Talisman (album)
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Talisman was the self-titled 1st studio album by Swedish hard rock
band Talisman
released in February 1990 on Airplay/Vinylmania in Sweden.
After a couple of weeks from its release, the first single "I’ll Be Waiting" entered in the top ten on the Swedish singles chart and was No.2 on the 'Trackslist', a major radio show. The album sold more than 30.000 records in two months, but then the label went bankrupt.
The band did some touring, featuring Jason Bieler
on lead guitar, Jake Samuels on drums and Thomas Wikström on keyboards and backing vocals, and charted top ten on the attendance chart during that summer.
Even though the album had done well enough to get Marcel Jacob
signed to Warner Bros. Records
, while singer Jeff Scott Soto
had already committed to record an album in the United States with the band Eyes, for a while, this was it for Talisman.
The album was re-released on Dino/Empire with some bootleg quality video camera sound live tracks and re-issued in 2009 as a 2CD Format including bonus tracks.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Talisman
Talisman (band)
Talisman was a Swedish hard rock band characterized by an international melodic/powerful sound.-1980s - Getting together:Talisman was formed by bass player Marcel Jacob, who had previously played with Rising Force, John Norum Group and Power.While Jacob was playing with John Norum, he started...
released in February 1990 on Airplay/Vinylmania in Sweden.
After a couple of weeks from its release, the first single "I’ll Be Waiting" entered in the top ten on the Swedish singles chart and was No.2 on the 'Trackslist', a major radio show. The album sold more than 30.000 records in two months, but then the label went bankrupt.
The band did some touring, featuring Jason Bieler
Jason Bieler
Jason Bieler , is a singer, guitarist and songwriter who is most famous for playing with hard rock band Saigon Kick....
on lead guitar, Jake Samuels on drums and Thomas Wikström on keyboards and backing vocals, and charted top ten on the attendance chart during that summer.
Even though the album had done well enough to get Marcel Jacob
Marcel Jacob
Marcel Karl Jacob was a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist in the hard rock bands Talisman and Last Autumn's Dream.-Biography:In 1978, Jacob formed the band Rising Force together with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen...
signed to Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, while singer Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto
Jeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
had already committed to record an album in the United States with the band Eyes, for a while, this was it for Talisman.
The album was re-released on Dino/Empire with some bootleg quality video camera sound live tracks and re-issued in 2009 as a 2CD Format including bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "Break Your Chains" - 3:32
- "Standin' on Fire" - 4:13
- "I'll Be Waiting" - 2:57
- "Dangerous" - 3:48
- "Just Between Us" - 3:47
- "System of Power" - 4:43
- "Queen" - 3:16
- "Lightning Strikes" - 3:16
- "Day by Day" - 4:09
- "Women, Whiskey and Songs" - 3:04
- "Great Sandwich" - 2:41
Personnel
- Jeff Scott SotoJeff Scott SotoJeff Scott Soto is an American rock singer of Puerto Rican descent. He is best known for being the lead singer for the group Talisman from 1990 till the end of Talisman in 2007, the vocalist on Yngwie Malmsteen's first two albums, and for stepping up to the job of lead vocalist for Journey on...
– lead vocals - Marcel JacobMarcel JacobMarcel Karl Jacob was a Swedish musician, best known as the bassist in the hard rock bands Talisman and Last Autumn's Dream.-Biography:In 1978, Jacob formed the band Rising Force together with guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, programming drums and rhythm guitars - Christopher Ståhl – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Mats Lindfors – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Mats OlaussonMats OlaussonMats Olausson is a Swedish keyboard player known from bands like Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, Evil Masquerade, Kamelot, John Norum and many others. He now lives in Thailand where he is active as a musician, composer and producer. Mats plays 'Korg Trinity pro tri pbs' and 'Yamaha sy-99, sy-77 , cs-80'...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Peter Hermansson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....