u2019 as Frederiksen croons, \u201cI thought we\u2019d be together forever and a day\u201d<\/em>, which leads us to a synth-pop chorus which should, but sadly won\u2019t, lead him to a massive chart hit.<\/p>\n

Sure, there\u2019s something slightly 80s about the feel of this record, especially knowing Frederiksen\u2019s background, because he\u2019s a master at those melodic ditties, and where would a slab of harmonious rock be without a token piano-led semi-ballad, namely \u2018When The Battle Is Over\u2019 \u2013 a stunning slice of AOR \u2013 which is as equally joyous as the upbeat rocker \u2018Angel Don\u2019t Cry\u2019; a reworking of the Toto classic.<\/p>\n

The production of this platter must be noted, and Alessandro Del Vecchio has worked wonders in the studio, bringing Fergie Frederiksen\u2019s voice to the fore alongside those sublime guitars of Robert Sall, among many others.<\/p>\n

Overall, this is an album to bathe in, such is its luminous quality, and with Frederiksen really stretching his voice to reach new heights I can see this as being the<\/em> album to warm those winter cockles.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FERGIE FREDERIKSENAny Given Moment Frontiers (2013)Rating: 8\/10 For those of you who do not know of Fergie Frederiksen, well, you should be ashamed, because this mercurial frontman has been paving his way through the annals of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll history with such revered bands as Toto, Survivor and LeRoux. Without a doubt, Frederiksen has one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,847],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-fergie-frederiksen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15881"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15885,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881\/revisions\/15885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}