Lucifer’s Friend – Awakening

[schema type=”review” name=”Lucifer’s Friend – Awakening” description=”Label: Cherry Red Records” author=”Sabine van Gameren” pubdate=”2015-06-04″ ]

British rockers Lucifer’s Friend are maybe familiar to some as they were playing a lot in the 70’s. Eventually they broke up and it took over twenty years for them to come back together. Requested by fans, so to say. This year they release a compilation album called “Awakening”

It’s a double disc, this release. Some of the fans favorites are re-mastered and brought out, but on the second disc we are getting some bonus material, which are fresh songs that aren’t yet known to their fanbase. It is good they have bothered to bring something new as well as they are not to be cashing in on ages old material relying on fans to pay for it anyway, but actually bringing them something new. From these new tracks you can clearly hear that they are in line with what they have released before but it seems there is a bit more spark to it. Still a confidential sound for these guys regardless the fact that they are unable to go back to its original line up.

Whether this band will remain active and return with new material is unknown, but for now there is something to enjoy with “Awakening”.

Line up:
Dieter Horns – Bass
Peter Hesslein – Guitars, Vocals (backing)
John Lawton – Vocals (lead
Jogi Wichmann – Keyboards

Tracklist: 01. Ride the Sky 02. In the Time of Job 03. Keep Going 04. Toxic Shadows 05. Burning Ships 06. Fugitive 07. Moonshine Rider 08. Dirty Old Town 09. Fire and Rain 10. Hey Driver 01. Pray 02. Riding High 03. Did You Ever 04. This Road