Terry Brock-Diamond Blue

Frontiers
2010
Solo albums certainly vary in both direction and style. Some times you don't know what to expect and on occasion you may get an artist who just completely cuts loose and goes very much against what they have done with the band they are known for. Other times an artist sticks to their foundations and does a solo disc that's very much keeping with the style of their other band. This is the second solo effort from Terry Brock (Giant, Strangeways) and it very much falls into that second category. As you may expect from his other projects the style here is hard rock driven AOR with a major emphasis not only on Brock's other projects, but the music also is definitely influenced by Journey and post-Pyromania style Def Leppard. So we are treated to mounds of huge melodies and some catchy choruses. The music is very much typical of the genre although very tight and to the point. Since it's Terry Brock's album his voice is of course the centerpiece for every song. He doesn't take chances or do much of anything different from what he has done in the past. However he is talented performer with a strong vocal range and a decent knack for controlling the song. Diamond Blue is a likable, but not very original outing that gives Brock a chance to do more of what he already done in his other projests. Which is to knock out 80's style hardrock/AOR.