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    Global Warning

    Global Warning

    (2000)

    Reviewed by Andy Argyrakis

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    Label independentThe Phantom Tollbooth2001
    heavy metalmelodic metalpop metal

    Global Warning sports a retro sound on their latest helping that will appeal to fans of the 70s and 80s rock era. The opening cut, appropriately titled "Global Warning" has a Rush meets Yes feel, while "Take Us Home" sounds more like a Led Zeppelin-inspired power ballad. The band does a hard rock version of the familiar church classic "Jesus Loves Me," in which the lead vocalist conjures up images of Petra's John Schlitt. This disc will make a hearty alternative with positive lyrics for those tired of all that talk about sex, drugs, and rock and roll by the artists that started the worldly side of rock culture.

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    Art for the Ears 2001Reviewed by Marco PovervestGlobal Warning is an old school melodic metal band from the USA. This is not the energetic power metal that's so popular in certain parts of the globe nowadays. What you can hear is the sort of pop metal stuff that was hot in the late eighties and early nineties. It's not done badly but I can't really get excited about it either. The playing is fine and the guitarist knows how to play solos well.…

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