FERGIE FREDERIKSEN
Any Given Moment
Frontiers Records
He’s been around, has our Fergie. From replacing Tommy Shaw in Shaws pre Styx band, to almost being the new singer in Angel, to rounding out Survivor vocals, to hits with Le Roux and Toto, he really is a class act. He retired from music for a decade before returning in 1999, and he worked steadily from then until 2010 when he was given a diagnosis of inoperable liver cancer.
He threw everything into what was meant to be a farewell album, “Happiness Is The Road”, which was well received, and three years on, he’s managed to release another album. According to his son, he has taken a turn for the worse, and you can contribute to his medical care here – http://www.gofundme.com/3ydgpo
This is the musical work of well respected Italian producer, Alessandro Del Vecchio, who has brought in the likes of Bruce Gaitsch (Richard Marx) and Robert Sall (Work of Art, W.E.T.) on guitars among others. Mr Frederiksen has been in a good vocal shift, and the album is a real treat. We’ll skip over the duet with the overrated Issa on ‘Not Alone’ and, instead, concentrate on songs like ‘Price For Loving You’, ‘When The Battle Is Over’ and a stunning new take on the Toto number, ‘Angel Don’t Cry’, originally on their “Isolation” album.
It’s an excellent release from a great vocalist, and well worthy of your attention.
The Rocker - The Artist Formerly Known As Zeitgeist. TAFKAZ 
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